Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School
Location
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156 South Cross Road
Hyde Park, NY 12538
Coordinates41°49′34″N 73°54′07″W / 41.826°N 73.902°W / 41.826; -73.902
Information
TypePublic
MottoPresident's Pride!
Established1940
School districtHyde Park Central School District
PrincipalMike Ruella
Faculty92.00 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades9 to 12
Enrollment1,162[1] (2019–20)
Student to teacher ratio12.63[1]
Color(s)Green   Gold  
MascotEagle
Team namePresidents
Websitehttps://www.hpcsd.org/Domain/130

Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School is a public high school located in Hyde Park, New York in Dutchess County. Named for President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who grew up in Hyde Park, the school serves about 1,300 students in grades 9 to 12 in the Hyde Park Central School District.

Census-designated places (counted in New York as Hamlets) in the school district, of which Roosevelt is the sole comprehensive high school, include Haviland, Hyde Park, Marist College, Salt Point, and Staatsburg. The district includes most of the Town of Hyde Park and extends into the following towns: Clinton, Pleasant Valley, Poughkeepsie, and Rhinebeck.[2]

History

Western and Southern (front) elevations (of Haviland Middle School)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School
Original high school building now used as the Haviland Middle School
Location23 Haviland Road
Hyde Park, NY
Coordinates41°49′34″N 73°54′07″W / 41.826°N 73.902°W / 41.826; -73.902
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.10001125
Added to NRHPJanuary 7, 2011

The original high school building (now Haviland Middle School) was built on land donated to the town by local farmer Ben Haviland. Construction began in 1938 and was one of three schools erected as a Depression-era Public Works Administration project in Hyde Park.[3]

It was originally called the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Junior-Senior High School and may be the only public high school in the United States built under the auspices of, and named for, a sitting president. President Roosevelt dedicated the school to the town in 1940, and the school graduated its first class in 1941.

As enrollment increased, the town began construction on the current high school building which opened in 1965. An addition was added to the rear of the school in 1976.[4] The outdoor athletic complex was upgraded in 2013 with a new multi-sport football field, grandstands, track and field facilities, and a concession stand.

The original building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[5]

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References

  1. ^ a b c "Franklin D. Roosevelt Senior High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Dutchess County, NY" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. pp. 1, 3 (PDF p. 2, 4/7). Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  3. ^ "Welcome! / Haviland History".
  4. ^ "About F.D. Roosevelt H.S. / About Our School".
  5. ^ "National Register of Historic Places listings, January 14, 2011" (PDF). National Park Service. January 14, 2011.
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