Ad school does a (student) body good

The choice of the next generation could be a new Brooklyn high school for students who want to become “Madmen.”

Borough President Markowitz’s dream of a high school dedicated to teaching Madison Avenue skills to Atlantic Avenue kids has finally been realized with the city’s commitment to the High School for Innovation in Advertising and Media.

The Canarsie-based school, which will open in September, will have an advertising-based curriculum that keeps going and going and going with workshops with real-life ad-world legends, an internship to develop a media campaign for neighborhood organizations and possibly, part-time jobs with media agencies.

But the school has something to offer teens who don’t dream of producing commercials for the Super Bowl.

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