9/8/23 New Paltz High School Cited as School of Excellence

New Paltz High School Cited as School of Excellence 

The New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) has released its School of Excellence Awards for the 2022-2023 school year and New Paltz High School (NPHS) made the list! NPHS has been recognized as a School of Excellence along with 219 schools across New York State, meaning that at least 75 percent of New Paltz teams received the scholar-athlete team award. For a team to receive the scholar-athlete team award, 75 percent of the team’s roster must have attained a grade point average of 90 percent or above.

Schools can apply for School of Distinction status by having 100 percent of its varsity teams qualify for and receive the scholar-athlete team award during their respective sports seasons.  The purpose of the School of Excellence Awards is to unite athletic departments in challenging their teams to achieve a statewide academic honor. Health, Physical Education, and Athletics Director Gregory Warren said that while New Paltz’s student-athletes earned the recognition, the awards are also a credit to the entire school community that supports them. “We are very proud of the consistent and high achieving academic performance of our student-athletes,” he said. “Our student-athletes prioritize and value their work in the classroom and on the field of competition.”