Hauppauge High School is a public high school and part of the Hauppauge Union Free School District located in Hauppauge, Suffolk County, Long Island, in the U.S. state of New York.
| Hauppauge High School | |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1965 |
| School district | Hauppauge Union Free School District |
| Principal | Joseph Wieckhorst |
| Teaching staff | 96.84 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,079 (2023-24)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 12.16[1] |
| Color(s) | Blue and White |
| Mascot | Eagle |
| Yearbook | Aquila |
| Website | http://hauppauge.k12.ny.us |
Academics
editHauppauge High School was named the 373rd-top U.S. high school of 2008 by Newsweek magazine, which placed it seventh among schools ranked in Suffolk County,[2] and in the top 10% of U.S. schools.[2] Hauppauge has a high number of students enrolled in Advanced Placement (AP) courses, of which eighteen are offered:
- Department of Social Studies: World History, United States History, United States Government and Politics
- Department of Science: Biology, Physics 1, Physics C, Chemistry, Environmental Science
- Department of Mathematics: Calculus AB, Statistics
- Department of Languages: French Language and Culture, Spanish Language, German Language and Culture
- Department of English Language Arts: English Literature and Composition, English Language and Composition
- Department of Music: Music Theory
- Department of Art: Art History, Studio Art
Notable alumni
editThis article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (September 2019) |
- Nick Fanti (Class of 2015) – Baseball player[3]
- Lori Loughlin (Class of 1982) – Actress[4]
- Tom Postilio (Class of 1988) – Real estate broker, Star of HGTV’s Selling New York, Singer[5]
- Gary Flood (Class of 2003) – Soccer player[6]
- Vince Giordano (Class of 1970) – Leader of the famous jazz group, Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks
- Gary Berntsen (Class of 1975) – Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) career officer. Author, Jawbreaker: The attack on bin Laden and al-Qaeda: A personal account by the CIA's key field commander.
- Val James (Class of 1975) – First American-born, African-American, professional ice hockey player in the NHL.
- Michael Fitzpatrick (Class of 1975) – NYS Assemblyman[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Happauge High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
- ^ a b "The Top of the Class". Newsweek. Archived from the original on 2008-07-29. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
- ^ "Hauppauge's Nick Fanti pitching Tuesday for a chance at a third consecutive no-hitter". USA Today. April 20, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
- ^ "Lori Loughlin's new goal". 20 February 2014.
- ^ "Tom Postilio". IMDb.
- ^ Gary Flood
- ^ "New York State Assembly - Michael J. Fitzpatrick". nyassembly.gov.
