Susquehanna Valley High School is a
public
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high school
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located in
Conklin, New York
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The town is on the south border of the county, southeast of Binghamton.
History
The area was first settled around 1788. The Town of Con ...
. It is part of the Susquehanna Valley Central School District, which encompasses residents of the municipalities of
Binghamton
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,
Conklin,
Kirkwood, and parts of
Windsor
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and
Vestal.
Athletics
The school colors are navy and gold. The athletic teams are known as the Sabers, which share a logo with the
Kansas State Wildcats
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.
Academics
SVHS offers many college-level courses through
SUNY Broome Community College
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and
Tompkins Cortland Community College
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. They also offer
Advanced Placement
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courses such as
AP Calculus AB
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and
AP Biology
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.
Demographics and statistics
New York State's data for the 2020-2021 school year notes Susquehanna Valley Districts enrollment was 1,407 for grades K-12. For the highschool, grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 had a combined enrollment of 404 students of which 357 were white (88%), 20 Hispanic or Latino (5%), 13 multiracial (3%), 11 Black or African American (3%), and 3 Asian, Native Hawaiian, or other Pacific Islander (1%).
The student/teacher ratio is 11.38
The state's School Safety and Educational Climate Incidents reporting for 2020-2021 noted an enrollment of 405 at the high school, reporting 1 sex offence, 2 assaults causing physical injury, 1 incident of weapons possession, and 1 incident of non-cyber harassment and bullying.
Notable People
*
Jamie Kimmel, former American football linebacker
*
Payton Gendron, murderer in
2022 Buffalo shooting
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References
External links
School Website
Public high schools in Broome County, New York
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