Rye Neck High School
Encyclopedia
Rye Neck High School is a public secondary school
located in the Village of Mamaroneck
, New York
within the Town of Rye, New York
. It is part of the Rye Neck Union Free School District
and is connected to Rye Neck Middle School.
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...
located in the Village of Mamaroneck
Mamaroneck (village), New York
Mamaroneck is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 18,929 at the 2010 census. It is located partially within the town of Mamaroneck and partially within the town of Rye. The portion in Rye is unofficially called "Rye Neck"...
, 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...
within the Town of Rye, New York
New York
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. It is part of the Rye Neck Union Free School District
Rye Neck Union Free School District
The Rye Neck Union Free School District is the school district created to serve the public education needs of parts of Mamaroneck and Rye, New York.It serves the part of the Village of Mamaroneck that is within the Town of Rye and part of the City of Rye....
and is connected to Rye Neck Middle School.
Notability
- Rye Neck High School was ranked #97 on NewsweekNewsweekNewsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence...
's 2005 list of the Best High Schools in America. - Rye Neck High School was second runner-up for USA WeekendUSA WeekendUSA Weekend is a national publication distributed through more than 800+ newspapers in the United States. It reaches 47 million readers in 22.6 million households every weekend. Awarded for its journalism and design, USA WEEKEND focuses on social issues, entertainment, health, food and travel....
's 2007 "Showstopper Contest" for best high school musical, with their performance of Thoroughly Modern MillieThoroughly Modern Millie (musical)Thoroughly Modern Millie is a musical with music by Jeanine Tesori, lyrics by Dick Scanlan, and a book by Richard Morris and Scanlan. Based on the 1967 film of the same name, Thoroughly Modern Millie tells the story of a small-town girl, Millie Dillmount, who comes to New York City to marry for...
. This beat out over 700 other entries. - Four students from Rye Neck High School competed on The Challenge on News12 Westchester.
- Rye Neck Varsity Boys Soccer '09-'10 have won the Section 1 Class B Championship with a 3 to 1 victory over Edgemont but fell to 2-1 loss in their Regional Final, which was the farthest they have been in over a decade.
- Rye Neck Varsity Boys Soccer '10-'11 made it all the way to sectional finals(class B) for the 3rd year in a row...after losing 11 seniors their previous year in the run to the Regional Finals.
- Rye Neck's High School Mock trial team has won numerous state championships and regional championships in recent years.