| Yonkers Middle High School | |
| Coordinates: | 40.9268°N -73.8859°W |
| Type: | Public Middle/High School [1] |
| Grades: | 6-12 |
| Principal: | Dr. Sandy Hattar |
| Staff: | 71.68 (FTE) |
| Ratio: | 14.84 |
| Students: | 1,064 (2021–22)[2] |
| Athletics: | Yonkers Bulldogs |
| Colors: | Blue Orange |
| Mascot: | Bulldog |
| Location: | 150 Rockland Avenue, Yonkers, New York 10705 |
Yonkers Middle High School is located in Yonkers, New York, United States. The school offers the International Baccalaureate program.
In 1998, Yonkers High School and Yonkers Middle School merged. [3] Yonkers Middle High School was ranked the 24th best American high school and the 4th best New York State high school in 2012 by U.S. News & World Report.[4] [5]
In 2014, an evacuation was issued for the school after 152 patients were transported from the school to several hospitals after being treated for fumes. Several students displayed pepper spray-like symptoms, respiratory issues, and shortness of breath.[6] The patients were released the next day.[7] The school opened the next day with no incident.[8]
Yonkers High School offers Advanced Placement courses and participates in the International Baccalaureate program. In line with the IB program, Yonkers High School aims to create a "community of caring learners" by encouraging community service activity among its students. Students at Yonkers High School can graduate with a standard diploma, Regents Diploma, or Advanced Designation. Extracurricular opportunities for students include clubs such as Habitat for Humanity and the Bio-Diversity Club.[9]
Yonkers Middle High School has been the subject of a few incidents. On September 29, 2021, a evacuation was issued after a bomb threat was made at the high school. This was the second time in a few days that a school in Westchester County was evacuated due to an unfounded threat. Students later returned to class after no threat was found.[10]
On January 6, 2023, a 16-year-old student was stabbed and assaulted in the bathroom of the school following a dispute over a young woman. Police said that they charged two suspects, who were two 17-year old male students. The two students were charged with second-degree attempted murder and assault.[11] A video of the assault was recorded by a student who witnessed the incident, and was later released on YouTube.[12]
Alumni include the actor and comic Sid Caesar and John Howard Northrop, recipient of the 1946 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.[13]