Horace Greeley High School
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Horace Greeley High School is a public, four-year secondary school
serving students in grades 9
–12
in Chappaqua
, New York
. It is part of the Chappaqua Central School District.
The school, which is housed in a 11-building campus
(named with "A building", "B building", etc. all the way to "L building"). The school has about 1300 students and 100 faculty members, there is no "I" building above ground.
SAT
score among graduating seniors in the Class of 2005 was 1269 (612 Verbal and 657 Math). 97% of the Class of 2005 went on to higher education, 96% to four-year colleges.
The high school is strong in several extracurricular programs. Its academic challenge team won the National Academic Championship in 2003, finished third in 2007, 2009 and 2010, and placed among the top six teams at the national tournament in five of the six years between 2000 and 2005. Chip Beall, the organizer of the tournament, noted in 2007 that Greeley's team had "the most airline miles logged at the National Academic Association's expense", a nod to their placement in the final rounds of the tournament more times than any other team in the tournament's history. The Horace Greeley Debate Team has been successful at many regional tournaments as well as national tournaments, and has sent debaters to States every year since its inception in 2002. The Madrigal Choir, a select group of students auditioned from the full chorus, recently attended the prestigious Disney Honors festival in Orlando, Florida.
Programs at Horace Greeley include the LIFE (Learning Independently From Experience) school, an alternative school for grades 11–12 located on campus, and independent study and senior project options. a child study program linked to an on-site preschool; Arts and athletic offerings are extensive, and classes are offered in five foreign languages: Spanish, French, Latin, and, at the LIFE school, Italian. Yugoslavian was previously offered, but is no longer taught. Chinese is now offered as well. In the 2005–2006 school year, Ancient Greek was taught for the first time, as an independent study. The Latin 4-level poetry class has been approved through the SUNY Albany University in High School Programs as a third-semester college course; students are eligible to receive three college credits by fulfilling the requirements of the course .
, the editor of The New York Tribune
who made his home in Chappaqua late in life. One of the school's two main publications, The Greeley Tribune, is an additional tribute to the newsman. The school's other main publication is ADVO, a full-color, student-run magazine that, until 2006, was known as The Advocate. The school's yearbook is The Quaker, also the school mascot. The school also has a sports magazine called The Quake, founded in 2010. It is named after the unofficial name for the school's cheering section.
Other student organizations at Greeley include the Model United Nations, One World Study Circle, community service groups S.H.A.R.E., S.A.D.D. (Students Against Drinking and Driving), AAPA (African Anti Poverty Association), Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA
), Alliance for Equality, Students for Social Justice, AIDS Awareness, FCCLA, the Horace Greeley Improvisational Acting Troupe, Silent Earth: Greening Greeley, Amnesty International, and OPM (Orange Peach Mango), and the recently abolished funball club due to an unfortunate occurrence, among many others. Peer leadership is also a popular student/faculty run organization on campus that gives older a chance to help acclimate younger students to the high-school environment.
, basketball
, bowling
, field hockey
, American football
, golf
, ice hockey
, lacrosse
, skiing
, soccer, softball
, swimming
and diving
, tennis
, track and cross country
, volleyball
, and wrestling
. The school's only state championship came in 2002 and was won by the cross country team. That same year the school's football team finished with a record of 11–2 and losing 22–15 to Rochester's Aquinas Institute
in the New York State Class A State Championship game. The 2002 Boys Cross Country team won the Class B title, and remains the only Greeley sports team to win a state championship. In 2006, the school's girls' cross-gendered team won the League and Sectional titles, and finished 2nd in Class A States, and the Boys won the League and Section titles to finish 5th in the state. In 2007, both the girls' and boys' soccer teams made it to the state soccer tournament. In 2007, both the Horace Greeley Cross Country Varsity Boys' and Girls' teams won the league championship. Swimming has also been one of the most successful sports at Greeley, with four straight Sectional Championships in the early nineties ('91, '92, '93, '94). In the 2007/2008 season the Quakers were undefeated in their dual meet season capturing the League title. They followed the League Championship with a division championship a few weeks later. In 2008/2009, the Greeley Swim Team went undefeated winning their league, division and their first Section 1 title since 1994. The ski team had a successful undefeated season in 2008/2009, winning the League title and placing second in Sectionals.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
serving students in grades 9
Ninth grade
Ninth grade is the ninth post-kindergarten year of school education in some school systems. The students are 13 to 15 years of age, depending on when their birthday occurs. Depending on the school district, ninth grade is usually the first year of high school....
