Deer Park High School (New York)

Deer Park High School
Deer Park High School
Address
	1 Falcon Place; Deer Park, New York 11729; United States
Coordinates	40°45′49″N 73°20′02″W / 40.763582°N 73.333875°W
Information
School type	Public, High School
Established	1959-1961
Status	Open
School district	Deer Park School Union Free School District
Principal	Charles Cobb
Grades	9–12
Gender	Coed
Age range	14–18
Enrollment	1,314 (2022-2023)
Average class size	26.2
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	; Maroon, Gray, and White
Slogan	"Home of the Falcons"
Mascot	Falcon
Team name	Falcons
Feeder schools	Robert Frost Middle School
Website	Deer Park High School

Deer Park High School is a public high school in the town of Deer Park in suburban Long Island, New York. It is the only high school in the Deer Park School Union Free School District and serves students in grades 9–12.

Academics

In 2008, the school exceeded the state average passing rate in all nine of the New York State Regents Examinations test areas and students took AP examinations in 16 test areas.^[3] The school's 14.9 student-teacher ratio exceeds the 12.8 state average.^[1]

Notable alumni

Bob McCurdy – college basketball player, Class of 1970^[4]
Ray Searage, baseball player and coach, Class of 1973^[5]
Paul Becker, Naval Intelligence Officer and Director for Intelligence of The Joint Chiefs of Staff, Class of 1979 ^[6]^[7]
Joe Valentine – baseball player, Class of 1997 ^[8]
Kathleen Herles – voice actress, original voice of Dora on Dora the Explorer, Class of 2008 ^[9]

Feeder patterns

Students enter the school after completing eighth grade at Robert Frost Middle School, the only middle school in the district.

References

^ ^a ^b "School Matters - Deer Park High School". Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
^ "DEER PARK HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
^ Greatschools - Deer Park High School
^ Wojnarowski, Adrian (February 21, 2005). The Miracle of St. Anthony: A Season with Coach Bob Hurley and Basketball's Most Improbable Dynasty. Gotham. pp. 102–103. ISBN 978-1-59240-102-4.
^ "Coach Bio".
^ "U.S. Navy Biographies - REAR ADMIRAL PAUL BECKER". www.navy.mil. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
^ "Home". The Becker T3 Group. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
^ Sarra, Gregg (May 21, 2020). "Carmine Argenziano: Longtime Deer Park baseball coach". Newsday. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
^ Ceccarini, Jordan; Nolan, Laura; Sobelman, Erika (December 31, 2007). "Kidsday". Newsday. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.

External links

[schmat-1] "School Matters - Deer Park High School". Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2009-05-23.

[2] "DEER PARK HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 10, 2024.

[great-3] Greatschools - Deer Park High School

[4] Wojnarowski, Adrian (February 21, 2005). The Miracle of St. Anthony: A Season with Coach Bob Hurley and Basketball's Most Improbable Dynasty. Gotham. pp. 102–103. ISBN 978-1-59240-102-4.

[5] "Coach Bio".

[6] "U.S. Navy Biographies - REAR ADMIRAL PAUL BECKER". www.navy.mil. Retrieved 2019-05-29.

[7] "Home". The Becker T3 Group. Retrieved 2019-05-29.

[8] Sarra, Gregg (May 21, 2020). "Carmine Argenziano: Longtime Deer Park baseball coach". Newsday. Retrieved 2020-04-25.

[9] Ceccarini, Jordan; Nolan, Laura; Sobelman, Erika (December 31, 2007). "Kidsday". Newsday. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.

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Deer Park High School
Address

1 Falcon Place Deer Park , New York 11729 United States
Coordinates	40°45′49″N 73°20′02″W / 40.763582°N 73.333875°W / 40.763582; -73.333875
Information
School type	Public, High School
Established	1959-1961
Status	Open
School district	Deer Park School Union Free School District
Principal	Charles Cobb
Grades	9–12
Gender	Coed
Age range	14–18
Enrollment	1,314 (2022-2023)^[2]
Average class size	26.2^[1]
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	Maroon, Gray, and White
Slogan	"Home of the Falcons"
Mascot	Falcon
Team name	Falcons
Feeder schools	Robert Frost Middle School
Website	Deer Park High School