Valley Stream South High School
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| Valley Stream South High School | |
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| Magnet School | No |
| School District | Valley Stream Central High School District |
| School Colors | Red and White |
| Coeducational | Yes |
| Year Opened | 1955 |
| Grade Levels | 7-12 |
| School type | Public |
| Principal | Dr. Steven Lando |
| Assistant Principals | Lori Tintella, Gregory Peddle |
| Year-round schedule | No |
| Enrollment | ~1,350 |
| Sports Teams | The Falcons |
| Mascot | Falco the Falcon |
| Homepage | Valley Stream South High School |
Valley Stream South High School (VSSHS) is a public junior and senior high school in the town of Valley Stream, New York in southwest Nassau County. The school was established in 1955. [1]
The high school is one of three high schools in the Valley Stream Central High School District. The school is one of two junior-senior high schools in the same district, and is attended by seventh through twelfth graders. The district also contains one middle school and a high school. [2] Students who attend "South" (as it is called locally), are mainly graduates of the local South Valley Stream elementary schools, including William L. Buck Elementary School, Brooklyn Avenue Elementary School, Forest Road Elementary School and Robert W. Carbonaro Elementary School which is approximately 100 feet to the high school complex.
Valley Stream North High School was designed around the same time as Valley Stream South High School. Both schools are similar in design and both are archrivals when it comes to sports. The school is composed of three floors and is in the shape of a square with a courtyard in the center.
Approximately 1,350 students attend VSSHS. The school's official colors are red and white, and the school's mascot is Falco the Falcon. According to statistics published a few years ago, VSSHS is the top school that spends more on its students than any other high school in the nation.
The school is headed by Dr. Stephen Lando (Principal), Lori Tintella (Assistant Principal), and Gregory Peddle (Assistant Principal - Guidance).
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[edit] Fast Facts
The tiles on the walls at both North and South were mistakenly taken to the wrong schools. North has red tiles while South has green tiles. The district believed that switching the tiles back to their destined schools would cost too much so they left the tiles as is. Teachers at both South and North describe the halls looking as if it were "Christmas".[citation needed]
[edit] The Falcon Report
The Falcon Report is a 8-10 minute student-made weekly TV news report shown school-wide on Fridays at 9:20 during homeroom period. A Character Action award winner, a student-made commercial, and a weather report are usually shown. Taping of the show is typically on the Thursday before the show is played. The logo is the symbol of Valley Stream South High School, a red falcon. The program is administered by one teacher, but the rest is done by the students and for the students. The Falcon Report has been going on since November 22, 2002, and is headed by Ross Lipsky, a present math teacher at South High School.[citation needed]
[edit] Schools Ethnicity
- White/Non-Hispanic = 65% of Students
- Hispanic = 13% of Students
- Asian/Pacific Islander = 12% of Students
- Black/Non-Hispanic = 10% of Students
- American Indian = <1% of Students
