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High School Profile

DISTRICT OFFICE
Dr. Brian K. Bellair
Superintendent
65 Oriskany Blvd.
Whitesboro, NY 13492
(315) 266-3303

HIGH SCHOOL
Mr. David Cognetti
Principal
(315) 266-3216

GUIDANCE
Mr. Christopher O'Neil
Director
Pupil Personnel
(315) 266-3240

COUNSELORS
Amy Ambrose
Garrett Hutchins
Margo Testa
Megan Timian

District Demographics

  • The District has a population of approximately 40,000 people and includes urban, suburban and rural areas comprised of the Whitestown, Schuyler, Deerfield, Marcy and Trenton townships
     
  • Approximately 3,000 students are enrolled in grades K-12. The high school enrollment is approximately 1,000
  • The high school has a staff of approximately 100 people, including approximately 75 teaching and instructional staff.
     
  • The District has an outstanding extracurricular program with 37 varsity and junior varsity teams, 30 music organizations performing more than 100 concerts a year and other opportunities available for student participation.

Instructional Time

Instruction Count
Length of academic year 40 weeks
Length of class period 40 minutes
Periods 9

Minimum Passing Grade

65% Letter Grade Conversion

Letter Grade Percent Range
A 90% - 100%
B 80% - 89%
C 70% - 79%
D 65% - 69%
F 0% - 64%

Unit of Credit

One unit of credit is granted for completion of a course which meets 5 periods a week for the full academic year. Half unit of credit is granted for a course which meets 5 periods a week for one semester (20 weeks). Physical Education classes meet one period every other day for a semester, earning 1/2 unit of credit each year.

Graduation Requirements

Course Credits
English 4
Social Studies 4
Mathematics 3
Science 3
Foreign Language 1
Health .5
Art or Music 1
Physical Education 2

Additional electives or sequences necessary to complete 22 total credits.

In addition, students must meet Regents testing benchmarks specified by New York State which determine diploma type.

Advanced Placement

  • Biology
  • Calculus
  • Chemistry
  • English Lit. and Composition
  • Environmental Science
  • Human Geography
  • Psychology
  • Statistics
  • U.S. History and Government
  • World History

Project Lead The Way

This is a nationally recognized program for pre-engineering. College credits from Rochester Institute of Technology can be earned through this program if the student demonstrates mastery on the RIT final exam in Introduction to Engineering (IED), Principles of Engineering (POE), Digital Electronics (DE), Engineering Design & Development (EDD) and Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM).
 

New York State Diplomas

Class of 2025

Diploma Type Counts
Regents 97
(42%)
Regents with Advanced Designation 123
(53%)
Local Diplomas 10
(4%)
TOTAL DIPLOMAS 230

Graduation Plan

Class of 2025

Post-Graduation Counts
4-Year College 113
(63%)
2-Year College 60
(34%)
Armed Forces 5
(3%)
TOTAL HIGHER EDUCATION 178

Dual Credit Course Offerings

In conjunction with Herkimer County Community College:
  • American Sign Language (HU101 & HU102)

In conjunction with Mohawk Valley Community College:
  • American National Government (PS101)
  • Chinese (FL111 & FL112 & FL212)
  • Computer Aided Design (M140)
  • Digital Applications (G145)
  • Digital Photography (PT 207)
  • English (ENG101 & ENG102)
  • Financial Accounting (AC115)
  • Fitness Center (PE154)
  • Foundations of Sports Management (SM 101)
  • French & Spanish (201, 202, 301 and 302)
  • History of Civilization (HI103 & HI 104)
  • Intro to Cybersecurity (CI 104)
  • Intro to Computer Science (CI 110)
  • Math (MA110 & MA115)
  • Music Appreciation (HU186)
  • Sociology (SO101)
  • U.S. History (HI 111 & HU112)

In conjunction with Syracuse University (SUPA):
  • Economics (ECN203)
  • Forensic Science (CHE113)
  • Government (PST101)

In conjunction with Tompkins Cortland Community College:
  • Biology (BIOL104 & 105)
  • Chemistry (CHEM107 & 108)
  • Environmental Science (ENVS101 & 102)

Students also have the ability to bridge with MVCC, Herkimer County Community College, Utica University and Hamilton College.