Horseheads High School
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Horseheads High School is a public institution for secondary education (grades 9-12) in the rural town of Horseheads, New York. In terms of the geographic size of the district, it is the second largest in the state. The current principal is Jim Abrams, and the current assistant principals are Karen Donahue, David Glover, and Jeff Manwaring. The school follows a block schedule, meaning that instead of "shorter" classes that each meet on a daily basis, longer classes are taken and classes either meet every other day (A/B) or daily for only one semester. Elective, Regents, classes with Corning Community College), and AP (roughly 12 on any given year) courses are offered by the school.
[edit] Demographics
The school is accredited with the New York State Board of Regents. Enrollment in the 2002-03 school year was 1,530, of which 96% were white, compared to 51% for the state mean. With 99 teachers on staff, the ratio of teacher to student is 1:15, compared to the state mean of 1:13.
[edit] Campus
The red-brick, two-story complex was built in the 1950s. It consists of two wings (north and south) connected by a link. The science, mathematics, and music departments along with the cafeteria, pool, library, main and guidance offices, auditorium, and a gym are located in the north wing. The humanities departments, along with another gym, are located in the south wing. Architecturally the building is without a main facade and a central location, and going from one wing to another (a path that would roughly follow the perimeter of the central parking lot), is not a direct route. Formerly students were able to cross this central parking lot to get to class, but this policy has been discontinued due to safety concerns. Beyond the school buildings lies a complex of recreational fields used for sporting events by school teams, each bearing the name "Blue Raiders."
The district provides a variety of academic and extra-curricular activities. The athletic complexes of the school district provides students, staff, and the community, with only the finest athletic facilities for physical fitness. At the elementary and intermediate school level, every building includes a gym, and outdoor areas for recreation. The middle school complex includes a Multi-Use Facility which includes: two full size basketball courts, an indoor batting cage, an indoor and outdoor golf facility (designed by Joe Sindelar Sr. and funded by the First Tee program), an indoor track (although not proportional), and can convert into an indoor tennis and volleyball facility. The main gym in the middle school complex contains the official gym used for athletic contests, holding approximately 3,200 people. The high school contains two gyms, each with a regulation sized basketball court, and room for approximately 500 people. The high school also contains a weight room with an extensive collection of aerobic, cardiovascular and free weight equipment. A regulation 25 yard pool also is within Horseheads High School, it is used by a variety of groups, and is open to the general public at a variety of dates and times. Adjacent to the high school, the outdoor athletic facilities are second to none. Directly behind the school, bordered by Interstate 86 and Norfolk Southern Railway, is the main complex for soccer and lacrosse, and can accommodate up to three fields and a large area for practices. The football and baseball complex, bordered by a bus garage access road, and youth baseball fields, allow athletes to compete on the highest level.
