Brentwood High School (Brentwood, New York)

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Brentwood High School is a secondary school in Brentwood, New York. It is one of the largest high schools in New York State, on the southern shore of Suffolk County, Long Island. Thomas O'Brien, formerly a science teacher, is the current principal.

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[edit] History

The first class to graduate from Brentwood High School was the class of 1957. Prior to this, public school students in the district attended Bay Shore High School.

From 1974 to 1989, the student body was large enough that the two primary buildings, Ross and Sonderling, were treated as two distinct high schools. Students from North Junior High School and West Junior High School fed into Sonderling, while students from East Junior High School and South Junior High School fed into Ross. The graduating classes for the years 1980 through 1984 were 700 each for Ross and Sonderling. By 1987, it had dropped to 450 each.

In 1975, WXBA-FM[1][2] was founded at Brentwood High School, with its first studio and office on the second floor of the Ross Building near the science classrooms. WXBA's first general manager was experienced Long Island radio personality Bob Ottone, now an occasional announcer for the Long Island Ducks. The initial output of WXBA was ten watts (which means that the signal barely made it to the Brentwood/Central Islip border three miles east of the school under some conditions), then was upgraded in the summer of 1981 to 180 watts. Students would undergo a training program, usually during the summer between ninth and tenth grade, as DJ's, news readers and engineers. Alumni of WXBA include Rick Belyea, a television and radio personality on Long Island; Bill LiBrandi, a filmmaker; Lisa Piazza, a psychiatrist based in New York City; Chuck Everson, Villanova University basketball star[3] in the mid 80's; and Gerry Cooney (not to be confused with the professional boxer).

Brentwood High School was also the site of the Maslow-Toffler School of Futuristic Education[4] in the 1970s and early 1980s.

The Associated Press reported in 1980 that, a week after the principal, Stanley P. Yankowski, instructed homeroom teachers to take down the names of students who do not stand for the daily recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance, the practice was stopped after a teacher complained to the New York Civil Liberties Union[5]

In 1989, Brentwood High School was awarded the High School of the Year Award by Newsday, the mainstay Long Island newspaper.

In January of 1993, John T. McQuiston reported in The New York Times that Matthew Hunter, a former student, had been shot and wounded during a basketball game between Brentwood and arch-rivals Sachem. "Anthony Felicio, president of the Brentwood School Board, said he planned to take steps to assure that 'nothing like this would ever happen again.'

Mr. Felicio and other officials decided at a meeting [January 6] that they would require students to show their school identification cards before entering sporting events." [6]

Michael H. Waye[7], a 1981 graduate of Brentwood Ross High School, was one of the victims of the attack on the World Trade Center on 9/11. He was a newly-minted vice president at Marsh and McLennan.

A 2005 article in The New York Times[8] noted that three Brentwood graduates had died in Iraq -- Jose L. Ruiz (class of 1995); Raheen Tyson Heighter (class of 2000); and Ramon Mateo (class of 2002) -- and one had died in Afghanistan, Michael J. Esposito (class of 1999).

[edit] Notable Alumni

  • Peter Galindez, math teacher (now retired), Brentwood Ross High School, Brentwood, N.Y. (graduated in 1957)
  • Clement Stancik, English teacher (now retired), Brentwood Ross High School, Brentwood, N.Y. (graduated in 1962)
  • Vincent DeRiggi, teacher and coach, Brentwood Ross High School, Brentwood, N.Y. (graduated in 1966)
  • Jack Scalia, actor (graduated in 1969)[9]
  • Mitch Kupchak, former basketball player and current general manager of the Los Angeles Lakers (graduated in 1972)[10]
  • Patricia Dooley, History Dept. Chair, Southern High School, Annapolis, MD; and adjunct, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD (graduated in 1975)
  • Bruce Fein, president, Intentional Development[11] (graduated in 1976)
  • Ned Balbo, poet/essayist[12] (graduated in 1977)
  • Rick Belyea, Public Strategy Group of Long Island[13] (graduated in 1980)
  • Ciretta Carroll (née Carpenter), special education teacher[14], The Bronx, N.Y. (graduated in 1981)
  • Lois Fein, vice president, Intentional Development[11] (graduated in 1981)
  • Michele Goldberg, founder and chief executive officer, The Dara Group[15][16] (graduated in 1981)
  • Gary Larkin, Managing Editor, KPMG's Audit Committee Insights newsletter [17] (graduated in 1981)
  • Michael Pregitzer, instructor, Regent University School of Business[18] (graduated in 1981)
  • Harry Propper, chief executive officer, Children's Network of Southwest Florida[19] (graduated in 1981)
  • Michael Henry Waye, Navy veteran and vice president, Marsh and McLennan[7][20][21](graduated in 1981)
  • Chuck Everson, college and professional basketball player[3] (graduated in 1982)
  • James "Buddy" McGirt, boxer (graduated in 1982)
  • Bryan Warsaw, teacher, South Middle School, Brentwood, N.Y. (graduated in 1983)
  • Hartriono B. Sastrowardoyo, journalist (graduated in 1987)
  • Craig Mack, rapper (graduated in 1988)[22]
  • Nick Parisi, lead vocalist for The Sonic Revolution, a heavy metal band (graduated 1988)
  • Gerry Cooney, Professional in Human Resources (PHR), Cornell University graduate, Washington, D.C. (graduated in 1989).
  • Jose L. Ruiz, specialist, U.S. Army (graduated in 1995)[8]
  • Matthew Bartlett, president, ACE Wireless[23], Delanco, N.J. (graduated in 1996)
  • Jimmy Dahrough, 3rd District Senate Candidate, [24] Brentwood, N.Y. (graduated in 1997)
  • Jai Rodriguez, member of the Fab Five, Queer Eye (graduated in 1997)
  • Michael J. Esposito, sergeant, U.S. Army (graduated in 1999)[8][25]
  • Raheen Tyson Heighter, private, U.S. Army (graduated in 2000)[8][25][26][27]
  • James McGirt Jr., boxer (graduated in 2000)
  • Ramon Mateo, lance corporal, U.S. Marine Corps (graduated in 2002)[8][25]

