Northport High School

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Northport High School is a four-year secondary school located in Northport, New York. It functions as the high school for the Northport-East Northport Union Free School District which serves the communities of Northport, Eatons Neck, Asharoken and much of East Northport, all located in the Town of Huntington. It is the only high school in the nation to offer the International Baccalaureate program, two National Academy Programs (Finance & Information Technology), more than 20 Advanced Placement courses, a science research program and a state model law program.^{[citation needed]} It was one of 42 public high schools across the country to receive an award and a $1,000 grant from the Grammy Foundation in Recognition for its’ Commitment to Excellence in Music Education. During the presentation of the award, Columbia Records recording artists, The Jonas Brothers, performed live for the audience. It is home to Students for 60,000, a club formed in 1987 to aid the homeless, which has since grown into a group devoted to any charitable cause. The group takes a trip to Nicaragua twice a year to help its people in need. Its athletic teams are known as the Tigers and Lady Tigers.