Twin Towers Middle School

Twin Towers Middle School is one of two middle schools in the Enlarged City School District of Middletown in Middletown, New York, United States. It is located at the intersection of Grand Avenue and Wisner Avenue in the northern section of the city. Completed in 1940, it was used as Middletown's high school until 1976, when the Veraldi Junior High School was expanded and became Middletown High School. Twin Towers Middle School gets its name from the two ornate towers at the front of the building, not the original World Trade Center buildings as many believe.

Twin Towers Middle School
Twin Towers MIddle School
Location
112 Grand Ave Middletown
,
NY

United States
Information
Typepublic
Established1940
School districtEnlarged City School District of Middletown
PrincipalGordon Dean
Faculty65[1]
Grades6-8
Enrollment775[1]
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Blue and White
MascotMiddie Bear (Bear Paw)
WebsiteTwin Towers Middle School

In the past, the school had been at the center of some controversy. During the sexual-abuse investigation into former school superintendent Robert Sigler, school officials, were faulted for doing too little to prevent the abuse.[2] Two years later, violence in the school had reached such a level that a city police official said Twin Towers was responsible for more police complaints than any other school.[3] In one incident, students started a "fight club" that was only stopped when parents learned of it and informed the school.[3] The district had been unsuccessfully seeking federal grant money for a resource officer (a police officer stationed in the school) but later decided to pay for the positions itself.[4]

In recent years, Principal Gordon Dean and the highly regarded staff have made major improvements. Twin Towers is now considered far safer and no longer requires a School Resource Officer. Fights and other building incidents are on the decline, and the school outperforms other schools regularly. In a recent year, almost 2/3 of those graduating with honors from Middletown High School previously attended Twin Towers Middle School.

See also

References
  1. "New York State School Report Card, Accountabiility and Overview Information Report for Twin Towers Middle School, 2005-2006" (PDF). (560 KiB)
  2. "Actions in Sigler scandal don't inspire any trust". Times Herald-Record (Editorial). January 2, 2004. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007.
  3. Cahn, Dianna (March 4, 2005). "Board takes notice of school violence". Times Herald-Record. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
  4. Cahn, Dianna (May 5, 2005). "Middletown district offers tight $99.1 million budget". Times Herald-Record. Retrieved 2007-08-24.

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