Nyack High School
Nyack High School is a secondary school serving parts of the Town of Orangetown and Town of Clarkstown, New York, United States. The original Nyack High School building is now part of BOCES. Since 1995, Nyack High School has been located less than a mile north of the old facility, at the corner of Christian Herald Road and Highland Avenue (U.S. Route 9W).
Nyack High School is the sole high school in the Nyack Union Free School District in New York. Students come to the high school from Nyack Middle School, which gathers students from Upper Nyack, Liberty, Hilltop (now closed) and Valley Cottage elementary schools. The high school is known for its academic performance with 94% of seniors taking the SAT in 2004,[1] its football team, its theatrical productions and its music program.[2] In 1972, one of its school buses were involved in an accident getting struck by a Penn Central freight train, which killed five students and injured 46.
Activities
- Academic League
- Amnesty International
- Asian Club
- ASPIRA
- Band
- Drama Club
- Chess Club
- Cross Country
- Ecology Club
- Field Hockey
- French Club/French Honor Society
- Future Business Leaders of America
- Gay-Straight Alliance
- Haitian Culture Club
- Indianettes
- Interact
- Leadership Partnership Program [LPP]
- Math League/NY State
- Math League/Rockland
- Men's a cappella group
- Mock Trial Team
- Moot Court
- National Art Honor Society
- National Honor Society
- Nyack Spectrum
- Orchestra
- Chamber Orchestra
- SADD
- Science Honor Socitey
- Science Olympiad
- Ski Club
- Spanish Club/Spanish Honor Society
- Students Opposing Starvation [SOS]
- Symphony Orchestra
- Tower Yearbook
- Tri-M
- Video Club
- Youth Against Cancer
- Young Ambassadors
Sports
Fall
Sports in the Fall for Nyack High School students include: Varsity Boys and Girls Cross Country, Varsity Field Hockey, Varsity Boys Soccer, Varsity Girls Soccer, Varsity Girls Swimming, Varsity Girls Tennis, Varsity Volleyball, Varsity Cheer-leading, and Football.
Winter
Sports in the Winter for Nyack High School students include: Varsity Boys and Girls Fencing, Varsity Boys Basketball, Varsity Girls Basketball, Varsity Boys Swimming, Varsity Indoor Track, and Varsity Wrestling.
Spring
Sports in the Spring for Nyack High School students include: Varsity Baseball, Varsity Golf, Varsity Boys Lacrosse, Varsity Girls Lacrosse, Varsity Softball, Varsity Boys Tennis, and Varsity Girls and Boys Track and Field.
School profile
enrollment:2950 students (in school system)
ethnic make-up
- 55% White
- 24% Black
- 12% Hispanic
- 9% Asian
Average class size
- Gr. 6-12 24
Notable alumni
- Larry Abney, NBA player[3]
- George Beim, former professional soccer player
- Roger Brown, NFL player[4]
- Gloria Callen, backstroke swimmer[5]
- Welles Crowther, worked in finance on the 78th floor of the World Trade Center. Died on September 11 while looking for more survivors after saving at least twelve lives. Also known as The Man in the Red Bandana[6]
- Adam Deitch, drummer and producer
- Firth Haring Fabend, novelist and historian
- Terrence Fede, NFL defensive end for the Buffalo Bills
- Rupert Holmes, composer, singer-songwriter, musician and author
- Edward Hopper, painter, 1899[1]
- George Jakowenko, NFL player[7]
- Elijah Reichlin-Melnick, member of the New York State Senate
- Jim Ridlon, former NFL player; sports painter and sculptor
- Claudio Sanchez, member of Coheed and Cambria
References
- Brenner, Elsa (2004-12-05). "A Trio of Villages Hugging the Hudson". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- Bader, Jenny Lyn (1988-08-14). "If You're Thinking of Living In: Nyack". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- "Athlete Prevails in Court". Fresno Bee. 2006-01-19. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- Klingaman, Mike (12 December 2013). "Catching Up With . . . former NFL defensive lineman Roger Brown". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- "Gloria Callen Jones". Rockland County Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- Rinaldi, Tom (writer); Burns, Ken (narrator). Man In The Red Bandana Advertisement. ESPN. September 2011; retrieved September 4, 2012.
- "George Jakowenko". Rockland County Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 1 May 2018.