School district in the U.S. state of New York
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 .[ 4] 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 .[ 5] This program has worked with guest conductors and composers such as Douglas Akey, Frank Ticheli , Andrew Boysen , David Holsinger , Chris Tucker, and Timothy Mahr .[ 6]
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:[ 7]
Warren Conklin, President
Elizabeth O'Dell, Vice President
MaryAnne Corbett
Daniel Christmas
Kristine Dale
Julie Monahan
Erin Schiavone
Katrina Ungvarsky
Susan Ungvarsky
Mia Sophia, Student Representative
Schools
It operates four elementary schools , one intermediate school, one middle school , and one high school .
Big Flats Elementary School, Principal - Elizabeth Scaptura
Center Street Elementary School, Principal - Patricia Sotero
Gardner Road Elementary School, Principal - Patrick Patterson
Ridge Road Elementary School, Principal - Anne-Marie Manikowski-Bailey
Horseheads Intermediate School (Grades 5–6), Principal - Michael Bostwick
Horseheads Middle School (Grades 7–8), Principal - Ron Holloway
Horseheads High School [ 8] (Grades 9–12), Principal - Kris Earl
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:
Boys Football
Mixed Cheerleading
Boys Cross Country
Girls Cross Country
Boys Soccer
Girls Soccer
Boys Golf
Girls Swimming
Girls Tennis
Boys Volleyball
Girls Volleyball
Winter Sports:
Boys Basketball
Girls Basketball
Boys Wrestling
Girls Bowling
Boys Bowling
Boys Swimming
Mixed Indoor Track
Mixed Cheerleading
Spring Sports:
Boys Baseball
Girls Softball
Boys Lacrosse
Girls Lacrosse
Boys Tennis
Girls Golf
Boys Track and Field
Girls Track and Field[ 9]
See also
List of school districts in New York
References
^ "Horseheads Central School District History" . Horseheads Central School District. Archived from the original on March 27, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2013 .
^ "Budget Edition" (PDF) , News...from the Horseheads Central School District , p. 6, May 2013, retrieved May 9, 2013
^ "Southern Tier Athletic Conference-Conference Info" . Southern Tier Athletic Association. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2013 .
^ "Horsheads Central School District-District Info" . Horsheads Central School District. Archived from the original on May 22, 2013. Retrieved May 9, 2013 .
^ "Where Are the "Best 100 Communities for Music Education" in America?" . Yamaha . Retrieved May 9, 2013 .
^ "Horseheads Middle School Band" . www.nysbda.org . Retrieved December 31, 2015 .
^ "Archived copy" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on October 18, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2016 .{{cite web }}
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^ "Horseheads Central School District Schools" . Horseheads Central High School. Archived from the original on May 19, 2013. Retrieved May 9, 2013 .
^ "Horseheads Athletics Sports" . hhs_raiders.digitalsports.com . Retrieved February 29, 2016 .