Type Public Principal Bonnie King Number of students 2377 Phone +1 845-897-6700 Mascot Patriot | Established 1969 Grades 9-12 Campus Suburban Founded 1969 | |
Address 2012 NY-52, Hopewell Junction, NY 12533, USA Similar Wapping Central School, Arlington High School, John Jay High School, Our Lady of Lourdes High Sch, Spackenkill High School Profiles | ||
John Jay Senior High School is a public high school on State Route 52 in the hamlet of Hopewell Junction in the town of East Fishkill, New York. The school teaches grades 9 through 12. Students from Van Wyck and Wappingers junior high schools who have successfully completed the 8th grade continue to the 9th grade at either Roy C. Ketcham High School or John Jay. The school is a part of the Wappingers Central School District.
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History
John Jay was built in 1968 to accommodate the growth of the Wappingers School District. Prior to its construction, Ketcham High School was the district's only high school, 8 miles (13 km) away in Wappingers Falls. The 1973 graduating class was the first class to have completed four full years at John Jay HS.
Growth in Southern Dutchess County, New York has resulted in a number of classes having more than 25 students in them, although there has been a recent rise in classes with less than 15 students.
John Jay's current principal is Bonnie King. Paul Albanese, Eleanore Dicioccio, and David Kedzielawa are John Jays current administrators.
In 2002, a new biology-chemistry wing was opened for the exclusive use of these laboratory courses. In 2009, a new math wing was opened on the first floor. The school is geographically surrounded by IBM Fishkill. The presence of IBM in the area has fueled and helped to fund a model example of a high school engineering focus. John Jay offers many classes focused on engineering, with some classes utilizing college-level computer programs and mathematics. Some of the classes are eligible for college credit through the Rochester Institute of Technology.
The school has recently added an addition (extending from the Math to the English wings) which has added four new classrooms to the building.
Academics
In recent years, John Jay's percentage of students going on to two- and four-year colleges has been in the 90s. Often students enrolled in two-year programs subsequently move on to four-year programs following their earning an associate degree.
U.S. News & World Report awarded the school a silver medal, giving it a national rank of 1,156 among the best high schools in the US.