Washingtonville High School

Washingtonville High School
Address
54 West Main St. Washingtonville , NY 10992
Coordinates	41°25′28″N74°10′25″W / 41.42444°N 74.17361°W / 41.42444; -74.17361
Information
School type	Public, High school
School district	Washingtonville Central School District
CEEB code	335795
NCES School ID	363003004040 [1]
Principal	Brian T. Connolly
Teaching staff	117.51 (FTE) [2]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,337 (2019–20) [2]
Average class size	23 (2011–12) [3]
Student to teacher ratio	11.38 (2019–20) [2]
Language	English
Color(s)	Gold and   Blue
Athletics conference	NYSPHSAA Section IX
Team name	Wizards
Newspaper	54 West
Budget	$84,370,348 (2013–14) [4]
Communities served	Washingtonville Town of Blooming Grove Town of New Windsor (part)
Website	Washingtonville High School

Washingtonville Senior High School is located on West Main Street (New York State Route 94) in the village of Washingtonville, New York. It is the high school for the Washingtonville Central School District.

The adjacent middle school was once the high school.

WHS has received accreditation by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. Washingtonville High School has set forth three particular goals: 1) Students will demonstrate increased academic performance (i.e. achieving mastery rate (85%) on NYS Regents Examinations); 2) Students will demonstrate preparation for and motivation to study at more rigorous levels of learning (i.e. Advanced Placement/College Courses); and 3) Students will be engaged within a positive social and emotional environment.

In athletics, some of the school's rivals are Monroe-Woodbury in football and Warwick Valley in cross country and track and field. Perhaps Washingtonville's biggest rivalry is with the John Jay Patriots in club ice hockey. Games between the two can attract up to 150 people from each school at Ice Time in Newburgh or the Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie.

The school recently completed an addition to the school.^{[ citation needed ]}

Notable alumni

Filmmaker Tony Gilroy and his brother, Dan, both graduated from Washingtonville.

• Steve Cahillane, Class of 1983, Executive President and President of Coca-Cola Americas. ^[5]
• Tony DeVito, Class of 1990, professional wrestler. Wrestled for the World Wrestling Federation, ECW and numerous smaller federations. Was in the tag team "The Baldies". ^[6]
• Benn Fields, Class of 1972, American high jumper. ^[7]
• Dan Gilroy, screenwriter and director best known for Nightcrawler . ^[8]
• Tony Gilroy, Class of 1974, screenwriter, producer and director best known for The Bourne Ultimatum , The Bourne Supremacy , The Bourne Identity , Proof of Life , The Devil's Advocate and Michael Clayton . ^[9]
• Eddie Hawkins, Class of 1980, American soccer player. ^[10]
• Martin Hehir, distance runner ^[11]
• Tom Judson, class of 1978, actor, composer and adult film star^{[ citation needed ]}
• Mychael Knight, Class of 1996, fashion designer. Knight was a finalist on Project Runway . ^[12]
• Brittany Kolmel, Class of 2005, American soccer player. ^[13]
• Rich Lee, Class of 1996, director. Lee directed music videos for Eminem, The Black Eyed Peas, Norah Jones, Michael Bublé and The All-American Rejects.^{[ citation needed ]}
• James Mangold, Class of 1981, screenwriter and director best known for Walk the Line , 3:10 to Yuma and Cop Land . ^[9]
• Ralph Mosca, a.k.a. "Roughhouse", wrestled for the WWF and is still actively involved with and now promotes the WWE developmental league in Tampa, Florida. ^[6]
• Scott Pioli, Class of 1983, executive with several National Football League teams. ^[14]
• Naomi Sewell Richardson, Class of 1910, the first African-American graduate of the school and one of the founding members of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority. ^[15]

Notable faculty

• David Bernsley (born 1969), American-Israeli basketball player

References

1. "Search for Public Schools - Washingtonville Senior High School (363003004040)". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved August 26, 2013.
2. "WASHINGTONVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
3. "New York State Report Card 2011–2012" (PDF). Retrieved August 26, 2013.
4. "2013-2014 WCSD Proposed Budget "Fast Facts"" . Retrieved August 26, 2013.
5. "Coca-Cola Company: Our Company" . Retrieved August 26, 2013.
6. Ralph Mosca Interview
7. McMillan, Ken (April 17, 2017). "Olympians dot area's inaugural track hall of fame class". Times Herald-Record . Retrieved July 24, 2018.
8. Farlekas, Chris (October 7, 2005). "Lots of local affiliation to major Hollywood films". Times Herald-Record . Retrieved October 25, 2016.
9. "Washingtonville grads Tony Gilroy and James Mangold compete at Oscars". Times Herald-Record . February 25, 2008. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
10. Rodriguez, Justin (November 18, 2005). "Wash'ville's Hawkins passed on pro soccer". Times Herald-Record . Retrieved July 24, 2018.
11. Haynes, Stephen (December 21, 2020). "How Marty Hehir juggles med school, fatherhood and, now, winning marathons". Times Herald Record. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
12. "'Project Runway' fashion designer Mychael Knight dies". New York Daily News . Associated Press. October 17, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
13. Brittany Taylor Bio
14. Scott Pioli Bio
15. "#ThrowBackThursday". Facebook . Moffat Library. September 29, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.

External links

• School website