Dryden High School

This article is about the school in Dryden, New York, USA. For the school in Dryden, Ontario, Canada, see Dryden High School (Dryden, Ontario).
Dryden High School
Address
118 Freeville Rd
Dryden, New York, (Tompkins County) 13053
United States
Coordinates 42°29′54″N 76°18′34″W / 42.498456°N 76.309507°W / 42.498456; -76.309507Coordinates: 42°29′54″N 76°18′34″W / 42.498456°N 76.309507°W / 42.498456; -76.309507
Information
School type Public school (government funded), high school
School district Dryden Central School District
NCES District ID 3609330[1]
Superintendent Sandra R. Sherwood
CEEB Code 331655
NCES School ID 360933000713[2]
Principal Brett Fingland
Faculty 42.79 (on an FTE basis) [2]
Grades 912; Ungraded
Enrollment 586 [2] (2010-2011 school year)
  Grade 9 156 [2]
  Grade 10 141 [2]
  Grade 11 137 [2]
  Grade 12 149 [2]
  Ungraded 3 [2]
Student to teacher ratio 13.69 [2]
Language English
Campus Rural: Fringe
Color(s)          
Purple and White
Mascot Lions
Website Official website

Dryden High School is a public high school located in Dryden, Tompkins County, New York, U.S.A., and is the only high school operated by the Dryden Central School District. This district is in New York State's southern tier and encompasses an area of 110 square miles (280 km2) and serves a population of about 1900 students. The school's mascot is a Purple Lion.

Administration

Sandy Sherwood is the Superintendent the school district.

Academics

Dryden offers a comprehensive program with multi-level instruction in all academic areas. The school is accredited by the New York State Board of Regents. Few Advanced Placement courses are offered each year and are contingent on school funding and teacher availability. In the past, U.S. History, European History, Studio Art, Microeconomics, and Music Theory have been offered.[3] Some dual-credit courses are also offered through the Tompkins Cortland Community College, located nearby, which transfer to schools within the SUNY system, but often not to other private schools such as Cornell University.

Sports

Dryden High School offers many varsity sports. Most teams compete in the Interscholastic Athletic Conference(I.A.C.). The varsity sports:football, coached by Butch McGurdy; boys' basketball, coached by Kim Brown; girls basketball, coached by Butch McGurdy; boys' soccer, coached by Lazlo Engel; girls' soccer, coached by Jenny Bennet; boys' and girls' track and field, coached by Lee Stuttle and Tara Jenny; boys' swimming, coached by Tara Jenny; girls' swimming and diving, coached by Vick Alexander; girls' volleyball, coached by Ann Stewart; boys' wrestling, coached by Gary Martin; boys' and girls' indoor track and field, coached by Lee Stuttle; boys lacrosse, coached by Butch McGurdy; and girls lacrosse, coached by Trent Erry. The boys' varsity soccer team won the 2006 I.A.C. championship with an undefeated season.

Student population

Dryden High School serves a population of about 500 of the district's 1900 students. Most Dryden High School students go on to some form of college, many progressing to Tompkins-Cortland Community College which is about one mile (1.6 km) away from the school campus.

Building

The Dryden High School building is connected to the Dryden Middle School. The combined buildings house many classrooms as well as two gymnasiums, a pool, two cafeteria, multiple computer laboratories, an auditorium and the school library.

Technology

The Dryden Central School District and Dryden High School utilize a computer network software made by Citrix which centrally houses programs. Computers in the school network access programs via this network's central server, and as such, computers do not generally have programs loaded onto them. In addition, the school uses the Websense program which filters out potentially offensive/disruptive websites on the internet.

References

  1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Dryden Central School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Dryden High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
  3. "Course Guide 2014-2015" (PDF). Dryden High School Counseling Department. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
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