Thomas R. Proctor High School is a public high school within the Utica City School District in Utica, New York. The school was built in the early 1930s through the U.S. Works Progress Association and Thomas R. Proctor and opened its doors in September 1936. The school is located within Oneida County and the current school principal is Steven Falchi. The school is the only public high school in Utica due to the closing of Utica Free Academy in 1990, and there are about 200 full-time teachers and around 2,600 students.Athletic departmentThomas R. Proctor High School offers a variety of sports for both girls and boys to compete in at varsity and junior varsity levels. The 2007 boys varsity baseball team are class AA NYSPHSAA champions. The varsity cheerleading squad also holds a national title, and placed first in all five of their competitions in the school year of 2007-08.College level coursesBesides the core classes, Proctor High School offers various AP classes in: calculus, physics, biology, English language and composition, English literature, chemistry, accounting, U.S. history, and global history. Students who take AP classes are given five points on top of their final marking period grade because they took a college class, unlike those students who take regular classes. The students must maintain a grade of 65 and above in order to pass any class at Proctor High.Dual credit programsThere is also a dual credit program given by the Mohawk Valley Community College across the hill from Proctor. It gives students a chance to take a community college class in high school and earn a college credit for it. They have to maintain a grade of 75 or above to be able to get a college credit for that class from MVCC. Dual classes include government, economics, and statistics.
