Nyack High School

Nyack High School is a secondary school serving parts of the Town of Orangetown and Town of Clarkstown, New York, United States. The original Nyack High School building is now part of BOCES. Since 1990, Nyack High School has been located less than a mile north of the old facility, at the corner of Christian Herald Road and Highland Avenue-(U.S. Route 9W).

Nyack High School Building

Nyack High School is the sole high school in the Nyack Union Free School District in New York. Students come to the high school from Nyack Middle School, which gathers students from Upper Nyack, Liberty, Hilltop (now closed) and Valley Cottage elementary schools.

The high school is known for its academic performance with 94 percent of seniors taking the SAT in 2004,[1] its football team, its theatrical productions and its music program.[2]

In 1972, one of its school buses were involved in an accident getting struck by a Penn Central freight train, which killed five students and injured 46.

Activities

Sports

Fall
Nyack High School Tennis Courts

Sports in the Fall for Nyack High School students include:

Winter

Sports in the Winter for Nyack High School students include:

Spring

Sports in the Spring for Nyack High School students include:

School profile

enrollment:2950 students (in school system)

ethnic make-up

Average class size

  • Gr. 6-12 24

Notable alumni

References
  1. Brenner, Elsa (2004-12-05). "A Trio of Villages Hugging the Hudson". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
  2. Bader, Jenny Lyn (1988-08-14). "If You're Thinking of Living In: Nyack". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
  3. "Athlete Prevails in Court". Fresno Bee. 2006-01-19. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
  4. Klingaman, Mike (12 December 2013). "Catching Up With . . . former NFL defensive lineman Roger Brown". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  5. "Gloria Callen Jones". Rockland County Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  6. Rinaldi, Tom (writer); Burns, Ken (narrator). Man In The Red Bandana Advertisement. ESPN. September 2011; retrieved September 4, 2012.
  7. "George Jakowenko". Rockland County Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
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