Horseheads High School

Horseheads High School is a public institution for secondary education (grades 9-12) in the rural town of Horseheads, New York. The current principal is Karen Donahue, and the current assistant principals are Dan Busek and Michael McCawley.The communities of the Town and Village of Horseheads, Big Flats, Elmira , Veteran, Breesport, Pine Valley, Erin, Millport, Lowman ,Beaver Dams ,Cayuta, Catlin, and portions of adjacent communities make up the district. 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 one semester. Elective, Regents, classes with Corning Community College), and several AP courses are offered by the school. Students also have the option of attending vocational programs through GST BOCES.

Demographics

The school is accredited with the New York State Board of Regents. Enrollment in the 2009-10 school year was 1,311. The school was also home to the 2009 New York State teacher of the year, Vickie Mike. Vickie Mike was a spanish teacher at the school.

Campus

The red-brick, two-story complex was built in the 1950s with additions built in the 1960s. 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. 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's 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. Basketball games are held in the Horseheads Middle School gym because it's much larger. The Middle School also houses a fieldhouse with a large center area for volleyball, soccer, basketball, etc., a small indoor track, and an indoor/outdoor golf chipping and putting area designed by Joe Sindelar (father of PGA golfer Joey Sindelar) and funded by a grant from the First Tee Program and the LPGA.Colors are Blue and White.

External links

• Horseheads School District
• New York State School Report Card
• Profile at Public School Review.com