–12
Twelfth grade
Twelfth grade or Senior year, or Grade Twelve, are the North American names for the final year of secondary school. In most countries students then graduate at age 17 or 18. In some countries, there is a thirteenth grade, while other countries do not have a 12th grade/year at all...
in Chappaqua
Chappaqua, New York
Chappaqua is a hamlet and census-designated place in northern Westchester County, New York. As of the 2010 census, following a major revision to the delineation of its boundaries by the Census Bureau, the population was 1,436...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. It is part of the Chappaqua Central School District.
The school, which is housed in a 11-building campus
Campus
A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls and park-like settings...
(named with "A building", "B building", etc. all the way to "L building"). The school has about 1300 students and 100 faculty members, there is no "I" building above ground.
Administration
The principal is Andrew Selesnick. The school has three assistant principals, with one assigned to each grade except for ninth which is divided up among the three. Mark Bayer, Michelle Glenn and Michael Taylor are the other assistant principals.Distinctions
Greeley is nationally respected for its high academic standards. The high school was ranked #46 nationally in the 2008 US News & World Report rankings of "America's Best High Schools," and #7 among those with open enrollment. It currently offers 23 advanced placement courses. Recent years have seen approximately one-tenth of graduating seniors recognized by the National Merit Scholarship committee; the class of 2004 included 25 National Merit semifinalists; the class of 2005 had 16; the class of 2007, 22. The meanArithmetic mean
In mathematics and statistics, the arithmetic mean, often referred to as simply the mean or average when the context is clear, is a method to derive the central tendency of a sample space...
SAT
SAT
The SAT Reasoning Test is a standardized test for college admissions in the United States. The SAT is owned, published, and developed by the College Board, a nonprofit organization in the United States. It was formerly developed, published, and scored by the Educational Testing Service which still...
score among graduating seniors in the Class of 2005 was 1269 (612 Verbal and 657 Math). 97% of the Class of 2005 went on to higher education, 96% to four-year colleges.
The high school is strong in several extracurricular programs. Its academic challenge team won the National Academic Championship in 2003, finished third in 2007, 2009 and 2010, and placed among the top six teams at the national tournament in five of the six years between 2000 and 2005. Chip Beall, the organizer of the tournament, noted in 2007 that Greeley's team had "the most airline miles logged at the National Academic Association's expense", a nod to their placement in the final rounds of the tournament more times than any other team in the tournament's history. The Horace Greeley Debate Team has been successful at many regional tournaments as well as national tournaments, and has sent debaters to States every year since its inception in 2002. The Madrigal Choir, a select group of students auditioned from the full chorus, recently attended the prestigious Disney Honors festival in Orlando, Florida.
Programs at Horace Greeley include the LIFE (Learning Independently From Experience) school, an alternative school for grades 11–12 located on campus, and independent study and senior project options. a child study program linked to an on-site preschool; Arts and athletic offerings are extensive, and classes are offered in five foreign languages: Spanish, French, Latin, and, at the LIFE school, Italian. Yugoslavian was previously offered, but is no longer taught. Chinese is now offered as well. In the 2005–2006 school year, Ancient Greek was taught for the first time, as an independent study. The Latin 4-level poetry class has been approved through the SUNY Albany University in High School Programs as a third-semester college course; students are eligible to receive three college credits by fulfilling the requirements of the course .
Student clubs
The school is named for Horace GreeleyHorace Greeley
Horace Greeley was an American newspaper editor, a founder of the Liberal Republican Party, a reformer, a politician, and an outspoken opponent of slavery...
, the editor of The New York Tribune
New York Tribune
The New York Tribune was an American newspaper, first established by Horace Greeley in 1841, which was long considered one of the leading newspapers in the United States...
who made his home in Chappaqua late in life. One of the school's two main publications, The Greeley Tribune, is an additional tribute to the newsman. The school's other main publication is ADVO, a full-color, student-run magazine that, until 2006, was known as The Advocate. The school's yearbook is The Quaker, also the school mascot. The school also has a sports magazine called The Quake, founded in 2010. It is named after the unofficial name for the school's cheering section.
