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Poughkeepsie High School
Poughkeepsie High School serves students in grades 9-12. In 2019-20 enrollment was 1,110.
Address: 70 Forbus St.
Phone: 845-451-4850 (During the COVID-19 pandemic, call 845-391-2204)
Principal: Kelleyann Royce-Giron, kroyce@poughkeepsieschools.org
Main Office hours: 7:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
School hours: 7:45 a.m. - 2:40 p.m.
Enrollment: 1,110 (2019-20)
Staff: 145 (2019-20)
School Nurse: 845-451-4882
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Bowling team scores a double with co-athletes of the month
Brandon Cao and Julianna Powers just started this year’s bowling season, but the two seniors are active in a variety of after-school activities.
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Tuesday PHS half-day cancelled, PHS parent-teacher conferences postponed
This afternoon at approximately 3 p.m., there were reports of gunshots fired on Forbus Avenue outside of Poughkeepsie High School. No injuries were reported. As a precaution, Tuesday's half-day of classes is cancelled and parent-teacher conferences for PHS have been postponed.
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Students find new options at Multicultural College Fair
Poughkeepsie High School students spent part of Tuesday gathering information about colleges they may want to attend during the 26th annual Multicultural College Fair held in the gym.
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2021-2022 Senior Portrait Dates and Information
Upstate Images photographers will be at the high school during the week of September 13-17th. Deadlines must be met to be included in the yearbook; please have your portrait taken as soon as possible. Dates and times are limited, so sign up for your slot today.
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Virtual college fair debuts on website
Poughkeepsie High School students can explore more than 150 different colleges virtually, thanks to an effort to increase student opportunity and access as outlined in the District Annual Goals.
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Poughkeepsie High School safety data sheets 159 of 163
Safety Data Sheets for chemicals used at Poughkeepsie High School, 1-159/163.
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Catharine Street honors PHS senior at MLK Breakfast
For 31 years, Catharine Street Community Center has honored and recognized individuals making a difference in the community at its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast. This year was no exception as it honored seven individuals (three youth and four community members) for their contributions. Poughkeepsie High School’s Harrison Brisbon-McKinnon was one of the youth honorees.
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Lynch returns to lead PCSD business department
Louise Lynch returns to Poughkeepsie City School District as the leader of the department she worked for early in her career. Lynch worked in the business department as a junior accountant/deputy treasurer from 1995-98.
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Teachers, leaders receive trauma training
Trauma can have far-reaching impacts on children - including brain development and inhibiting their ability to learn and engage in the classroom. On Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022, district staff participated in training from the Dutchess County Department of Behavioral and Community Health and the Mid Hudson Regional Partnership Center to learn more about how to recognize, relate and respond to students experiencing trauma.
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District achieves one-to-one device status
After months of supply chain delays, the Poughkeepsie City School District, has achieved one of its 5 Year Strategic Plan performance objectives of becoming a school district that assigns an instructional learning device (Chromebook) to all students PK-12.
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Grants fund safety upgrades, second SRO
Two federal grants will provide an additional school resource officer and safety upgrades in district schools.
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Judge appoints superintendent to statewide commission on Justice for Children
Superintendent Dr. Eric Jay Rosser is now a member of the New York State Permanent Judicial Commission on Justice for Children.
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QuestBridge awards PHS student full scholarship to MIT
PHS Senior Elijah Johnson is headed to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) upon graduation on a full scholarship, thanks to a QuestBridge Match Scholarship. He is one of 1,674 recipients nationwide to be awarded.
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Task Force examines school pathways
As a part of the Poughkeepsie City School District’s five-year strategic plan to provide greater opportunities and access for district students to attain success in and out of school, district leadership held its first Pathways Transformation Initiative meeting.
