The Wheatley School
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11 Bacon Road , 11568 | |
Coordinates | 40°46′55″N 73°35′50″W / 40.78194°N 73.59722°WCoordinates: 40°46′55″N 73°35′50″W / 40.78194°N 73.59722°W |
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Funding type | Public school |
Motto | Veritatem Quaerite (Seek the Truth) |
Established | 1956[1] |
Locale | Suburb: Large |
School district | East Williston School District |
NCES District ID | 3610050[2]. |
Superintendent | Elaine Kanas |
CEEB code | 334293 [3] |
NCES School ID | 361005000781[4]. |
Principal | Sean Feeney [5] |
Asst. principal | Karen Klapper [5] |
Faculty | 63.87 FTEs[6] |
Enrollment | 711 (as of 2018-19)[6] |
Student to teacher ratio | 11.13:1[6] |
Campus type | Suburban |
Color(s) | Red, White |
Sports | Baseball,[7] Basketball(Boys/Girls),[8] Cross Country(Boys/Girls), Fencing(Boys/Girls), Field Hockey(Girls), Football,[9] Golf, Ice Hockey(Boys),[10] Lacrosse(Boys/Girls), Soccer(Boys/Girls),[11][12][13] Tennis (Boys/Girls), Track and Field(Boys/Girls), Volleyball(Girls),[14] Wrestling |
Mascot | Wildcat |
Team name | Wildcats [12] |
Rival | Mineola High School |
Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[15] |
National ranking | Newsweek: 92,[16] US News and World Report:108 [17] |
Publication | Literary Magazine (Vintage) [18] |
Newspaper | Wildcat [19] |
Yearbook | Aurora [20] |
Feeder schools | Willets Road School |
Website | tws |
The Wheatley School is a public high school serving grades 8 through 12 located in Old Westbury, New York and part of the East Williston Union Free School District.[21] The school district encompasses all of East Williston and parts of Mineola, Albertson, Old Westbury, and Roslyn Heights.
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The Wheatley School Front Entrance
As of the 2018-19 school year, the school had an enrollment of 711 students and 63.87 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.13:1. There were 37 students (5.2% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 1 student (0.1% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[6]
Extra Curriculars[]
Clubs[]
- Art and Photo Club
- Jazz Band
- Stage Band
- Brainstormers
- Book Club
- C.A.R.E. Club
- Chess Club
- DECA
- Drama
- Environmental Action Committee
- French Club
- Gay Straight Alliance
- Inter-Cultural Unity
- Italian Club
- Key Club
- Literary/Art Magazine
- Mathletes
- Mock Trial
- Newspaper
- Peer Tutoring
- Robotics
- Science Olympiad
- Spanish Club
- Student Senate
- Yearbook
- Video Club
- Model United Nations
Alumni[]
Business[]
- Daniel Schwartz - CEO of Burger King
Academia[]
- Steven Rubenstein - anthropologist
- Dan Weiss-president of Haverford College[22]
- Anita Silvers - American philosopher, interested in medical ethics, bioethics, feminism, disability studies
Culture, film, radio and television[]
- - author and social media director for rock band Duran Duran; co-host of SiriusXM radio show WHOOOSH![23].[24]
- Rick Berman - executive producer of several of the Star Trek television series
- Todd Glickman - radio meteorologist [25]
- Rick Hoffman - actor [26]
- Winnie Holzman - creator of My So Called Life, writer of thirtysomething[27] and Wicked
- Carol Leifer - Seinfeld writer, comedian [28]
- Steven Starr - filmmaker, media activist
- Dave Rothenberg - sports radio host, ESPN
- Scott S Kramer - Emmy and Webby Award winning content producer
Fashion[]
Journalism[]
- Mitchell Stephens - journalist and professor of journalism and mass communications at New York University
Literature[]
- Stephanie Klein - blogger and writer [30]
- Nicole Krauss - writer
- Todd Strasser - writer [31]
Medicine[]
- Stefan P. Kruszewski - clinical and forensic psychiatrist, fraud investigator [32]
Music[]
- Ned Lagin - musician
Public Policy, Law, and Government[]
- Arthur Engoron - Justice, New York State Supreme Court, New York County [33][34]
- Ian H. Solomon - Dean of Frank Batten School at the University of Virginia, former Executive Director of the World Bank.[22][35]
Sports[]
- Mike Masters - professional soccer player [36]
- Carlos Mendes - professional soccer player [36]
- Shep Messing - Professional soccer player
See also[]
Notes[]
- ^ Harris, Carolyn S. (8 September 2006). "Back to School Message". Roslyn News. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved Jan 3, 2014.
