Just this past weekend, we were informed that, for the first time since 1998, Rhinebeck High School has been recognized as a nationally top-ranked high school by Newsweek magazine’s “Challenge Index.”.  Public schools are ranked according to a ratio devised by Newsweek’s Jay Mathews: the number of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and/or Cambridge tests taken by all students at a school in 2007 divided by the number of graduating seniors. Rhinebeck High School was ranked 133^rd in New York State and 1032^nd nationally.  All of the schools on the list, including Rhinebeck High School, are in the top 5 percent of public schools in the United States measured this way.  For more information on the top schools in New York State identified through this method, log on to http://www.newsweek.com/id/39380/?s=NY . For more information about Newsweek’s “Challenge Index” and the ranking methodology used, log on to http://www.newsweek.com/id/137415/output/print .

This recognition could not be made possible without the hard work and dedication of Rhinebeck’s teaching, non-instructional, and administrative staff.  These achievements also are the result of the sustained and focused efforts of our students, of your parental support of our schools and our programs and, most importantly, of the support you give as parents to your children to do their best work and to achieve their potential as students in our schools.  Congratulations to all!