Schalmont High School

Schalmont High School is a public high school located in the Town of Rotterdam, New York State. It is part of the Schalmont Central School District, which serves communities in Schenectady, Albany and Montgomery Counties. The high school is attached to Schalmont Middle School.Course levelsSchalmont High School has a variety of different course levels and types to accommodate the different needs of students. Types include Advanced Placement, SUPA (Syracuse University Project Advance), Honors, and Regents courses.Courses in advanced studySchalmont High School offers numerous Advanced Placement courses to its students. Decision to enroll in AP courses is at the discretion of the student and his or her guidance counselor, though teacher recommendations may also be influential. At present, the following AP courses are available to students: Computer Science I (Programming in Java), Calculus AB, American History, and English.MusicThe high school has a general band and an audition-selected band called "Concert Band" and "Wind Ensemble" respectively. There is also a general chorus and an audition-selected chorus called "Chorus" and "Concert Choir". Schalmont also offers the courses History of Rock and Roll I, II, and III, and Music Theory. The high school also has a marching band called the Schalmont Marching Sabres, and a high school jazz ensemble.Extracurricular activitiesSchalmont high school offers a wide variety of extracurricular activities.Student GovernmentSchalmont high school has a student government system in which each class elects people to both their class government and an overall student government board. The student government meets monthly while individual class government meetings may vary. The president of the student government board for the high school reads the morning announcements.