Editing Putnam Valley, New York (section)

==Education==

The Putnam Valley Central School District operates three schools: Putnam Valley Elementary School starting at kindergarten, Putnam Valley Middle School starting at 5th grade, and Putnam Valley High School starting at 9th grade.<ref name="nytimes.com">{{Cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/14/realestate/14livi.html | title=The Difference a Few Miles Can Make | newspaper=The New York Times | date=September 12, 2008 | last1=Brenner | first1=Elsa }}</ref> The district was created in 1934, and was dedicated in 1935.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://putnamvalleyhistory.org/about/ | title=About | date=January 22, 2014 }}</ref>

The high school is the most recent addition to the district, being built in 2000. It uses geothermal energy for heating and cooling, has three computer labs, a performing arts center and wireless Internet access in all classrooms. Before the high school was built, Putnam Valley students were previously sent to neighboring town high schools including [[Lakeland High School (Shrub Oak, New York)|Lakeland High School]] in [[Shrub Oak, New York|Shrub Oak]], [[Peekskill High School]] or [[Walter Panas High School]], all of which are in Westchester County.<ref name="nytimes1990"/>

In grades 5 through 12, every student is issued an Apple laptop or Chromebook. Apple laptops are guaranteed to be given to those in 9th grade and above. This is a program that sets the school apart from others in the area. The Putnam Valley High School's laptop agreement form reads, "Putnam Valley Central School District issues computers and school monitored email accounts as one way of furthering its mission to teach the skills, knowledge, responsibilities, and behaviors that students will need as successful and responsible adults".<ref>{{Cite web| title=Putnam Valley Central School District - Laptop and Mobile Device Loan Agreement For Students and Parents 2017 2018 | url=http://pvcsd.org/HS/resources/pdf/2017-2018_Laptop_and_Mobile_Device_Loan_Agreement.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035240/http://pvcsd.org/HS/resources/pdf/2017-2018_Laptop_and_Mobile_Device_Loan_Agreement.pdf | archive-date=2017-12-01}}</ref>