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Duanesburg High School
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133 School Drive, Delanson, New York 12053
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TypeRural/Suburban public high school
MottoSOAR like an eagle; Safety Options Attitude Respect
Established1958
School districtDuanesburg Central Schools
PrincipalJodi L. Marvin
Staff34.11 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment303 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio8.88[1]
Color(s)Purple and Gold
AthleticsWestern Athletic Conference
Athletics conferenceSection II
MascotEagle
WebsiteOfficial site

Duanesburg High School is a high school located at 133 School Drive, Delanson, New York, in Schenectady County, in Upstate New York. It is affiliated with the Capital Region Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES).[2] Among those connected with the school were Philip Amelio, a former child actor, who once taught English and coached baseball.[3]

Academics

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Duanesburg High gets above average ratings of 3 out of 5 from Great Schools.[4] The New York Times noted that the school scores a 108 on academic performance, slightly above the 100 average.[5] This was based on standardized test scores and the percentage of students with an 85% or higher average.[5]

In 2005, a group of students from Duanesburg High's Participation in Government classes participated in a budgetary reform discussion organized by WAMC.[6]

Students participated in the Poetry Out Loud poetry reading contest several times, most recently in 2010, sponsored by the state's arts education alliance.[7]

The high school is also well known for its science labs and programs. Duanesburg High students were Schenectady County's winning school in NYSERDA's "Energy Smart Students Program".[8] Students from this school were winners of the Capital Region Envirothon for several years.

Athletics

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Duanesburg high has teams in baseball, basketball, bowling, cheerleading, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, track and field, volleyball and wrestling.[9] Their softball and wrestling teams are the best known.

Duanesburg has an award-winning softball team, garnering five straight regional "Section II" titles from 2007 through 2011.[10]

Wrestlers from the Duanesburg team have won several championships.[11] In late February 2011, Duanesburg senior wrestler Nick Gwiazdowski was named the Times Union "athlete of the week" for his two straight state Division II titles at the 215 pounds class.[12] He had previously been a runner-up for that award.[13] Gwiazdowski was the "dominant" wrestler at the New York state finals for the 2010-2011 academic year at the Times Union Arena.[14] Having placed nationally,[15] Gwiazdowski wrestled for Binghamton University in 2011 before transferring to North Carolina State University, where he won national championships in 2014 and 2015.

Notable faculty

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Philip Amelio, a retired child actor, once taught English and coached baseball at Duanesburg High School.[3]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "DUANESBURG HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  2. ^ Capital Region Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) website Archived 2010-12-13 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed February 23, 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Hudson Valley Obituaries: Philip John Amelio II". Poughkeepsie Journal. 2005-04-05. Retrieved 2011-02-23.[dead link‍]
  4. ^ Great Schools website. Accessed February 23, 2011.
  5. ^ a b "New York School Test Scores: Duanesburg Central School District, Duanesburg High School". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
  6. ^ "Duanesburg Students Discuss NYS Budget Reform" (PDF). WAMC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
  7. ^ "Poetry Out Loud". New York State Alliance for Arts Education. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
  8. ^ "Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Challenge: Energy Smart Students Program" (PDF). New York State Energy research and Development Authority. Retrieved 2011-02-23.[permanent dead link‍]
  9. ^ Duanesburg Central Schools website Archived 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed February 23, 2011.
  10. ^ Pennamacoor, Chris (2009-06-03). "Duanesburg claims fifth straight Section II". Troy Record. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
  11. ^ HS Wrestling website. Accessed February 23, 2011.
  12. ^ "H.S. Athlete of the Week". Times Union. 2011-02-28. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
  13. ^ "H.S. Athlete of the Week". Times Union. 2011-02-07. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
  14. ^ Bryan Fitzgerald and Pete Iorizzo (2011-02-27). "Gwiazdowski pins way to another title: Duanesburg wrestler dominant at 215 pounds". Times Union. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
  15. ^ "High School Wrestler Places Nationally". CBS6 WRGB-TV. n.d. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
  16. ^ "Stephen J. Dubner website". Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
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