New Rochelle High School

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New Rochelle High School
New Rochelle High School Seal
Location
New Rochelle, New York
Information
Principal Donald T Conetta
Students approx. 3,400
Type Public
Grades 9-12
Athletics The Huguenots
Color(s) Purple & White            
Established 1897
Homepage http://nrhs.nred.org/

New Rochelle High School (NRHS) is a public high school, comprising grades 9 through 12, in New Rochelle, New York, operated by the City School District of New Rochelle.

NRHS serves over 3300 students, representing over 60 different countries. It offers more than 240 courses, including honors, research and advanced placement courses.

When compared to 38 public high schools in Westchester County, the SAT scores of students attending New Rochelle High School placed within the top 10.[1] 96% of graduates attend college or other institutions of higher learning. NRHS students earn accolades in competitive national programs including the National Merit Scholarship programs and the Intel Science Talent Search. Students are accepted into the most competitive colleges and universities in the nation.

New Rochelle has been ranked in the top 2% of high schools in the nation by Newsweek since 2000.[2] NRHS is a two-time Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor that an American school can achieve.[3] NRHS is accredited by the Middle States Association Commission on Secondary Schools.[4]

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[edit] Academics

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Campus
Campus

New Rochelle High School is composed of small learning communities on a campus setting. Each school is linked to each other, and shares a Humanities core.

The School of Arts (P.A.V.E. — Performing and Visual Arts Education) offers majors in Visual Arts, Theater, Vocal Music, Orchestra, Band and Dance.

The School of Sciences and Mathematics offers students the opportunity to participate in the community of scientific research and scholarship as part of their high school experience. In addition to class, formal individual meetings are held once a week. Students select a topic of interest and explore this topic through library research, person to person conversations with research scientists throughout the country, and telecommunication to research and college libraries. Students develop sophisticated data collecting and lab skills by completing a literature search, formulating a research question, articulating hypotheses, collecting and analyzing data, and presenting their findings to a bona fide scientific audience (e.g., The Intel Talent Search, the New York State Science Symposium, and local and regional science fairs).

The International School of Languages featuring a compliment of educators from Europe; Italian, Spanish, French, and Latin courses; future progressive program advantages for students in Dual Language Programs founded in elementary and middle schools; opportunities for students from more than 50 countries of the world.

In the School of Business and Technology students learn core–curriculum using computer based learning tools. Students may earn certificates in Microsoft Word, Cisco, CCNA. Web design, drafting, architecture, and CAD are studied.

[edit] Campus

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New Rochelle High School is situated at the rear of a massive plot of land, fronted by Lake Huguenot, public park space, exercise trails and a stream. It is designed in the French-Gothic style by the noted architectural firm of Guilbert and Betelle and boasts a working clocktower, indoor swimming facilities, eight tennis courts, two football fields, an outdoor track, and a planetarium. The planetarium can hold 84 viewers and uses a 'Spitz Scidome', 360 degree fulldome video projector with ATM-4 automation and a 5.1 surround sound audio system.

[edit] Extracurriculars

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NRHS cheerleaders on Thanksgiving morning, 2002
NRHS cheerleaders on Thanksgiving morning, 2002
  • The Science Olympiad is #1 in the region.[5]
  • The school's Academic Team ranks high in regional competitions and the National Academic Championship.[6]
  • The Model Congress Club is the oldest of all the participating New York suburban high schools from Westchester and Long Island.[citations needed] The club is focused around debating issues through the use of bills and parliamentary procedure. The club becomes a delegation when it debates in foreign congresses, both college congresses and those associated with the United Model Congreses. Each year the school holds a Model Congress weekend, hosting "foreign delegations" from other schools.
  • The Swim Team is undefeated in their 2007-2008 season. They go by the name of Purple Wave.
  • The Varsity Football and Basketball teams are each NYS Section AA finalists.
  • The Varsity Cheerleading team placed fifth in the nation at the 2008 Universal Cheerleading Association National HS Cheerleading Championships, while the Junior Varsity team placed fourth.[7]

[edit] The Fund for Educational Excellence

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The fund was established in 1998 in a cooperative effort by the Superintendent of Schools, members of the Board of Education and community leaders to preserve the New Rochelle tradition of excellence in education. It is a private foundation formed to address the dramatic increase in the cost of public education by supporting aspects of the public educational system that fall outside the normal operating budget. Most notably, the Fund has sponsored several benefit concerts featuring NRHS students at major performance venues including Carnegie Hall and Avery Fisher Hall of Lincoln Center.

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] References

  1. ^ About the School District. New Rochelle High School Official Website. nred.org. Retrieved on 2008-05-24.
  2. ^ Newsweek Web Exclusive (2007). The Top of the Class: The Complete List of the 1,300 Top U.S. High Schools. Newsweek. Retrieved on 2008-05-24.
  3. ^ BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS PROGRAM:Schools Recognized 1982-1983 and Through 1999-2002. Blue Ribbon Schools Program - Knowledge Applications Division. U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
  4. ^ 2007 - New Rochelle High School Receives Accreditation. New Rochelle High School Official Website. nred.org. Retrieved on 2008-05-24.
  5. ^ http://www.scienceteacherprogram.org/TomByrne2007.html
  6. ^ New Rochelle High School Academic Team members (2008). NRHS Academic Team>Old Statistics>2006-2007 Statistics>Scores by Match. New Rochelle High School Academic Team members (publisher). Retrieved on 2008-05-24.
  7. ^ http://www.vasity.com/vwired/08nhscc.asp?page=medvar
  8. ^ (1971) Current Biography Yearbook. H. W. Wilson Company, 24. 
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Distinguished Alumni. New Rochelle High School Official Website. nrhs.nred.org. Retrieved on 2008-05-24.
  10. ^ http://www.evesmag.com/hewitt.htm
  11. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/08/sports/othersports/08jones.1.html?n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/People/G/Goldstein,%20Richard&pagewanted=all
  12. ^ http://www.chicagotribune.com/topic/zap-louisrukeyserobit050306,1,2651520.story
  13. ^ http://www.nydailynews.com/services/realestate/2007/09/07/2007-09-07_new_rochelle.html
  14. ^ http://www.dolice.com/BIOS.html
  15. ^ http://www.classmates.com/directory/public/memberprofile/list.htm?regId=8698113551
  16. ^ http://www.westchester.com/Westchester_News/Sports/Pro_Wrestling_Returns_To_New_Rochelle_200803099290.html
  17. ^ http://www.columbia.edu/cu/pr/00/06/teuscher.html
  18. ^ http://www.scarletknights.com/football/roster/roster-detail.asp?ID=3473
  19. ^ http://www.prlog.org/10054315-nfl-players-bring-march-madness-to-new-rochelle-high-school.html

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