Minisink Valley High School

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Minisink Valley High School is a secondary school located in Slate Hill, New York. It contains an enrollment of approximately 1400 students, making it one of the larger high schools in Orange County, New York. The school, part of the Minisink Valley Central School District, was established in 1958 as a secondary school for grades 7-10. A junior class established in the 1959-60 school year became the first class to graduate in June of 1961. Over the next decade, enrollment in the school increased so rapidly that in 1971, a bond was passed by district residents to build a new high school adjacent to the original school building. The high school was completed in 1974, and provided a comfortable home for the upperclassmen of the district. Additions have since been made in the past 5 years to accompany the expanding class sizes. Both high school and middle school buildings have seen recent addition to the response of larger class sizes, along with the completion of new pool and track facilities.

Minisink Valley HS is also the alma mater of Caitlin Hammaren, one of the 32 victims of the 2007 Virginia Tech Massacre on April 16, 2007.

[edit] Notable Alumni

As a part of the high school's golden anniversary, Minisink Valley began an alumni hall of fame, inducting Minisink alumni deemed successful in their professional paths. Inductees include:

2006 inductees

Carl E. DuBois '72- Elected sheriff of Orange County, New York
Joseph Sottolano '86- Head Baseball Coach at the United States Military Academy
Audra L. Ames '87- Program Manager of Water Quality and Vice President for Health and Safety at Marine Desalination Systems in St. Petersburg, Florida; Author of numerous scientific journal articles
Laura T. Iraci '88- research scientist at the NASA Ames Research Center in California
Andrea (Rambarose) R-Ferrulli '91- Assistant Staff Judge Advocate stationed at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska

2005 Inductees

William DeBlock '70- Colonel with the title of Deputy Superintendent, Field Command, New York
Dave Telgheder '85- Professional baseball player for eleven years for the New York Mets, Oakland A's and Cleveland Indians. Currently a business teacher and baseball coach at Minisink Valley High School.
Michelle Peluso '89- President and CEO of Travelocity, founder and CEO of Site59
Fred Pierce '90- Captain in the U.S. Marine Corps, F/A-18 strike fighter pilot and T-45 Goshawk jet instructor