Oyster Bay High School

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Location
Oyster Bay High School

Oyster Bay, New York, USA
Information
School district	Oyster Bay - East Norwich Central School District
Principal	Dennis O'Hara
Enrollment	~650
Type	Public School
Grades	7^th through 12^th
Campus	Suburban
Mascot	The Baymen
Color(s)	Purple and Gold
Established	1929
Homepage	http://obenschools.org/high_school/

Oyster Bay High School is a high school located in Oyster Bay, New York. The school is a part of the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District. A more comprehensive history may be found on the school's website.^[1]

1 History
2 Courses, Clubs and Extra-Curricular Activities
3 Music at OBHS
4 Notable Alumni
5 References
6 External links

[edit] History

The school opened in 1928.

[edit] Courses, Clubs and Extra-Curricular Activities

Like many high schools, Oyster Bay offers various Advanced Placement courses.
"The Harbour Voice", Oyster Bay High School's student newspaper, has won a number of awards for writing and editing, including two gold medals from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, several Newsday School Journalism Awards,^[2] Long Island Press School Journalism Awards, ^[3] and Adelphi University High School Press Day Quill Awards.
Oyster Bay High School boasts one of the best Guidance departments on Long Island, headed by esteemed guidance counselor Gwyeth Smith, Jr, whom Newsday called "a matchmaker for students searching for the right college."^[4]
Oyster Bay High School boasts several National Merit Commended Students, National Merit Semi-Finalists and National Merit Finalists each year.
Oyster Bay High School Students were also featured on "The Long Island Challenge".^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Music at OBHS

The Fine and Performing Arts Department at Oyster Bay boasts such musical ensembles as a Chorus, Chamber singers (a by-audition subset of the chorus), Jazz Band, a symphonic band, and a wind ensemble. The ensembles and their directors all strive to deliver a sound music education using the New York State Learning Standards as a basis for instruction.

The department performs concerts throughout the year both in and out of the school district. In addition to performances, the school hosts visiting artists and composers, partners with local arts organizations, and reaches out to the community through the arts.

[edit] Notable Alumni

Jackie Martling, is an American comedian, comedy writer, musician, composer and actor. He is best known as "Jackie The Joke Man," a former cast member and later head writer for the "The Howard Stern Show"
Heather Matarazzo, Actress, Class of 2000^[5]
Thomas Pynchon - Author of Gravity's Rainbow - Class of 1953^{[citation needed]}
Lee Ranaldo - Musician - Guitarist for Sonic Youth^{[citation needed]}
Ronald Sutherland - Music Educator - Chairman of New York's All State Music Conference