Walton High School (Bronx)
Today the sports teams are composed of the students of each of the small mini-schools within the Walton Educational Campus.Mary Walton operated a "dame school", teaching little girls of the colonial period to read, write, do basic mathematics, and keep house.The New York City Board of Education accredited Walton as an all-girl high school on April 19, 1923.On September 9, 1977, boys were officially admitted to the school; however, it wouldn't be fully co-educational until 1979, when the final all-girl class graduated.In 1980, Marjorie Kipp was appointed as the new principal, and three years later, the school's pool was closed due to a deterioration from the skylight.Principal Genco and her administration implemented the Walton Plan to target lateness and loitering around campus, and to encourage the faculty to show interest in every student's progress.She addressed issues like the peeling paint around the building, lack of heat, poor architecture, and the mismanagement of the pool.On April 19, 1998, Walton celebrated its 75th anniversary by throwing a birthday party inside the lunchroom and holding a luncheon at Maestro's Restaurant for all the graduating classes throughout the school's history.In 1999, Valerie Vallade, an alumna of Walton, was appointed as the sixth principal and increased the graduation rate.In that year, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the Department of Education labeled Walton as an "Impact School."[citation needed] The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) code 362058002884 identifies this school.