Valley Central High School

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.

Valley Central High School
Front entrance of school
Address
1175 State Route 17K

Orange County, New York

Montgomery
,
NY
12549

United States
Coordinates41°31′28″N 74°13′00″W
Information
Funding typepublic
Opened1961
School districtValley Central
PrincipalJayme Ginda-Baxter
Staff124[1]
Faculty110.23 (FTE)[2]
Grades9-12
Number of students1,370 (2018–19)[2]
Average class size23[1]
Student to teacher ratio12.43[2]
LanguageEnglish
Hours in school day6.5
Campus typeRural
School colour(s)Blue     and white    
Athletics conferenceOrange County Interscholastic Athletic Association
MascotViking
Team nameVikings
Communities servedMost of town of Montgomery;
portions of towns of Crawford, Hamptonburgh, Newburgh, Shawangunk and Wallkill
Villages of Maybrook, Montgomery, and Walden
Feeder schoolsValley Central Middle School
WebsiteValley Central High 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.

Campus
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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.

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, tennis courts, 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 school has approximately 1,400 students currently enrolled in grades 9 through 12.

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References
  1. "New York State School Report Card, Accountability and Overview Information for Valley Central High School, 2005-06" (PDF).
  2. "VALLEY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
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