Valley Central High School

Infobox School
name = Valley Central High School

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streetaddress = 1175 State Route 17K
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city = Montgomery
state = NY
zipcode = 12549
country = USA
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district = Valley Central
principal = J. Avella
assistant_principals = T. Balducci, Brian Giudice, M. Lee
staff = 124PDFlink| [https://www.nystart.gov/publicweb-rc/2006/AOR-2006-441301060004.pdf New York State School Report Card, Accountability and Overview Information for Valley Central High School, 2005-06] ]
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ratio = 1:15
fundingtype = public
grades = 9-12
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language = English
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Hours_in_Day = 6.5
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conference = Orange County Interscholastic Athletic Association
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team_name = Vikings
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students = 1,707
grade9 = 482
grade10 = 484
grade11 = 403
grade12 = 398
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communities = Most of town of Montgomery;
portions of towns of Crawford, Hamptonburgh, Newburgh, Shawangunk and Wallkill
Villages of Maybrook, Montgomery, and Walden
feeders = Valley Central Middle School
homepage = [http://www.vcsd.k12.ny.us/valleycentralhs/site/default.asp Valley Central High School]
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Valley Central High School is located in Montgomery, New York. It educates students in grades 9-12 in the Valley Central School District, which includes much of the town of Montgomery, portions of neighboring Wallkill and Newburgh and the three villages of Maybrook, Montgomery and Walden as well as parts of Campbell Hall and Coldenham.

The building was constructed in 1961, with some additions in the 1990s. It has a wide lower level and a smaller second story. It is joined to the adjacent Valley Central Middle School.

History

"Centralization" to the Town of Montgomery immediately brought the hope that new structures would soon be underway to house the bulging classrooms of the three village schools and the rural school at St. Andrews. On July 2, 1958, when the new centralized district was one day old, the unofficially-named "Montgomery Central School District" held its organizational election and voted to seat nine members on the Board of Education.

As soon as the election was complete, discussions about new buildings began. In January 1959 the voters selected the Russell Site as the home for the proposed East Coldenham Elementary School, and the Muller Site for the junior and senior high schools. The following June, the voters approved a $4.2 million bond issue for the construction of these new buildings and renovation of the existing schools. By mid-March 1960, men and machinery had begun construction of what was to become, at the time, Valley Central Jr.-Sr. High School. After 18 months of labor, the new building opened on September 9, 1961.

chool Facts

The schools official colors are blue and white. They are known as the Vikings.The local community and students often refer to Valley Central High School simply as 'VC'.

Campus

The building boasts many amenities common to other high schools in the region: a swimming pool, gymnasium with wrestling room. For academic purposes, it has a full library and auditorium. Outside are the football field, baseball diamonds, and a track.

Architecturally, it reflects the era of its construction, with long straight hallways laid out in a grid pattern. The rear corridor runs all the way from the building exit near the gym on the east side to the middle school, almost a half-mile in length. There are several courtyards in the building, but they are rarely used today. School Colors are Blue and White.

tudent population

The building has about 1,700 students currently enrolled with 9-12 grades counting in. The class of 2011 is the largest class to date.

Famous alumni

*Dave Annable, Class of 1997
*Craig McKay
*Matt Morris
*Paul "Junior" Teutul
*Michael "Mikey" Teutul

References

External links

* [http://www.vcsd.k12.ny.us/valleycentralhs/site/default.asp?5712Nav=|&NodeID=59 School website]
* [http://hometown.aol.com/__121b_gUUjPKxLhZtyUQsBQCYFGbL4EDX7Lkxc Classes of 1959 and 1960]
* [http://www.vchs1997.com Class of 1997]