Mechanicville Jr./Sr. High School is a school located in

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The school is part of the Mechanicville City School district and serves the district's sixth through 12th grades. In 2011, a merger occurred between the high school and the middle school causing the school to now be known as Mechanicville Jr./Sr. High School.

Activities and athletics

The school has golf, basketball, bowling, football, softball, baseball, soccer, volleyball, track, and cross-country teams.

Campus

Auditorium

In the 1992–93 school year, Mechanicville High School opened the Paul Luther Memorial Auditorium.General Information
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2003 expansion

Mechanicville High School opened a new gymnasium and a new library media center in the winter of 2003. During this time, a new chemistry and physics science lab was also built. The state-of-the-art lab allows students who take chemistry and physics the opportunity to participate in all the lab requirements mandated by the

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, as well as those recommended by various colleges and universities. This allows the students to gain valuable experience that will help them be successful at the college level. In September 2003, the Middle School portion occupied a new addition which houses a Science Lab, a Technology classroom complete with a video production area, a Family and Consumer Science suite along with three classrooms and a Middle School Cafeteria.

Indoor pool

Mechanicville High School was one of the few schools in

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that had an indoor

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for the community to enjoy. However, it was closed down in 2008 and in 2015–16 a new building project was granted to the school which renovated it into a café. When the pool was in use its dimension were 75×25 feet and had four lanes.

Combination of schools

Mechanicville High School combined their Middle School and High Schools into a Jr./Sr. High School under one principal.

Board of education

The Mechanicville school board governs the Senior/Middle High School. As of 2024, the board consists of President: Marlene Tierney Vice-President: John Pugliese, Members: John Bove, Nichole Gorsky, Dan O’Connor, Michael Raucci, John Taglione. Kevin W Kolakowski is the current Superintendent

Notable alumni

* Orie Amodeo, musician and member of the

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orchestra *

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, retired

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player * Gordon A. Sheehan, cartoonist and animator

References

External links

Mechanicville City School DistrictCampus MapAccountability and Overview ReportComprehensive Information Report
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