▁ ▁Science ▁Olymp i ad ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁National ▁Champions ▁Other ▁National ▁Fin ishes : ▁ 3 rd ▁Place , ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁ 4 th ▁Place , ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁& ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁ 5 th ▁Place ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Ten ▁consecutive ▁first - place ▁finish es ▁at ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Championships ▁( 2 0 0 3 – 2 0 1 2 ). ▁▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁gold ▁medal ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁blue ▁rib bon , ▁Exp ansion ▁Management ▁magazine ' s ▁Education ▁Qu ot ient ▁▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁G RA MM Y ▁Sign ature ▁School ▁ ▁Six ▁times ▁named ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Music ▁Conference ' s ▁" Best ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Commun ities ▁for ▁Music ▁Education ▁in ▁America ". ▁ ▁The ▁district ▁is ▁consist ently ▁hon ored ▁by ▁the ▁Sch ol astic ▁Art ▁and ▁Writing ▁Awards ▁as ▁having ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁high ▁school ▁art ▁programs ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁students ▁from ▁F - M ▁High ▁School ▁received ▁a ▁record ▁number ▁of ▁national ▁awards , ▁including ▁the ▁pr estig ious ▁National ▁American ▁V ision ▁Award . ▁ ▁The ▁state - of - the ▁art ▁observ atory ▁and ▁planet arium ▁are ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁only ▁facilities ▁of ▁their ▁kind ▁on ▁a ▁public ▁high ▁school ▁campus