The Wheatley School (historically known as East Williston Junior–Senior High School) is a public high school serving grades 8 through 12 located in Old Westbury, New York. It is the East Williston Union Free School District's sole high school.[20] The school district encompasses all of East Williston and parts of Mineola, Albertson, Old Westbury, and Roslyn Heights.
| The Wheatley School | |
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 The Wheatley School's front entrance in 2012 | |
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11 Bacon Road , 11568 | |
| Coordinates | 40°45′44″N 73°36′58″W / 40.76222°N 73.61611°W |
| Information | |
| 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 | Danielle Gately |
| CEEB code | 334293 [3] |
| NCES School ID | 361005000781[4]. |
| Principal | Wayne Jensen |
| Asst. principal | Mary Alexis Pace and Bryan Sarandrea |
| Faculty | 63.87 FTEs[5] |
| Enrollment | 711 (as of 2018-19)[5] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11.13:1[5] |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Red, White |
| Sports | Baseball,[6] Basketball(Boys/Girls),[7] Cross Country(Boys/Girls), Fencing(Boys/Girls), Field Hockey(Girls), Football,[8] Golf, Ice Hockey(Boys),[9] Lacrosse(Boys/Girls), Soccer(Boys/Girls),[10][11][12] Tennis (Boys/Girls), Track and Field(Boys/Girls), Volleyball(Girls),[13] Wrestling |
| Mascot | Wildcat |
| Team name | Wildcats [11] |
| Rival | Mineola High School |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[14] |
| National ranking | Newsweek: 92,[15] U.S. News & World Report:108 [16] |
| Publication | Literary Magazine (Vintage) [17] |
| Newspaper | Wildcat [18] |
| Yearbook | Aurora [19] |
| Feeder schools | Willets Road School |
| Website | tws |
History
editThe school opened in 1956 as East Williston Junior–Senior High School.[21][22] It was designed by the Manhattan-based architectural firm, LaPierre, Litchfield & Partners.[21] The single-story school was designed to allow for easy building expansion, should the need arise.[21]
Demographics
editAs 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.[5]
Notable alumni
edit- Carol Alt - model/actress/author[23]
- Rick Berman - executive producer of several of the Star Trek television series
- Arthur Engoron - Justice, New York State Supreme Court, New York County [24][25]
- Todd Glickman - radio meteorologist[26]
- Rick Hoffman - actor [27]
- Winnie Holzman - creator of My So Called Life, writer of thirtysomething[28] and Wicked
- Stephanie Klein - blogger and writer[29]
- Nicole Krauss - writer
- Stefan P. Kruszewski - clinical and forensic psychiatrist, fraud investigator [30]
- Ned Lagin - musician
- Carol Leifer - Seinfeld writer, comedian [31]
- Mike Masters - professional soccer player [32]
- Carlos Mendes - professional soccer player [32]
- Shep Messing - professional soccer player
- Larry Nagler (born 1940) – tennis player
- Dave Rothenberg - sports radio host, ESPN
- Steven Rubenstein - anthropologist
- Daniel Schwartz - CEO of Burger King
- Anita Silvers - philosopher, interested in medical ethics, bioethics, feminism, disability studies
- Ian H. Solomon - Dean of Frank Batten School at the University of Virginia, former Executive Director of the World Bank.[33][34]
- Steven Starr - filmmaker, media activist
- Mitchell Stephens - journalist and professor of journalism and mass communications at New York University
- Todd Strasser - writer[35]
- Dan Weiss - president of Haverford College[33]
See also
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Notes
edit- ^ Harris, Carolyn S. (September 8, 2006). "Back to School Message". Roslyn News. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ "Code Search". sat.collegeboard.org/. College Board. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ "Search for Public Schools - Wheatley School (361005000781)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ a b c d School data for Wheatley School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 12, 2016.
- ^ Henry, Marcus (June 6, 2013). "Hastings sparks Wheatley to NY 'B' semis". msgvarsity.com. MSG Varsity. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ Herzog, Bob (March 5, 2013). "Vazquez's layup clinches LIC for Babylon". msgvarsity.com. MSG Varsity. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ "The Wheatley School High School Football". topics.msgvarsity.com. MSG Varsity. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ Liodice, Tom (March 25, 2013). "E. Williston/Jericho wins LI hockey title". msgvarsity.com. MSG Varsity. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ Herzog, Bill. "Former LI soccer coach Hintz to be inducted into HOF". msgvarsity.com/. MSG. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ a b "The Wheatley School High School Boys Soccer". msgvarsity.com. MSG Varsity. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ "The Wheatley School High School Girls Soccer". topics.msgvarsity.com. MSG Varsity. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ "Wheatley Girls Volleyball". sportscentral.msgvarsity.com/. MSG Varsity. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ "School Directory". msa-cess.org/. Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ "2013 America's Best High Schools". Newsweek. 2013.
- ^ "The Wheatley School Overview". usnews.com/. U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ "Vintage Receives Silver Medal". ewsdonline.org/. East Williston Union Free School District. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ "Student Newspaper". ewsdonline.org/. East Williston Union Free School District. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ "Yearbook Earns Second Place". thewheatleyway.org/. East Williston Union Free School District. January 5, 2011. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ The Wheatley School website, accessed March 16, 2012.
- ^ a b c Buder, Leonard (December 23, 1956). "Modern Schools Are Built to Fit Child Emotionally and Physcially; 'Candy Stick School' Increases the Youngsters' Appetite for Learning". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
- ^ "LaPierre, Litchfield and Partners". Queens Modern. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
- ^ Harvey, Christine Lynn (February 2005). "CAROL ALT's: Eating in the Raw Book". New Living. Archived from the original on January 4, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ "Arthur F. Engoron". New York Law Journal. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ Ross, Barbara (May 31, 2012). "Jurist Arthur Engoron can hack taxi ruling". New York Daily News. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ "Todd Glickman". newyork.cbslocal.com. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ Chernow, Fred (September 18, 2012). "Hoffmans Make TV Debut With Son". Tower Times. Archived from the original on January 4, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ Mathews, Jay (August 1, 2000). "The Gift of Gab". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ Jacobson, Aileen (June 1, 2008). "In a Girlhood Memoir, Not a Happy Camper". New York Times. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ "Stefan P. Kruszewski, M.D." narpa.org. National Association for Patient Rights and Advocacy. Archived from the original on March 14, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ Grayvatz Coupin, Claudia (May 29, 2013). "LI comedians tickle your funny bone". Newsday. Archived from the original on January 4, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ a b Tedesco, Richard (May 26, 2011). "Messing revisits his days at Wheatley". Williston Times. Archived from the original on March 27, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ a b "Glad news". www.wheatleyalumni.org/. The Wheatley School Alumni Association. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ "World Bank executive to lead University's global engagement". University of Chicago. April 19, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ Strasser, Todd. "Bio". toddstrasser.com. Strasser, Todd. Retrieved January 3, 2014.