Established 2004 Principal Denis Petrilak Phone +1 845-469-2231 Mascot Hambletonian | Superintendent Sean Michel Grades 6 - 12 Founded 2004 | |
School type Public secondary school, high school Motto "Excellence in Education" Address 64 Hambletonian Ave, Chester, NY 10918, USA School district Chester Union Free School District Similar Goshen Central High Sch, Washingt High School, Monroe Middle School, Kings Elementary School, John S Burke Catholic | ||
Chester Academy is a public secondary school located in Chester, New York, USA. Their mascot is the Hambletonian, after Hambletonian 10, a famed harness racing horse that is an ancestor of nearly every Standardbred horse in the United States. The school's colors are orange, blue and white. Chester Academy is a recently built school, with construction starting in 2002. Students moved into the school from Chester Junior/Senior High School, located about 0.741 miles away, in 2004.
There are three floors. The school offers a variety of sports at different levels: football, soccer, baseball, cheerleading, Wrestling and basketball at varsity and junior varsity levels, as well as a varsity track and cross country team. They also have volleyball as of 2015.
The name of the school changed from Chester Jr/Sr High School to Chester Academy in May 2004 when students and faculty were moved from the original Maple Avenue school building to the new building on Hambletonian Avenue. Chester Jr/Sr High School housed students grades 7-12, and was changed to accommodate students grades 6-12 in the Chester Academy. The school building is separated into a junior high school wing and a high school wing. Chester Academy is also home to the Boces Special Education wing.