Waterloo High School

Waterloo High School is a high school located in Waterloo, New York, USA. It holds about 800 students from Grades 9 - 12 and teaches according to the Board of Regents. The current Principal is Mr. Jeramy Clingerman, and the current Assistant Principal is Mr. Vincent Vitale.

History
Waterloo Senior High School was first established on Stark Street in Waterloo, albeit not at its current location. A new building was completed in 1929, and was located at 202 West Main Street. Following district centralization in 1939, it served as home for both the Junior High and Senior High grades. Due to overcrowding, a new senior high building was constructed at 65 Center Street and was completed in time for the 1961-1962 school year. It originally held grades 9 through 12, but again due to crowding issues, the 9th grade was moved to the Middle School building on West Main Street until a new wing was constructed on the North end of the building. This wing would house several new classrooms, mostly in the Social Studies and English departments, as well as a library and study hall classroom. The East Wing housed Foreign Language, Mathematics, and the Assistant Principal's office. The South Wing was a longer stretch that contained the Nurse, Guidance, and the Main and Principal's office, as well as Science classrooms. This wing included a hallway that stretched south vertically and included more science rooms, Art and Music classrooms, and the cafeteria. The west wing held the gymnasium and home economics.

In January 2006, construction was completed on a new school, attached the western wing of the old building. The old high school houses the district Middle School.

Former Principals
Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted within parentheses
 * Mr. Harry B. Smith
 * Mr. Albert H. Downey–1918-1922 (Principal - Hamburg High School, named Assistant Principal of Madison High School)
 * Mr. D. Howard Naylor–1922-1923 (Superintendent - Massrna Springs High School, passed away)
 * Mr. Walter M. Pratt–1923-1925 (Supervising Principal - Fort Plains Central School, resigned)
 * Mr. Charles E. Foley–1925-1939 (Vice Principal - Waterloo High School, resigned )
 * Mr. Albert S. Brown–1939-1948 (Teacher - Lima Central School, named Superintendent of Waterloo Central School District)
 * Mr. Claude C. Doxtator–1948-1955 (Assistant Principal - Waterloo Senior High School, named Superintendent of Waterloo Central District )
 * Mr. John A. Gee, Jr.–1955-1960 (Social Studies Instructor - Waterloo Junior High School, named Principal of Cortland Junior Senior High School )
 * Mr. Allen E. Contant–1960-1980 (Vice Principal - Waterloo Senior High School, retired )
 * Mr. Milton J. Tesar–1980-1984 (Superintendent - Moriah Central School, resigned)
 * Mr. Edward M. Boudreau–1984-1988 (Principal - Waterloo Middle School, retired )
 * Mr. Vincent J. Hemmer–1988-1996 (Principal - Eagle Hill Middle School, retired )
 * Mr. Allen P. Bilofsky–1996-1998 (Vice Principal - G. Ray Bodley High School, named Assistant Principal of Felix Festa Middle School)
 * Mr. Edward J. Maguire–1998-2002 (Principal - Moravia Junior High School, retired )
 * Mr. Michael J. Richter–2002-2004 (Principal - Kendall Junior/Senior High School, resigned)
 * Mr. John M. Butler–2004-2009 (Vice Principal - Waterloo High School, placed on special assignment and retired )

