New Paltz Middle School
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New Paltz Middle School is a middle school in the town of New Paltz, Ulster County, New York, known for academic success.
[edit] After-school Activities
After-school activities range from a variety of sports (football, baseball, basketball, soccer, track, cross country, etc.) to chess club.The modified football team boasted a 5–1 record, while the cross-country team was undefeated and the wrestling team is also currently undefeated in the past year. Another after-school activity that is popular within the school is the Rock and Soul Revue. It features some of the players from the 8th grade band along with a few 7th graders. The band instruments include trombone, saxophone, trumpet, keyboardss, drums, bass guitar, and electric guitar, along with four singers: three female and one male student. Players take solos in many of the songs that include “Shotgun”, "Heard It Through The Grapevine", "Feelin All Right", “Messing With The Kid”, and “Ain't Too Proud To Beg”. New Paltz Middle School and the New Paltz High School are also very well known for their Swim Team and Cross Country Skiing teams. Other after-school activities feature the newly spawned chess club, or the school newspaper The Mirror.
[edit] Location
The school is located in the central part of the town. The school features co-recs, talent shows, and hosts the YBA games on Saturdays during the winter. It is also within walking distance of many popular spots, such as the neighborhood pizza parlor, convenience store, and movie theater.
[edit] In-school opportunities
The approximately 600 students of New Paltz Middle School have many opportunities to succeed in the school academically. After-school help is usually available, and there are many subjects that are easy to succeed in, boosting up the overall grade point average. Advanced placement or “accelerated” classes allow students in the 8th grade to complete 10th grade biology. Math is also an available accelerated course, which allows the students to breeze through Math 7 and Math 8 material in 7th grade, and then take the high school math course at the 8th grade level. These courses give the participating students high school credits. Foreign language is also a part of the school’s curriculum, with a new system that started in 2006 allowing 6th graders to start learning either French or Spanish, contrary to the usual system of starting these languages in 7th grade. This gives a jumpstart to the learning and eventually leads to the students taking the Foreign Language Proficiency Exam. The popular choice for students is Spanish.
