Alexander Hamilton Jr./Sr. High School

Alexander Hamilton Jr./Sr. High School
Alexander Hamilton Jr./Sr. High School
Address
98 S. Goodwin Avenue Elmsford, New York Elmsford, New York, (Westchester County) 10523 United States
Coordinates	41°02′58.35″N 73°49′01.47″W / 41.0495417°N 73.8170750°W / 41.0495417; -73.8170750Coordinates: 41°02′58.35″N 73°49′01.47″W / 41.0495417°N 73.8170750°W / 41.0495417; -73.8170750
Information
Type	Public
Established	1929
School district	Elmsford Union Free School District
Superintendent	Dr. Joseph Ricca
Principal	Marc P. Baiocco
Staff	80
Faculty	51
Grades	7-12
Enrollment	449
Color(s)	Red, black, and white
Athletics conference	NY Section 1, Class "C"
Mascot	The Red Raider
Team name	The Red Raiders
Accreditation	Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools^[1]
Newspaper	The Raider Reporter
Yearbook	The Statesman
Website	www.elmsd.org

Alexander Hamilton Jr./Sr. High School (AHHS) is a public, six-year middle and secondary school in Elmsford, New York, United States. It is the only public junior and senior high school in the Elmsford School District.^[2]

Demographics

The makeup of the school is 36% African American, 45% Hispanic or Latino, 11% White, and 9% Asian or Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander.^[3] Fifty-seven percent of the teachers have either a master's degree plus 30 credits or a doctoral degree.^[3]

Honors and distinctions

In 1993 the school was selected as a United States Blue Ribbon School of Excellence, and in 1996 it was named one of the nation's 150 outstanding high schools by Redbook magazine.^[4]

Extracurricular activities

The school has the following clubs:^[5]

Academic Challenge
Art Club
Audio/Visual Club
Band
Chess Club
Chorus
The Hamilton Players theatre company
Key Club
Literary magazine
Marching band
Mock trial team
National Honor Society
Princeton Model Congress
The Raider Reporter (school newspaper)
Raiders Against Destructive Decisions (RADD)
Science Olympiad
The Statesman (school yearbook)
Student Government
Varsity Athletes Against Substance Abuse (VAASA)
Vocal Club

Athletics

Alexander Hamilton competes in Section 1 (NYSPHSAA) of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association.

Sport	Level	Season	Gender
Cross-Country	V	Fall	Co-ed
Soccer	V, JV, Mod	Fall	Boys', girls'
Volleyball	V, JV, Mod	Fall	Girls'
Bowling	V	Winter	Boys', girls'
Track and field	V	Winter	Co-ed
Basketball	V, JV, M	Winter	Boys', girls'
	V	Spring	Co-ed
Baseball	V, M	Spring	Boys'
Softball	JV, M	Spring	Girls'

V = Varsity, JV = Junior varsity, Mod = Modified ^[6]

References

High schools in Westchester County, New York

Public high schools

Yonkers Public Schools	Gorton Lincoln Palisade Preparatory (7-12) Riverside HS for Engineering and Design (9-12) Roosevelt HS - Early College Studies (9-12) Saunders Trades and Technical (9-12) Yonkers Middle High Yonkers Montessori Academy

Other public high schools	Ardsley Blind Brook (Rye Brook) Briarcliff Bronxville Byram Hills Croton-Harmon Dobbs Ferry Eastchester Edgemont Jr-Sr HS Fox Lane (Bedford) Alexander Hamilton Jr-Sr HS (Elmsford) Harrison Hastings Hendrick Hudson Horace Greeley (Chappaqua) Irvington John Jay (Cross River) Lakeland (Shrub Oak) Mamaroneck Mount Vernon New Rochelle Ossining Peekskill Pelham Pleasantville Port Chester Rye Neck (Mamaroneck) Rye Scarsdale Somers Tuckahoe Valhalla Walter Panas (Cortlandt Manor) Westlake (Mount Pleasant) White Plains Woodlands (Hartsdale) Yorktown

Independent

Secular private	Daytop Village Secondary School French-American School of New York German School New York Hackley School The Harvey School Keio Academy of New York Masters School New York School for the Deaf Rye Country Day School Soundview Preparatory School Thornton-Donovan School

Religious	Academy of Our Lady of Good Counsel Archbishop Stepinac High School Iona Preparatory School John F. Kennedy Catholic High School Maria Regina High School The Montfort Academy Our Lady of Victory Academy (Closed) Sacred Heart High School Salesian High School School of the Holy Child Solomon Schechter School of Westchester The Ursuline School Westchester Hebrew High School

This list is incomplete.

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