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==External links== |
==External links== |
Revision as of 16:07, 19 November 2008
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52 North Main St. , 10921 | |
Coordinates | 41°20′01″N 74°21′22″W / 41.33361°N 74.35611°W |
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School type | public secondary school |
School district | Florida Union Free School District |
Principal | Michael Rheaume |
Staff | 48[1] |
Grades | 6-12 |
Enrollment | 470[1] (2005-06) |
• Grade 6 | 85[1] |
• Grade 7 | 59[1] |
• Grade 8 | 84[1] |
• Grade 9 | 60[1] |
• Grade 10 | 59[1] |
• Grade 11 | 66[1] |
• Grade 12 | 57[1] |
Language | English |
Color(s) | Blue and orange |
Team name | Spartans |
Communities served | Florida Town of Goshen (part) Town of Warwick (part) Town of Chester (part) |
Website | S. S. Seward Institute |
S. S. Seward Institute is the secondary school in the Florida Union Free School District in Orange County, New York, USA. It is located along Main Street (NY 17A/94) in the village of Florida and referred to locally as just "The Institute".
The student body consists of grades 6-12, drawn from Florida and surrounding portions of the towns of Chester, Goshen and Warwick. It has the smallest population of any secondary school in the county, and is the rare American public high school that does not field a football team in the fall.
The school gets its name from Samuel S. Seward, who settled in the region in the early 19th century and started the school with an endowment of $20,000 after succeeding in various local business pursuits.[2] One of his sons, William Henry Seward, attended one of the institute's predecessors for a time, and later began a career in public service that culminated in the purchase of Alaska while Secretary of State. A memorial to him is located on Main Street in front of the school.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Template:PDFlink, retrieved September 13, 2007.
- ^ Seward, William Henry (1855). The Life of William Henry Seward, with Selections from His Works. New York: J.S. Redfield and sons. p. 15. Retrieved 2007-09-13.
Dr. Seward founded the 'S.S. Seward Institute' at Florida, an excellent high school for persons of both sexes. He endowed this seminary with a permanent fund of $20,000 ..."
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In 2007, the Girls Varsity Soccer team became New York State Soccer Champs!!
WE RULE!