Horseheads High School

Horseheads High School

Horseheads High School is a public institution for secondary education (grades 9-12) in the rural town of Horseheads, New York. The current principal is Karen Donahue, and the current assistant principals are Dan Busek and Jeff Starr. The school follows a block schedule, meaning that instead of "shorter" classes that each meet on a daily basis, longer classes are taken and classes either meet every other day (A/B) or daily for one semester. Elective, Regents, classes with Corning Community College), and AP (roughly 12 on any given year) courses are offered by the school. However, AP is only offered through Social Studies and Language Arts/English and no AP course is offered in the math and science departments.

Demographics

The school is accredited with the New York State Board of Regents. Enrollment in the 2002-03 school year was 1,530, of which 96% were white, compared to 51% for the state mean. With 99 teachers on staff, the ratio of teacher to student is 1:15, compared to the state mean of 1:13.

Campus

The red-brick, two-story complex was built in the 1950s. It consists of two wings (north and south) connected by a link. The science, mathematics, and music departments along with the cafeteria, pool, library, main and guidance offices, auditorium, and a gym are located in the north wing. The humanities departments, along with another gym, are located in the south wing. Architecturally, the building is without a main facade and a central location, and going from one wing to another (a path that would roughly follow the perimeter of the central parking lot), is not a direct route. Formerly students were able to cross this central parking lot to get to class, but this policy has been discontinued due to safety concerns. Beyond the school buildings lies a two full size basketball courts, an indoor batting cage, an indoor and outdoor golf facility (designed by Joe Sindelar Sr. and funded by the First Tee program), an indoor track (although not proportional), and can convert into an indoor tennis and volleyball facility. The main gym in the middle school complex contains the official gym used for athletic contests, holding approximately 3,200 people. The high school contains two gyms, each with a regulation sized basketball court, and room for approximately 500 people. The high school also contains a weight room with an extensive collection of aerobic, cardiovascular and free weight equipment. A regulation 25 yard pool also is within Horseheads High School, it is used by a variety of groups, and is open to the general public at a variety of dates and times. Adjacent to the high school, the outdoor athletic facilities are second to none. Directly behind the school, bordered by Interstate 86 and Norfolk Southern Railway, is the main complex for soccer and lacrosse, and can accommodate up to three fields and a large area for practices. The football and baseball complex, bordered by a bus garage access road, and youth baseball fields, allow athletes to compete on the highest level.

External links

* [http://www.horseheadsdistrict.com/ Horseheads School District]
* [http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/repcrdfall2003/schools/070901060007.html New York State School Report Card]
* [http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/55513 Profile at Public School Review.com]


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