| Tully Junior Senior High School | |
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| Location | |
| 5850 State Route 80 Tully, New York, United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Superintendent | Kraig D. Pritts |
| Principal | Mary Ann Murphy |
| Grades | 7-12 |
| Campus | Rural |
| Color(s) | Red and Black |
| Newspaper | Knight Insight |
| Website | http://tullyschools.org |
Tully Junior Senior High School is a combined public school building housing students in grades 7-12 in Tully, New York. It is part of Tully School District in Onondaga County. It made national news when its alumnus, Lopez Lomong carried the flag for the US Olympic team at the Beijing Summer Olympics.
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Education in Tully began as early as 1801 when Miss Ruth Thorpe established a school in the town. In 1898, Tully Union School received a charter from the Board of Regents to establish a high school in the district. The high school offered classes in the current elementary school building from 1930-1970 when the town constructed a new building.[1]
The mission of the Tully Central Schools is to create an open, caring and supportive atmosphere where every student is nurtured in the development of a respect and thirst for lifelong learning and personal dedication to the pursuit of excellence.
We will, through staff development and the use of community and its resources, provide a challenging and innovative curriculum which develops creative thinking and problem solving while incorporating high standards and accountability.
Tully Central Schools will graduate competent, compassionate individuals responsible for themselves and the world at large, who can excel at any chosen endeavor.[2]
THS honors students who achieve academically by posting the Academic Top Ten by grade in the school every quarter. Students can also earn a place on the High Honor Roll (89.5%+) or the Merit Roll (84.5%+). Teachers also select students to enter into National Honor Society. Initial eligibility requires a 90% average or higher. In addition, a faculty selection committee determines whether or not a student meets the leadership, service, and character components of the organization.[3]
Tully competes in the following interscholastic athletics: Baseball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track, Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball, Track and Field, Volleyball, and Wrestling. Tully is noted as a distance running powerhouse across the league, Section 3 and the state. Tully Boys Cross Country has won the State Championship Title 3 times: 2000, 2003 and 2006. On the track, most notable is the Boys 4x800m relay. The 4x8 has been won for Division 2 (small schools) three years in a row, 2007 (Hartnett, Burke, Stachowski, Vander Molen) in 8:05.23, 2008 (Stachowski, Burke, Weber, Hartnett) in 7:54.07 and 2009 (Sam, Palladino, Haskins, Weber) in 7:59.76. Only one other 4x8 team in school history broke 8:00. On it was future Olympian Lopez Lomong and standout foster brother Dominic Luka. Every State Title in school history has been captured by boys running.
Furthermore, in addition to the success of the Cross Country team, the achievements of the Tully Girls' Soccer program have been noteworthy.
A former Tully cross country athlete, alumnus Lopez Lomong, carried the flag for the United States during the 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony in Beijing, China where he finished 20th in the world.[4] Lomong is preparing for the Olympic Qualifiers in Flagstaff, AZ before London.
From 2006-2008, Tully students publish an online newspaper called TBK Today. Previous incarnations of the school newspaper include a print version, Knight Insight, produced from 1997-1999.
In 2003, Tully won the Pavilion Theatre Awards "best overall play" category for its production of Les Miserables. The Pavilion Theatre Awards honors regional high school drama programs.[5]
In 2003, the school's agriculture program was in line to lose its funding. In response to this, the local community was able to ensure the existence of the program and also earned a grant of $50,000 to build a greenhouse on campus.[6]