Granville Junior/Senior High School

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Granville Junior/Senior High School

Granville High School as viewed from Quaker Street in the Village of Granville, New York.

Changing The World... One Student at a Time!
Address
58 Quaker Street
Granville, New York, 12832
United States
Coordinates 43°23′59″N 73°15′46″W / 43.39972°N 73.26278°W / 43.39972; -73.26278Coordinates: 43°23′59″N 73°15′46″W / 43.39972°N 73.26278°W / 43.39972; -73.26278
Information
Type Public central school district
Established 1929
School board Granville Central School District
Superintendent Mark Bessen
CEEB Code 332165
Principal Camille Harrelson
Asst. Principal Daniel Poucher
Faculty 68[1]
Grades 7–12
Number of students 766[2]
Color(s)          Blue and Gold
Mascot Mongolian Warrior on Horseback
Nickname Golden Horde
Newspaper The Granville Gossip
Website Granville Junior/Senior High School

Granville Junior/Senior High School, colloquially referred to as Granville High School, is a public secondary school located in the Village of Granville, New York. Situated in Washington County and to the northeast of New York State's Capital District, it is a component school of the Granville Central School District serving the district's 7th through 12th grade student population.[3] Approximately 10% of the building's students are drawn from neighboring communities in the state of Vermont. Tuition for these students was set at $8,200 for the 2013-2014 academic year and subsequently increased to $8,500 beginning in 2014-2015, well below the $9,382 figure nearby Poultney, Vermont charges students who live in communities outside the district.

The main high school building is located on Quaker Street in the Village of Granville and school colors are blue and gold. The western portion of the school building houses primarily 9th through 12th grades while the east wing of the building is populated largely by 7th and 8th grade students. Additionally, district campuses include Mary J. Tanner Elementary School (K-3),[4] and Granville Elementary School (4-6).

The school motto, as established during the tenure of former superintendent Daniel Teplesky, reads: "Changing the world... One student at a time."

School district

Map of Granville Central School District and surrounding districts in both New York and Vermont.
Map of Granville Central School District and surrounding districts in both New York and Vermont.

The Granville Central School District, from which 90% of the student population is drawn, borders the following educational entities: Whitehall Central School District and Fort Ann Central School District to the northwest; Hartford Central School District to the west; and Salem Central School District to the south. Poultney High School, the Rutland Southwest Supervisory Union (Wells Village School), and the Mettawee Community School (Pawlet and Rupert) border the district to the east in Vermont.[5]

Demographics

Student demographics

As of 2007, 99% of students in the school were described as white. 1% of students were described as African American or Asian in descent. During the 2006–2007 academic year 6% of the student body received out of school suspension as a disciplinary consequence.[6] 45% of graduates in 2008 planned on attending a 4-year post secondary institution. 29% planned on attending a 2-year college. 3% joined the military. 4% entered the workforce. 20% were reported as "future plan unknown."[7] Regarding graduation rate, 67% of the 2004 cohort had obtained a diploma by August 31, 2008.[8]

Faculty demographics

The Junior/Senior High School employs approximately 100 faculty and staff (including teachers, monitors, aides, and paraprofessionals) as well as a total of two school-level administrators, excluding the director of special education position. Between 2005 and 2008 the district experienced a turnover rate among teachers of nearly 20% each year.[2] This trend became less notable as economic difficulties associated with the Great Recession made finding alternative employment in the education field difficult.[2]

Academics

College-credit bearing academic programs

Motivated students may pursue a rigorous education at Granville Junior/Senior High School. In excess of 50 college credits are available to students from 10th to 12th grades. However, the district struggles to provide a relevant education for less-motivated members of the student population.[9] In combination, these credit-bearing programs have saved parents many thousands of tuition dollars as Granville graduates are able to complete their college undergraduate degree one to two semesters ahead of their peers attending high schools without such a collection of college-level programs.

State University of New York, University in the High Schools

Comparable to the SUPA program outlined above, several Granville faculty members have achieved "adjunct" status as instructors in the State University of New York (SUNY) system. Students are thus able to enroll, and earn college credit after successful completion of Granville and SUNY requirements. These course offerings, including Statistics and Spanish, are made available through the SUNY University in the High Schools program.

SUNY Adirondack - The Mathematics department offers a Statistics course in conjunction with SUNY Adirondack. This course is also offered to other regional schools via the district's distance learning facility.

SUNY Plattsburgh - North Country High School Model OAS: The North Country High School Model OAS (Organization of American States), is a college-credit bearing course in Latin American Studies offered to seniors in the spring semester providing them the opportunity to improve skills related to collaboration, cooperation and extemporaneous speaking.[10]

Held annually the first Sunday through Tuesday in June, when the OAS is holding its annual General Assembly, the high school OAS model provides students an opportunity to develop skills largely ignored by other content-based high school courses. High school students from across Northern New York and Western Vermont participate, representing the various countries from the Western Hemisphere.

