Sanford H. Calhoun High School

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Sanford H. Calhoun High School is a high school located in Merrick, New York, United States. It is one of three high schools in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District.

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[edit] Extracurricular Activities

Calhoun High School features many after school clubs and extracurricular activities including:

[edit] On Tour Company

Calhoun HS is home to the On Tour Company, often considered the best or one of the best high school theatre companies on Long Island. The company attracts students from all three schools in the district and the program includes a class and an after school club. The company produces four shows a year: a Shakespeare play, a straight show, a musical, and a senior farewell. The current director is Sal Salerno.

[edit] Calhoun Choral Program (CCP)

The Calhoun HS Choral Program, comprised of over 210 students, is the Bellmore-Merrick Central HS District's largest music program.

The CCP consists of 3 groups. Many students belong to more than one group:

  • Concert Choir is an auditioned 80-person class comprised of 10th, 11th and 12th graders. Each spring, over one-hundred students audition for the incoming group. They perform a wide variety of three, four, six, and eight part music, primarily a cappella. Concert Choir has performed throughout the Bellmore-Merrick community, in Washington DC, in Virginia, and on the Disney World stage twice.
  • Chorale, a 3-section class made of over one-hundred-twenty 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students, is a group that performs a wide variety of three-part a cappella and accompanied music. The 3 classes learn the same music at a similar rate, then combine for 3 rehearsals the week before the Winter and Spring Concerts.
  • Crescendo, the most well-known of the ensembles, is an auditioned show choir of 24 students that performs pop-rock literature with choreography/movement. One of the most well-known show choirs in the state, Crescendo is the 8-time Music in the Parks Show Choir Champion. The group has performed in concert on the Disney World stage on 3 occasions, in concert with Kenny Rogers, at Madison Square Garden with the NY Knicks City Dancers, and at the NY Planting Fields Arboretum, where they shared the stage with NY Police Officer Daniel Rodriguez. They have also performed extensively throughout the Bellmore-Merrick community, Long Island, and the eastern seaboard. “Crescendo” has been the featured guests on the Cablevision television show, Spotlight NY. The group was honored by the Town of Hempstead in 2003, and by the Nassau County Legislature on two occasions.

Many CCP students boast individual honors, such as All-County, All-State, All-Eastern, and All-USA selection.

The Calhoun Choral Program is under the direction of Mr. Sanford Sardo. The Choreographer for Crescendo is Ms. Jennifer Gaylor.

[edit] Notable alumni

Notable alumni include:

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