East Meadow High School

East Meadow High School
East Meadow High School
Address
	101 Carman Avenue; East Meadow, (Nassau County), New York 11554; United States
Coordinates	40°43′45″N 73°33′24″W / 40.72917°N 73.55667°W
Information
Type	Public
Founded	1953
School district	East Meadow School District
NCES School ID	3609840
Principal	Richard Howard
Faculty	126.15 FTEs
Grades	9−12
Enrollment	1,498 (as of 2022–23)
Student to teacher ratio	11.87
Color(s)	Royal Blue and Gold
Team name	Jets
Newspaper	The Jet Gazette
Yearbook	Resume
Website	eastmeadow.k12.ny.us/emhs

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.

External links

Official website

[NCES-1] School data for East Meadow High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 26, 2024.

[2] 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.

[3] Giardino, Carisa (September 4, 2013). "East Meadow Native Returns to TBS Sitcom". East Meadow, NY Patch. Retrieved November 25, 2020.

[4] Vaughn, Peter (May 9, 2015). "How John Danowski revived Duke's lacrosse program". The News & Observer. Retrieved April 10, 2016.

[5] Shufro, Cathy (September–October 2015). "Its not just the germs". Yale Alumni Magazine. Retrieved July 27, 2018.

[6] Gralla, Joan (October 10, 2018). "Foundation honors LI native as 'genius'". Newsday. Archived from the original on March 23, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019.

[7] Klein, Alvin (February 5, 1989). "Theater: Forging a Glib Style, With Flair". The New York Times.

[8] Dowd, Joe (November 2, 2014). "East Meadow homecoming king's win part of documentary". Newsday. Retrieved February 4, 2024.

[9] Weingrad, David (November 5, 2014). "Rain doesn't dampen Jets' pride". Herald Community Newspapers. Retrieved March 5, 2024.

[10] Ebert, Michael R. (April 16, 2015). "LI high school journalists celebrate Press Day 2015 at Adelphi University". Newsday. Retrieved February 4, 2024.

[11] Stieglitz, Brian (September 22, 2020). "East Meadow filmmaker nominated for three awards at local festival". Herald Community Newspapers. Retrieved October 12, 2020.

[12] Satnick, Randi. "The Real Deal: A look through the lens of a young Long Island filmmaker". Your News Mag. Retrieved February 4, 2024.

[13] "Research Team". The Center for Health & Risk Communication. Retrieved September 13, 2020.

[14] 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.

[15] "Graduation 2004". Newsday. New York City / Long Island. June 19, 2004. Archived from the original on May 5, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014.

[16] Croisset, Phoebe (December 16, 2016). "Multiple Identities". SBJCT Journal. Retrieved March 5, 2021. I am an Indian-Russian-Afghan-American

[17] Lovece, Frank (May 4, 2014). "Fast Chat: Annet Mahendru". Newsday. New York City / Long Island. p. 91. Retrieved May 5, 2014.

[18] ttps://www.imsa.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/imsa360_spring.pdf

[19] ttp://chalkboardchampions.org/stephanie-marshall/

[20] "Class of 2018 Honored for Academic Excellence". East Meadow Schools. Accessed July 7, 2022.

[21] Rich Mauti, Pro-Football-Reference.com. Accessed November 25, 2020.

[22] Rich Ohrnberger, Pro-Football-Reference.com. Accessed November 25, 2020.

[23] McQuiston, John T. (April 30, 1994). "Prosecution Claims Records Prove Rifkin Is Not Insane". The New York Times. Retrieved November 25, 2020.

[24] 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.

[25] "Sports People; Viola Honored". The New York Times. January 23, 1988. Retrieved November 25, 2020.

[26] Eisenberg, Harry (October 25, 1979). "Ambidextrous UMass kicker is his own backup". The Boston Globe – via Newspapers.com.

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East Meadow High School

Address

101 Carman Avenue East Meadow , (Nassau County) , New York 11554 United States
Coordinates	40°43′45″N 73°33′24″W / 40.72917°N 73.55667°W / 40.72917; -73.55667
Information
Type	Public
Founded	1953
School district	East Meadow School District
NCES School ID	3609840^[1]
Principal	Richard Howard
Faculty	126.15 FTEs^[1]
Grades	9−12
Enrollment	1,498 (as of 2022–23)^[1]
Student to teacher ratio	11.87^[1]
Color(s)	Royal Blue and Gold
Team name	Jets
Newspaper	The Jet Gazette
Yearbook	Resume
Website	eastmeadow.k12.ny.us/emhs