Colonie Central High School
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Colonie Central High School is a public high school in Albany, New York. In 2005 it had 1,886 students and 132 classroom teachers. It is part of the South Colonie Central School District. The building principal is David Wetzel.
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[edit] Demographics
The school is 71% White, 19% Black, 6% Hispanic, 3% Asian, and 1% American Indian as of 2005-2006 school year. The New York State average is 70% White and 30% minority.
[edit] Athletics
The school sports teams are known as the "Garnet Raiders". School colors are Garnet and Gold. Colonie competes in the Blue Division of the Suburban Council or Division III of Class AA in Section II of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association. The Varsity football team advanced to the Section II Class AA Super Bowl in 2006, but were defeated by CBA. In 2007, the Girl's Basketball team advanced to the state semifinals before losing to Rush Henrietta, the eventual state champion.
[edit] Academics
Colonie High School offers several Advanced Placement (AP) courses in numerous disciplines. In addition, the high school, in conjunction with nearby Hudson Valley Community College, offers several "College in High School courses", in which students can earn college credits for classes taken in the high school. Colonie also boasts a large technology department, where students can take all of the courses in the Project Lead the Way engineering sequence. Also, the school offers credits from SUNY Albany, RIT and College of St. Rose. Five foreign languages are taught at the school, including Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, and Russian.
[edit] Notable alumni
Notable alumni include:
- Kristie Marano (b. 1979), Olympic wrestler
- Ken McCabe (b. 1955), Live entertainment producer
- Corey Womack (b. 2007), Most Unique
