Clarkstown High School North

Clarkstown High School North
Address
151 Congers Road New City , New York 10956 United States
Coordinates	41°09′00″N73°58′15″W / 41.1501°N 73.9709°W / 41.1501; -73.9709
Information
School type	Public [1]
Established	1953
Status	Open [1]
School district	Clarkstown Central School District
Superintendent	Marc P. Baiocco
CEEB code	333325 [2]
Faculty	111.82 (on FTE basis) [1]
Grades	9 to 12 [1]
Enrollment	1,213 (2020-21) [3]
Student to teacher ratio	10.85 [1]
Language	English
Hours in school day	6.5 [4]
Campus type	Suburban [1]
Color(s)	Purple and gold
Athletics	American football, association football (soccer), baseball, basketball, bowling, cheerleading, crew, cross country, dance, fencing, field hockey, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, skiing, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, wrestling [5] Section 1 (NYSPHSAA)
Mascot	Ram
Team name	Rams
Publication	Chaos (science journal), Clio (social studies journal), Epiphany (literary magazine), Foreign Exchange (foreign language magazine), QED (math journal) [6]
Newspaper	Ram's Horn [6]
Yearbook	SAGA [7]
Website	http://www.ccsd.edu/north

Clarkstown High School North is a high school located in New City, New York, United States, educating students in grades 9 through 12. It is one of two high schools in the Clarkstown Central School District (CCSD). Since 2006, North has offered the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme to juniors and seniors. ^[8]

In 2015 U.S. News & World Report ranked Clarkstown North Senior High School with a silver award as the 135 Best High School in New York State and 1,329 nationally. ^[9]

The town of Clarkstown recognizes January 25 as Clarkstown Rams Football Day, as of 1994.

Buildings

Clarkstown North consists of three buildings: the Main building, the Annex, and the X-wing or New building.

Main

The original building of Clarkstown High School North is the Main, which is built off an early 1900s mansion. Before the construction of Clarkstown High School South, this was the only high school in the Clarkstown Central School District. The Main has the language department, the English department, some of the science rooms, the filmmaking studio, a two-room writer's lab, a two-story library, a large gym with boys and girls locker rooms, a smaller gym that serves as the wrestling room, an auditorium and theater department, an orchestra room, a courtyard, a large lunchroom, a special education program, and a bomb shelter. It is the largest building in the school.

Annex

The second building is commonly referred to as the "Annex" and was completed by the 1960–61 school year. Before Felix Festa Middle School was constructed, the Annex was the school district's junior high school.^{[ citation needed ]} However, the two buildings were not connected, so for a long time students had to walk outside to get from class to class. The Annex is built on a hill and has three floors. The top floor is referred to as the fifth floor, the one right below it in the middle of the hill is the fourth floor, and the bottom floor is the third. The third floor has science rooms, the fourth has math rooms, and the fifth has more math rooms, health rooms, study halls, a small gym with locker rooms, two small cafeterias, and the guidance office.

During the 1980s, classrooms were built in trailers called "The Mobiles." The Mobiles had been put up in 1985 during the construction of the new library in the Main. These were demolished before the start of the 2009–10 school year. ^[10]

X-Wing

The new building extension was built during the 2004–2005 school year. ^[11] This expansion, called officially the "X-Wing" and more colloquially, the "New," connected the "Main" and "Annex" buildings, and also added many classrooms. The building stands on two floors consisting of specialty classrooms, including a new band room on the top floor, and art rooms on the bottom floor, as well as many social studies classrooms. The bottom floor is referred to as the sixth floor, and the top is referred to as the seventh. The building was intended to have air conditioning, but the budget was apparently not met.^{[ citation needed ]}

Vermin problem and Halloween 2007 walkout

On October 31, 2007, Clarkstown High School North students, ranging from 9th to 12th grade, held a walk-out to protest the sanitary conditions of the school. ^[12] The protest started in front of the annex building and students walked to the far ball field. They chanted and held signs from approximately 12:20pm to 1:00pm while a news helicopter hovered above.^{[ citation needed ]}

This was the largest walkout in district history.^{[ citation needed ]} The other previous walkout was in 1975 and happened because students were against the new rules regarding study halls.^{[ citation needed ]}

Originally, Clarkstown North Students were planning to walk to Town Hall, in the heart of New City, New York. The plan was quickly scrapped as Clarkstown Police Department threatened to arrest anyone who left school grounds on account that it was unlawful assembly and the students could quickly turn into a riot.^{[ citation needed ]}

At an emergency school board meeting the next evening, students and parents spoke about the conditions at Clarkstown North. The meeting ran from 7:30pm to 11:30pm. It was revealed that there were over 700 recorded absent students during the walkout, far more than the estimated 200–300.^{[ citation needed ]} The following day, there was a meeting immediately after school for all students to discuss ways to improve Clarkstown North.

Field renovation

In June of the 2007–2008 school year, construction began on the football field and track. The track and playing field were replaced by a new rubber track and artificial-turf football field. The renovations were scheduled to be finished by the start of the 2008–2009 school year, ^[13] but were completed on October 25, 2008.

