Hauppauge High School

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Hauppauge High School
Address
Map
500 Lincoln Boulevard

Hauppauge
,
New York

United States
Information
TypePublic
Established1965
School districtHauppauge Union Free School District
PrincipalJoseph Wieckhorst
Teaching staff96.84 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,178 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio12.16[1]
Color(s)Blue and White   
MascotEagle
YearbookAquila
Websitehttp://hauppauge.k12.ny.us

Hauppauge High School is a public high school and part of the Hauppauge Union Free School District located in Hauppauge, Suffolk County, Long Island, in the U.S. state of New York.

Academics[edit]

Hauppauge High School was named the 373rd-top U.S. high school of 2008 by Newsweek magazine, which placed it seventh among schools ranked in Suffolk County,[2] and in the top 10% of U.S. schools.[2] Hauppauge has a high number of students enrolled in Advanced Placement (AP) courses, of which eighteen are offered:

  • Department of Social Studies: World History, United States History, United States Government and Politics
  • Department of Science: Biology, Physics 1, Physics C, Chemistry, Environmental Science
  • Department of Mathematics: Calculus AB, Statistics
  • Department of Languages: French Language and Culture, Spanish Language, German Language and Culture
  • Department of English Language Arts: English Literature and Composition, English Language and Composition
  • Department of Music: Music Theory
  • Department of Art: Art History, Studio Art

Notable alumni[edit]

  • Nick Fanti (Class of 2015) – Baseball player[3]
  • Lori Loughlin (Class of 1982) – Actress[4]
  • Tom Postilio (Class of 1988) – Real estate broker, Star of HGTV’s Selling New York, Singer[5]
  • Gary Flood (Class of 2003) – Soccer player[6]
  • Vince Giordano (Class of 1970) – Leader of the famous jazz group, Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks
  • Gary Berntsen (Class of 1975) – Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) career officer. Author, Jawbreaker: The attack on bin Laden and al-Qaeda: A personal account by the CIA's key field commander.
  • Val James (Class of 1975) – First American-born, African-American, professional ice hockey player in the NHL.
  • Michael Fitzpatrick (Class of 1975) – NYS Assemblyman[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Happauge High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "The Top of the Class". Newsweek. Archived from the original on 2008-07-29. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
  3. ^ "Hauppauge's Nick Fanti pitching Tuesday for a chance at a third consecutive no-hitter". USA Today. April 20, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  4. ^ "Lori Loughlin's new goal". 20 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Tom Postilio". IMDb.
  6. ^ Gary Flood
  7. ^ "New York State Assembly - Michael J. Fitzpatrick". nyassembly.gov.

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