Island Trees High School

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The Island Trees High School is a coeducational 9-12 high school located at 59 Straight Lane, Levittown, New York, (USA) 11756 on Long Island. It is a part of the Island Trees Union Free School District, 31.0 miles east of Manhattan. The school offers various clubs, electives, and AP courses.

A dispute over the removal of books from the high school library lead eventually to the United States Supreme Court, where a fractured court ruled in Island Trees School District v. Pico that the school board had no power to remove the books.

Musician Eddie Money and writer Steve Bergsman, both class of '67, attended Island Trees, as well as Radio host Paul Schadt, class of 77. Donnie J. Klang from Making the Band 4 (Seasons 1 and 2), who received a solo contract with Bad Boy Records, graduated Island Trees in 2003. Former American Idol contestant Kevin Covais attended the school from 2004 to 2007.

Most of the teachers were alumni at one point like