East Meadow High School

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East Meadow High School
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Address
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101 Carman Avenue

East Meadow
,
(Nassau County)
,
New York
11554

United States
CoordinatesCoordinates: 40°43′45″N 73°33′24″W / 40.72917°N 73.55667°W / 40.72917; -73.55667
Information
TypePublic
Founded1953
School districtEast Meadow School District
NCES School ID3609840[1]
PrincipalNo Name
Faculty129.6 FTEs[1]
Grades9−12
Enrollment1,446 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio11.2:1[1]
Color(s)Royal Blue and Gold   
Team nameJets
NewspaperThe Jet Gazette
YearbookResume
Websiteeastmeadow.k12.ny.us/emhs

East Meadow High School is a public high school in the East Meadow Union Free School District. East Meadow High School was founded in 1953. The school serves students in grades 9−12. Approximately 88% of 2007's graduating class continued their education – with 60% going on to four-year colleges and 27% to two-year colleges.

In 1964, East Meadow High School competed on the NBC-TV program “It’s Academic.” Representing EMHS were Stanley D. Chess (team captain), Marta Gutenberg, and Diane Pike. The team came in second.

As 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[]

East Meadow provides has sports programs with three seasons each offering various sports for students to choose.

Fall sports[]

Football (2006 & 2011 Nassau County Champions), Soccer, Girls Tennis, Volleyball, Cross Country, Field Hockey (2008 County Champions), Cheerleading, Boys Golf, Rockettes/Kickline, Girls Swimming and Diving. The girls' cross country team had a league meet winning streak from October 2000 through October 2009. Their record during this time was approximately 120–0.

Winter sports[]

Wrestling(1970, 1990, 1994, 2000, & 2007 Nassau County Champions), Girls Basketball, Bowling, Winter Track

Spring sports[]

Baseball (1997 State Champions), Softball, Lacrosse, Track and Field (2009 Boys' Class A Division I Champions), Men's Tennis, Girls' Badminton.

Music[]

The East Meadow High School Jet Marching Band has competed in the Columbus Day Parade in New York City. Many students participate in band, orchestra, chorus, music theory, and after school in the pit orchestra, jazz band, string ensemble, and vocal jazz. They also host a summer music program every July, and have their own chapter of Tri-M Music Honor Society, chapter number 2817.

Notable alumni[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e School data for East Meadow High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 1, 2020.
  2. ^ Schuler, Barbara. "LI's Criss Angel will work his magic on Broadway", Newsday, April 8, 2019. Accessed November 25, 2020. "But Angel, who graduated from East Meadow High School, says Raw is very different from the version he performs in Vegas."
  3. ^ Giardino, Carisa. "East Meadow Native Returns to TBS Sitcom, Web Series Adam Busch's passion for comedy and music was apparent at an early age, according to his father.", East Meadow, NY, Patch, September 4, 2013. Accessed November 25, 2020. "'When Adam went to Woodland Middle School, they were not doing shows, so the first time he actually performed a show on stage was at East Meadow High School,' Robert said."
  4. ^ Slotnik, Daniel E. "David Wong Louie, Who Probed Ethnic Identity in Fiction, Dies at 63", The New York Times, September 27, 2018. Accessed November 25, 2020. "He was one of the few Asian-Americans at East Meadow High School.... He graduated from high school in 1973 and earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Vassar College in 1977 and a master’s in creative writing from the University of Iowa in 1981."
  5. ^ "Graduation 2004". Newsday. New York City / Long Island. June 19, 2004. Archived from the original on May 5, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014. (subscription required)
  6. ^ de Croisset, Phoebe (December 16, 2016). "Multiple Identities". SBJCT Journal. Retrieved March 5, 2021. I am an Indian-Russian-Afghan-American
  7. ^ Lovece, Frank (May 4, 2014). "Fast Chat: Annet Mahendru". Newsday. New York City / Long Island. p. 91. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  8. ^ Rich Mauti, Pro-Football-Reference.com. Accessed November 25, 2020. "High School: East Meadow (NY)"
  9. ^ Rich Ohrnberger, Pro-Football-Reference.com. Accessed November 25, 2020. "High School: East Meadow (NY)"
  10. ^ McQuiston, John T. "Prosecution Claims Records Prove Rifkin Is Not Insane", The New York Times, April 30, 1994. Accessed November 25, 2020. "Mr. Klein produced Mr. Rifkin's academic records from East Meadow High School and the State University of New York at Farmingdale, which Mr. Rifkin attended for two semesters before dropping out."
  11. ^ "Sports People; Viola Honored", The New York Times, January 23, 1988. Accessed November 25, 2020. "As a sophomore at East Meadow High School he played first base and hit .288.... Then he went on to the major leagues, won a total of 69 games over the last four years with the Minnesota Twins, and captured the most valuable player award in the World Series. And the folks in East Meadow, L.I., began to take notice of Frank Viola."

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