Education
The Byram Hills Central School District serves North Castle, New Castle, Mount Pleasant, and Bedford . All of the schools in the district are located in Armonk. The district has one secondary school, Byram Hills High School (9–12), one middle school, H. C. Crittenden Middle School (6–8), and two primary schools, Wampus Elementary School (3–5) and Coman Hill Elementary School (K-2). Before 2002, grade 5 was in Crittenden, grades 3 and 4 were in Coman Hill, and grades K through 2 were in Wampus.
The "Authentic Science Research Program" in the High School has lead to many Intel Science Competition Finalists and Semi-Finalists
At the 2006 National Academic Championship, Byram Hills placed first.
H.C. Crittenden is the winner of the National Blue Ribbon Award which is the No Child Left Behind award, given to only .002% of schools nationwide.
Athletics at the high school have seen the greatest success in the soccer and track teams. In 2006, the soccer team finished second in the NYS tournament for Class A. The team is coached by Matthew Allen, led by all American captain Hayden Morris (2007), captain Josh Lewis (2007) and captain Matthew Poulton (2007). In 2007, the team grabbed the first team state championship in school history. They were led by All-American, Gatorade Player of the Year for New York State, captain William Ogden (2008), and captain William Shaheen (2009). The Byram Hills Track Team, coached by former NCAA All-American Greg Govan, and led by All-American's Max Kasak (2007), John Granata (2007), Nicholas Fasano (2008), and Philip Cawkwell (2007), has also achieved great success. In the fall of 2006, the team finished second among class B teams at the cross country state meet. In the 2006–2007 indoor season, they finished 5th at the nike indoor national meet in the 4x800 relay. In the spring 2007 season, they set section one records in the 4x1600 relay and the distance medley relay. They placed third at the Nike Outdoor National meet, while Philip Cawkwell finished second individually in the 2000m steeplechase. With 18 All New York State honors and 13 All America honors in the past two years alone, the Byram Hills Track Team has established itself as one of the top teams in the Northeast.
Fordham University's Louis Calder Center is a biological field station established in 1967 for ecological research and environmental education. The Calder Center consists of 113 acres (0.46 km2) of forest, with opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to gain hands-on skills in field biology and environmental studies. The Calder Center is one of the few field stations in North America with relatively undisturbed natural communities near a large urban center.
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