Sherburne-Earlville Central School

Sherburne-Earlville Central School is a public school that is located in Sherburne, New York.

The campus consists of two buildings. One building is an elementary school, which consist of levels from pre-kindergarten to the fifth grade. The second building is a combination middle school and high school. The middle school is located on the second floor of the building and ranges from sixth grade to eighth grade. The high school, which teaches students from freshman year on, is on the first floor.

Course Offerings

The high school also offers many different subject courses and also “free” electives. SEHS offers not only high school level courses but a few college level courses are also available, mainly through the Advanced Placement Program. AP courses that are offered include English Literature, Biology, Economics, Calculus, and American and European Histories. Sherburne also offers certified college level language courses (French IV and Spanish IV) through the University of Albany. In addition, when time allows, Sherburne-Earlville students may participate in classes and certain seminars at nearby Colgate University.

ports

The middle school and high school offer an array of different sports: Field hockey, soccer, swimming, baseball, softball, basketball, cross country, track and field, football, wrestling, bowling and cheerleading. The school's mascot is the wolfpack, and is referred to as the Marauders. There are three different sports levels: modified, junior varsity, and varsity. The modified sports level consists of students who are in middle school. Junior varsity and varsity contains mainly in high school students. Because Sherburne-Earlville is a smaller school district, however, some of the sport teams are limited in their pool of available players.

The Arts

Sherburne-Earlville also houses a relatively strong arts department. The SE marching band hosts the annual Sherburne Pageant of the Bands, a prominent event showcasing marching bands from many surrounding high schools. Several music electives are offered at the school, including music theory, jazz improvisation, and chorus. Many visual and digital arts courses are also available. Additionally, a substantial drama department, the "Drama Club" (often in correlation with the Sherburne Music Theatre Society) has developed extracurricularly. The school puts on an average of two shows each year (with a showcase of short one-act plays in the fall, and a longer, multi-act play in the spring), as well as an annual musical through the high school chorus. Coach James is the varsity football coach

Odyssey of the Mind

One of Sherburne-Earlville's extracurricular strong points is the production of strong teams to compete in Odyssey of the Mind problem-solving program, which is coordinated at the school by teacher Jonathan Sherry. The students that participate in the program are known for putting in long hours (up to as much as 400 in a season) in order to perfect the 8 minute solution required by the program. The school frequently sends teams to the international-level finals competition (a feat that requires having placed first at the regional-level competition and first or second in the state-level competition. It is particularly difficult for New York teams to reach this level consistently because New York State is the largest Odyssey of the Mind region in the world.) In 2002, a Sherburne-Earlville team traveled to World Finals in Boulder, Colorado, and placed third in Division III Classics. In 2003, the same Division III Classics team returned to World Finals in Ames, Iowa, for the problem "Put a Spin on It" and placed first, achieving Sherburne-Earlville's first World Championship in any competition. In 2006, a Sherburne-Earlville team placed fourth at World Finals in the vehicle problem, "The Great Parade." In 2007, two teams (divisions III and II, in the problem "The Large and Small of it") were sent to the World Finals competition at Michigan State University, receiving 3rd and 1st place, respectively. At the competition, the division II team also received a Renatra Fusca, an honor awarded to teams that exhibit commendable creativity outside of their problem. Sherburne-Earlville will be sending three teams (two division III teams and one division II team) to the 2008 World Finals from May 31 to June 3 at the University of Maryland in College Park, MD.

External links

* [http://www.secsd.org School's site]