Schalmont High School
| Schalmont High School | |
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| Address | |
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1 Sabre Dr., Schenectady, NY 12306 Rotterdam, New York United States | |
| Coordinates | 42°46′55″N 74°01′00″W / 42.781946°N 74.016758°WCoordinates: 42°46′55″N 74°01′00″W / 42.781946°N 74.016758°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| School district | Schalmont Central School District |
| Principal | Dr. Lisa Patierne |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Color(s) | Green & White |
| Athletics conference | Colonial Council |
| Mascot | Sabre Toothed Tiger |
| Website | http://www.schalmont.org/HS/index.cfm |
Schalmont High School is a public high school located in the Town of Rotterdam, New York State. It is part of the Schalmont Central School District, which serves Schenectady, Albany and Montgomery Counties. The high school is attached to Schalmont Middle School.
Course levels
Schalmont High School has a variety of different course levels and types to accommodate the different needs of students. Types include Advanced Placement, SUPA (Syracuse University Project Advance), Honors, and Regents courses.
Courses in advanced study
Schalmont High School offers numerous Advanced Placement courses to its students. Decision to enroll in AP courses is at the discretion of the student and his or her guidance counselor, though teacher recommendations may also be influential. At present, the following AP courses are available to students: Computer Science I (Programming in Java), Calculus AB, American History, and English.
Music
The high school has a general band and an audition-selected band called "Concert Band" and "Wind Ensemble" respectively. There is also a general chorus and an audition-selected chorus called "Chorus" and "Concert Choir". Schalmont also offers the courses History of Rock and Roll I, II, and III, and Music Theory. The high school also has a marching band called the Schalmont Marching Sabres, and a high school jazz ensemble.
Extracurricular activities
Schalmont high school offers a wide variety of extracurricular activities.
Student Government
Schalmont high school has a student government system in which each class elects people to both their class government and an overall student government board. The student government meets monthly while individual class government meetings may vary. The president of the student government board for the high school reads the morning announcements.
Sports
Schalmont is home of the Sabres. Its various sports teams include Cross-Country and Track, Golf, Football, Tennis, Boys and Girls Soccer, Basketball, Girls Volleyball, Baseball, Bowling, Wrestling, Softball, Girls Swimming, Boys Swimming, Modified Swimming, Ice Hockey, and Cheerleading (for both Football and Basketball).
In the 2010 season, the boys varsity football team concluded their best season in school history by reaching the Class B State Championship in the Syracuse Carrier Dome but fell to Hornell 50 - 20. The team finished with a school record 12-1 season. The current 2013 season of boys football is also reaching the Class B state championship game in the Syracuse Carrier Dome again for the 2nd time in the school's history.
Clubs and Organizations
Schalmont High School sponsors many student-organizations. They include but are not limited to:
Environmental Concerned Club (ECC), International Club, Key Club, Fusion GSA, Ski Club, Student Government, National Honor Society, Science Honor Society, Tri-M Music Honor Society, TIGERS, and Yearbook - Le Sabre as well as many others. A few places that International Club went to is Spain, Italy, and in 2014 they're going to the UK.
Trivia
The name of the school is derived from the summation of the beginnings of the three counties in New York State in which students are drawn from: Schenectady, Albany, and Montgomery counties (i.e., "Sch" from Schenectady, "al" from Albany, and "mont" from Montgomery).