Duanesburg High School

Duanesburg High School
Location
133 School Drive, Delanson, New York 12053
Information
Type	Rural/Suburban public high school
Established	1958
School district	Duanesburg Central Schools
Principal	Beth DeLuke
Faculty	23
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	338
Color(s)	Purple and Gold
Athletics conference	Section II
Mascot	Eagles
Website	Official site

Duanesburg High School is a high school located at 133 School Drive, Delanson, New York, in Schenectady County, in Upstate New York. It is affiliated with the Capital Region Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES).^[1] Among those connected with the school were Philip Amelio, a former child actor, who once taught English and coached baseball.^[2]

Academics

Duanesburg High gets above average ratings of 3 out of 5 from Great Schools.^[3] The New York Times noted that the school scores a 108 on academic performance, slightly above the 100 average.^[4] This was based on standardized test scores and the percentage of students with a 85 % or higher average.^[4]

In 2005, a group of students from Duanesburg High's Participation in Government classes participated in a budgetary reform discussion organized by WAMC.^[5]

Students participated in the Poetry Out Loud poetry reading contest several times, most recently in 2010, sponsored by the state's arts education alliance.^[6]

The high school is also well known for its science labs and programs. Duanesburg High students were Schenectady County's winning school in NYSERDA's "Energy Smart Students Program".^[7]

Athletics

Duanesburg high has teams in "baseball, basketball, bowling, cheerleading, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, track and field, volleyball and wrestling."^[8] Their softball and wrestling teams are the best known.

Duanesburg has an award-winning softball team, garnering five straight regional "section II" titles from 2007 through 2011.^[9]

Wrestlers from the Duanesburg team have won several championships.^[10] In late February 2011, Duanesburg senior wrestler Nick Gwiazdowski was named the Times Union "athlete of the week" for his two straight state Division II titles at the 215 pounds class.^[11] He had previously been a runner-up for that award.^[12] Gwiazdowski was the "dominant" wrestler at the New York state finals for the 2010-2011 academic year at the Times Union Arena.^[13] Having placed nationally,^[14] Gwiazdowski plans to attend SUNY Binghamton.^[15]

Notable faculty

The late Philip Amelio, a retired child actor, once taught English and coached baseball at Duanesburg High School.^[2]

Notable alumni

• Marybeth Tinning (Class of 1960), serial killer

References

1. ^ Capital Region Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) website. Accessed February 23, 2011.
2. ^ ^{a b} "Hudson Valley Obituaries: Philip John Amelio II". Poughkeepsie Journal. 2005-04-05. http://dbease.pojonews.com/dbEase/cgi-bin/go_get.pl?tableName=obits&rundate=4/5/05&rundate%20match=EXACT. Retrieved 2011-02-23. 
3. ^ Great Schools website. Accessed February 23, 2011.
4. ^ ^{a b} "New York School Test Scores: Duanesburg Central School District, Duanesburg High School". New York Times. http://projects.nytimes.com/new-york-schools-test-scores/counties/schenectady/districts/duanesburg-central-school-district/schools/duanesburg-high-school. Retrieved 2011-02-23. 
5. ^ "Duanesburg Students Discuss NYS Budget Reform". WAMC. http://www.wamcstudenttownmeetings.org/pdf/topics-discussed/Duanesburg-10_12-STM-article.pdf. Retrieved 2011-02-23. 
6. ^ "Poetry Out Loud". http://www.nysaae.org/polarchive.htm. Retrieved 2011-02-23. 
7. ^ "Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Challenge: Energy Smart Students Program". New York State Energy research and Development Authority. http://www.nyserda.org/Press_Releases/2010/EnergyEducationAwardsbyCounty.pdf. Retrieved 2011-02-23. 
8. ^ Duanesburg Central Schools website. Accessed February 23, 2011.
9. ^ Pennamacoor, Chris (2009-06-03). "Duanesburg claims fifth straight Section II". Troy Record. http://www.troyrecord.com/articles/2009/06/03/sports/doc4a274df318d3c727901430.txt. Retrieved 2011-02-23. 
10. ^ HS Wrestling website. Accessed February 23, 2011.
11. ^ "H.S. Athlete of the Week". Times Union. 2011-02-28. http://www.timesunion.com/default/article/H-S-Athlete-of-the-Week-1033779.php#ixzz1FM94Ffyt. Retrieved 2011-03-01. 
12. ^ "H.S. Athlete of the Week". Times Union. 2011-02-07. http://www.timesunion.com/sports/article/Athlete-of-the-Week-1000264.php. Retrieved 2011-03-01. 
13. ^ Bryan Fitzgerald and Pete Iorizzo (2011-02-27). "Gwiazdowski pins way to another title: Duanesburg wrestler dominant at 215 pounds". Times Union. http://www.timesunion.com/default/article/Gwiazdowski-pins-way-to-another-title-1032815.php#ixzz1FMBYLGxF. Retrieved 2011-03-01. 
14. ^ "High School Wrestler Places Nationally". CBS6 WRGB-TV. n.d.. http://www.cbs6albany.com/video/?videoId=193850220001&lineupId=1143371794. Retrieved 2011-03-01. 
15. ^ "Binghamton Lands Duanesburg Wrestling Recruit". CBS6 WRGB-TV. 2010-10-25. http://www.cbs6albany.com/video/v/648526239001/wrgb-sports. Retrieved 2011-03-01. 

External links

• Official website
• Listing at Great Schools website
• Listing at NCES National Center for Educational Statistics website
• Listing at New York Times
• New York State "report card" at New York State Report and Accountability Reporting Tool website
• The Village of Delanson's Official Website
• Images at "Postcards From Delanson"
• The Duanesburg Area Community Center
• Town of Duanesburg Website