Somers High School (New York)
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| Somers High School | |
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120 Primrose St. Lincolndale , New York 10540 United States | |
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| Type | Public High School |
| Established | 1962 |
| Oversight | Somers Central School District |
| Principal | Irene Perrella |
| Asst. Principals | Philip Campbell, Brian Hunt |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 1,200 (approx.) |
| Campus | Under Construction |
| Color(s) | Red, White, Silver and Black |
| Mascot | Tusker |
| Newspaper | Tusker Times |
Somers High School is the public high school for the town of Somers, New York. Its mascot is an elephant; the teams' nickname is the Tuskers. This is to honor the town of Somers being known for hosting the first American circus. The school has undergone significant renovations and additions recently to keep pace with increasing enrollment.
Academics
Somers High School offers a New York State regents curriculum augmented by Advanced Placement courses and a variety of electives. The school has local chapters of the National Honor Society and National Foreign Language Honor Society.
In 2008, Alexander Saeboe, won 2nd place in the team competition at the prestigious Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology.[1]
Athletics
Somers High School has a rich athletics program with many sports represented.
Baseball
The Baseball team had won only one league title in 1972 until 2000 when the school won its second league title and eventually losing 2-1 to Harrison in the Section 1 Class B Semi-Finals. After 2000 the baseball team fell on hard times until the spring of 2007 when it won its first Section 1 title with a walk-off home run by senior Mike Levine in the bottom of the 7th inning in the Class A title game. The team followed up with another Sectional title in 2008 but both season would end in the fist round of the NY State Class A playoffs.
Football
The team's best year came in 2000 when they won their only Section 1 title, defeating Nanuet 30-9 in the Class B title game. Somers ended up being ranked 2nd in Class B with a 9-0 record through the section title game outscoring opponents 348-72. They were however upset by unranked Rondout Valley of Section 9 28-14 in the NY State Quarter-Finals.
The Tuskers' best season since 2000 was the 2007 season when the team won the regular season League A title in Class A but then lost in the Sectional Semi-Finals to Ossining 11-9. The 2008 season for Somers ended with an 8-1 record as well as the Central league champions of class A.
The current coach, Tony DeMatteo, is the winningest coach in Section 1 New York State football history and has been named High School Coach of the Year by the NFL.
Lacrosse
The lacrosse team has been to 7 sectional title games from 2000-2008; winning in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2006 and as such has earned a reputation as being one of the elite programs in the area. The team, however, was defeated in the NY State Semi-Finals in 2000-2002,2006 and in the state title game in 2003.
Soccer
The Girls Soccer team has won 2 Sectional titles and made it into the NY State Class A State Semi-Finals in 2006.
Track and Field
The school's only state championship came via the cross country team.
Wrestling
Somers is also well known for its Wrestling program, which consistently produces individual and team Section Championships as well as placing wrestlers in the states.
Turf Field Controversy
During the winter of 2006, a bond from the state was approved that would allow for an addition to be made to each school in the district, as well as a complete renovation of the baseball field, and the installation of a brand new field-turf field for the football team. The football field was promised to be completed for the beginning of the 2006 football season.
The only problem was that the school did not begin construction on the field until after senior graduation at the end of June. The field subsequently was not finished until after the football season was over forcing the team to play their home games at neighboring John Jay and Yorktown High Schools.