The turf undertook its most recent renovations in the spring of 2020. The turf was removed and replaced with new, alternating tones of green and purple end zones.

Athletics

The school offers a variety of varsity and junior varsity sports, and competes as part of Section One of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association. Clarkstown North's rival schools include Clarkstown South, the other senior high school in the Clarkstown Central School District. The winner of the annual football game between the two schools is awarded the Supervisor's Cup. Despite the inherent rivalry, Clarkstown North and Clarkstown South compete together as one "Clarkstown" team in several varsity sports such as ice hockey, skiing, and swimming/diving.

The varsity baseball team won the 2002 Class A New York State championship.

Ram's Cave

In the spring of the 2010–2011 school year, the Ram's Cave was created at North. This is a small school store in the Main that sells snacks, beverages, and school spirit wear to all students in the afternoons. Members of the PTA volunteer to manage the store. In the fall of the 2012–2013 school year, the Ram's Cave was relocated and expanded into the library of the School.

Notable alumni

• Bruce Altman (class of 1973), film and television actor
• Skylar Astin (class of 2005), actor, "Georg" in Tony Award-winning musical Spring Awakening , and "Jesse" in movie Pitch Perfect ^{[14] [15]}
• Keith Bulluck (class of 1995), former NFL linebacker ^[16]
• Will Cunnane (class of 1992), Major League Baseball pitcher ^[17]
• Jeremy Garelick (class of 1994), film director and writer^{[ citation needed ]}
• Brittny Gastineau (class of 2000), model and television actress ^[18]
• Mark Katz (class of 1982), speechwriter for President Bill Clinton
• Alan Kirschenbaum (class of 1979), television producer and writer
• Dana Marlowe, social entrepreneur, philanthropist, women rights activist and disability advocate ^{[19] [20] [21] [22]}
• Chris O'Grady, left-handed pitcher for the Miami Marlins ^[23]
• Adam Rodríguez (class of 1993), film and television actor, known for role as Eric Delko on CSI: Miami ^[24]
• Philip Rosenthal (class of 1977), writer and executive producer of sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond ^[25]
• Ed Rubbert (class of 1982), former NFL and AFL quarterback ^[26]
• Randi Weingarten (class of 1976), president of American Federation of Teachers (AFT), AFL–CIO, and former president of United Federation of Teachers ^{[27] [28]}
• Tracy Wolfson (class of 1993), sportscaster for CBS Sports ^[29]
• Prince Emili (class of 2016), football defensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL) ^[30]
• Julie Buxbaum (class of 1995), author

References

1. "Clarkstown North Senior High School". National Center for Education Statistics . Retrieved 2021-02-26.
2. "New York High School Codes". Bowling Green State University. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
3. "CLARKSTOWN NORTH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
4. "Clarkstown High School North Student Agenda" (PDF). Clarkstown Central School District. Retrieved 2009-09-23.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
5. "Clarkstown Central School District Athletic Handbook" (PDF). Clarkstown Central School District. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
6. "Activities and Clubs". Clarkstown Central School District. Archived from the original on 2009-09-12. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
7. "SAGA Yearbook". Clarkstown Central School District. Archived from the original on 2009-09-12. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
8. "Clarkstown High School North". International Baccalaureate Organization. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
9. 2015 Academic Indicators
10. "NHS Mobile Classrooms Now Part of Clarkstown History". Clarkstown Central School District. Retrieved 2010-01-17.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
11. "A Timeline of Clarkstown Central School District Milestones". Clarkstown Central School District. Archived from the original on 2011-08-13. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
12. "New York Students Stage Walk-Out, Protest Unsanitary Conditions at School". Fox News. 2007-10-31.
13. "District". Archived from the original on 2011-08-13. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
14. Skylar Astin’s Spring Awakening. The Journal News. Retrieved on 2009-09-28.
15. "Pitch Perfect (2012)". IMDb.
16. Keith Bulluck. NFL Enterprises. Retrieved on 2009-09-28.
17. "Will Cunnane profile". mlb.com. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
18. "Brittny Gastineau". Zimbota. Retrieved 2010-06-08.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
19. USA Today: Homeless women need bras. This group is helping
20. Maple Grove Magazine: I Support the Girls Donates Personal Items to Women in Need
21. AP: Mujer dirige campaña para donar sostenes a desamparadas
22. Today.com: Maryland woman spearheads push to get bras and feminine products to the homeless
23. "Chris O'Grady profile". mlb.com. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
24. Adam Rodriguez. Yahoo Movies. Retrieved on 2009-09-28.
25. "Alumni Page". Clarkstown Summer Theatre Festival. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
26. "Ed Rubbert profile". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
27. Randi Weingarten AFT Convention Speech Archived 2010-04-20 at the Wayback Machine . AFT. Retrieved on 2009-09-28.
28. H Hoping to Continue Education as Union Head. NY Times. Retrieved on 2009-09-28.
29. "A sportscaster's life" . Retrieved June 14, 2023.
30. "Prince Emili profile". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved June 14, 2023.

External links

• Official website
• Clarkstown Central School District