George W. Hewlett High School

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George W. Hewlett High School
Image:Bulldogs.gif
Magnet School No
School District Hewlett-Woodmere School District
School Colors Blue and White
Coeducational Yes
Year Opened 1955
Grade Levels 9-12
School type Public
Principal David Gutmann
Assistant Principals Sandra Brannon, Eileen Mahoney
Year-round schedule No
Enrollment ~1100
Sports Teams The Bulldogs
Mascot Bulldog
Homepage Hewlett-Woodmere Public Schools

George W. Hewlett High School (commonly known as Hewlett High School) is a four-year public high school in Hewlett, New York, which is a part of the Five Towns area of the South Shore of Long Island. The school is the only high school in the Hewlett-Woodmere School District (District 14). The school's principal is David Gutmann.

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[edit] Academics

Hewlett is a National Academy of Music Arts and Sciences school and is one of three Nassau County Districts "that is certified as a CISCO CCNA Academy."[1]. There are 18 different Advanced Placement Program (AP) courses and three different courses for college credit through Syracuse University and Long Island University.

[edit] Extra-Curricular Activities

Some of the long standing traditions in the school include Caberet Night (raises funds for the Laura Rosenberg fund at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center) and the Rock and Wrap it Up campaign.

The school newspaper Spectrum has won many awards over the years including first place newspaper of Long Island at the Long Island Press Day held at Adelphi University.

There is an active drama program (including a chapter of the International Thespian Society (ITS). School Clubs include chapters of the National Honor Society and FBLA. Other activities include a Student Council, Model Congress and Mock Trial teams and various language clubs.

[edit] Athletics

The sports teams' nickname (and mascot) is the Bulldogs. Previously the nickname was the Bluejackets - supposedly after the jackets worn by those in the Navy.

Athletic Teams at Hewlett High School
Sport Level Season Gender
Track V Fall, Winter, Spring Girls', Boys'
Boys' Volleyball V Spring Boys'
Baseball V Spring Boys'
Boys' Tennis V Spring Boys'
Golf V Spring Boys'
Lacrosse V Spring Boys'
Softball V Spring Girls'
Football V, JV Fall Boys'
Cheerleading V, JV Fall, Winter Girls'
Soccer V, JV Fall Boys', Girls'
Girls' Swimming V Fall Girls'
Girls' Tennis V, JV Fall Girls'
Volleyball V, JV Fall Girls'
Cross-Country V, JV Fall Co-ed
Basketball V, JV Winter Boys', Girls'
Fencing V, JV Winter Boys', Girls'
Basketball V, JV Winter Boys', Girls'
Gymnastics V Winter Girls'
Boys' Swimming V Winter Boys'

V = Varsity, VB = Varsity B, JV = Junior Varsity

[edit] September 11, 2001 victims

Four alumni perished in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center: Brett Freiman, Class of 1990;[2] Steven Furman, Class of 1978;[3] Craig Montano, Class of 1980;[4] and Philip Rosenzweig, Class of 1972.[5] There is now a memorial in their honor at the school

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] References

  1. ^ Outstanding Programs, accessed October 2, 2006
  2. ^ http://www.september11victims.com/september11victims/VictimInfo.asp?ID=1110
  3. ^ http://legacy.com/Sept11/Story.aspx?PersonID=106831&location=1
  4. ^ http://legacy.com/Sept11/Story.aspx?PersonID=146393&location=1
  5. ^ http://legacy.com/Sept11/Story.aspx?PersonID=91863&location=1
  6. ^ George Brooks
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Hewlett-Woodmere Alumni Association Hall of Fame inductees, accessed December 20, 2006
  8. ^ Stan Krangel
  9. ^ Lenox, Inc.
  10. ^ Matthew Laurance, IMDB
  11. ^ Mitchell Laurance
  12. ^ Hon. Emily Pines
  13. ^ Lisa Schwarzbaum
  14. ^ Joe Sobel
  15. ^ Jon Tiomkin

[edit] External links

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