Holland Patent Central High School 4346701 191529032 2008-02-14T23:32:30Z 24.58.237.100 /* Yersiniosis */ The '''Holland Patent Central High School''' is located at [[Holland Patent]], 12 miles northwest of [[Utica, New York|Utica]] and 10 miles east of [[Rome, New York|Rome]] in [[New York State]], [[USA]]. The school's mascot is the ''Golden Knights''. ==Students== 674 students are currently enrolled in the high school, in grades 9 to 12. The average class size is 25 students per class. Approximately 81% of Holland Patent Central High School's students attend college directly out of high school. The remaining students enter the work force or the military. Holland Patent High School's average SAT scores are 550 verbal and 566 math. Many students also attend programs at Oneida County BOCES. The drop out rate is less than 1%. ==Yersiniosis== In 1976, yersiniosis, a bacterial disease, struck the Holland Patent schools. It was initially diagnosed as appendicitis, and appendices were removed unnecessarily from many young children. The curious nature of the outbreak led to an unprecedented degree of media coverage, including a lengthy article in the New York Times, which called Holland Patent's water system "primitive." It turned out that the problem lay not with the water, but with the chocolate milk served in the school's cafeterias. ==External links== *[http://www.hpschools.org/education/school/school.php?sectionid=5 Official site] [[Category:High schools in New York]] {{NewYork-school-stub}}