Suffern High School
| Suffern High School | |
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| Location | |
49 Viola Road , , 10901 United States | |
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| Information | |
| School type | Public, High school |
| Founded | 1904[1] |
| School district | Suffern Central School District |
| Principal | Paul Adler[2] |
| Teaching staff | 107.63 (FTE) (2018–19)[3] |
| Grades | 9–12[3] |
| Number of students | 1,451 (2018–19)[3] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13.48 (2018–19)[3] |
| Campus | Suburban[3] |
| Colors | Navy Blue Carolina Blue White |
| Mascot | Mountain lion |
| Nickname | Mountie |
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| Last updated: July 5, 2019 | |
Suffern High School is a public high school in the Suffern Central School District (formerly known as the Ramapo Central School District) located in Suffern, New York. The school's mascot is a mountain lion (Mountie). Its yearbook is the Panorama. In 2015, Newsweek magazine ranked Suffern High in the top 500 high schools in the United States at number 439.[4]
Academics
[edit | edit source]Suffern High School offers many honors level classes, AP classes, and classes affiliated with the Syracuse University Project Advance program, the University of Cambridge, and SUNY Albany are offered as well.
Athletics
[edit | edit source]Suffern High offers many sports throughout the year that take place both on and off campus; the school sports team is the Mounties. Some sports games are played at Suffern Middle School, located close to the high school. The following sports are available at Suffern (boys and girls teams are available unless noted):[5]
- Cross country
- Football (boys)
- Soccer
- Volleyball
- Field hockey (girls)
- Cheerleading (girls)
- Swimming
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Ice hockey (boys)
- Indoor track
- Wrestling (boys)
- Gymnastics (girls)
- Skiing
- Tennis
- Track & field
- Crew
- Baseball (boys)
- Softball (girls)
- Lacrosse
- Golf
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Hockey
[edit | edit source]On March 11, 2012 Suffern High School won the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) state Hockey championship.[7] They would win again in 2022, and reach the state finals in 2023.
In March 2024 Suffern HS Hockey team, The Mounties, became Hockey New York State NYSPHSAA Division 1 Champions. This is the Mounties second championship in three years. The Mounties are now one of eight programs in the entire New York state to win four or more state championships.
On March 16, 2025, Suffern High won the New York State NYSPHSAA Division 1 hockey championship for the 2nd year in a row and has won the championship in 3 of the last 4 years putting them into a select group of high schools in New York that have won 4 or more championships.
Notable alumni
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- Christine Andreas (1969), Broadway performer and cabaret singer.[citation needed]
- Tony DeFrancesco, former MLB interim manager with the Houston Astros[citation needed]
- Mary Frances Gunner (1911), playwright[8]
- Dan Gurewitch (2002), writer and comedian[citation needed]
- Hendrik Hertzberg – chief speechwriter for President Jimmy Carter.[9]
- Sidney Hertzberg – New York Knicks basketball player[citation needed]
- Howard Hoffman (1972), broadcast performer[10]
- Mike Lawler, U.S. Representative from New York[11]
- Joe Lockhart – press secretary for President Bill Clinton[12]
- Clev Lubin, American football player[citation needed]
- Thomas Meehan – musical writer[citation needed]
- Walt Weiss – Former MLB player and manager[13]
References
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External links
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- Suffern Central School District
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