Goshen Intermediate School
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Goshen
Intermediate School educates students in grades
3
-5
in the Goshen Central School District
, covering the eponymous village and town
in Orange County
, New York
. It is located on McNally Street in the village, not far from the other Goshen schools.
The building was constructed in 1967. It is the newest building in the district after the high school
. For the first nine years of its existence, prior to the construction of the high school, it was used as the district's middle school
.
In 2007 the school's then principal, Mary Ann Knight, caused a small controversy when she forbade a group of fourth-graders
from singing an anti-war
song they had written as a project for chorus
class after a parent complained. While the lyrics did not mention any specific conflict, parents and school officials that it might be seen as expressing opposition to the Iraq War
, and they did not want the controversy overshadowing the school's spring concert.
Goshen (village), New York
Goshen is a village in and the county seat of Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 5,676 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport,...
Intermediate School educates students in grades
Grade level
Often, people are educated through a series of educational stages, such as primary school and university. They vary around the world, and not every person will attend the same stages...
3
Third grade
In the United States, third grade is a year of primary education. It is the third school year after kindergarten. Students are usually 8 – 9 years old, depending on when their birthday occurs....
-5
Fifth grade
Fifth grade is a year of education in the United States and many other nations. The fifth grade is the fifth school year after kindergarten. Students are usually 10 – 11 years old, and are preteens...
in the Goshen Central School District
Goshen Central School District
The Goshen Central School District is a public school district in Orange County, New York, USA. It educates children in the village of Goshen and most of the town, as well as the Campbell Hall section of the neighboring Town of Hamptonburgh and part of the Town of Wallkill, including the hamlet of...
, covering the eponymous village and town
Goshen (town), New York
Goshen is a town in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 12,913 at the 2000 census.The Town of Goshen contains a village also called Goshen, the county seat of Orange County. The town is centrally located in the county....
in Orange County
Orange County, New York
Orange County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area and is located at the northern reaches of the New York metropolitan area. The county sits in the state's scenic Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. It is located on McNally Street in the village, not far from the other Goshen schools.
The building was constructed in 1967. It is the newest building in the district after the high school
Goshen Central High School
Goshen Central High School educates students in grades 9-12 from the Goshen Central School District, which largely overlaps the town and village of the same name in Orange County, New York, USA...
. For the first nine years of its existence, prior to the construction of the high school, it was used as the district's middle school
Middle school
Middle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...
.
In 2007 the school's then principal, Mary Ann Knight, caused a small controversy when she forbade a group of fourth-graders
Fourth grade
Fourth grade is a year of education in the United States and many other nations. The fourth grade is the fourth school year after kindergarten. Students are usually 9 or 10 years old, depending on their birthday. It is a part of elementary school. In some parts of the United States, fourth grade...
from singing an anti-war
Anti-war
An anti-war movement is a social movement, usually in opposition to a particular nation's decision to start or carry on an armed conflict, unconditional of a maybe-existing just cause. The term can also refer to pacifism, which is the opposition to all use of military force during conflicts. Many...
song they had written as a project for chorus
Choir
A choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
class after a parent complained. While the lyrics did not mention any specific conflict, parents and school officials that it might be seen as expressing opposition to the Iraq War
Opposition to the Iraq War
Significant opposition to the Iraq War occurred worldwide, both before and during the initial 2003 invasion of Iraq by the United States, United Kingdom, and smaller contingents from other nations, and throughout the subsequent occupation...
, and they did not want the controversy overshadowing the school's spring concert.