East Meadow High School is a public high school in the East Meadow Union Free School District in East Meadow, New York. The school was founded in 1953 and serves students in grades 9−12.
| East Meadow High School | |
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| Address | |
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101 Carman Avenue , , 11554 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°43′45″N 73°33′24″W / 40.72917°N 73.55667°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Founded | 1953 |
| School district | East Meadow School District |
| NCES School ID | 3609840[1] |
| Principal | Richard Howard |
| Faculty | 126.15 FTEs[1] |
| Grades | 9−12 |
| Enrollment | 1,498 (as of 2022–23)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11.87[1] |
| Color(s) | Royal Blue and Gold |
| Team name | Jets |
| Newspaper | The Jet Gazette |
| Yearbook | Resume |
| Website | eastmeadow |
School
editAs of the 2018–19 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,446 students and 129.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.2:1. There were 261 students (18.0% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 73 (5.0% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]
Athletics
editEast Meadow offers sports programs in three seasons.
Fall sports
editFootball (2006 & 2011 Nassau County champions), soccer, field hockey (2008 County champions), cross country, girls' tennis, boys' golf, volleyball, cheerleading, Rockettes/kickline, girls' swimming and diving.
The girls' cross country team had a league meet winning streak from October 2000 through October 2009, with a record during this time of approximately 120–0.
Winter sports
editWrestling (1970, 1990, 1994, 2000, & 2007 Nassau County Champions), girls' basketball, bowling, winter track.
Spring sports
editBaseball (1997 State champions), lacrosse, softball, track and field (2009 Boys' Class A Division I champions), girls' badminton, boys' tennis.
Notable alumni
edit- Criss Angel (born 1967), magician/illusionist[2]
- Adam Busch (born 1978), actor/singer[3]
- John Danowski (born 1954), college lacrosse coach[4]
- Gregg Gonsalves (born 1963), epidemiologist and health activist[5][6]
- Richard Greenberg (born 1958), Broadway playwright[7]
- Max Hechtman (born 1997), filmmaker/video editor/videographer[8][9][10][11][12]
- Gary Kreps (born 1952), health and risk communication scholar[13]
- David Wong Louie (1954–2018, class of 1973), novelist and short story writer[14]
- Annet Mahendru (born 1985, class of 2004), actress[15][16][17]
- Stephanie Pace Marshall (born 1945), educator and the founding president of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy[18][19]
- John Mauceri (born 1945), conductor[20]
- Rich Mauti (born 1954), former American football wide receiver[21]
- Craig Mitchell (born 1964), actor/comedian/writer
- Brandon Moore (born 1979), NFL linebacker
- Rich Ohrnberger (born 1986), NFL offensive lineman.[22]
- Dave Palumbo (born 1968), bodybuilder
- Joel Rifkin (born 1959), serial killer[23]
- Matt Serra (born 1974), UFC fighter and former UFC Welterweight Champion
- Marc Siegel (born 1956), physician and author[24]
- Frank Viola (born 1960), former Major League Baseball pitcher.[25]
- Sandro Vitiello (born 1958), former American football placekicker[26]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e School data for East Meadow High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 26, 2024.
- ^ Schuler, Barbara (April 8, 2019). "LI's Criss Angel will work his magic on Broadway". Newsday. Archived from the original on January 27, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
- ^ Giardino, Carisa (September 4, 2013). "East Meadow Native Returns to TBS Sitcom". East Meadow, NY Patch. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
- ^ Vaughn, Peter (May 9, 2015). "How John Danowski revived Duke's lacrosse program". The News & Observer. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ^ Shufro, Cathy (September–October 2015). "Its not just the germs". Yale Alumni Magazine. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- ^ Gralla, Joan (October 10, 2018). "Foundation honors LI native as 'genius'". Newsday. Archived from the original on March 23, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
- ^ Klein, Alvin (February 5, 1989). "Theater: Forging a Glib Style, With Flair". The New York Times.
- ^ Dowd, Joe (November 2, 2014). "East Meadow homecoming king's win part of documentary". Newsday. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- ^ Weingrad, David (November 5, 2014). "Rain doesn't dampen Jets' pride". Herald Community Newspapers. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- ^ Ebert, Michael R. (April 16, 2015). "LI high school journalists celebrate Press Day 2015 at Adelphi University". Newsday. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- ^ Stieglitz, Brian (September 22, 2020). "East Meadow filmmaker nominated for three awards at local festival". Herald Community Newspapers. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- ^ Satnick, Randi. "The Real Deal: A look through the lens of a young Long Island filmmaker". Your News Mag. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- ^ "Research Team". The Center for Health & Risk Communication. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ Slotnik, Daniel E. (September 27, 2018). "David Wong Louie, Who Probed Ethnic Identity in Fiction, Dies at 63". The New York Times. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
- ^ "Graduation 2004". Newsday. New York City / Long Island. June 19, 2004. Archived from the original on May 5, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
- ^ de Croisset, Phoebe (December 16, 2016). "Multiple Identities". SBJCT Journal. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
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- ^ Lovece, Frank (May 4, 2014). "Fast Chat: Annet Mahendru". Newsday. New York City / Long Island. p. 91. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
- ^ https://www.imsa.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/imsa360_spring.pdf
- ^ http://chalkboardchampions.org/stephanie-marshall/
- ^ "Class of 2018 Honored for Academic Excellence". East Meadow Schools. Accessed July 7, 2022.
- ^ Rich Mauti, Pro-Football-Reference.com. Accessed November 25, 2020.
- ^ Rich Ohrnberger, Pro-Football-Reference.com. Accessed November 25, 2020.
- ^ McQuiston, John T. (April 30, 1994). "Prosecution Claims Records Prove Rifkin Is Not Insane". The New York Times. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
- ^ Perez, Matt (October 9, 2020). "Who Is Marc Siegel, The Fox News Doctor Set To Examine Trump Live On TV?". Forbes. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
- ^ "Sports People; Viola Honored". The New York Times. January 23, 1988. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
- ^ Eisenberg, Harry (October 25, 1979). "Ambidextrous UMass kicker is his own backup". The Boston Globe – via Newspapers.com.