Nyack High School

Nyack High School is a secondary school serving parts of the Town of Orangetown and Town of Clarkstown, New York, United States. The old Nyack High School is now part of BOCES and the New Nyack High School is located just down the road at the corner of Christian Herald Road and Highland Avenue (U.S. Route 9W).

Nyack High School is the sole high school in the Nyack Union Free School District in New York. Students come to the high school from Nyack Middle School, which gathers students from Upper Nyack, Liberty, Hilltop (now closed) and Valley Cottage elementary schools. The high school is known for its academic performance with 94% of seniors taking the SAT in 2004,[1] its football team, its theatrical productions and its music program.[2]

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Activities

School Profile

enrollment:2950 students (in school system)

ethnic make-up

Average class size

Notable alumni

Rupert Holmes, composer, singer-songwriter, musician and author

References

  1. ^ a b Brenner, Elsa (2004-12-05). "A Trio of Villages Hugging the Hudson". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/05/realestate/05livi.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&pagewanted=all&position=. Retrieved 2008-05-04. 
  2. ^ Bader, Jenny Lyn (1988-08-14). "If You're Thinking of Living In: Nyack". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE6DE113DF937A2575BC0A96E948260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=2. Retrieved 2008-05-04. 
  3. ^ "Athlete Prevails in Court". Fresno Bee. 2006-01-19. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=FB&p_theme=fb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAE892458FF1332&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 2008-05-04. 

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