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Academic Program
All MHS students take four years of English, Social Studies, Mathmatics, and Science, as well as three years of Foreign Language (currently offered are Spanish and Mandarin).  There are two to three hours of homework a night, a reading requirement, and 20 hours of annual community service to fulfill.  Students must have full class schedules for the four years they attend the school.

There is a strong emphasis at MHS on reading and writing in all classes with a three-tiered approach to literacy that beings in 9th and 10th grade.  Students take English four times a week and read classic books such as Frankenstein. 1984, Othello, and The Odyssey with the dual goals of understanding complicated narratives and learning how to write traditional literary analysis papers.  Writing classes, which meet three times a week, include units on poetry, the persuasive esssay, newspaper/editorial, and oral history. Finally, students read independently three times a week in advisory with the goal of completing 25 books during the year.

The 9/10 core curriculum establishes a foundation of critical thinking skills and features key content infused into all classes.  The core 9/10 academic sequence includes English, Biology/Chemistry, Global History, Math, and Writing as well as Physical Education/Health and Art (twice a week each).  Students are prepared for Regents exams, the school's exhibition process, and for the greater interdisciplinary work of 11th and 12th grades.

In 11th and 12th grades students choose thematic elective and/or Advanced Placement courses that prepare them for the Comprehensive English & U.S. History/Government Regents exams.  Math and Science courses include Pre-calculus, Calculus, Statistics, Advanced Geometry, Advanced Biology, Advanced Chemistry, Advanced Physics, Advanced Geology & Astronomy, and Anatomy & Physiology.  Students may enroll in college classes in College Now classes at NYU, Pace, and BMCC for simultaneous high school and college credit.  There are also elective courses in Art (Photography, AP Art, Mixed Media, Yearbook, and Graphic Design) as well as all of the major subjects.