Chester Academy

Chester Academy
Address
64 Hambletonian Avenue Chester, New York, Orange County 10918 United States
Information
School type	public secondary school high school
Motto	"Excellence in Education"
Established	2004
School district	Chester Union Free School District
Principal	Denis Petrilak
Grades	7-12
Color(s)	Orange, Blue & White
Mascot	Hambletonian
Phone Number	845-469-2231
Website	www.chesterufsd.org/Intermediate.cfm?subpage=227585

Chester Academy is a public secondary school located in Chester, New York, USA. Their mascot is the Hambletonian, after Hambletonian 10, a famed harness racing horse that is an ancestor of nearly every Standardbred horse in the United States. The schools colors are orange, blue and white. Chester Academy is a recently built school, with construction starting in 2002. Students moved into the school from Chester Junior/Senior High School, located about 0.741 miles away, in 2004.

There are 3 floors, and the school offers a variety of sports at different levels: American football, soccer, baseball, cheerleading, and basketball at varsity and junior varsity, as well as a varsity track and cross country team.

The name of the school changed from Chester Jr/Sr Highschool to Chester Academy in May 2004 when students and faculty were moved from the original Maple Avenue school building to the new building on Hambletonian Avenue. Chester Jr/Sr Highschool housed students grades 7-12, and was changed to accommodate students grades 6-12 in the Chester Academy. The school building is separated into a Jr Highschool wing and a Highschool wing. Chester Academy is also home to a Boces Special Education wing.