East Meadow High School
High school in Nassau County, New York, United States
East Meadow High School is a public high school in the East Meadow Union Free School District in East Meadow, New York . The school was founded in 1953 and serves students in grades 9−12.
School
As of the 2018–19 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,446 students and 129.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.2:1. There were 261 students (18.0% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 73 (5.0% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[ 1]
Athletics
East Meadow offers sports programs in three seasons.
Fall sports
Football (2006 & 2011 Nassau County champions), soccer , field hockey (2008 County champions), cross country , girls' tennis , boys' golf , volleyball , cheerleading , Rockettes /kickline , girls' swimming and diving .
The girls' cross country team had a league meet winning streak from October 2000 through October 2009, with a record during this time of approximately 120–0.
Winter sports
Wrestling (1970, 1990, 1994, 2000, & 2007 Nassau County Champions), girls' basketball , bowling , winter track .
Spring sports
Baseball (1997 State champions), lacrosse , softball , track and field (2009 Boys' Class A Division I champions), girls' badminton , boys' tennis .
Notable alumni
Criss Angel (born 1967), magician/illusionist[ 2]
Adam Busch (born 1978), actor/singer[ 3]
John Danowski (born 1954), college lacrosse coach[ 4]
Gregg Gonsalves (born 1963), epidemiologist and health activist[ 5] [ 6]
Richard Greenberg (born 1958), Broadway playwright[ 7]
Max Hechtman (born 1997), filmmaker/video editor/videographer[ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12]
Gary Kreps (born 1952), health and risk communication scholar[ 13]
David Wong Louie (1954–2018, class of 1973), novelist and short story writer[ 14]
Annet Mahendru (born 1985, class of 2004), actress[ 15] [ 16] [ 17]
Stephanie Pace Marshall (born 1945), educator and the founding president of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy [ 18] [ 19]
John Mauceri (born 1945), conductor[ 20]
Rich Mauti (born 1954), former American football wide receiver[ 21]
Craig Mitchell (born 1964), actor/comedian/writer
Brandon Moore (born 1979), NFL linebacker
Rich Ohrnberger (born 1986), NFL offensive lineman.[ 22]
Dave Palumbo (born 1968), bodybuilder
Joel Rifkin (born 1959), serial killer[ 23]
Matt Serra (born 1974), UFC fighter and former UFC Welterweight Champion
Marc Siegel (born 1956), physician and author[ 24]
Frank Viola (born 1960), former Major League Baseball pitcher.[ 25]
Sandro Vitiello (born 1958), former American football placekicker[ 26]
References
^ a b c d e School data for East Meadow High School , National Center for Education Statistics . Accessed August 26, 2024.
^ Schuler, Barbara (April 8, 2019). "LI's Criss Angel will work his magic on Broadway" . Newsday . Archived from the original on January 27, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2020 .
^ Giardino, Carisa (September 4, 2013). "East Meadow Native Returns to TBS Sitcom" . East Meadow, NY Patch . Retrieved November 25, 2020 .
^ Vaughn, Peter (May 9, 2015). "How John Danowski revived Duke's lacrosse program" . The News & Observer . Retrieved April 10, 2016 .
^ Shufro, Cathy (September–October 2015). "Its not just the germs" . Yale Alumni Magazine . Retrieved July 27, 2018 .
^ Gralla, Joan (October 10, 2018). "Foundation honors LI native as 'genius' " . Newsday . Archived from the original on March 23, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019 .
^ Klein, Alvin (February 5, 1989). "Theater: Forging a Glib Style, With Flair" . The New York Times .
^ Dowd, Joe (November 2, 2014). "East Meadow homecoming king's win part of documentary" . Newsday . Retrieved February 4, 2024 .
^ Weingrad, David (November 5, 2014). "Rain doesn't dampen Jets' pride" . Herald Community Newspapers . Retrieved March 5, 2024 .
^ Ebert, Michael R. (April 16, 2015). "LI high school journalists celebrate Press Day 2015 at Adelphi University" . Newsday . Retrieved February 4, 2024 .
^ Stieglitz, Brian (September 22, 2020). "East Meadow filmmaker nominated for three awards at local festival" . Herald Community Newspapers . Retrieved October 12, 2020 .
^ Satnick, Randi. "The Real Deal: A look through the lens of a young Long Island filmmaker" . Your News Mag . Retrieved February 4, 2024 .
^ "Research Team" . The Center for Health & Risk Communication . Retrieved September 13, 2020 .
^ Slotnik, Daniel E. (September 27, 2018). "David Wong Louie, Who Probed Ethnic Identity in Fiction, Dies at 63" . The New York Times . Retrieved November 25, 2020 .
^ "Graduation 2004" . Newsday . New York City / Long Island. June 19, 2004. Archived from the original on May 5, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014 .
^ de Croisset, Phoebe (December 16, 2016). "Multiple Identities" . SBJCT Journal . Retrieved March 5, 2021 . I am an Indian-Russian-Afghan-American
^ Lovece, Frank (May 4, 2014). "Fast Chat: Annet Mahendru" . Newsday . New York City / Long Island . p. 91. Retrieved May 5, 2014 .
^ https://www.imsa.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/imsa360_spring.pdf
^ http://chalkboardchampions.org/stephanie-marshall/
^ "Class of 2018 Honored for Academic Excellence" . East Meadow Schools. Accessed July 7, 2022.
^ Rich Mauti , Pro-Football-Reference.com . Accessed November 25, 2020.
^ Rich Ohrnberger , Pro-Football-Reference.com . Accessed November 25, 2020.
^ McQuiston, John T. (April 30, 1994). "Prosecution Claims Records Prove Rifkin Is Not Insane" . The New York Times . Retrieved November 25, 2020 .
^ Perez, Matt (October 9, 2020). "Who Is Marc Siegel, The Fox News Doctor Set To Examine Trump Live On TV?" . Forbes . Retrieved July 28, 2022 .
^ "Sports People; Viola Honored" . The New York Times . January 23, 1988. Retrieved November 25, 2020 .
^ Eisenberg, Harry (October 25, 1979). "Ambidextrous UMass kicker is his own backup" . The Boston Globe – via Newspapers.com .
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