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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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Seniors: Check out these college-related events
If you're a senior, here are five events you need to know about to help you either prepare for college or learn about local colleges. They're all free and they're all taking place in the next few weeks.
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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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NYS Assemblyman Jacobson visits ELC pre-K
New York State Assemblyman Jonathan Jacobson, D-104,visited the pre-K program at the Early Learning Center this week to see how money appropriated for such programs is being used.
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Counselor preps students for college, career
Activity under the newly established Poughkeepsie City School District College and Workforce Education program is underway. The K-12 program is designed to support the college going mindsets and career exploration interests of the district’s more than 4,200 students.
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Register now for new extended learning time program
A redesigned extended learning program being offered to all Poughkeepsie City School District students builds foundational skills in project-based classes.
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Harlem Children's Zone founder meets with local leaders
On Oct. 15, leaders from the Education Redesign Lab (EdRedesign) at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the William Julius Wilson Institute at Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ) visited the City of Poughkeepsie, to learn more about the Children’s Cabinet and Dutchess County’s efforts to create cradle-to-career systems of opportunity children and families.
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Rhinebeck Bank turns to teens for solutions
Five Poughkeepsie High School students spent five weeks during the summer working on ways to help Rhinebeck Bank develop a way to teach financial literacy to teens.
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Football team victorious at homecoming
The Poughkeepsie Pioneers triumphed over Horace Greeley in Saturday’s homecoming game, clinching the No. 1 seed in the six-team, Section I Independent Schools and earning the team a bye for the first week of playoffs. “Our guys were excit
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Pizzolla brings international experience to district
Poughkeepsie City School District’s Assistant Business Manager Andrea (Andre) Pizzolla brings international business experience to his role, having worked for Barclaycard International and Yahoo in Ireland among others before heading to the United States in 2012.
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Full day pre-K launches successfully
Thanks to a partnership with Healthy Kids at the Reformed Church of Poughkeepsie, Poughkeepsie City School District’s seven, full-day pre-K classes are off to a great start.
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District resources help prevent bullying
Research indicates that nationally 90 percent of students in grades 4-8 have been harassed or bullied with 20 percent of students in grades 9-12 experiencing it. Cyberbullying is experienced by 9 percent of students in grades 6-12.
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O'Connell helps teachers help students
Helping teachers meet the needs of students academically, behaviorally and socially-emotionally is what Alicia O’Connell comes to work each day to do.
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District rolls out student responsibilities posters at PHS, PMS
Everyone has a part to play in the success of our schools – including the students. To that end, Poughkeepsie High School and Poughkeepsie Middle School are hanging posters throughout their buildings outlining student responsibilities to help students understand how they will contribute to their personal and collective success as students.
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Board of Education meets Wednesday, encourages input
Poughkeepsie City School District wants to hear from parents about their child’s education and suggestions on how the district can strengthen its partnership with families.
