Byram Hills High School

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Byram Hills High School is a four-year co-educational public secondary school located in Armonk, New York, United States. Its principal is Christopher Walsh. It is the only secondary school in the Byram Hills Central School District, and serves students from the towns of North Castle, Bedford, Mount Pleasant, and New Castle. The school currently enrolls over 800 students in grades 9–12. As of 2016, Byram Hills is ranked #30 in the state and #173 nationally by U.S. News & World Report.AcademicsStudents at Byram Hills are required to pursue a broad-based curriculum, involving all areas of high school learning. They are required to take four years of English, four years of social sciences, four years of mathematics, four years of physical education, three years of physical science, two years of foreign language, two years of visual or performing arts, one semester of health, one semester of economics, and one semester of mentor. Many different elective classes are offered. Typically, a student registers for 6–8 courses per semester.To counter the heavy academic schedule, the school follows the "drop-day" cycle pattern. Each day, students "drop" one of their classes for that day's cycle (for example, if it is drop-day 1, then students skip their first period class), except for drop-day A, in which students must attend all of their classes (however, classes are then shortened to accommodate this). The drop-day schedule also guarantees each student to have at least one study (or "free") period every nine days. While freshmen cannot add additional free periods, upperclassmen may opt for more free periods.