Roy C. Ketcham High School
Encyclopedia
Roy C. Ketcham High School, more informally Ketcham or RCK, is a public secondary school under jurisdiction of the Wappingers Central School District. Located in Wappingers Falls, New York
, the school serves approximately two-thousand students in grades nine through twelve residing in the southwest of Dutchess County.
built and opened to students in the fall of 1962. The new school was named in honor of Roy C. Ketcham, who had been a prominent member of the town's board of education for a quarter of a century.
The music department occasionally hosts regional events at the school, such as NYSSMA competitions, Area All State Festivals, and All County Jazz Festivals.
Roy C. Ketcham's current principal is Mr. G. Thomas Stella. The assistant principals for the 2011-2012 school year are Mr. Matthew Lawrence, Mr. Anthony Giovinazzi and Mrs. Caroline Pidala.
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, the school serves approximately two-thousand students in grades nine through twelve residing in the southwest of Dutchess County.
History
As a result of the considerable population growth in Dutchess County during the 1940s and 1950s, a new senior high school wasbuilt and opened to students in the fall of 1962. The new school was named in honor of Roy C. Ketcham, who had been a prominent member of the town's board of education for a quarter of a century.
Academics
130 instructors constitute a teaching faculty that caters to 1853 students, making an approximate 1:14 faculty-student ratio.The music department occasionally hosts regional events at the school, such as NYSSMA competitions, Area All State Festivals, and All County Jazz Festivals.
Roy C. Ketcham's current principal is Mr. G. Thomas Stella. The assistant principals for the 2011-2012 school year are Mr. Matthew Lawrence, Mr. Anthony Giovinazzi and Mrs. Caroline Pidala.
Notable alumni
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, soccer midfielder - Bo OshoniyiBo OshoniyiAdegboyega "Bo" Oshoniyi is an American soccer goalkeeper who last played for the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer.- Career :...
, soccer goalkeeper - Chris Kozma, hero
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, bassist - Mary Chris WallMary Chris WallMary Chris Wall is an actress, who is best known for the role of Ellen Talbot, the mother of Joe Talbot, on the 1995-1998 children's television show Wishbone that aired on PBS...
, actress - Ryan Kienle, bassist