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Washingtonville High School
Washingtonville Senior High School is located on West Main Street (New York State Route 94) in the village of Washingtonville, New York. It is the high school for the Washingtonville Central School District.
Prior to 1933, Washingtonville students were offered only three years of high school and had to go to nearby schools if interested in completing a fourth year. Washingtonville's schools centralized into the Washingtonville Central School District in 1931 and a central school building, which now serves as Washingtonville Middle School, was completed in 1933 for students of all ages in the district. Washingtonville High School graduated its first senior class in 1934, a total of five students.
In 1951, the United States Information Service released a propaganda short film about the high school entitled "Rural High School." It is an idealized portrayal of a typical "large rural high school" and "school and home life in America" and depicts "scenes of the school; classes; social activities; and students' homes."
References to Washingtonville sports teams wearing blue and gold date back to at least 1940. The use of the "Wizard" nickname for Washingtonville sports teams dates back to at least 1962 when the moniker was applied in local newspaper coverage.
The district's population continued to grow and, in 1965, graduated its first senior class with more than 100 students. School District voters approved construction of the current school building in a 1,169–640 vote on December 2, 1964. The building was completed at a cost of $2.7 million (equivalent to $24.4 million in 2024) and dedicated in a ceremony on March 31, 1968. In its first year, it held 1,050 students in grades 8–12. After the first year, it was attended by students in grades 9–12.
In April 1969, a 17-year-old Washingtonville student was charged with second degree manslaughter after a fight in the parking lot of the school. After the fight, 17-year-old Anthony Scibetta boarded a school bus and collapsed. He was pronounced dead on arrival at St. Luke's Hospital in Newburgh. Police said his death was caused by a concussion.
On June 1, 1972, Benn Fields won the school's first NYSPHSAA athletics championship when he cleared 6'6" in the high jump.
In May 1989, due to "overcrowding that [wa]s starting to face the district as the result of residential home building in the area," residents voted 1,121–797 to approve a $16 million plan (equivalent to $40.6 million in 2024) to dramatically expand the school by adding more than 30 classrooms, a swimming pool and an elevator among other features. The addition was completed in time for the beginning of the 1992–93 school year and also included a courtyard and covered entryway.
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Washingtonville High School
Washingtonville Senior High School is located on West Main Street (New York State Route 94) in the village of Washingtonville, New York. It is the high school for the Washingtonville Central School District.
Prior to 1933, Washingtonville students were offered only three years of high school and had to go to nearby schools if interested in completing a fourth year. Washingtonville's schools centralized into the Washingtonville Central School District in 1931 and a central school building, which now serves as Washingtonville Middle School, was completed in 1933 for students of all ages in the district. Washingtonville High School graduated its first senior class in 1934, a total of five students.
In 1951, the United States Information Service released a propaganda short film about the high school entitled "Rural High School." It is an idealized portrayal of a typical "large rural high school" and "school and home life in America" and depicts "scenes of the school; classes; social activities; and students' homes."
References to Washingtonville sports teams wearing blue and gold date back to at least 1940. The use of the "Wizard" nickname for Washingtonville sports teams dates back to at least 1962 when the moniker was applied in local newspaper coverage.
The district's population continued to grow and, in 1965, graduated its first senior class with more than 100 students. School District voters approved construction of the current school building in a 1,169–640 vote on December 2, 1964. The building was completed at a cost of $2.7 million (equivalent to $24.4 million in 2024) and dedicated in a ceremony on March 31, 1968. In its first year, it held 1,050 students in grades 8–12. After the first year, it was attended by students in grades 9–12.
In April 1969, a 17-year-old Washingtonville student was charged with second degree manslaughter after a fight in the parking lot of the school. After the fight, 17-year-old Anthony Scibetta boarded a school bus and collapsed. He was pronounced dead on arrival at St. Luke's Hospital in Newburgh. Police said his death was caused by a concussion.
On June 1, 1972, Benn Fields won the school's first NYSPHSAA athletics championship when he cleared 6'6" in the high jump.
In May 1989, due to "overcrowding that [wa]s starting to face the district as the result of residential home building in the area," residents voted 1,121–797 to approve a $16 million plan (equivalent to $40.6 million in 2024) to dramatically expand the school by adding more than 30 classrooms, a swimming pool and an elevator among other features. The addition was completed in time for the beginning of the 1992–93 school year and also included a courtyard and covered entryway.