Peekskill High School

Peekskill High School
Location
Peekskill, New York, Westchester County, USA
Information
Type	Public
Established	1972
Principal	Sherrill Murray-Lazarus
Asst. Principals	Emily Hersh & Griselda Reyes
Color(s)	Crimson and      Blue
Mascot	Red Devils
Phone #	(914) 737-0201
Website	http://hs.peekskillcsd.org/home.asp

Peekskill High School (established 1972) is located at 1072 Elm St. in Peekskill, New York, and educates most of the district's ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth graders. The high school's current principal is Sherrill Murray-Lazurus. Students at the high school prepare for the New York State Regents Exams in science, language, mathematics, history and English. In addition to the Regents curriculum, the high school also offers Advanced Placement. These courses prepare students to take the Advanced Placement Exams offered by the College Board in early May. A new course at the High School as of the 2007-2008 school year is a three year Authentic Science Research program. Several college courses are also offered at the High School. The school replaced the Peekskill H.S. at 212 Ringgold Street (1929 to 1972). Prior to 1929 Drum Hill School served as the high school, which is now a senior living community. The current high school is located on former grounds of the original Peekskill Military Academy, which closed in 1968.

Clubs and sports

The High School offers many clubs and sports for students to enrich their in-school experiences. The sports are divided into three seasons; fall, winter, and spring. Football, Women's Swimming, Men's and Women's Cross Country, Men's Soccer, Women's Tennis, and Women's Volleyball are offered in the Fall. Basketball, Bowling, Winter Track, Wrestling, and Men's Swimming are offered in the Winter. Baseball, Softball, Golf, Lacrosse, Men's Tennis, and Track are offered in the Spring. Many students participate in one or more sports, in addition to one or more of the numerous clubs offered year-round. Several of these clubs are the Chess Club, Interact Club, Latino Culture Club, Black Culture Club, Irish Culture Club, Exchange Club, Environmental Club, Ski Club, Student Council, S.A.D.D. Club, Debate Club, T.V. Club, Yearbook and Drama Club. The Drama Club performed the full Broadway score of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "The Sound of Music" in April, 2008. In 2010 the Drama Club performed Sondheim's "Into the Woods". The show was nominated for eight Metropolitan Theater Awards including, Best actor and Actress in a supporting role, Outstanding Stage Crew, Outstanding Graphic Design, Outstanding Scenic Design, Outstanding Costume Achievement, Outstanding Lobby Display and Outstanding Instrumentalist. They won for Outstanding Stage Crew and Outstanding Costume Achievement. In 2011, under new direction and technical direction, they performed "Seussical". They were only nominated for two Metropolitan Theater Awards, Outstanding Child Actor and Outstanding Graphic Design. There are also various Honor Societies in the school such as the National Honor Society, Math Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, and Science National Honor Society.

Notable alumni

• George Pataki, former Governor of New York
• Elton Brand, power forward for the Philadelphia 76ers
• Hilton Armstrong, power forward/center for the Washington Wizards
• Tre' Johnson, former All-Pro offensive lineman for the Washington Redskins and Cleveland Browns
• Tony Schwartz, advertising pioneer, media visionary and audio documentarian
• Jeffrey Mark Deskovic, served 15-year wrongful imprisonment sentence; exonerated by DNA evidence

School song

Words written in 1932 by Edwin Steckel, music teacher and bandmaster.

Lyrics

Hail to our colors
Ne'er shall they fade
While 'neath our banners
Heroes are made
Always we'll love her
E'er we'll be true
To Peekskill High School
And the Crimson Blue