John Jay Senior High School is a public high school on State Route 52 in the hamlet of Hopewell Junction in the town of East Fishkill, New York. The school teaches grades 9 through 12. Students from Van Wyck and Wappingers junior high schools who have successfully completed the 8th grade continue to the 9th grade at either Roy C. Ketcham High School or John Jay. The school is a part of the Wappingers Central School District.HistoryJohn Jay was built in 1968 to accommodate the growth of the Wappingers School District. Prior to its construction, Ketcham High School was the district's only high school, away in Wappingers Falls. The 1973 graduating class was the first class to have completed four full years at John Jay HS.Growth in Southern Dutchess County, New York has resulted in a number of classes having more than 25 students in them, although there has been a recent rise in classes with less than 15 students.John Jay's current principal is Bonnie King. Paul Albanese, Eleanore Dicioccio, and David Kedzielawa are John Jays current administrators.In 2002, a new biology-chemistry wing was opened for the exclusive use of these laboratory courses. In 2009, a new math wing was opened on the first floor. The school is geographically surrounded by IBM Fishkill. The presence of IBM in the area has fueled and helped to fund a model example of a high school engineering focus. John Jay offers many classes focused on engineering, with some classes utilizing college-level computer programs and mathematics. Some of the classes are eligible for college credit through the Rochester Institute of Technology.
