Grand Island Senior High School (New York)
Encyclopedia
Grand Island Senior High School is a public high school located at 1100 Ransom Road in Grand Island
, New York. The school follows the New York State Regents Board
curriculum. Advanced Placement classes are offered in 16 subjects including Biology
, Calculus
, Physics C: Mechanics
and Electricity/Magnetism
, and US History
. Many students participate in a BOCES program which allows them to experience many occupations before pursuing them and gaining useful training and certifications. Students' averages are calculated using the traditional 4.0 scale.
The school is under the jurisdiction of the Grand Island Central School District.
high schools in terms of academics.
Grand Island, New York
Grand Island is a town and an island in Erie County, New York, USA. As of the 2010 census, the town population is 20,374. This represents an increase of 9.41% from the 2000 census figure . The current town name derives from the French name La Grande Île, as Grand Island is the largest island in...
, New York. The school follows the New York State Regents Board
Regents Examinations
Regents High School examinations, sometimes shortened to the Regents, are mandatory in New York State through the New York State Education Department, designed and administered under the authority of the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York...
curriculum. Advanced Placement classes are offered in 16 subjects including Biology
AP Biology
In the United States, Advanced Placement Biology , is a course and examination offered by the College Board to high school students as an opportunity to earn placement credit for a college-level biology course....
, Calculus
AP Calculus
Advanced Placement Calculus is used to indicate one of two distinct Advanced Placement courses and examinations offered by the College Board, AP Calculus AB and AP Calculus BC....
, Physics C: Mechanics
AP Physics C: Mechanics
AP Physics C: Mechanics is an Advanced Placement science course that studies Newtonian mechanics. Methods of calculus are used wherever appropriate in formulating physical principles and in applying them to physical problems which is why most schools recommend that the student have completed or be...
and Electricity/Magnetism
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism is an Advanced Placement science course that studies electricity and magnetism. Methods of calculus are used wherever appropriate in formulating physical principles and in applying them to physical problems. It is supposed to be equivalent to an introductory...
, and US History
AP United States History
Advanced Placement United States History is a course and examination offered by the College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program...
. Many students participate in a BOCES program which allows them to experience many occupations before pursuing them and gaining useful training and certifications. Students' averages are calculated using the traditional 4.0 scale.
The school is under the jurisdiction of the Grand Island Central School District.
Academics
In 2009, Grand Island Senior High School was ranked 23 out of 131 Western New YorkWestern New York
Western New York is the westernmost region of the state of New York. It includes the cities of Buffalo, Rochester, Niagara Falls, the surrounding suburbs, as well as the outlying rural areas of the Great Lakes lowlands, the Genesee Valley, and the Southern Tier. Some historians, scholars and others...
high schools in terms of academics.
Alumni
- Dale BrownDale BrownDale Brown is an American author and aviator, most famous for his aviation techno-thriller novels, with thirteen New York Times best sellers to his name.Brown was born in Buffalo, New York...
- Carlin HartmanCarlin HartmanCarlin Hartman is currently the Associate Head Coach at Columbia University. He is a 1990 graduate of Grand Island Senior High School in Grand Island, NY. As a senior, he was an Honorable Mention McDonald's All-American. He attended Tulane University from 1991–1994 and was on the Metro Conference...
- Brett KernBrett KernBrett Kern is an American football punter for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. He was signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Toledo....
- Stacy ClarkStacy ClarkStacy Clark is an American singer-songwriter born in Buffalo, New York.- Beginnings :Clark was born and raised in Buffalo, New York by her mother. Her first introduction to performing was at four years old through dancing. Growing up on the stage was a platform for what was to come...
- Jimmy AriasJimmy AriasJames Arias is a former tennis touring professional player from the United States, a bronze medallist.From Grand Island, near Buffalo, New York, Arias's peak year was 1983, when as a 19 year-old he finished the year ranked World No. 6, having reached the U.S...
- Sarah Pici