User:Ɱ/Briarcliff Middle School
| Briarcliff Middle School | |
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444 Pleasantville Rd. , 10510 | |
| Coordinates | 41°08′02″N 73°48′45″W / 41.1339°N 73.8126°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public middle school |
| Established | 1953 |
| School district | Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District |
| Principal | Susan Howard |
| Faculty | 62[1] |
| Teaching staff | 29[1] |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| Gender | Co-ed |
| Enrollment | 379[2] (January 2012) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 21:1[1] |
| Language | English |
| Campus type | Suburban[1] |
| Color(s) | Blue and orange |
| Athletics | Yes |
| Communities served | Briarcliff Manor |
| Website | www.briarcliffschools.org |
Briarcliff Middle School (BMS) is a public middle school in Briarcliff Manor, New York, serving students in grades 6–8. It is the only middle school in the Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District and is co-located with Briarcliff High School. The school principal is Susan Howard.[3] Briarcliff Middle School became a Blue Ribbon school in 2005.
Briarcliff Manor began serving students up to the ninth grade in 1865; an advanced curriculum for high school students was implemented in 1918.[4] The present middle school building, completed in 2003, is adjoined to the current high school.
History[edit]
In 1865, a one-room schoolhouse was built on land donated by John Whitson. The building, Whitson's Schoolhouse, District No. 6, became the first schoolhouse in the area. George A. Todd, Jr. was the first teacher and superintendent of the school.[5][6]
Its replacement, Briarcliff Public School, was built in 1898 and burned down in 1928. In 1908, $50,000 was voted for Briarcliff Manor to buy a plot by Law Memorial Park, and the new school, known as the Grade School building, was built there the following year.[7] In 1953, Todd Elementary School opened to free space at the Law Park grade school for middle- and high-school students.[4] The present high school opened in 1971 to ease the again-increasingly large enrollment at the Grade School building.[4] In 1980, Pace University began leasing the middle school building, and the middle school was moved to a portion of the new high school building. The Grade School was demolished in 1996, and senior housing was built on its site the following year. In the early 2000s, the current Briarcliff Middle School was constructed adjoining to the high school.[8] The wing was completed in 2003 at a cost of $24 million ($39.8 million today[9]) in the same red-brick-and-glass style as the high school wing.[10]
Student body[edit]
The student body consists primarily of incoming students from Todd Elementary School. Fewer than one percent qualify for free or reduced lunches; in contrast, 72 percent of the student body qualifies in nearby New York City.[10]
The demographics of the school are 96 percent White (non-Hispanic), 1 percent Black or African American, 2 percent Asian, and 1 percent Hispanic or Latino. The student to teacher ratio is 21:1.[1]
The school runs the Greenhouse Club, which donated to charities, fixed old laptops, and started a recycling and composting program. The club runs an annual Charity: Water fundraiser, and the club has held coat drives, provided relief for Hurricane Sandy victims, and organized a holiday boutique to raise money for the American Cancer Society. As well, the students of the club have helped to create and maintain Academia, the school’s outdoor education center, greenhouse and garden. The club also created a five-part video miniseries on gardening for the teachers at the Hawthorne Country Day School to use to teach their students the basics of planting and gardening.[11][12][13][14]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "2004-2005 No Child Left Behind - Blue Ribbon Schools Program" (PDF). United States Department of Education. March 21, 2005. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
- ^ "Schools Building Enrollments". Briarcliff Manor School District. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
- ^ "Middle School - Briarcliff Manor UFSD". Briarcliff Manor School District. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
- ^ a b c Cheever, Mary (1990). The Changing Landscape: A History of Briarcliff Manor-Scarborough. West Kennebunk, Maine: Phoenix Publishing. ISBN 0-914659-49-9. LCCN 90045613. OCLC 22274920. OL 1884671M.
- ^ Gelard, Donna (2002). Explore Briarcliff Manor: A driving tour. Contributing Editor Elsie Smith; layout and typography by Lorraine Gelard; map, illustrations, and calligraphy by Allison Krasner. Briarcliff Manor Centennial Committee.
- ^ Yasinsac, Robert (2004). Images of America: Briarcliff Lodge. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-3620-0. OCLC 57480785.
- ^ Midge Bosak, ed. (1977). A Village Between Two Rivers: Briarcliff Manor. Monarch Publishing, Inc.
- ^ Briarcliff Manor: The First 100 Years – The Centennial Variety Show. Village of Briarcliff Manor. 2002.
- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ a b Hu, Winnie (May 12, 2007). "Middle School Manages Distractions of Adolescence". The New York Times. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
- ^ "BMS Greenhouse Club Raises Funds for Clean Water". Pleasantville-Briarcliff Manor Patch. June 7, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ^ "Briarcliff MS Greenhouse Club Gets Hands-On". Pleasantville-Briarcliff Manor Patch. May 21, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ^ "Briarcliff Middle School Students Share Their Green Thumbs with Inner City School". The Journal News. April 21, 2008. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ^ "Being green in Briarcliff". The Journal News. March 22, 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
External links[edit]
Category:Schools in Westchester County, New York Category:Public middle schools in New York (state) Category:Briarcliff Manor, New York Category:1953 establishments in New York (state) Category:Educational institutions established in 1953