Monroe-Woodbury High School

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Monroe-Woodbury High School
Pursuit of Excellence

School type	Public
District	Monroe-Woodbury Central School District
Grades	9-12
Principal	Aldo Fillipone
Faculty	152
Staff	23
Students	2,434
Athletics	Skiing, football, soccer, cross-country, volleyball, track, wrestling, basketball, baseball, and lacrosse
Athletic Conference	Orange County Interscholastic Athletic Association
Colors	Purple and White
Mascot	Crusaders
Location	Central Valley, New York
Website	School Homepage

Monroe-Woodbury High School is located in Central Valley, New York, part of the town and village of Woodbury in Orange County. It educates all students in grades 9-12 in the Monroe-Woodbury Central School District.

The 365,000-square foot (32,850 m²) school building cost $48.5 million to build and was opened in 1999 after a 1996 bond issue was passed (a more expensive proposal had failed two years earlier). However, only in 2001 did voters approve $16 million more (largely reimbursed by the state) to finish a fourth level when the student population grew even more quickly than expected.[1] The four levels are built into a hill overlooking Woodbury Common Premium Outlets. It is regarded as one of the most advanced high school buildings in the region.

The new building made possible the organization of students by level into four "houses", each with students from all grades and doing most activities as a house rather than by grade, however this is in theory, in reality students have classes on any of the 4 floors with mixed houses.

[edit] 2004 food fight

On June 11, 2004, about 300 students in the school cafeteria observed the end of the school year by staging a food fight that escalated into a near-riot when teachers and other school officials were unable to restore order. Students chanted "Fuck this school!"[2] threw apples, trays, water bottles, soda cans, pizza and other lunch items at each other, sometimes from a great distance.

State troopers had to be called in, and the school was locked down for three hours, the third time that had occurred that school year.[3] Three students were arrested, two for attempting to assault the troopers that responded.[4] After reviewing tapes from a security camera, twelve more were arrested and six seniors were barred from taking part in graduation [5] The incident received national and international media attention. Students later created and circulated an underground video[6] of the event, set to music such as Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)".[7]