Colonie Central High School
| Colonie Central High School | |
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| Address | |
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One Raider Boulevard Colonie, NY, (Albany County) 12205 |
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| Coordinates | 42°42′31″N 73°48′37″W / 42.708526°N 73.810216°WCoordinates: 42°42′31″N 73°48′37″W / 42.708526°N 73.810216°W |
| Information | |
| Funding type | Public |
| School district | South Colonie Central School District |
| NCES District ID | 3627210 |
| CEEB code | 330055 |
| NCES School ID | 362721003704. |
| Principal | Christopher Robilotti |
| Faculty | 144.55 (on an FTE basis) |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Enrollment | 1,854 (2009-2010 school year) |
| • Grade 9 | 474 |
| • Grade 10 | 436 |
| • Grade 11 | 489 |
| • Grade 12 | 447 |
| • Ungraded | 8 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 12.83 |
| Color(s) | Garnet and gold |
| Mascot | The Raider |
| Team name | Garnet Raiders |
| Rival | Shaker High School |
| Feeder schools | Sand Creek Middle School, Lisha Kill Middle School |
| Website | www |
Colonie Central High School is a public high school in the town of Colonie, with the postal address of Albany, New York. In 2005 it had 2225 students and 132 classroom teachers. It is part of the South Colonie Central School District. The building principal is Christopher Robilotti.
The school sports teams are known as the "Raiders". School colors are Garnet and Gold. Colonie competes in the Gold Division of the Suburban Council or Division III of Class AA in Section II of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association. In 2005, the Girls' Bowling Team won their first State Championship, and again winning in 2010 and 2011. The Varsity football team advanced to the Section II Class AA Super Bowl in 2003, but were defeated by Shenendehowa High School. They reached the championship again in 2006, losing to CBA. In 2006, the varsity baseball team advanced to the state championship, before falling to Massapequa High School. In 2007, the Girls' Basketball team advanced to the state semifinals before losing to Rush Henrietta, the eventual state champion. 2009-2010 Nicholas Anderson was player of the year on the basketball team, took the Raiders 22-0. In 2010 the Varsity softball team won the Class AA Sectionals. The Shaker-Colonie Varsity Ice Hockey team won the 2008-2009 Section II Championship. In January 2012, the indoor track team also became the first team to win both the girls' and the boys' high school division in the Nike Dartmouth Relays. In 2013, the boys' bowling team won a State Championship. South Colonie's main rival is Shaker High School, which is part of the North Colonie School District.
Colonie High School offers Advanced Placement (AP) courses in numerous disciplines. In addition, the high school, in conjunction with nearby Hudson Valley Community College, offers several "College in High School courses", in which students can earn college credits for classes taken in the high school. Colonie also has a large technology department, where students can take all of the courses in the Project Lead the Way engineering sequence. Also, the school offers credits from SUNY Albany, RIT and College of St. Rose. Three foreign languages are taught at the school, including Spanish, French and Italian.
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