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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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Ceremonies honor student achievements
Wednesday ceremonies at Poughkeepsie High School’s gym honored students for their academic, community and athletic achievements.
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Student art, music featured online
Poughkeepsie High School is proud to share examples of student artwork and music with the public. “Viewing what PCSD students can do when provided with opportunity and access is simply amazing”, said Dr. Eric Jay Rosser, superintendent of schools.
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Photo catches PHS Class of 2021
Members of the Class of 2021 were invited to Poughkeepsie High School Wednesday afternoon to take the class photo which will appear in the yearbook and on a banner outside PHS.
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Student voter drive yields 13 new registrations
Poughkeepsie High School student government helped 13 classmates register to vote in New York State last Friday.
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Bowling helps boost academics
Bowling coaches Richard VanScoyk and Diane Moore are proud of their teams. Both the boys and girls teams received the Scholar Athlete Team Award - meaning that the team’s average GPA for 75 percent of its roster was at or better than 90 percent.
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High school represents at teen film, photo fest
This year’s Reel Exposure International Teen Film and Photography Festival features photographs from Poughkeepsie High School student Olivia Barker-Duncan along with entries from teens ages 13-19 from across the world.
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Program gives students exhibit curation experience
Two students with PCSD connections are learning how to curate an art exhibit as part of The Art Effect’s pilot youth museum studies program at the Poughkeepsie Trolley Barn.
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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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ReStore partners with PHS class for art lesson
Art offers many opportunities for students to display their talents and maximize their potential. PHS art teacher Debbie Lashlee took advantage of an offer from the Poughkeepsie Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore location to do just that.
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PHS toy drive yields an abundance of gifts for kids
Though COVID-19 forced the cancellation of the “Cocoa, Cookies and Caroling” event to mark the end of Poughkeepsie High School’s first annual toy drive to support the John Flowers Christmas Wish, it couldn’t stop the donations.
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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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Retreat aims to strengthen central office team
Central Office leaders are spending the bulk of this week at a retreat designed to help build a strong team and set goals for the coming year.
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Registration open for full-day pre-K, kindergarten
Poughkeepsie City School District is offering full-day prekindergarten in the 2021-22 school year and registration is open for both preK and kindergarten.
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Summer meal program sites added
Poughkeepsie City School District added three new summer meal distribution sites to those already being provided throughout the city. Meals service will end Tuesday, Aug. 31.
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War memorial slated for PHS
Efforts to obtain crucial information to ensure we include everyone who has served in the U.S. armed forces in a Veteran’s Memorial Project being planned for Poughkeepsie High School have begun.
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Facilities director key to district’s future
As Poughkeepsie City School District’s new director of facilities, Marcos Rodriguez knows he plays a key role in how the district will function and look going forward.
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Reflections on the 2020-21 school year
As the school year has come to a close, on behalf of the Poughkeepsie City School District Board of Education and Central Office leadership, I thank the entire community for your partnership throughout a year of challenge, adversity and change.
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Congratulations PHS Class of 2021!
Blue skies and sun set the scene for Poughkeepsie High School’s Class of 2021 graduation night. For many, it was a year of overcoming to become.
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Guest speakers share career options with young students
About a dozen members of the community took time out of their work days to share what they do with Poughkeepsie City School District’s elementary school students last week. On Tuesday and Thursday, students logged on to Zoom calls to learn about different careers they could pursue.
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Senator honors Superstars
Sen. Sue Serino honored four Poughkeepsie Middle School students with Serino Superstar awards June 17 during a special afternoon ceremony hosted by the Social Studies department. The students: Amiyah Wood, Jamir Hawley, Ximena Alarcon and Naomy Valle-Netzahuatl were present along with their parents.
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Lead for America comes to Poughkeepsie
Joining other organizations in Poughkeepsie, the Poughkeepsie City School District (PCSD) has signed on as a placement site for the newly created Lead for Poughkeepsie. Lead for Poughkeepsie, an affiliate of a Lead for America, will be placing young professional ages 21-30 to serve in a 2-year full-time placement within social impact organization. Poughkeepsie organizations also signed on as placement sites are The Art Effect, Hudson River Housing, The Academy, and Nubian Directions II.
