Sachem High School East is a public secondary school located in Farmingville, New York, United States. Along with Sachem High School North, it is one of the two high schools in the Sachem School District.[2]
| Sachem High School East | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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177 Granny Road , 11738 | |
| Coordinates | 40°50′42″N 73°00′40″W / 40.845112°N 73.011058°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | We are Sachem |
| Established | 2004 |
| School district | Sachem School District |
| Principal | Lou Antonetti |
| Teaching staff | 176.10 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,152 (2019-20)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 12.22[1] |
| Color(s) | |
| Nickname | Arrows |
| Website | www |
History
editThe school was founded in 2004, and was filled with students from the former Sachem High School South, which closed and was absorbed into Samoset Middle School.
Athletics
editSachem East fields a number of varsity and junior varsity teams in the Section 11 Athletic Conference. Teams at Sachem East include:
- Boys' bowling
- Girls' bowling
- Boys' cross country
- Girls' cross country
- Boys' volleyball
- Girls' volleyball
- Boys' soccer
- Girls' soccer
- Field hockey
- Boys' lacrosse
- Girls' lacrosse
- Football
- Girls' tennis
- Boys' tennis
- Girls' swimming
- Boys' swimming
- Boys' basketball
- Girls' basketball
- Wrestling
- Boys' golf
- Boys' track
- Girls' track
- Baseball
- Softball
- Cheerleading
- Arrowettes (dance)
- Fortnite E-sports
A number of teams have won national, state, or regional championships. These include:
Academics
editSachem East offers many of the Advanced Placement programs offered by the College Board, as well as many honors courses. It offers Spanish, French and Italian as foreign languages that can be taken. The school also offers classes in culinary arts, engineering, 3D printing, and cosmetology (which upon completion grants the student a cosmetology license). Sachem East has partnered with Eastern Suffolk BOCES to allow students to take courses through BOCES.
Extra curriculars
editSachem East offers many clubs for students to join. It also has chapters for many national honor societies including Math, Science, English, Social Studies, Business, Technology, Art, Music, and the National Honor Society. The school also fields several academic teams, such as History Bowl teams (the junior varsity 2017–18 team made it to the national competition in Washington, D.C.) and a DECA team.
Demographics
edit| Gender | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 1,194 | 50.4% |
| Male | 1,173 | 49.6% |
| Total | 2,367 | 100% |
| Race | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 0.21% |
| Asian/Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander | 136 | 5.7% |
| Black or African American | 44 | 1.9% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 211 | 8.9% |
| White | 1958 | 82.7% |
| Multiracial | 13 | 0.55% |
| Total | 2367 | 100% [6] |
Notable alumni
edit- Keith Kinkaid – NHL goalie for the New York Rangers
- Jeff Ruland – former NBA player with the Washington Bullets and coach of Iona University Gaels men's basketball team
- Marc Sebastian – fashion model, stylist, and activist
- Shoe0nHead – YouTuber
- Skylar Spence – musician
References
edit- ^ a b c "Sachem High School East". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ "Sachem Home Page". Sachem School District. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ^ "Shanahan lifts Sachem East to Long Island title". newsday. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ^ "Sachem East captures national cheerleading crown". newsday. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ^ "Sachem East Girls Basketball Year-by-Year Results". maxpreps.com. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ^ "Sachem High School East Enrollment (2015-16)". New York State Department of Education. Retrieved December 28, 2018.