Other student organizations at Greeley include the Model United Nations, One World Study Circle, community service groups S.H.A.R.E., S.A.D.D. (Students Against Drinking and Driving), AAPA (African Anti Poverty Association), Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA
FBLA-PBL
The Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda, or FBLA-PBL, is an American career and technical student organization that has its headquarters in Reston, Virginia...
), Alliance for Equality, Students for Social Justice, AIDS Awareness, FCCLA, the Horace Greeley Improvisational Acting Troupe, Silent Earth: Greening Greeley, Amnesty International, and OPM (Orange Peach Mango), and the recently abolished funball club due to an unfortunate occurrence, among many others. Peer leadership is also a popular student/faculty run organization on campus that gives older a chance to help acclimate younger students to the high-school environment.
Athletics
Sports are popular on campus and among the diverse offerings are varsity programs in baseballBaseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, bowling
Bowling
Bowling Bowling Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule...
, field hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
, American football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
, golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
, ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
, lacrosse
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
, skiing
Skiing
Skiing is a recreational activity using skis as equipment for traveling over snow. Skis are used in conjunction with boots that connect to the ski with use of a binding....
, soccer, softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
, swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
and diving
Diving
Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...
, tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
, track and cross country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
, volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
, and wrestling
Scholastic wrestling
Scholastic wrestling, sometimes known in the United States as Folkstyle wrestling, is a style of amateur wrestling practised at the high school and middle school levels in the United States. This wrestling style is essentially Collegiate wrestling with some slight modifications. It is currently...
. The school's only state championship came in 2002 and was won by the cross country team. That same year the school's football team finished with a record of 11–2 and losing 22–15 to Rochester's Aquinas Institute
Aquinas Institute
The Aquinas Institute is a co educational catholic school Rochester, New York established in 1902. Aquinas Institute was founded as an all boys christian academy, but became an co-educational school in 1982. It is located within City of Rochester. It has stood at its current location on Dewey...
in the New York State Class A State Championship game. The 2002 Boys Cross Country team won the Class B title, and remains the only Greeley sports team to win a state championship. In 2006, the school's girls' cross-gendered team won the League and Sectional titles, and finished 2nd in Class A States, and the Boys won the League and Section titles to finish 5th in the state. In 2007, both the girls' and boys' soccer teams made it to the state soccer tournament. In 2007, both the Horace Greeley Cross Country Varsity Boys' and Girls' teams won the league championship. Swimming has also been one of the most successful sports at Greeley, with four straight Sectional Championships in the early nineties ('91, '92, '93, '94). In the 2007/2008 season the Quakers were undefeated in their dual meet season capturing the League title. They followed the League Championship with a division championship a few weeks later. In 2008/2009, the Greeley Swim Team went undefeated winning their league, division and their first Section 1 title since 1994. The ski team had a successful undefeated season in 2008/2009, winning the League title and placing second in Sectionals.
Campus
The school is made up of 11 buildings all of which are named by letter. Buildings such as the Gym (A Building) and Cafeteria (H Building) are referred to as such and not by their letter name. Multiple athletic fields and a tennis court are also on campus, as well as an observatory. Curiously, there is no I Building, and it is a common prank for upperclassmen to inform incoming Freshmen that there is an I Building or on-campus pool.Notable alumni
Horace Greeley High School has a number of notable alumni, many of them now in the entertainment industry.- William AckmanWilliam AckmanWilliam A. Ackman or commonly known as Bill Ackman is the major investor, founder and CEO of hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management LP. At one point in December 2007 his funds owned a 10% stake in Target Corporation, valued at $4.2 billion through the purchase of stock and derivatives. His...
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(On the latter series, she played the wife of fellow HGHS alum Adam Arkin.) - Susan HockfieldSusan HockfieldSusan Hockfield is the sixteenth and current president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Hockfield's appointment was publicly announced on August 26, 2004, and she formally took office December 6, 2004, succeeding Charles M. Vest. Hockfield's official inauguration celebrations took...
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and correspondent on the TV program 60 Minutes60 Minutes60 Minutes is an American television news magazine, which has run on CBS since 1968. The program was created by producer Don Hewitt who set it apart by using a unique style of reporter-centered investigation.... - Brian LeiserBrian LeiserBrian Andrew Leiser , is a member of the band Fun Lovin' Criminals, plays bass, keyboards, harmonica, and the trumpet. He attended Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua NY, graduating in 1990....
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