Guilderland High School
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Guilderland Center, New York United States |
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| Type | Public |
| Founded | 1953 |
| School district | Guilderland Central School District |
| Principal | Thomas Lutsic |
| Faculty | 134.0 (on an FTE basis) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,880 (2005-06) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.0 |
| Color(s) | Red and White |
| Nickname | Flying Dutchmen |
| Newspaper | The Journal |
| Website | Guilderland High School |
Coordinates: 42°41′51″N 73°57′58″W / 42.697458°N 73.966035°W
Guilderland High School is a public senior high school, located in Guilderland Center, New York. It is part of the Guilderland Central School District. Constructed in 1953, the high school has since undergone additions in 1955, 1960, 1997 and 2010. Originally, the building functioned as a Junior-Senior High School, but after the construction of Farnsworth Middle School in 1968, the district divided the schools into two. As a school, Guilderland High School's enrollment jurisdiction also includes the village of Altamont, NY and the North Bethlehem neighborhood of Bethlehem, NY.
Currently, the school runs on block scheduling.
Guilderland High School boasts a variety of different course levels and types to accommodate the different needs of students. Types include Advanced Placement, SUPA (Syracuse University Project Advance), Honors, Regents, Core, Focus, Vo-Tech, and ESL. Currently, Guilderland is run through members of the Guilderland and upstate New York community.
Guilderland High School offers numerous opportunities for students to take Advanced Placement examinations, as well as place a year ahead in various courses. Advanced course standing may first be attained when a student is in eighth grade.
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