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Colonie Central High School

1 Raider Boulevard, Albany, NY, 12205-2784 -

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Definition of Terms

Colonie Central High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Albany County, NY

Students & Faculty

Total Students

2031 students

% Male / % Female

52% / 48%

Total Classroom Teachers

132 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 539 students

Grade 10 - 543 students

Grade 11 - 476 students

Grade 12 - 473 students

This School

(NY) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:15

1:14

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(NY) School Average

% American Indian	1%	1%
% Asian	5%	4%
% Hispanic	2%	17%
% Black	7%	19%
% White	86%	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

South Colonie Central School District

This School's Agency

(NY) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	8	4
Number of Students Managed	5,744 students	2,265 students
District Total Revenue	$75,392,000	$31,819,000
District Expenditure	$73,682,000	$31,869,000
District Revenue / Student	$13,125	$14,048
District Expenditure / Student	$12,828	$14,070
District Graduation Rates	93%	97%

A boyhood dream nears reality (Albany Times Union)
posted on October 27, 2009 at 04:19:58 am
NASA manager, who grew up in Colonie, has come long way from playing with model rockets
Community Calendar for Oct. 18, 2009 (The Troy Record)
posted on October 18, 2009 at 06:35:25 am
DINNER
Race to shine light on lesser-known cancers (Albany Times Union)
posted on October 15, 2009 at 04:14:56 am
BETHLEHEM -- On Oct. 25, Capital Region Special Surgery will host what it hopes will be the first of many 5K runs to benefit those afflicted with brain, head and neck cancers.
Calendar: October 11 - 17 (The Troy Record)
posted on October 12, 2009 at 06:08:48 pm
ONGOING
Neighborhoods: ROLLING HILLS, COLONIE (Albany Times Union)
posted on September 27, 2009 at 04:25:22 am
Rolling Hills is a great neighborhood for first-time home buyers, house hunters with kids or empty-nesters looking to downsize.

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Colonie Central High School is a public high school in the town of Colonie, with the postal address of Albany, New York. In 2005 it had 1,886 students and 132 classroom teachers. It is part of the South Colonie Central School District. The building principal is David Wetzel.
Demographics
The school is half Man, half Bear, half Pig.
Athletics
The school sports teams are known as the "Raiders". School colors are Maroon and Gold. Colonie competes in the Gold Division of the Suburban Council or Division III of Class AA in Section II of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association. The Varsity football team advanced to the Section II Class AA Super Bowl in 2006, but were defeated by CBA. In 2007, the Girl's Basketball team advanced to the state semifinals before losing to Rush Henrietta, the eventual state champion.
Academics
Colonie High School offers several Advanced Placement (AP) courses in numerous disciplines. In addition, the high school, in conjunction with nearby Hudson Valley Community College, offers several "College in High School courses", in which students can earn college credits for classes taken in the high school. Colonie also has a large technology department, where students can take all of the courses in the Project Lead the Way engineering sequence. Also, the school offers credits from SUNY Albany, RIT and College of St. Rose. Five foreign languages are taught at the school, including Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, and Russian.
Clubs and Activities
Clubs within Colonie Central High School include Auto Club, AV CLub, Spanish Club, SADD, Yearbook Club, Student Senate, Line and Cue (Drama Club), National Honor Society, Natural Helpers, a FIRST Robotics team, Executive Committees for all four classes, jazz band, percussion ensemble, chamber orchestra, Live Like Christ, FBLA, Human Relations Club, DECA and Key Club.
Music
Colonie Central High School performing groups include a symphonic orchestra, concert orchestra, concert band, symphonic band, wind ensemble, jazz band, percussion ensemble, mixed chorus and chamber singers. In the spring of 2007, Colonie Central High School's Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band traveled to compete in the Festivals of Music Competition. The Symphonic Band received a rating of "excellent" and received first in its category. The Wind Ensemble received a rating of "superior" and had the highest overall score of any band participating, winning them another award.
Notable alumni
Notable alumni include:
Kristie Marano (b. 1979), Olympic wrestler
Jason Bittner (b. 1970), Drummer, Shadows Fall
Matthew Tarullo (b. 1982), Center for NFL teams Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants
Kenneth Olsen (b. 1984), Cellist in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Matthew Vetrone (b. 1990), God Of Ice
External links
Colonie Central High School
publicschoolreview.com
CCHS curriculum guide

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