Walter Panas High School

Walter Panas High School
Address
300 Croton Avenue Cortlandt Manor , New York USA
Information
Type	Public High school
Motto	We believe all students will learn and achieve
Established	1972
School district	Lakeland Central School District
Principal	Susan B Strauss (2007)
Faculty	72 (2007)
Grades	9-12
Gender	All
Number of students	900 (2007)
Campus	rural
Color(s)	Blue and Gold
Mascot	black panther
Accreditation	Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York
Newspaper	Panther Post
literary magazine	Calliope
Website	http://lakelandschools.org/wphs/index.htm

Walter Panas High School is a public high school serving students in grades 9-12 in Cortlandt Manor, New York, USA. It was opened in 1972, becoming the second high school to serve the Lakeland Central School District. It is a sister school to Lakeland High School of Shrub Oak, New York, USA. Both schools have a combined catchment area of approximately 40 square miles in northern Westchester County. As of Dec 2005, the principal is Susan B Strauss and the assistant principal is Mr. Stewart Hanson aka Coordinator of Buses. Another assistant principal is Ms. Marlene Gracia and the school has a student population of 900 with 72 teaching faculty. Its school colors are blue and gold and its mascot is the black panther.

History

The Lakeland Central School District has recently redistricted, so now a select few students who attended George Washington Elementary School will now be attending Walter Panas High School after completing 3 years at Lakeland Copper Beech Middle School.

Walter Panas high school has made many changes through the years. There is a new turf athletic field and a new track. New metal bleachers for spectators have replaced wooden stands.

Extracurricular activities

Clubs

In addition to the clubs found in a typical American high school, students participate in several clubs, including: Amnesty International, Debate Club, Destination Imagination, Habitat for Humanity, Mock Trial, the Community Service Club, a drama club called Panas Players, and Model UN.

Sports

The Panas' Bowling team recently won sectionals, and went to states in Buffalo, NY. It is said, according to one anonymous opponent, that the Panas bowling program is so intense that team members "eat, drink and breathe" bowling. Panas' varsity football team, coached by Anthony Fata, has won two games in the past three seasons, one of them coming this season against Brewster. The team hopes for much improvement for the next season.

The Panas football for the year 2007 has a record of Wins-1 Lost-7.

Performance

The school is accredited by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York. The 2007 graduating class of 211 students had an average GPA of 99.71 and SAT score of 1560 (3 areas). A total of 195 students took 332 AP exams, with 61% scoring a 3 (out of 5) or better.

External links

• Walter Panas High School Website
• Lakeland School District