Monroe-Woodbury High School | |
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Address | |
155 Dunderberg Road Central Valley, New York 10917 |
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Coordinates | 41°19′26″N 74°08′05″W / 41.32389°N 74.13472°W |
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School type | Public, high school |
Motto | Pursuit of Excellence |
Founded | 2001 |
School district | Monroe-Woodbury Central School District |
Principal | John Kaste |
Staff | 156 teachers |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 2,286 |
Language | English |
Color(s) | Purple , white black |
Team name | Crusaders |
Rival | Newburgh Free Academy, Warwick Valley High School |
Communities served |
Town of Monroe Village of Monroe Town and Village of Woodbury (part) Harriman Town of Tuxedo |
Website | mw |
Monroe-Woodbury High School is located in Central Valley, New York, part of the town and village of Woodbury in Orange County. It educates all students in grades 9-12 in the Monroe-Woodbury Central School District.
Monroe-Woodbury has shown a general increase in the percent of its students achieving higher scores on Regents exams from the 2005-2006 school year to the 2007-2008 school year, in both sciences and maths, as well as languages. Consequently, 86% of graduates in 2006 received a Regents diploma, as compared to 89% in 2008. As well, a low 1% of would-be graduates dropped out in 2008.
The Monroe Woodbury High School also boasts many extra-curricular activities, both athletic and academic, among them being Drama Club, Art Guild, Chess Club, History Club, Interact, Pep Band, Math Team, Mock Trial, Model UN, National Honor Society, a Newspaper, Odyssey of the Mind, Science Olympiads, and Student Government, and many more. In Sports, there are teams in Football, Soccer, Tennis, Cross Country Running, Alpine Skiing, Track, Swimming, Golf, Volleyball, Lacrosse, Wrestling, Ice Hockey, Basketball, Baseball, and Softball.
Coordinates: 41°19′26″N 74°08′05″W / 41.3238°N 74.1348°W