Farmingdale High School
| Farmingdale High School | |
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150 Lincoln Street , 11735 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°42′27″N 73°26′39″W / 40.7076°N 73.4441°WCoordinates: 40°42′27″N 73°26′39″W / 40.7076°N 73.4441°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, high school |
| School district | Farmingdale Union Free School District |
| Superintendent | Paul Defendini |
| CEEB code | 331880 |
| NCES School ID | 3610980[1] |
| Principal | Samuel Thompson |
| Faculty | 142.0 FTEs[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Coeducational [1] |
| Enrollment | 1,878 (as of 2018–19)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13.2:1[1] |
| Campus | Suburb: Large |
| Color(s) | Green and White |
| Nickname | Dalers |
| Website | www |
Farmingdale High School is a public high school located in Farmingdale, Nassau County, New York, and is the only high school operated by the Farmingdale Union Free School District. The school also serves East Farmingdale and a portion of North Amityville , Massapequa Park, and North Massapequa.
As of the 2018–19 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,878 students and 142.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.2:1. There were 339 students (18.1% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 42 (2.2% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]
Notable alumni[]
- Mark Mathew Braunstein (born 1951, class of 1969), author of Radical Vegetarianism and other books and nonfiction articles.
- Matt Danowski (born 1985, class of 2003), professional lacrosse player with the Chesapeake Bayhawks of Major League Lacrosse.[2]
- William Gaddis (1922–1998, class of 1941), author of The Recognitions and other works of postmodern fiction.[3]
- Ron Heller, (born 1962) American football player and later coach.[4]
- George Hincape (born 1973 class of 1991), former American road bicycle racer
- Tim Kubart (born 1984, class of 2002), co-host of the Sunny Side Up on Sprout and 2016 Grammy Award Winner for Best Children's Album.[5]
- Jack Lamabe (1936–2007, class of 1954), former Major League Baseball pitcher.[6]
- Frank Nappi (born 1967, class of 1985), author of The Legend of Mickey Tussler series and other novels.
- Joe Pantorno (born 1991, class of 2009), sports editor for amNewYork newspaper.
- SallyAnn Salsano (born 1974, class of 1992), creator of Jersey Shore and owner of 495 Productions.
- Al Weis (born 1938, class of 1955), former Major League Baseball player
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f School data for Farmingdale Senior High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 1, 2020.
- ^ Rock, Tom. "Danowski throws hat in ring for Duke job",Newsday, June 20, 2006. Accessed December 23, 2020. "When Matt Danowski committed to Duke out of Farmingdale High School, there. was speculation his father would follow him there."
- ^ Gussow, Mel. "William Gaddis, 75, Innovative Author Of Complex, Demanding Novels, Is Dead", The New York Times, December 17, 1998. Accessed December 23, 2020. "Mr. Gaddis was born in Manhattan on Dec. 29, 1922, grew up in Massapequa, N.Y., and went to boarding school in Connecticut and Farmingdale High School on Long Island."
- ^ Martin, Kimberley A. "Jets announce coaching changes", Newsday, February 5, 2013. Accessed December 23, 2020. "A Farmingdale High School graduate, Heller won Newsday's Thorp Award in 1979 as the best player in Nassau County."
- ^ Whitehouse, Beth. "Long Island native Tim Kubart nominated for 2015 Grammy", Newsday, December 11, 2015. Accessed December 23, 2020. "Tim Kubart, who grew up in Farmingdale and graduated from Farmingdale High School, has been nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Children’s Album category for his new CD entitled Home and will attend the Grammy Awards in California for the first time in February."
- ^ Nowlin, Bill. Jack Lamabe, Society for American Baseball Research. Accessed December 23, 2020. "Lamabe, who earned the nickname “Tomatoes” when with the Red Sox due to his florid facial complexion, attended the Farmingdale schools and graduated from Farmingdale High School in 1954, where he captained both the basketball and football teams, and played baseball as well."
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