History

The school is accredited by the New York State Department of Education and the Middle States Association. The school is consistently ranked as one of the top 100 public high schools in the country.

Extracurricular activities

Student clubs and activities include Photography Club, Academic Challenge, Environmental Club, Fitness Club, handbell choir, international club, jazz band, mock trial, Model U.N., National Honor Society

National Honor Society

The National Honor Society is a recognition program for high school students in grades 10-12 in the United States and in several other countries...

, National Music Honor Society, student council, SUSTAIN (Students Undertaking Services to Aid Those in Need), Parsons Street Players (theater), VAASA (Varsity Athletes Against Substance Abuse), and GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance).

Student publications include El Faro, a magazine of articles written in French, Latin, and Spanish; Garnet & Black, the school newspaper; Spectrum, a student writing magazine; Stagecoach, the yearbook; and Zephyr, a literary magazine. The school also has a drama club, the Parson Street Players, that performs 5 shows per year

Athletics

Rye High School fields teams in baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, field hockey, football, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling. The football team has won 3 state championships including 2 in a row (2007, 2008), and the basketball team won its league with a 17-6 record in 2009 and went to the Westchester County Center.

The annual Rye-Harrison

Harrison High School (New York)

For schools with a similar name, see Harrison High School.Harrison High School is a public high school located in Harrison, Westchester County, New York. The school is approximately northeast of New York City. It is the only high school operated by the Harrison Central School District...

 football game has been played for more than seventy-five years and is a top rivalry in Westchester County. The Rye High School team has defeated Harrison for a record nine consecutive meetings. Harrison leads the all-time series with a record of 42-37-3.

Notable alumni

• Greg Berlanti
  Greg Berlanti
  Greg Berlanti is an American television writer and producer.- Personal life :Berlanti was born in Rye, New York. His parents are Barbara Moller Berlanti and Eugene Berlanti. Greg has one sister, Dina and is the uncle of two nieces...
  
  , television writer
• Steve Bodow
  Steve Bodow
  Steve Bodow is co-executive producer and former head writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.He is also a founding member and a past artistic director of the New York theater group Elevator Repair Service, best known for Gatz, its full-text adaptation of The Great Gatsby.Before joining The Daily...
  
  , television writer
• B.J. Surhoff
  B.J. Surhoff
  William James "B. J." Surhoff is a former catcher, outfielder, first baseman, third baseman, and designated hitter in Major League Baseball. Over his 18-year major league career, he played every position except pitcher...
  
  , baseball player
• Ashley Williams, television actor
• Bobby Sciarrone, professional Hong Kong
  Hong Kong
  Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
  
   lacrosse player/lax bro
• Brendan Wall, a mystical creature that some may reffer to as "The Daugger" or "The Fraug Daug"

External links

• Rye High School