[edit] Past and Present Faculty

  • John A. Boughal, social studies[28]
  • Chris Chamberlin, English (1996-present)[8]
  • Dean R. Depoy, band director[29]
  • Ronald Guzas, chemistry[30]
  • Ross Herzog, English (later principal of East Middle School, Brentwood, N.Y.)[31]
  • Elmon Kazandjian, English[32]
  • Gary M. Mintz, principal (1989-1995)[33]
  • William King Moss III, math and student council[34]
  • Richard Mundy, science[35]
  • Carmine Puleo, principal (1981-?)
  • Bernice Raperto, French[36]
  • Stanley P. Yankowski, football coach, principal (-1981)

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.88x.net/
  2. ^ http://www.wackradio.com/wxba/index.htm
  3. ^ a b http://www.sportsstats.com/jazzyj/greats/86/everson.htm
  4. ^ http://www.maslowtoffler.com/
  5. ^ "Principal to Stop Listing Those Sitting for Pledge." Associated Press, 10 October 1980.
  6. ^ McQuiston, John T. "School Upset By Shooting Of Teen-Ager During Game." The New York Times, 7 January 1993.
  7. ^ a b "Portraits of Grief: The Victims -- They Put Out Fires, Delighted in Giving Gifts and Dared to Dream." The New York Times, 8 September 2002
  8. ^ a b c d e f Healy, Patrick O'Gilfoil. "A High School Counts Its War Dead." The New York Times, 28 August 2005.
  9. ^ Ketcham, Diane. "About Long Island: At the Repository of High School Memories." The New York Times, 12 February 1995.
  10. ^ "Nets Have Kupchak on List." The New York Times, 6 May 2000.
  11. ^ a b http://www.intentionaldevelopment.com/IntentionalDev/OurTeam.htm
  12. ^ http://www.poetsagainstthewar.org/displaypoem.asp?AuthorID=7533
  13. ^ http://www.antonnews.com/westburytimes/2005/08/05/
  14. ^ http://www.bryanfield.net/press.html
  15. ^ http://www.thepapertiger.com/michele_goldberg.php
  16. ^ http://www.thedaragroup.com/
  17. ^ http://www.kpmginsights.com
  18. ^ http://www.regent.edu/acad/schbus/why_regent/faculty_staff/Michael_Pregitzer.cfm
  19. ^ http://www.childnetswfl.org/
  20. ^ http://www.september11victims.com/september11victims/VictimInfo.asp?ID=3188
  21. ^ http://piercehaviland.com/rail/index.htm
  22. ^ Samuels, Anita M. "Icon of Rap World at Home on the South Shore." The New York Times, 29 January 1995.
  23. ^ http://www.acewireless.com
  24. ^ http://www.jimmyforsenate.com
  25. ^ a b c Healy, Patrick. "A 3rd Graduate Is Killed, and a Long Island School Plans Another Plaque." The New York Times, 29 September 2004.
  26. ^ Reinholz, Mary. "The Worst of News Brings Two Together." The New York Times, 14 March 2004.
  27. ^ Cave, Damien. "A Salesman, a Mentor and Sometimes a Grieving Friend." The New York Times, 27 March 2005.
  28. ^ "Weddings: Samantha Haywood, Steven Boughal." The New York Times, 27 February 2000.
  29. ^ http://www.bsu.edu/cfa/music/bands/history.htm
  30. ^ http://www.ronaldguzas.com/
  31. ^ http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/repcrd2002/cir/580512030020.pdf
  32. ^ http://www.armenianchurch.net/involvement/2002/part1/donors/250a-l.html
  33. ^ http://www.bufsd.org/HTMLpages/Temp_sites/MintzPanRun/mintzhome.html
  34. ^ http://www.billymoss.com
  35. ^ http://www.rickmundy.com/aboutrick.htm
  36. ^ http://hackensackhigh.org/~rkc/sbs/

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