| Minisink Valley High School | |
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| 2320 Route 6 Slate Hill, New York, United States |
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| Type | Public (Exam school) secondary |
| Established | 1958 |
| Principal | Ken Hauck |
| Faculty | Approximately 145 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Number of students | Approximately 1500 |
| Color(s) | Forest & white |
| Mascot | Minisink Warrior |
| Website | [1] |
Minisink Valley High School is a secondary school located in Slate Hill, New York. It contains an enrollment of approximately 1500 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 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. Reginald G. Kierstead 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 five 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.
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Caitlin Hammaren was one of the 32 victims of the 2007 Virginia Tech Massacre on April 16, 2007. She graduated high school in 2005.[1]
The school offers a variety of clubs and extra curricular activities for its students. Among these is a quarterly Coffee House, hosted by S.A.D.D. This gathering of student spectators and performers assemble to play music and engage in other various arts to raise money for current charities with money charged for admission. The coffee houses began in 2001 and originated as a fundraiser after the September 11th attacks.
Boys varsity sports include football, basketball, track and field, cross country, soccer, lacrosse, golf, tennis, wrestling, swimming, and baseball. The girls' athletic department includes basketball, track and field, cross country, soccer, lacrosse, golf, tennis, wrestling, swimming, softball, cheer leading, mat maids, and volleyball. In 2010 the girls varsity soccer team won the section 9 title.