Tappan Zee High School


Tappan Zee High School is a public high school located in Orangeburg, New York in Rockland County. The school serves students in grades 9-12 and is part of the South Orangetown Central School District. The school derives its name from the nearby Tappan Zee section of the Hudson River.
The school draws students from Orangetown, New York, which comprises the villages and hamlets of Blauvelt, Grandview, Orangeburg, Tappan, Palisades, Piermont, Upper Grandview, Sparkill, and portions of South Nyack.
As of the 2015–16 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,095 students and 74.3 classroom teachers, for a student–teacher ratio of 14.7:1. There were 129 students eligible for free lunch and 14 eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
In 2006, the school dedicated new athletic fields, including an artificial turf football/lacrosse field surrounded by a new track. The football field also has lights and bathrooms. The renovation also included new baseball and softball fields and new tennis courts.

Board of Education

The Board of Education is elected to oversee the entire South Orangetown Central School District. The five members are elected to three year terms, with no term limits. The current members of the board are:
The district's administration is composed of:
Core members of the high school's administration are:

Clubs

Tappan Zee High School offers different clubs for students after school. This includes Academic League, Aquaponics, Chess Club, D.E.C.A., Drama Club, French Club, GSTA, Japanese Club, Leo Club, Math Team, Model U.N., Multi-Cultural Club, Robotics Club, S.A.D.D., Science Olympiad, Social Justice Club, Spanish Club, Tapress, Tones, Yearbook, and Youth and Government.
In addition, Tappan Zee High School hosts a play in the fall and a musical in the spring every year.

Honor Societies

The high school has multiple honor societies that students can apply for, such as National Honor Society, Computer Science Honor Society, History Honor Society, English Honor Society, Science Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, French Honor Society, Italian Honor Society, and Spanish Honor Society.
Criteria for the different honor societies vary. For example, students can join Mu Alpha Theta at the end of their freshman year, but cannot apply to the National Honor Society until their junior year.

Music

Students at Tappan Zee High School are offered multiple music classes, such as Singing Actor, Interactive Music, and Chorale Conducting. Students who take music lessons privately can join the Applied Music class, which does not involve taking a class during the school day, but some paperwork is required from the private teacher. Some classes require an audition, including Chorale, Concert Band, Concert Orchestra, Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Orchestra, and Concert Choir.
Students can also join musical clubs, such as Accafellas, Bella Acapella, Chamber Orchestra, Handbell Choir, Jazz Ensemble, Pep Band, and Quartet Club.

Sports

Tappan Zee High School has multiple teams in numerous sports.

Fall Teams

In addition to playing on a team, junior and senior varsity athletes can join VAASA, Varsity Athletes Against Substance Abuse.

Student Government

Students elect multiple people to represent them. The student government is known as the Student Organization. Each grade elects eight delegates. In addition to the 32 delegates, the entire student body elects four officers: a president, a vice president, a secretary, and a treasurer. The Student Organization, often referred to as S.O., runs multiple events throughout the year, such as fundraisers for different charities, book drives, a spirit week, and a pep rally.
Students in each grade also elect a class president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer. The class officers' only capacity is to fundraise for their class's prom, which occurs at the end of their senior year. They do this by holding fundraisers, such as selling class shirts and rings.

Notable alumni