Clarkstown High School South
Clarkstown High School South is a public high school located in West Nyack, New York, United States. The school educates students in grades 9 through 12, and is one of two high schools in the Clarkstown Central School District. It is commonly referred to as Clarkstown South, or simply "South."
In 2013, Clarkstown South was ranked in Newsweek's list of the 2000 best public high schools in the United States.
In 2016, Clarkstown South was ranked in Newsweek's list of the 500 top high schools in the United States, ranking 167th place.
In 2017, Clarkstown South was a part of State Education Commissioner Elia's list of 185 reward schools.
In 2018, Clarkstown South was recognized in the National Rankings and earned a silver medal based on their performance on state-required tests and how well they prepare students for college.
School Facilities
Clarkstown South building consists of a main lobby, large auditorium, gymnasium, music wing, planetarium, two lunchrooms, and three floors of classrooms. In the fall of 2005, a planetarium was built in the rear of the building. A greenhouse was also constructed in 2006. South offers many music ensembles, including chorus, orchestra, concert band, and marching band.School groups
Clarkstown South takes part in Junior Statesmen of America, FIRST Robotics, DECA, National History Day, United Service Organization/Veterans Affairs Club, Mock Trial Team 2016 Westchester/Rockland County Champions, Varsity Athletes Against Substance Abuse, and has a Mu Alpha Theta chapter.The school hosted the Clarkstown Summer Theatre Festival since its inception in 1973 until its last season in 2010. Subsequently, it hosted the Hudson Valley Teen Summer Theatre program.
Notable alumni
- Corey Baker, baseball pitcher
- Tom Basile, businessman and politician
- Mat Devine, Lead Singer Of Kill Hannah, Actor, Author
- Thomas Fitton, American activist, President of Judicial Watch
- Ryan Grant, NFL running back
- Allison Hagendorf, Television personality, music journalist
- Cindy Jebb, Brigadier General, USA and first female Dean of the United States Military Academy at West Point
- Patrick Kivlehan, baseball outfielder
- Raffi Krikorian, CTO for the Emerson Collective, Former CTO of the Democratic Party, and Former VP of Platform Engineering at Twitter
- Glyph Lefkowitz Creator of the Twisted framework for the Python programming language
- Jay Leiderman, American criminal defense lawyer, book author
- Joseph Pisani, artist and photographer
- Justin Richardson, psychiatrist and author