Roy C. Ketcham High School

Roy C. Ketcham High School [1]
Roy C. Ketcham High School [1]
Location
	99 Myers Corners Road; Wappingers Falls, New York 12590; United States
Coordinates	41.59743°N 73.89214°W
Information
Type	Public Secondary
Established	1962
School district	Wappingers Central School District
Principal	David Seipp
Faculty	115.00 (FTE)[2]
Grades	9-12
Number of students	1,748 (2017–18)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	15.20[2]
Color(s)	Red; Navy Blue
Mascot	Indians
Website	www.wappingersschools.org/Page/8446

Roy C. Ketcham High School, more informally Ketcham or RCK, is a public secondary school under jurisdiction of the Wappingers Central School District. Located in Wappingers Falls, New York, United States, the school serves approximately two thousand students in grades nine through twelve residing in the southwest of Dutchess County.

History

As a result of the considerable population growth in Dutchess County during the 1940s and 1950s, a new senior high school was built and opened to students in the fall of 1962. It was named in honor of Roy C. Ketcham, who had been a prominent member of the town's board of education for a quarter of a century.

In 1987 the school became involved in a national controversy when 11th grade African-American student Tawana Brawley skipped class and faked her own abduction and rape, falsely accusing four white men of the crime which included writing racial slurs on her body and smearing her in faeces. A grand jury hearing later found all the allegations to have been fabricated and Brawley lost a defamation suit against one of her victims.[3]

Athletics

Cheerleading
Bowling
Basketball
Football
Golf
Crew Club
Hockey Club
Baseball
Gymnastics
Soccer
Track and Field
Cross Country
Tennis
Lacrosse Club
Wrestling
Volleyball
Softball
Swimming
Field Hockey Section 1 (NYSPHSAA)

Academics

The music department occasionally hosts regional events at the school, such as NYSSMA competitions, Area All State Festivals, and All County Jazz Festivals. Roy C. Ketcham's current principal is David Seipp. The assistant principals for the 2019-2020 school year are David Seipp, Lisa Talaber, Kathleen Schneck, Megan D'Alessandro,, and David Maffei.[1]

Notable alumni

Tyler Adams, athlete, soccer midfielder.
Brigetta Barrett, athlete, Olympic high jumper.
Dario Brose, athlete,
Jeh Johnson (born 1957, class of 1975), lawyer who was United States Secretary of Homeland Security from 2013 to 2017.[4]
Ryan Kienle, musician, bassist.
Keith Lockhart, music director of the Boston Pops Orchestra.
Bo Oshoniyi, athlete, soccer goalkeeper.
John Regan, musician, bassist.
Mary Chris Wall, actress.
D. B. Woodside, actor.
Tim Wyskida, musician, drummer.

References

"Wappingers Schools".
"ROY C KETCHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
Butterfield, Fox. "Village Scorns Spotlight of Brawley Case".
Pace, Julie; and Cassata, Donna. "Dutchess' Jeh Johnson could be next defense secretary", Poughkeepsie Journal, November 27, 2014. Accessed December 2, 2020. "Johnson, who previously served as the Pentagon's general counsel, is a 1975 graduate of Roy C. Ketcham High School in Wappingers Falls."

External links

School website

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[WappingersSchools-1] "Wappingers Schools".

[NCES-2] "ROY C KETCHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 3, 2020.

[3] Butterfield, Fox. "Village Scorns Spotlight of Brawley Case".

[4] Pace, Julie; and Cassata, Donna. "Dutchess' Jeh Johnson could be next defense secretary", Poughkeepsie Journal, November 27, 2014. Accessed December 2, 2020. "Johnson, who previously served as the Pentagon's general counsel, is a 1975 graduate of Roy C. Ketcham High School in Wappingers Falls."