Binghamton High School

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Binghamton High School
Address
Binghamton High School
31 Main St.

Binghamton
,
(Broome County)
,
New York
13905

United States
Coordinates 42°05′55″N75°55′11″W / 42.09861°N 75.91972°W / 42.09861; -75.91972
Information
Type Public high school
School district Binghamton City School District
SuperintendentTonia Thompson [1]
PrincipalKevin J. Richman [2]
Teaching staff117.98 (FTE) (2018–19) [3]
Grades 9–12
Gender Coeducational
Enrollment1,445 (2018–19) [3]
Student to teacher ratio12.25:1 (2018–19) [3]
Campus Urban
Color(s)Red, White, and Blue
   
Athletics conferenceSouthern Tier Athletic Conference
Team namePatriots
USNWR ranking11,864 (870 in New York) [4]
Feeder schoolsEast and West middle schools
Website bhs.binghamtonschools.org

Binghamton High School, a combined high school of the previous Binghamton North High School and Binghamton Central High School, is a large public high school located in the center of Binghamton, New York. The school is culturally diverse, with 1600+ students from many different countries, religions, and income levels. The mascot for Binghamton High School is a Patriot named Patrick who wears a signature tri-cornered hat.

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Education

Binghamton High School offers three Advanced Placement (AP) exams, in addition to classes which focus primarily on passing the Regents Examinations administered by the New York State Department of Education.

In 1997, Binghamton High School became the third high school in New York to offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma. [5]

Project Lead the Way

A pre-engineering program called Project Lead The Way is offered to students who are interested. It includes such courses as Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems and Engineering Design and Development. This is made possible through a partnership between the school and Rochester Institute of Technology. These courses allow students interested in going into an engineering field an opportunity to earn college credits and eliminate beginner courses in college.

Rod Serling School of Fine Arts

The Rod Serling School of Fine Arts offers the opportunity to major in visual art, music, theater and dance. Each of these programs has a wide array of groups and talented individuals that regularly perform for the community. Most of these programs (with the exception of instrumental and vocal music) are also offered at the IB level.

The school is named after the screenwriter and creator of The Twilight Zone series, Rod Serling, who is a graduate of Binghamton (Central) High School. The Helen Foley Theater, part of the school, is named after Serling's former teacher. The school hosts the annual Rod Serling Film Festival, which is open to all students in grades K-12 in North America.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown by race/ethnicity of the 1,445 students enrolled for the 2018–2019 school year was: [3]

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity [3]
   American Indian /
Alaska Native		   Asian   Black   Hispanic   Native Hawaiian /
Pacific Islander		   White   Two or
More Races
0.3%4.4%28.5%14.3%0.1%43.8%8.5%

Athletics

Binghamton High School offers many programs for athletics, including men's and women's basketball teams and also a football team. Binghamton High competes in the STAC conference for most sports, with the exception of football, which competes in Section 4 Class AA.

The football team at Binghamton High School has won several titles since their first season in 1981, including the Section 4 title in 1985, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2004, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2016 and Central Region titles in 2008 and 2011. The team also won a New York State title in 1985.

The boys' and girls' basketball teams have also won titles. The boys' team won back-to-back state titles in the 1984–85 and 1985-1986 seasons. The women's team has done well in recent years, winning both conference (STAC) and sectional (NYS Sec. IV) titles in the 2009–10, 2010–11, and 2011–2012 seasons. In 2011-2012, both the boys' and girls' teams won at least 20 games, including conference and sectional titles, to enter the State Playoffs with undefeated records.

The boys' track & field team won a divisional title in 2011.

In baseball the school won Division titles in 1985, 1987, 1998, and 2005; as well as Section 4 titles in 1985 and 1987.

Recognitions

On the Newsweek's list of the Best High Schools in America for 2007, Binghamton High School was ranked #481 out of approximately 1,200 top high schools in the United States, based on the number of participants in AP and IB courses. [6]

Binghamton High School has one of very few high school-level steel drum bands in the United States.

Along with the musical aspect of the school's arts programs, the school puts on a selected play and full-scale musical every year. Theater Production Club builds the sets and operates the show while anyone from the student body can try out for roles.

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ↑ "Superintendent's Message". Binghamton City School District. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Home". Binghamton High School. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
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  6. ↑ Basler, George (May 22, 2007). "2 Tier schools among U.S. 'best' Magazine index measures students taking advanced, IB courses". Press & Sun-Bulletin.[ permanent dead link ]
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