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Hastings High School (HHS) is a comprehensive public high school and the only high school of the Hastings-on-Hudson Union Free School District in Westchester County, New York. The principal is Andrew Clayman.
| Hastings High School | |
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One Mount Hope Boulevard Hastings-on-Hudson, , New York 10706 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°59′40″N 73°52′20″W / 40.99444°N 73.87222°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Primus Inter Pares (First Among Equals) |
| Established | 1905 |
| School district | Hastings-on-Hudson Union Free School District |
| Superintendent | William S. McKersie[2] |
| Principal | Andrew Clayman[3] |
| Staff | 50.88 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12[1] |
| Enrollment | 519 (2022–23)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 10.20[1] |
| Color(s) | Green and Gold |
| Mascot | Yellow jacket |
| Newspaper | The Buzzer |
| Feeder schools | Farragut Middle School |
| Website | https://hhs.hohschools.org/ |
Rankings
editIn 2015, Hastings High School was ranked 162nd on Newsweek's ranking of the top US high schools.[4][when?]
Awards
editHastings High School was a recipient of the U.S. Department of Education's National Blue Ribbon Award for excellence for 2001–2002 and for 2016–2017.[5]
Theater
editHastings High School received a $10,000 grant from a division of the National Broadcasting Corporation to put on a production of Hairspray.[6][7]
Notable alumni
edit- Stephen Collins, actor
- Libby Copeland, reporter for the Washington Post
- Ricki Lake (born 1968), actress, television presenter and producer
- Ali Marpet (born 1993), American football center for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL)
- Robert Meeropol (born 1947), son of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg
- Dave Rice (born c. 1940), college football coach
- Benh Zeitlin (born 1982), filmmaker, composer, and animator
- John Dehner (born 1915), stage, radio, film, and television actor
- Edmund Phelps (born 1933), recipient of Nobel Prize in Economics
Race Relations and Demographics
editThe school's lack of ethnic diversity has been commented on.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "HASTINGS HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
- ^ "SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE". Hastings-on-Hudson Union Free School District. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
- ^ "Principal's Message". Hastings High School. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ On 08/19/15 at 7:31 AM EST (August 19, 2015). "America's Top High Schools 2015". Newsweek.com. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Hastings High School Named National Blue Ribbon School". Hohschools.org. September 28, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
- ^ a b Kramer, Pete (January 30, 2019). "Lack of diversity can't stop the beat at Hastings 'Hairspray'". lohud. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
- ^ Woyton, Michael (September 27, 2019). ""Hastings Director Takes Part In Theater Industry Award Event"". Rivertowns Patch. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
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