Arlington High School (LaGrange, New York)
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| Motto | Home Of The Admirals |
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| Established | 1960 |
| Type | State-related (Practically Public) |
| Endowment | $1.2 billion (USD) |
| Principal | Thomas Brooks |
| Staff | 506 |
| Students | 3,569 Main Campus |
| Location | Main campus in LaGrange, New York, United States |
| Colors | Maroon & Gold |
| Nickname | AHS |
| Mascot | Admirals |
| Website | [1] |
Arlington High School is a high school in the Arlington Central School District located in Lagrangeville, New York, United States, on Route 55.
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[edit] History
The current Arlington High School campus was built in 1961, after the former High School, a 1930's WPA project building in Arlington New York, was converted into a middle school. In 1967, the first of several renovations took place, adding dozens of new classrooms to the building. After more growth, the current high school became the "north campus" for only juniors and seniors, while a south campus, located on Stringham Road in Lagrangeville, New York, was built for freshman and sophomores. The high school had another renovation in 1998 that increased its size considerably, and all four grades were moved back to the north campus and the Stringham Road building became LaGrange Middle School. The 1998 expansion was meant to last the district only 10 years, and so in 2005 discourse began concerning an additional large expansion of the building. Debate for the expansion was tense, due to already high income taxes and the looming energy crisis. Nevertheless, the measure passed, though with several budget trimming alterations. As a result, the school will be expanded and completed by the year 2009. When completed, it will be large enough to hold over 4,000 students.
[edit] Current State
The school currently has an enrollment of more than 3,500 students. Arlington was honored in Newsweek's survey of the top 1,000 high schools in America as number 742. Schools in the survey were ranked by AP Classes offered at the school and the ratio of students enrolled in AP courses versus lower level classes. Currently, Arlington offers 21 such courses, atleast three of which have over 180 students enrolled each year. The administration has come under recent criticism for overenrolling students in the AP classes in hopes of boosting the ranking even further.
[edit] Athletics
The school's soccer team won the class A state championship in 2000 and finished ranked 9th nationally. In 2003, the school's soccer team increased its rank to third nationally and first in the state before being upset in a shoot-out loss in the state AA quarterfinals.
The school's baseball team won the Class A NY state title in 1989.
[edit] The Arlingtonian
The Arlingtonian is the official school newspaper of Arlington High School in LaGrangeville, NY. The paper is entirely student run, though faculty advised and funded by the school district. The Arlingtonian publishes monthly while school is in session, excluding September and May. The paper is consistently ranked number one among regional high school papers, and most recently recieved a Gold Crown rating by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association.
The newspaper is currently free to all students, but a fee is required of those who request home delivery.
[edit] Marching Band
Its marching band won the Musical Arts Conference championship in 2003 and 2004, and the New York State Field Band Conference championship in 2004.
[edit] Expansion
Arlington Central Schools has approved a plan to expand the campus with 40 more classrooms including a K-12 Education Center, a new TV Studio, a Radio Station as well as new science labs, a new auditourium as well as a Senior Cafeteria.
