Hamilton Central School
Coordinates: 42°49′16″N 75°32′50″W / 42.821037°N 75.547357°W
Hamilton Central School, located on West Kendrick Avenue, Hamilton, New York was established in 1946. It educates Students in K-12 with an average class size of 45 and a teacher to student ratio of 1:10.
Newspaper
Hamilton boasts an award-winning school paper. The Emerald Press has been coming out weekly since 1990, and has won several awards in national competitions.
Theater Activities
The Middle and High Schools present two productions a year, usually a play in the Fall and a musical in the Spring.
Athletics
Hamilton Central School is in the Class D division for sports. It has won five state championships in the last 15 years, and more state titles than any other school in the central New York area.
The men's basketball team won states in the 1993-94 season, mostly because of Adonal Foyle. Foyle continued his basketball career with three years at Colgate University (1995–98),[2] and played mostly for the Golden State Warriors in the NBA. He also played for the Orlando Magic and Memphis Grizzlies. He retired in 2009.
Hamilton Central School has won a number of State Championships in various sports.
| Sport | Hamilton | Opponent |
|---|---|---|
| Boys Soccer (2011) [3] | Hamilton 1 | Chazy 0 |
| Cross Country (2010) | Sage Hurta (Seventh Grader) | 19:59.8 to win by 14 seconds |
| Boys Soccer (2008)[4] | #3 Hamilton 4 | #7 Chazy 3 |
| Girls Soccer (2001) | Hamilton 1 | Ellicottville 0 |
| Boys Basketball (2000) | #2 Hamilton 91 | #3 Alexander Hamilton 86
|
| Boys Soccer (1997) | Hamilton 1 | Jasper-Troupsburg 0 |
| Boys Soccer (1995) | Hamilton 1 | Faith Heritage 0 |
| Boys Basketball (1994) | Hamilton 59 | Tuckahoe 39 |
Notable alumni
- Adonal Foyle - Professional basketball player
- Ethan Lamb - Conservative Commentator
- Christopher White - musician
- Joseph Colletti - Peace Activist, Humanitarian and Scratch Golfer
- Mason Jones - Principal Horn, Philadelphia Orchestra, 1939–1980
- Kaylin Broadwell - served as New York FFA State Officer from 2011-2013 (www.nysffa.org) / Local radio personality
References
- ↑ http://www.uciprotour.com/Modules/BUILTIN/getObject.asp?MenuId=MTcxNw&ObjTypeCode=FILE&type=FILE&id=34028&LangId=1
- ↑ "Adonal Foyle '98, NBA center, becomes a U.S. citizen", Colgate University, March 17, 2007
- ↑ "2011 NYSPHSAA Boys Soccer Championship - Class D"
- ↑ "2008 NYSPHSAA Boys Soccer Championship - Class D"