Syosset High School
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Syosset High School, located on Southwoods Road in Syosset, New York, USA is the only high school for residents of the Syosset Central School District.
The school was named a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in 2002. The school district as a whole was also the 2002 winner of the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network and National School Boards Association Award, which honors school districts for excellence in arts education.
Syosset High School is known for its award-winning publications The Pulse (school newspaper) and Ken (literary magazine) and its student-run radio station, WKWZ-FM (88.5). Its Forensics Speech & Debate team has taken home both state and national championships. The school also has a nationally ranked Quiz Bowl team and strong Model United Nations and Model Congress teams. It offers a wide range of courses, including many Advanced Placement and Syracuse University Project Advance Courses. It is one of the few schools on Long Island to give a Russian Regents; Japanese and Latin also have multi-year programs. It also boasts a three-year research program in which students enter competitions such as the Intel Science Talent Search.
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[edit] WKWZ
WKWZ, 88.5 FM, is an FCC Liscenced broadcasting station, that operates from 2:30-11:00 PM Monday through Friday. WPOB broadcasts on the same frequency from 7:00-2:30 from Plainview Old Bethpage JFK High School, and is the sister station to WKWZ. WKWZ is owned and operated by the Syosset High School District. The General Manager is Dave Favilla, with all other positions (other than supervisor) operated by students in the school, with positions such as Station Manager(s), Music Director, Sports Director, Traffic Director, Program Director, Community News Director, and Organizational Supervisor(s).
WKWZ is also a nationally acclaimed High School radio station and is considered among the top High School Radio Stations in the country.[citation needed]
[edit] Notable alumni
- Judd Apatow
- Alan Blinder - Economist
- Elaine Chao - 24th U.S. Secretary of Labor
- Erin Connolly - Inside Edition Journalist
- George Drakoulias - Music Producer
- Asa Elliot (Elliot Blinder) - Journalist and author (The Bloom high way, Delacorte Press, 1972)
- Sibel Ergener - Actress
- Keith Hendrickson- Notable amateur golfer
- Brenda Howard
- Michael Isikoff - Newsweek journalist
- Paul Kocin - Winter weather expert for the Weather Channel
- Bryan Koniecko - Professional tennis player
- Derick Martini - Writer
- Steven Martini - Writer
- Idina Menzel - Actress
- Ed Newman - NFL Player
- Adam Pascal - Actor
- Natalie Portman - Actress
- Dave Ockun - Concert Producer
- Meg Wolitzer - Novelist
- Sue Bird - WNBA Player
- Jared Binder - Sportcaster
- Joanne Gottfried (Jo Gabriel) - International Recording Artist~Singer/Songwriter
[edit] Filmography
- Dark Water (2005 film) - The school appears in the opening sequence and a few other times throughout the first scene of this 2005 horror film.
- Mr. Deeds - The character played by Winona Ryder confesses she was from Syosset at the end.
- New York Minute - Mary Kate and Ashley Olsens' characters attend Syosset High School.
- Soapdish - Cathy Moriarty's character is exposed as a male alumnus of Syosset High School.
[edit] Interesting Facts
- Over 99% of the students pursue higher education. [1]
- The SAT scores of the students are above both the state and national average [citation needed]
- Over 40 students are admitted to Ivy League schools each year [citation needed]
- There are 106 clubs at the school [citation needed]
•Syosset High School houses some of the world's best musicians, including several guitar, drum, and bass legends.