A two-night trip to the SUNY Plattsburgh campus to attend the model assembly is required. In addition, participating students attend a briefing session in Washington, D.C. with embassy officials from the nation students will later represent at the model assembly.[10]

New Visions (Off-Site Senior Year)

Seniors are able to participate in the Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex (WSWHE) Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) programs in Engineering and Health Careers Exploration as an alternative to a traditional senior year at the high school. Seniors admitted to this college credit bearing program engage in a combination of classroom and practical professional experiences.[11]

Administration

Superintendents
Daniel Teplesky Weather Closing Message
Valentine's Day Storm, 14 February 2007
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Principals

Assistant Principals

Student life

Staff Olympics

Clubs and activities

  1. 2015 - (December 2014 production) A Seussified Christmas Carol. This group assumed the moniker "The Quaker Street Community Players."
  2. 2014 - The Wizard of Oz
  3. 2013 - The Fantasticks
  4. 2012 - Our Town (
  5. 2011 - The Sound of Music
  6. 2010 - Once Upon a Mattress
  7. 2009 - Anne of Green Gables
  8. 2008 - Meet Me in St. Louis
  9. 2007 - Fiddler on the Roof
  10. 2006 - Oklahoma!
  11. 2005 - Into the Woods, Junior
  12. 1997 - Death of a Salesman

Interscholastic athletics

Granville Horde Mascot.
One variation of the Granville mascot.

Teams

Fall Season:[19]

Winter Season:

Spring Season:

Academic recognition

Valedictorians (and Salutitorians)

Valedictorians (and Salutatorians) Since the beginning of the 2008–2009 academic year class rank has been calculated using a weighted average of all courses taken in grades nine through twelve. Individual course grades are not impacted by this weighting policy; grades are weighted only when school officials determine class rank.

College credit bearing courses are multiplied by a factor of 1.07 and honors courses by a factor of 1.04. As a consequence of this policy, students are encouraged to enroll in academically challenging courses that better prepare them for post-secondary education. In addition, it is more difficult for students enrolled in predominantly academically inferior classes to rank near the top of the class based upon cumulative average.

CASDA scholar recognition

Annually, the Capital Area School District Development Association requests that schools from 11 counties surrounding New York's capital region identify a single student exemplifying scholarly virtues. These criteria do not require that the chosen individual be the class valedictorian. Traditionally, the recipient has taken the most challenging courses that Granville Jr/Sr High School offers while performing at an outstanding level. Selected students are announced in a supplementary publication by the Albany Times Union newspaper and are recognized at a special dinner held at the Desmond hotel and resort in Albany, NY. This award can carry greater prestige than recognition as class valedictorian.

Glens Falls Chronicle Scholar-Athlete

During each academic year The Chronicle, an area newspaper based in Glens Falls, New York, consults the high school administration and recognizes students whose contributions exemplify both academic and athletic excellence. Chosen students are presented with a plaque as well as featured in the newspaper, an area weekly with a circulation near 30,000 copies.[20]

Annual academic awards ceremony

Each May, during the second semester of the academic year, an awards ceremony is held where the highest achieving students in each course and grade-level are recognized. Students to receive awards are invited to attend this event along with their families.

Campus facilities

A second floor view of construction during late stages of the 2009 building project.
A view as construction of the second floor hallway adjacent to new special education rooms neared completion in the fall of 2009.
A second floor view of construction during early stages of the 2009 building project.
A view of construction during early stages of the 2009 building project. Mountains in Vermont, including Haystack Mountain, are visible in the background.

Buildings and building projects

Construction on the oldest portion of the current Junior/Senior High School building was carried out beginning in 1928 and finished the following year. This portion of the junior-senior high building is constructed in the Greek Revival architectural style.

Another major building project was completed from 1974 to 1975.

A much smaller facilities expansion occurred during 2009 during the Superintendency of Mr. Daniel Teplesky. This most recent building project provided upgraded first floor space for technology education in the form of Project Lead the Way, as well as four classrooms dedicated to offering special education services.

Athletic facilities

From 2003 through 2009 campus upgrades included the construction of tennis courts, a baseball field and additional minor upgrades to athletics facilities. Together this construction is referred to as the "Ken Burch Athletic Complex," and is located south of the high school's main campus buildings. Sam Eppolito Field, reserved almost exclusively for Varsity and Junior Varsity football games, remains distinct from this area as it is located immediately behind the newly constructed east wing of the high school building.

