Monroe-Woodbury High School

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Monroe-Woodbury High School
Pursuit of Excellence
Address
155 Dunderberg Road
Central Valley, NY 10917
Coordinates 41°19′26″N, 74°08′05″W
Information
School district Monroe-Woodbury Central School District
Principal Aldo Fillipone
Assistant principal Kristin Randhare
Staff 175[1]
Enrollment

2,399[1] (2005)
Grade 9 617[1]
Grade 10 619[1]
Grade 11 608[1]
Grade 12 555[1]
School type Public high school
Grades 9-12
Language English
Team name Crusaders
Color(s) Purple     and white    
Communities served Town of Monroe
Village of Monroe
Town and Village of Woodbury (part)
Harriman
Homepage High School

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. [2] 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.

2004 food fight

On June 11, 2004, about 400 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. During 6th period lunch, the food fight portion of the day began as students threw apples, trays, water bottles, soda cans, pizza and other lunch items at each other, sometimes from a great distance. Immediately the students were forced to leave the cafeteria, where they congregated in a circular common space in the hall. Students chanted "Fuck this school!"[3]

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f New York School Report Card 2005-06, Accountability and Overview Report for Monroe-Woodbury High SchoolPDF (520 KiB), retrieved September 14, 2007.
  2. ^ McKenna, Chris. "M-W High School taking students to new level", Times-Herald Record, August 28, 2003. Retrieved on 2007-09-14. 
  3. ^ Wells, Kristina. "More arrests expected in M-W food fight", Times-Herald Record, June 15, 2004. Retrieved on 2007-09-14. 
  4. ^ Wells, Kristina. "A lesson in responsibility", Times-Herald Record, June 18, 2004. Retrieved on 2007-09-14. 
  5. ^ Wells, Kristina. "Kids create chaos in school food fight", Times-Herald Record, June 12, 2004. Retrieved on 2007-09-14. 
  6. ^ "Food-fighting seniors barred from graduation", Times-Herald Record, June 25, 2004. Retrieved on 2007-09-14. 
  7. ^ Kruse, Michael. "Chester considers hiring school resource officer", Times-Herald Record, March 24, 2005. Retrieved on 2007-09-14. 

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