- ^ "Code Search". sat.collegeboard.org/. College Board. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ "Search for Public Schools - Wheatley School (361005000781)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Meet the Administration". eastwilliston.cyberschool.com. East Williston Union Free School District. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ a b c d School data for Wheatley School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 12, 2016.
- ^ Henry, Marcus (6 June 2013). "Hastings sparks Wheatley to NY 'B' semis". msgvarsity.com. MSG Varsity. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ Herzog, Bob (5 Mar 2013). "Vazquez's layup clinches LIC for Babylon". msgvarsity.com. MSG Varsity. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ "The Wheatley School High School Football". topics.msgvarsity.com. MSG Varsity. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ Liodice, Tom (25 March 2013). "E. Williston/Jericho wins LI hockey title". msgvarsity.com. MSG Varsity. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ Herzog, Bill. "Former LI soccer coach Hintz to be inducted into HOF". msgvarsity.com/. MSG. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ a b "The Wheatley School High School Boys Soccer". msgvarsity.com. MSG Varsity. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ "The Wheatley School High School Girls Soccer". topics.msgvarsity.com. MSG Varsity. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ "Wheatley Girls Volleyball". sportscentral.msgvarsity.com/. MSG Varsity. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ "School Directory". msa-cess.org/. Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ "2013 America's Best High Schools". Newsweek. 2013.
- ^ "The Wheatley School Overview". usnews.com/. US News and World Report. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ "Vintage Receives Silver Medal". ewsdonline.org/. East Williston Union Free School District. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ "Student Newspaper". ewsdonline.org/. East Williston Union Free School District. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ "Yearbook Earns Second Place". thewheatleyway.org/. East Williston Union Free School District. 5 January 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ The Wheatley School website, accessed March 16, 2012.
- ^ a b "Glad news". www.wheatleyalumni.org/. The Wheatley School Alumni Association. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ Wills, Will. "Simon Le Bon Wants Your Brain to Go "Whooosh!"". Culture Sonar. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ https://web.uri.edu/quadangles/katy-krassner-90/
- ^ "Todd Glickman". newyork.cbslocal.com. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ Chernow, Fred (18 September 2012). "Hoffmans Make TV Debut With Son". Tower Times. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ Mathews, Jay. "The Gift of Gab". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ Grayvatz Coupin, Claudia (29 May 2013). "LI comedians tickle your funny bone". Newsday. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ Harvey, Christine Lynn (February 2005). "CAROL ALT's: Eating in the Raw Book". New Living. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ Jacobson, Aileen (1 June 2008). "In a Girlhood Memoir, Not a Happy Camper". New York Times. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ Strasser, Todd. "Bio". toddstrasser.com. Strasser, Todd. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ "Stefan P. Kruszewski, M.D." narpa.org. National Association for Patient Rights and Advocacy. Archived from the original on 14 March 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ "Arthur F. Engoron". New York Law Journal. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ Ross, Barbara (31 May 2012). "Jurist Arthur Engoron can hack taxi ruling". New York Daily News. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ "World Bank executive to lead University's global engagement". University of Chicago. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ a b Tedesco, Richard (26 May 2011). "Messing revisits his days at Wheatley". Williston Times. Archived from the original on 27 March 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
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Categories:
- Mineola, New York
- Public high schools in New York (state)
- Schools in Nassau County, New York
- Public middle schools in New York (state)