| Tappan Zee High School(TZHS) | |
| Address: | 15 Dutch Hill Road |
| City: | Orangeburg |
| State: | New York |
| Zipcode: | 10962 |
| Country: | USA |
| Established: | 1965 |
| Grades: | 9-12 |
| Enrollment: | 945 (as of 2021-22) |
| Faculty: | 89.60 |
| Ratio: | 10.55 |
| Teamname: | Flying Dutchmen |
| Mascot: | "Zee" |
| District: | South Orangetown Central School District |
| Athletics: | Section 1 (NYSPHSAA) |
| Website: | socsd.org |
| Colors: | Red and White |
Tappan Zee High School is a public high school located in Orangeburg, New York in Rockland County. The school serves students in grades 9–12, and is part of the South Orangetown Central School District. The school derives its name from the nearby Tappan Zee section of the Hudson River.
The school draws students from Orangetown, New York, which comprises the villages and hamlets of Blauvelt, Grandview, Orangeburg, Tappan, Palisades, Piermont, Upper Grandview, Sparkill, and portions of South Nyack.
As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 945 students and 89.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.66:1. There were 144 students (15.2% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch, and 21 (2.2% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1] In 2006, the school dedicated new athletic fields and tennis courts, including an artificial turf football/lacrosse field and track. In 2019, the school replaced the artificial turf field that was installed in 2006 with a newer, more environmentally friendly, turf.
The principal is Melissa Luciano.[2]
Tappan Zee High School offers clubs for students after school. This includes Academic League, Aquaponics, Chess Club, D.E.C.A., Drama Club, French Club, GSTA (Gay Straight Transgender Alliance), Japanese Club, Leo Club, Math Team, Model U.N., Multi-Cultural Club, Robotics Club, S.A.D.D.(Students Against Destructive Decisions), Science Olympiad, Social Justice Club, Spanish Club, Tapress (school newspaper), Tones (school literary magazine), Halfmoon (yearbook series), and Youth and Government.
In addition, Tappan Zee High School hosts a play in the fall and a musical in the spring every year. In 2021, a Tappan Zee High School student was elected Youth Governor for the New York State Youth and Government Conference.[3] [4]
Tappan Zee has created a yearly addition of the Halfmoon yearbook series since its founding. Other long-lasting clubs include Tappan Zee's honor Societies, Spanish club, D.E.C.A., Ski & Snowboarding club, Tapress, Tones, and Drama.
The high school has honor societies that students can apply for, such as National Honor Society, Computer Science Honor Society, History Honor Society, English Honor Society, Science Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, French Honor Society, Italian Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, and Tri-M Music Honor Society.
Students at Tappan Zee High School are offered multiple music classes, such as Singing Actor, Interactive Music, and Chorale Conducting. Students can also join musical clubs, such as Accafellas, Bella Acapella, Chamber Orchestra, Handbell Choir, Jazz Ensemble, Pep Band, and Quartet Club.
Tappan Zee High School has teams in numerous sports.
In addition to playing on a team, junior and senior varsity athletes can join VAASA, Varsity Athletes Against Substance Abuse.
The student government is known as the Student Organization. Each grade elects eight delegates. In addition to the 32 delegates, the entire student body elects four officers: a president, a vice president, a secretary, and a treasurer. The Student Organization (S.O.), runs events throughout the year, such as fundraisers for different charities, book drives, a spirit week, and a pep rally. Students in each grade also elect a class president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer. The class officers' only capacity is to fundraise for their class's prom, which occurs at the end of their senior year. They do this by holding fundraisers, such as selling class shirts and rings.