Valley Central High School - Montgomery, New York/NY

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Valley Central High School

1175 State Route 17k, Montgomery, NY, 12549-2210 -

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Definition of Terms

Valley Central High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Orange County, NY

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1767 students

% Male / % Female

52% / 48%

Total Classroom Teachers

105 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 482 students

Grade 10 - 484 students

Grade 11 - 403 students

Grade 12 - 398 students

This School

(NY) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:17

1:14

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(NY) School Average

% American Indian	1%	1%
% Asian	1%	4%
% Hispanic	11%	17%
% Black	7%	19%
% White	80%	58%

Additional Student Information

This School

(NY) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

28%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(NY) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Valley Central (montgomery) School District

This School's Agency

(NY) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	7	4
Number of Students Managed	5,176 students	2,265 students
District Total Revenue	$66,970,000	$31,819,000
District Expenditure	$62,203,000	$31,869,000
District Revenue / Student	$12,939	$14,048
District Expenditure / Student	$12,018	$14,070
District Graduation Rates	89%	97%

Walden, teens team up to fill jobs in village (Middletown Times Herald-Record)
posted on November 2, 2009 at 07:05:02 am
WALDEN — Kaitlyn Kovacs chased preschoolers around the leaf-littered yard of the Walden Day Care Center on Friday. After searching for about a year, the Valley Central High School junior is having fun at her first job.
Stephen Brescia, R, I, C* District 9 (Parts of towns of Montgomery and Hamptonburgh; villages of Walden and Montgomery) (Middletown Times Herald-Record)
posted on October 28, 2009 at 06:54:14 pm
Age – 47
Montgomery candidates set to debate Friday (Middletown Times Herald-Record)
posted on October 23, 2009 at 06:10:46 am
MONTGOMERY — Candidates for supervisor and Town Board will debate at 7 p.m. Friday at Valley Central High School.
Second crash in week at Rte. 17K and River Road (Middletown Times Herald-Record)
posted on September 30, 2009 at 06:10:04 am
MONTGOMERY - A teenage driver rolled her car over Monday only about two miles from the accident that sent eight Valley Central High School students to the hospital last week.
Mount Saint Mary alumna receives 'Teacher of the Year' award (Poughkeepsie Journal)
posted on September 19, 2009 at 07:13:47 am
NEWBURGH - Mount Saint Mary College 1981 graduate Debra J. Calvino, a mathematics teacher at Valley Central High School in Montgomery, has been named the 2010 New York State Teacher of the Year.

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Valley Central High School is located in Montgomery, New York.It educates students in grades 9-12 in the Valley Central School District, which includes much of the town of Montgomery, portions of neighboring Wallkill and Newburgh and the three villages of Maybrook, Montgomery and Walden as well as parts of Campbell Hall and Coldenham.
The building was constructed in 1961, with some additions in the 1990s. It has a wide lower level and a smaller second story. It is joined to the adjacent Valley Central Middle School.
History
"Centralization" to the Town of Montgomery immediately brought the hope that new structures would soon be underway to house the bulging classrooms of the three village schools and the rural school at St. Andrews. On July 2, 1958, when the new centralized district was one day old, the unofficially-named "Montgomery Central School District" held its organizational election and voted to seat nine members on the Board of Education.
As soon as the election was complete, discussions about new buildings began. In January 1959 the voters selected the Russell Site as the home for the proposed East Coldenham Elementary School, and the Muller Site for the junior and senior high schools. The following June, the voters approved a $4.2 million bond issue for the construction of these new buildings and renovation of the existing schools. By mid-March 1960, men and machinery had begun construction of what was to become, at the time, Valley Central Jr.-Sr. High School. After 18 months of labor, the new building opened on September 9, 1961.
School Facts
The schools official colors are blue and white.They are known as the Vikings.The local community and students often refer to Valley Central High School simply as 'VC' or 'VCHS'.
Valley Central is also home of the 2010 New York State Teacher of the Year, Mrs. D. Calvino.
Campus
The building boasts many amenities common to other high schools in the region: a swimming pool, gymnasium with wrestling room. For academic purposes, it has a full library and auditorium. Outside are the football field, baseball diamonds, and a track.
Architecturally, it reflects the era of its construction, with long straight hallways laid out in a grid pattern. The rear corridor runs all the way from the building exit near the gym on the east side to the middle school, almost a half-mile in length. There are several courtyards in the building, but they are rarely used today.
Student population
The building has about 1,700 students currently enrolled with 9-12 grades counting in. The class of 2011 is the largest class to date.
Famous alumni
Dave Annable, Class of 1997
Craig McKay
Matt Morris, Class of 1992
Paul "Junior" Teutul
Michael "Mikey" Teutul
Jason Motte
External links
School website
Classes of 1959 and 1960
Class of 1997

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