Suffern High School

Suffern High School is a public high school in the Suffern Central School District (formerly known as the Ramapo Central School District) located in Suffern, New York. The school's mascot is a mountain lion (Mountie). Its yearbook is the Panorama. In 2015, Newsweek magazine ranked Suffern High in the top 500 high schools in the United States at number 439.[4]

Suffern High School
Address
49 Viola Road

Suffern
,
(Rockland County)
,
New York
10901

United States
Coordinates41°8′3″N 74°6′35″W
Information
School typePublic, High school
Founded1904 (1904)[1]
School districtSuffern Central School District
PrincipalPatrick Breen[2]
Teaching staff106.94 (FTE) (2016–17)[3]
Grades9–12[3]
Number of students1,433 (2016–17)[3]
Student to teacher ratio13.40 (2016–17)[3]
CampusSuburban[3]
Color(s)     Navy Blue
     Carolina Blue
     White
MascotMountain lion
NicknameMountie
WebsiteOfficial website

Suffern High School Front entrance
Last updated: July 5, 2019 (2019-07-05)

Academics

Suffern High School offers many honors level classes, AP classes, and classes affiliated with the Syracuse University Project Advance program, the University of Cambridge, and SUNY Albany are offered as well.

Athletics

Suffern High offers many sports throughout the year that take place both on and off campus; the school sports team is the Mounties. Some sports games are played at Suffern Middle School, located close to the high school. The following sports are available at Suffern (boys and girls teams are available unless noted):[5]

  • Cross country
  • Football (boys)
  • Soccer
  • Volleyball
  • Field hockey (girls)
  • Cheerleading (girls)
  • Swimming
  • Basketball
  • Bowling
  • Ice hockey (boys)
  • Indoor track
  • Wrestling (boys)
  • Gymnastics (girls)
  • Skiing
  • Tennis
  • Track & field
  • Crew
  • Baseball (boys)
  • Softball (girls)
  • Lacrosse
  • Golf
  • Robotics

Hockey

On March 11, 2012 Suffern High School won the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) state hockey championship.[6]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "About Us". Suffern High School. Suffern Central School District. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  2. "Principals". Suffern High School. Suffern Central School District. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  3. "Search for Public Schools - Suffern Senior High School (362832003818)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  4. "America's Top High Schools 2015". Newsweek. August 19, 2015. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019.
  5. "Teams". Suffern Central School District. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  6. Cass, Isaac (March 11, 2012). "Suffern wins first state title since '92". News 12 Varsity. Archived from the original on October 16, 2017.
  7. Yorker, The New (October 30, 2009). "Ask the Author Live: Hendrik Hertzberg". The New Yorker. Retrieved July 5, 2019 – via www.newyorker.com.
  8. Vigil, Jerry (December 1, 1997). "R.A.P. Interview: Howard Hoffman". Radio and Production Magazine – via rapmag.com.
  9. Walsh, J (2002). "From average student to Washington insider". Rockland Journal-News.
  10. "Welcome to the Rockland County Sports Hall of Fame". Rockland County Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on December 3, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
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