Duanesburg High School is a

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located at 133 School Drive,

Delanson, New York Delanson is a village in Schenectady County, New York, United States. The population was 377 at the 2010 census. Delanson is in the southeastern portion of the town of Duanesburg. Geography Delanson is located at (42.748640, -74.185222). Accor ...

, in

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, in

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. It is affiliated with the Capital Region Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES). Among those connected with the school were

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, a former

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, who once taught

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and coached

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Academics

Duanesburg High gets above average ratings of 3 out of 5 from ''Great Schools''. ''

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'' noted that the school scores a 108 on academic performance, slightly above the 100 average. This was based on standardized test scores and the percentage of students with an 85% or higher average. In 2005, a group of students from Duanesburg High's ''Participation in Government'' classes participated in a budgetary reform discussion organized by

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. Students participated in the

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poetry reading contest several times, most recently in 2010, sponsored by the state's arts education alliance. The high school is also well known for its science labs and programs. Duanesburg High students were Schenectady County's winning school in

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's "Energy Smart Students Program". Students from this school were winners of the Capital Region Envirothon for several years.

Athletics

Duanesburg high has teams in baseball, basketball, bowling, cheerleading, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, track and field, volleyball and wrestling. Their softball and wrestling teams are the best known. Duanesburg has an award-winning

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team, garnering five straight regional "Section II" titles from 2007 through 2011. Wrestlers from the Duanesburg team have won several championships. 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. He had previously been a runner-up for that award. Gwiazdowski was the "dominant" wrestler at the

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state finals for the 2010-2011 academic year at the Times Union Arena. Having placed nationally, Gwiazdowski wrestled for

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in 2011 before transferring to

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, where he won national championships in 2014 and 2015.

Notable faculty

, a retired child actor, once taught English and coached baseball at Duanesburg High School.

Notable alumni

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, economist, radio commentator, and award-winning author of four books and numerous articles, including the best-seller, ''Freakonomics'' * Nick Gwiazdowski, wrestler * Marybeth Tinning (Class of 1960), serial killer

References

External links

Official website
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Great Schools website
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NCES National Center for Educational Statistics website
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New York Times
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New York State Report and Accountability Reporting Tool
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Village of Delanson's
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"Postcards From Delanson"The Duanesburg Area Community CenterTown of Duanesburg Website
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