| Definition of Terms |
Minisink Valley High School |
| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Orange County, NY |
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| Total Students |
1525 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
50% /
50% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
96 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 371 students | | Grade 10 - 378 students | | Grade 11 - 427 students | | Grade 12 - 349 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:16 |
1:14 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
1% |
| % Asian |
1% |
4% |
| % Hispanic |
7% |
17% |
| % Black |
3% |
19% |
| % White |
88% |
58% |
| % Unknown |
1 % |
3% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
7% |
28% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
6% |
6% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Minisink Valley Central School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
5 |
4 |
| Number of Students Managed |
4,680 students |
2,265 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$59,489,000 |
$31,819,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$62,034,000 |
$31,869,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$12,711 |
$14,048 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$13,255 |
$14,070 |
| District Graduation Rates |
85% |
97% |
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- Minisink Valley High School is a secondary school located in Slate Hill, New York. It contains an enrollment of approximately 1400 students, making it one of the larger high schools in Orange County, New York.The school, part of the Minisink Valley Central School District, was established in 1958 as a secondary school for grades 7-10. A junior class established in the 1959-60 school year became the first class to graduate in June 1961. Over the next decade, enrollment in the school increased so rapidly that in 1971, a bond was passed by district residents to build a new high school adjacent to the original school building. The high school was completed in 1974, and provided a comfortable home for the upperclassmen of the district. Additions have since been made in the past 5 years to accompany the expanding class sizes. Both high school and middle school buildings have seen recent addition to the response of larger class sizes, along with the completion of new pool and track facilities.
- Notable Alumni
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Caitlin Hammaren was one of the 32 victims of the 2007 Virginia Tech Massacre on April 16, 2007. She graduated high school in 2005.
- Alumni Hall of FameAs a part of the high school's golden anniversary, Minisink Valley began an alumni hall of fame, inducting Minisink alumni deemed successful in their professional paths. Inductees include:
- 2008 Inductees
- Gary Lynch '68- Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Office of Morgan Stanley
- Carlos Gonzalez '01- Amry Reserves: 101st Airborne; killed in action on 3/16/2006 in Tikrit, Iraq, and subsequently received the Purple Heart, the Good Conduct Medal, the Gold Order of Mercury from the US Army Signal Corp, the Bronze Star, and the New York State Liberty Award
- 2007 Inductees
- Dr. Sam Bowser '75- Research Scientist at the Wadsworth Center. Completed research in Antarctica and has Bowser Valley, Antarctica named in his honor
- Maureen Halahan '76- CEO of the Orange County Partnership. Also chairs many Orange County Ecomomic non-profits
- Julia Matthews '87- Project manager for Ibis Reproductive Health and international researcher
- 2006 Inductees
- Carl E. DuBois '72- Elected sheriff of Orange County, New York
- Joseph Sottolano '86- Head Baseball Coach at the United States Military Academy
- Audra L. Ames '87- Program Manager of Water Quality and Vice President for Health and Safety at Marine Desalination Systems in St. Petersburg, Florida; Author of numerous scientific journal articles
- Laura T. Iraci '88- research scientist at the NASA Ames Research Center in California
- Andrea (Rambarose) R-Ferrulli '91- Assistant Staff Judge Advocate stationed at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska
- 2005 Inductees
- William DeBlock '70- Colonel with the title of Deputy Superintendent, Field Command, New York
- Dave Telgheder '85- Professional baseball player for eleven years for the New York Mets and Oakland A's (major league pitcher from 1993-1998). Currently a business teacher and pitching coach at Minisink Valley High School.
- Michelle Peluso '89- President and CEO of Travelocity, founder and CEO of Site59
- Fred Pierce '90- Captain in the U.S. Marine Corps, F/A-18 strike fighter pilot and T-45 Goshawk jet inst
- Extracurricular Activities
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The school offers a variety of clubs and extra curricular activities for it's students. Among these is a quarterly Coffee House, hosted by S.A.D.D. This gathering of student spectators and performers assemble to play music and engage in other various arts to raise money for current charities with money charged for admission. The coffee houses began in 2002 and originated as a fundraiser for the September 11th attacks.
- External links
- The Minisink Valley School District Homepage
- Notes
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| About This Zip Code (10973) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
1,887 people |
18,208,943 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
26% |
32% |
| Population Average Age |
36 years old
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34 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.9 persons
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2.6 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$55,729
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$41,761 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
6.2 rooms |
4.6 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
37 years old |
56 years old |
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Zipcode (10973)
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| % Owning / % Renting |
83% / 17% |
42% / 58% |
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