Poughkeepsie High School

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Poughkeepsie High School
Address
Poughkeepsie High School
70 Forbus Street

Poughkeepsie
,
Dutchess County
,
New York
12601
Information
MottoChampions of children
School districtPoughkeepsie City School District
SuperintendentEric Jay Rosser
PrincipalDr. Phee Simpson
Teaching staff88.36 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,199 (2021–22) [1]
Student to teacher ratio13.57 [1]
Color(s)  
Team namePioneers

Poughkeepsie High School is the public high school (grades 9-12) in the city of Poughkeepsie, New York. It is categorized as an inner city school district as a result of the high percentage of students living in low-income households. In the 2014-2015 school year, 73% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. [2] PHS did not meet the Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) specified by the No Child Left Behind Act in 2011-12. [3] Poughkeepsie High School is currently the only 9-12 school within the Poughkeepsie City School District.

In 2014-15, there were 1,137 students enrolled in the High School, with an average class size of 20. [2] The student:teacher ratio was approximately 13:1. [4] The attendance rate in the 2013-2014 school year was 93%, and the suspension rate in that same year was 22%. [5] 30% of teachers have their master's degree plus 30 Hours or Doctorate. [6]

History

Poughkeepsie High School opened in 1857 on the second floor of an elementary school; the first graduating class was 1863. Classes were not held in 1865, but resumed in 1866 in rented space. A new building was opened in 1872.

Yet another new building was built on North Hamilton Street in 1914 to accommodate 1,200 pupils. By the early 1950s, the population was outgrowing this building as well, and another location was sought, this time on Forbus Street. the State Education Department endorsed this move while city officials wanted to build an addition to the North Hamilton Street building. The new building on Forbus Street was completed in 1956, and students walked from the old building to the new one to celebrate the opening. Additions to the building were approved in 2002 as part of $27 million approved by voters for additions to buildings in the district that year. [7] In 1958, the old high school building was sold to the Catholic Archdiocese of New York for $250,000. The Archdiocese would use this building to open Our Lady of Lourdes High School in April of that year.

As part of the renovation approved by taxpayers in 2002, a new wing was added to the Forbus Street building. This wing is currently home to the science and math departments at the high school, as well as several computer labs. The addition of this wing created a small courtyard in the high school building, which was later turned into the Michelle Obama Victory Garden. This garden is managed by teachers and students at the high school and serves as an alternate route to get to classes.

Demographics (23-24)

50% Black
6% White
38% Hispanic
1% Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander [2]

51% Male
49% Female [4]

America's Choice School

Under former superintendent Dr. Laval Wilson, the High School began to operate as an America's Choice School. The America's Choice program aims to improve the standings of schools deemed to be at-risk. The program utilizes specific teaching methods as well as intensive teacher training regimens in order to attempt to improve student achievement, test scores, and graduation rates, as well as to reduce the number of discipline problems. [8]

Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce

Poughkeepsie High School also hosts a program with the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce. This program has staff from the Chamber of Commerce teaching alongside a PHS teacher in the classroom. Students are taught job and career skills as well as enhanced typing. Students in the class also have an opportunity to network with local business owners. The Chamber of Commerce and High School host monthly gatherings with students from the class in which they participate in bonding activities with the local business owners.[ citation needed ]

Advanced placement

The school offers Advanced Placement (AP) courses in the following subjects:

Poughkeepsie High School also has an Air Force Junior Reserve Officer's Training Corps (AFJROTC) class, which was introduced at the end of the 2014-15 school year.

Athletics

Poughkeepsie High School's mascot is the Pioneer, and the school colors are blue and white. As a part of a $22.8 million district-wide construction project, [10] Poughkeepsie High School opened a new athletic complex on September 14, 2012. The complex is home to a football field, baseball field, and a soccer field, all of which are artificial turf. It services the baseball, football, soccer, and softball teams. The current sports offered at PHS are as follows:

Time Warner Cable Scholar Athlete of the Week

As part of Time Warner Cable's Scholar Athlete of the Week program, [11] several Poughkeepsie High School seniors who excel in both academics and athletics received a news spotlight segment through the local Time Warner Cable of the Hudson Valley affiliate. The news segments are approximately two minutes in length and feature the scholar athlete themself as well as usually featuring a coach or teacher that is influential to the scholar athlete. The following individuals from Poughkeepsie High School have received the title of Scholar Athlete of the Week:

Extracurricular activities

Extracurricular student clubs and activities include: [16]

Relationship with Vassar College

As of 2008, Poughkeepsie High School graduates who are accepted to Vassar College receive a special financial aid package. This Program eliminates loans for the PHS graduates attending Vassar and replaces them with scholarship funding. [17]

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  2. 1 2 3 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2013-11-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  5. ↑ "2015 | POUGHKEEPSIE HIGH SCHOOL - Report Card | NYSED Data Site". data.nysed.gov.
  6. ↑ "2015 | POUGHKEEPSIE HIGH SCHOOL - Report Card | NYSED Data Site". data.nysed.gov.
  7. ↑ "District History | Poughkeepsie City School District". Archived from the original on 2014-05-27. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
  8. ↑ "Savvas Learning Company". www.savvas.com. "Online Curriculum and Textbooks for K12 – Savvas Learning Company".
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  10. ↑ "Pioneers Celebrate New Athletic Complex with Win | Poughkeepsie City School District". Archived from the original on 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
  11. ↑ "Time Warner Cable News Scholar Athlete Program Invites Nominations for 2015-16". Archived from the original on 2017-02-07.
  12. ↑ "Scholar Athlete of the Week: Malik Lewis". Archived from the original on 2016-08-07.
  13. ↑ "Scholar Athlete of the Week: Rose Spuhler". Archived from the original on 2016-08-07.
  14. ↑ "Scholar Athlete of the Week: Jenna Salmonese". Archived from the original on 2016-08-07.
  15. ↑ "Scholar Athlete of the Week: Mark Weaver". Archived from the original on 2016-08-07.
  16. ↑ "Student Activities | Poughkeepsie City School District". www.poughkeepsieschools.org. Archived from the original on 2014-09-04.
  17. ↑ "The Miscellany News | Since 1866: Vassar eliminates financial aid loads for Poughkeepsie High School graduates". Archived from the original on 2010-07-15. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
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