Valley Central High School
| Valley Central High School | |
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Front entrance of school
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1175 State Route 17K Orange County, New York Montgomery, NY 12549 United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°31′28″N 74°13′00″W / 41.52444°N 74.21667°WCoordinates: 41°31′28″N 74°13′00″W / 41.52444°N 74.21667°W |
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| Funding type | public |
| Opened | 1961 |
| School district | Valley Central |
| Principal | Jayme Ginda-Baxter |
| Staff | 124 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 1,757 |
| • Grade 9 | 434 |
| • Grade 10 | 484 |
| • Grade 11 | 500 |
| • Grade 12 | 398 |
| Average class size | 23 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 1:15 |
| Language | English |
| Hours in school day | 6.5 |
| Campus type | rural |
| School colour(s) | Blue and white |
| Athletics conference | Orange County Interscholastic Athletic Association |
| Mascot | Viking |
| Team name | Vikings |
| Communities served | Most of town of Montgomery; portions of towns of Crawford, Hamptonburgh, Newburgh, Shawangunk and Wallkill Villages of Maybrook, Montgomery, and Walden |
| Feeder schools | Valley Central Middle School |
| Website | Valley Central High School |
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.
"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.
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.
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, tennis courts, and a track.
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