Former Assistant Principals
Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted within parentheses
 * Mr. Alvin B. Bishop (Principal - Clyde High School, )
 * Mr. Claude Steffenhagen–?-1917 (Unknown, joined Aviation Corps)
 * Mr. E.O. Lansing–1917-1922 (Teacher - Romulus Central School, named Principal of Lyons High School)
 * Mr. Charles Foley–1922-1925 (Science teacher - Waterloo Central School, named Principal of Waterloo High School)
 * Mr. Charles E. Strong–1925-1930 (Science teacher - Dundee Central School, named Principal of Livonia High School)
 * Mr. Milton V. Pullen–1930-1931 (English teacher - Waterloo Central School, named Principal of Rush High School)
 * Mr. Vernon Hyatt–1931-1932 (Agriculture teacher - Waterloo High School, named Principal of Gorham Central School)
 * Mr. Harry Potter–1932-1938 (History teacher - Waterloo High School, resigned)
 * Mr. Norman Brust–1938-1943 (German teacher - Waterloo High School, named Vice Principal of Lyons Central School)
 * Mr. Claude C. Doxtator–1943-1948 (Agricultural instructor - Waterloo High School, named Principal of Waterloo High School )
 * Mr. Allen Contant–1955-1960 (Business Instructor - Waterloo High School, named Principal of Waterloo High School
 * Mr. Richard O. Byndas–1973-1984 (Science instructor - Waterloo High School, named Principal of Waterloo Middle School )
 * Mr. Edward F. Bishop–1984-1988 (Social Studies instructor - Waterloo Middle School, named Principal of Byron-Bergen High School )
 * Mr. Joseph A. Sposato–1988-1989 (Math instructor - Waterloo High School, resigned )
 * Mr. Michael E. Simon–1989-1994 (Assistant Principal - Williamson High School, named Principal of Waterloo Middle School)
 * Mr. Daniel E. Skinner–1994-1998 (Social Studies instructor - Waterloo High School, retired )
 * Mr. Michael J. Ferrara–1998-2001 (Assistant Principal - Geneva High School, named Principal of Waterloo Middle School )
 * Mr. John Butler–2001-2004 (Assistant Principal - Waterloo Middle School, named Principal of Waterloo High School)
 * Mr. Tad R. Rounds–2004-2006 (Assistant Principal - Waterloo Middle School, named Principal of Hammondsport Junior/Senior High School)
 * Mr. Jeramy M. Clingerman–2006-2009 (Social Studies instructor - Waterloo Middle School, named Principal of Waterloo High School)

School Layout
The entrance to the new High School leads through the main office and to an atrium, housing rest areas and the School Library, now shared with the Middle School. The high school has three main wings on the first floor, with the first wing originally containing English, Spanish, and the Guidance Office, and the second wing originally containing mostly Social Studies, Special Education, and Science. The two wings were connected by a pair of hallways, one leading to the gymnasium and two smaller classrooms, and the other hallway leading to a wing that protruded westward containing Art & Technology. A rectangular east wing was also constructed that lead to the cafeteria, as well as housing In-school suspension, and the music classrooms. The second wing contains the school's second floor, originally housing Mathematics, French, Business, and Science. This departmental organization of the High School was changed when the Freshmen Academy was added to the high school, with teachers of Grade 9 courses were moved to the second floor, swapping classrooms with Math teachers who did not teach Grade 9.

Scheduling
Since January 2001, Waterloo High School has utilized block scheduling for its daily schedule. Originally, the schedule had four classes meeting for 80 minutes every other day, with four lunch periods during third period, and some school years having a homeroom period. Currently classes meet for 77 minutes a day every other academic day, with a daily advisory period held in between second and third period. Each academic day holds four periods, followed by Academic Achievement, Late Detention, and Activity Period.

Freshman Academy
Waterloo began a Freshman Academy in the 2007-2008 school year. In an effort to increase academic performance and ease the transition from middle school to high school, all freshmen students were scheduled together in teams, with classes primarily based on the second floor.

Extra/co-curricular Activities

 * Chorus
 * Class Offices
 * Drama Club
 * Drum Line
 * French Club
 * Future Teachers of America
 * Instrumental Music
 * Masterminds
 * National Honor Society
 * Newspaper
 * Rotary/Interact
 * SADD
 * Ski Club
 * Student Council
 * SURGE After School Program
 * Women's Corale
 * Varsity Club
 * Yearbook

Notable alumni

 * Tom Coughlin - head coach for the New York Giants
 * Matt Lamanna - paleontologist
 * John Schweitz - former NBA player
 * Steven Stanzak - a New York University student who spent eight months living in the school's library.