Horseheads Central School District Explained

Horseheads Central School District
Motto:"Quality Education for All"
Type:Public
Grades:Pre-kindergarten, K-12
Established:[1]
Region:Southern Tier
Country:USA
Location:Horseheads, New York
Superintendent:Thomas Douglas
Accreditations:Middle States Association of Colleges and SchoolsNew York State Board of Regents
Budget:$73,641,191 (2015-2016 Adopted Budget)
Us Nces District Id:3614850
Students:4,247
Ratio:student/teacher: 14.37
Conference:NYSPHAASouthern Tier Athletic Conference[2]
Mascot:Horseheads Blue Raiders
Colors:Blue and White

Horseheads Central School District is a school district in Horseheads, New York. It is one of three districts in Chemung County, located in Upstate New York's Southern Tier Region. The district has an estimated population of 25,000, spanning some 143 square miles. The district serves the towns of Big Flats, Catlin, Cayuta, Erin, Horseheads, and Veteran; the villages of Horseheads and Millport; and the hamlets of Breesport and Pine Valley, all in Chemung County.[3] Thomas Douglas is Superintendent of Schools.

It has been named one of the best 100 school districts in the United States for Music Education in the United States.[4] This program has worked with guest conductors and composers such as Douglas Akey, Frank Ticheli, Andrew Boysen, David Holsinger, Chris Tucker, and Timothy Mahr.[5]

Board of education

The board is made up of nine voting members elected by the community and one student representative, a non-voting member appointed by the superintendent. Current board members are:[6]

Schools

It operates four elementary schools, one intermediate school, one middle school, and one high school.

Athletics

Horseheads Schools participate in the NYSPHAA Southern Tier Athletic Conference. The school district has 26 athletic teams, spread out over three seasons.

Fall Sports:

Winter Sports:

Spring Sports:

See also

List of school districts in New York

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Horseheads Central School District History. Horseheads Central School District. 9 May 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120327115046/http://www.horseheadsdistrict.com/history.html. 27 March 2012.
  2. Web site: Southern Tier Athletic Conference-Conference Info. Southern Tier Athletic Association. 9 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20120309113426/http://www.stacshowcase.com/confinfo.php#Horseheads. 9 March 2012. dead.
  3. Web site: Horsheads Central School District-District Info. Horsheads Central School District. 9 May 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130522131241/http://www.horseheadsdistrict.com/districtinfo.html. 22 May 2013.
  4. Web site: Where Are the "Best 100 Communities for Music Education" in America?. Yamaha. 9 May 2013.
  5. Web site: Horseheads Middle School Band. www.nysbda.org. 2015-12-31.
  6. Web site: Archived copy . 2016-10-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161018230940/http://boe.horseheadsdistrict.com/Board%20ReCaps/Re-Cap%2009-29-16.pdf . 2016-10-18 . dead .
  7. Web site: Horseheads Central School District Schools. Horseheads Central High School. 9 May 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130519135823/http://www.horseheadsdistrict.com/schools.html. 19 May 2013.
  8. Web site: Horseheads Athletics Sports. hhs_raiders.digitalsports.com. 2016-02-29.

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