Community relations

Notable media coverage

Emily Fuller!.
This ball was presented to Emily Fuller after the game in which she scored her 1,000th point as a basketball player for the school during the 2010–2011 season.

Budget

During the 2006–2007 school year, district-wide total expenditures per pupil equalled $15,256.00, $2074.00 below the New York State average of $17,330.00.[7] In recent years, the district's annual budget has exceeded $20,000,000. Proposed expenditures for the 2007–2008 academic year were $21,737,394.[33] This figure was $23.2 million during the 2008–2009 budget year.[34]

These figures include the two primary schools that feed into the junior/senior high school building: Mary J. Tanner Elementary School and Granville Elementary School.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Granville Junior/Senior High School Faculty Directory".
  2. 1 2 3 https://www.nystart.gov/publicweb-rc/2009/9f/AOR-2009-640701040003.pdf
  3. ↑ https://www.nystart.gov/publicweb-rc/2008/6d/AOR-2008-640701040000.pdf
  4. ↑ http://www.granvillecsd.org/education/components/whatsnew/default.php?sectiondetailid=3046&&PHPSESSID=lzdumadt
  5. ↑ http://www.mettawee.k12.vt.us/
  6. ↑ https://www.nystart.gov/publicweb-rc/2008/9f/AOR-2008-640701040003.pdf
  7. 1 2 https://www.nystart.gov/publicweb-rc/2008/6d/CIR-2008-640701040000.pdf
  8. ↑ https://www.nystart.gov/publicweb-rc/2009/6d/AOR-2009-640701040000.pdf
  9. ↑ https://www.nystart.gov/publicweb-rc/2009/6d/CIR-2009-640701040000.pdf
  10. 1 2 Model Organization of American States (MOAS) at SUNY Plattsburgh
  11. ↑ http://www.wswheboces.org/CTE.cfm?subpage=261
  12. ↑ http://www.rcscsd.org/news_files/2008-09/090324_new_superintendent.htm
  13. ↑ http://poststar.com/news/local/article_fc44efa0-c4d9-11de-aa59-001cc4c002e0.html
  14. ↑ Granville Sentinel November 24th, 2011. p. 7
  15. ↑ http://manchesternewspapers.com/2013/03/27/poucher-named-new-yorks-asst-principal-of-the-year/
  16. ↑ https://www.nassp.org/Content.aspx?topic=2013_State_Assistant_Principals_of_the_Year
  17. ↑ The Granville Sentinel, December 30, 2009. p. 1.
  18. ↑ Granville Jr./Sr. High School - Granville Gossip
  19. ↑ Manchester Newspapers - Washington County Newspapers
  20. ↑ The Chronicle, November 24 – December 1, 2010, Vol. 31, No. 1,362, p. 36.
  21. ↑ http://poststar.com/news/local/article_53c9fb68-d3d8-11df-80b8-001cc4c03286.html
  22. ↑ The Granville Sentinel, Vol. 134, No. 3 pp. 1 and 8.
  23. ↑ http://poststar.com/news/local/article_3808dbbe-28fc-11e0-91fb-001cc4c002e0.html
  24. ↑ http://poststar.com/mobile/article_3df3b4e8-365f-11e0-ba57-001cc4c03286.html
  25. ↑ http://poststar.com/news/local/article_382ceae6-542f-11e0-aba2-001cc4c002e0.html
  26. ↑ The Granville Sentinel, Vol. 136, No. 15 pp. 1 and 6.
  27. ↑ The Granville Sentinel, Vol. 136, No. 47 pp. 1, 6, and 7.
  28. ↑ http://poststar.com/news/local/3924792c-29c8-11e1-931f-0019bb2963f4.html
  29. ↑ http://www.nysut.org/nationalboard_17315.htm
  30. ↑ "Celebrate Teen Excellence!". http://poststar.com. External link in |work= (help)
  31. ↑ http://poststar.com/news/local/honorees-announced-for-teen-excellence-awards/article_a90c794e-6705-11e2-92ee-0019bb2963f4.html
  32. ↑ http://poststar.com/news/local/teen-excellence-award-recipients-selected/article_9882f16a-82f3-11e3-9751-001a4bcf887a.html
  33. ↑ http://oldsite.granvillecsd.org/2006%20-%202007%20Budget/2007-2008%20District%20Budget.pdf
  34. ↑ http://poststar.com/news/local/article_e30e7e5f-31e3-55b0-8330-5cbb115f13e1.html

36. http://fultonhistory.com/newspaper%2010/Glens%20Falls%20NY%20Post%20Star/Glens%20Falls%20Post%20Star%201946%20Jan-Jun%20Grayscale/Glens%20Falls%20Post%20Star%201946%20Jan-Jun%20Grayscale%20-%201015.pdf

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