Fallsburg Central School District

Fallsburg Central School District is a small school district located in Fallsburg, New York in Eastern Sullivan County 90 miles from New York City. The district consists of two schools: Benjamin Cosor Elementary School [BCES], and Fallsburg Junior and Senior High School. The elementary school is Kindergarten to 6. The junior and senior high school is 7-12. Originally called Fallsburgh High School, the 'h' was officially dropped by the township several decades ago.

Fallsburg Central School District
Location
Fallsburg, New York United States
District information
Grades	K-12
Superintendent	Dr. Ivan Katz
Budget	about 36 million
Students and staff
Students	1,491 (2006–07) [1]
Teachers	124.8 (on FTE basis)[1]
District mascot	Comets
Colors	Black and Gold
Other information
Student:teacher ratio	11.9:1 .[1]
Website	www.fallsburgcsd.net

Scholarships and awards

Fallsburg Junior and Senior High school lists 46 different local scholarships and awards with various qualifying criterion which are awarded annually to deserving and worthy graduates, representing such organizations as the Lions Club, Rotary, Elks, Kiwanis, B'nai B'rith and the American Red Cross. A number of scholarships also commemorate the memory of departed teachers and students. The Samuel Beytin Fallsburg Community Scholarships, the Milton Brizel Scholarship, the Hertz-LaRuffa Scholarships, The Brian Ingber Memorial Foundation, the Provident Bank Community Involvement Scholarship, and the Scholarship For Excellence in Community Service are among the more prominent awards.^[2][3]

Athletic programs

Fallsburg Junior and Senior High School offers boys and girls athletic programs in soccer, football, golf, tennis, volleyball, wrestling, alpine skiing, basketball, baseball, softball, cross country, track, and cheerleading at junior varsity, varsity and modified levels of competition.^[4][5]

Noted graduates and instructors

• Gavin DeGraw, American musician and singer-songwriter.

References

1. "Fallsburg Central School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved on 2009-07-18. "Students: 1,491 (2006-2007)"
2. http://www.fallsburgcsd.net/HighSchool.cfm?subpage=2453%5B%5D
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-12-24. Retrieved 2015-12-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-26. Retrieved 2012-03-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
5. "Fallsburg (NY) High School Sports - Football, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, and more | MaxPreps".

• Times Herald-Record 8/12/2010
• Times Herald-Record 11/29/07
• https://www.governor.ny.gov/press/11192013-national-guard-sgt-awarded Archived 2014-03-01 at the Wayback Machine