The Wheatley School

This article is about a high school in New York. For a high school in Texas, see Wheatley High School (Houston).
For other uses, see Wheatley School (disambiguation).

The Wheatley School
The Wheatley School's front entrance in 2012
Address
Map
11 Bacon Road

Old Westbury
,
New York
11568

United States
Coordinates40°45′44″N 73°36′58″W / 40.76222°N 73.61611°W / 40.76222; -73.61611
Information
Funding typePublic school
MottoVeritatem Quaerite
(Seek the Truth)
Established1956[1]
LocaleSuburb: Large
School districtEast Williston School District
NCES District ID3610050[2].
SuperintendentDanielle Gately
CEEB code334293 [3]
NCES School ID361005000781[4].
PrincipalWayne Jensen
Asst. principalMary Alexis Pace and Bryan Sarandrea
Faculty63.87 FTEs[5]
Enrollment711 (as of 2018-19)[5]
Student to teacher ratio11.13:1[5]
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Red, White
SportsBaseball,[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
MascotWildcat
Team nameWildcats [11]
RivalMineola High School
AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools[14]
National rankingNewsweek: 92,[15] U.S. News & World Report:108 [16]
PublicationLiterary Magazine (Vintage) [17]
NewspaperWildcat [18]
YearbookAurora [19]
Feeder schoolsWillets Road School
Websitetws.ewsdonline.org//

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.

History

The 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

As 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

See also

Notes

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  2. ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  3. ^ "Code Search". sat.collegeboard.org/. College Board. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  4. ^ "Search for Public Schools - Wheatley School (361005000781)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  5. ^ a b c d School data for Wheatley School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 12, 2016.
  6. ^ Henry, Marcus (June 6, 2013). "Hastings sparks Wheatley to NY 'B' semis". msgvarsity.com. MSG Varsity. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  7. ^ Herzog, Bob (March 5, 2013). "Vazquez's layup clinches LIC for Babylon". msgvarsity.com. MSG Varsity. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  8. ^ "The Wheatley School High School Football". topics.msgvarsity.com. MSG Varsity. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  9. ^ Liodice, Tom (March 25, 2013). "E. Williston/Jericho wins LI hockey title". msgvarsity.com. MSG Varsity. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  10. ^ Herzog, Bill. "Former LI soccer coach Hintz to be inducted into HOF". msgvarsity.com/. MSG. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  11. ^ a b "The Wheatley School High School Boys Soccer". msgvarsity.com. MSG Varsity. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  12. ^ "The Wheatley School High School Girls Soccer". topics.msgvarsity.com. MSG Varsity. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  13. ^ "Wheatley Girls Volleyball". sportscentral.msgvarsity.com/. MSG Varsity. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  14. ^ "School Directory". msa-cess.org/. Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  15. ^ "2013 America's Best High Schools". Newsweek. 2013.
  16. ^ "The Wheatley School Overview". usnews.com/. U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  17. ^ "Vintage Receives Silver Medal". ewsdonline.org/. East Williston Union Free School District. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  18. ^ "Student Newspaper". ewsdonline.org/. East Williston Union Free School District. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  19. ^ "Yearbook Earns Second Place". thewheatleyway.org/. East Williston Union Free School District. January 5, 2011. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  20. ^ The Wheatley School website, accessed March 16, 2012.
  21. ^ 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.
  22. ^ "LaPierre, Litchfield and Partners". Queens Modern. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  23. ^ 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.
  24. ^ "Arthur F. Engoron". New York Law Journal. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  25. ^ Ross, Barbara (May 31, 2012). "Jurist Arthur Engoron can hack taxi ruling". New York Daily News. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  26. ^ "Todd Glickman". newyork.cbslocal.com. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  27. ^ 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.
  28. ^ Mathews, Jay (August 1, 2000). "The Gift of Gab". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  29. ^ Jacobson, Aileen (June 1, 2008). "In a Girlhood Memoir, Not a Happy Camper". New York Times. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  30. ^ "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.
  31. ^ 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.
  32. ^ 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.
  33. ^ a b "Glad news". www.wheatleyalumni.org/. The Wheatley School Alumni Association. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  34. ^ "World Bank executive to lead University's global engagement". University of Chicago. April 19, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  35. ^ Strasser, Todd. "Bio". toddstrasser.com. Strasser, Todd. Retrieved January 3, 2014.