Facilities include state-of-the-art engineering and computer laboratories.” SITHS is designated as having a specialized high school status.

John DePalma was the Assistant Principal assigned to bring the engineering program to the former New Dorp campus so that the building would not be abandoned or used for other purposes.

Through DePalma's leadership, teachers Alan Bailey, Irv Berson, and others made unauthorized renovations to the building, creating laboratory space for the engineering classes.

SITHS's sports program operates in partnership with McKee High School, and their shared teams are known as the MSIT Seagulls.

The MSIT teams play various sports including football, basketball, baseball, softball, soccer, volleyball, wrestling, fencing, swimming, and track.

[4] Tech offers several co-curricular options for physical education, including weight training, yoga and aerobics, dance, volleyball, basketball, and marching band.

[6] In 2011, the school installed a new television studio that works closely with the Tech Crew and provides a different aspect of technical operations.

[11] Tech also has a chapter of the National Honor Society and Tri-M, which both inducts members after a selective process in their junior year.

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