Sewanhaka Central High School District
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The Sewanhaka Central High School District is located in western Nassau County on Long Island, in New York State. The district is currently composed of five high schools: Sewanhaka High School, Elmont Memorial High School, New Hyde Park Memorial High School, Floral Park Memorial High School, and H. Frank Carey Junior/Senior High School.
All five of the District's schools were lauded during the 1990s as Nationally Recognized Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence; see each school's listing below for the year(s) in which it was recognized thusly.[1]
The schools are fed from separate elementary school districts in the various communities, each having its own board of education.
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[edit] History
The Sewanhaka Central High School district was created around 1929 with the building of Sewanhaka High School, the first high school in the current district. In the 1950s and 1960s, the additional high schools were built to accommodate the growing population.
Notable alumni include longtime NFL Quarterback Vinny Testaverde, Olympic discus champion Al Oerter, and actor Telly Savalas (Kojak).
[edit] Schools
[edit] Sewanhaka High School
Sewanhaka High School The first high school in the district and also the first in the district to receive the Blue Ribbon Recognition as well as prominence in the nation as the nation's top #3 school during the 1930s. Today Sewanhaka stands strong behind years of Indian pride and stands strong with many of its graduates coming back as teachers or contributing back to SHS. Its name was also picked for the school district.
[edit] Floral Park Memorial High School
Floral Park Memorial High School is located in Floral Park. It was recognized as a Blue Ribbon School for the 1994-95 and 1995-96 school years. In recent years, the school has failed to recognize an arabesque of problems with its students, including excessive drug use and alcohol abuse, a problem that exists in almost all the schools in the Sewanhaka District.
[edit] Elmont Memorial High School
Elmont Memorial High School is located in Elmont. It was recognized as a Blue Ribbon School for the 1990-93 school year.
[edit] New Hyde Park Memorial High School
New Hyde Park Memorial High School is located in New Hyde Park. It was recognized as a Blue Ribbon School for the 1992-93 school year.
[edit] H. Frank Carey High School
A Blue Ribbon high school for the years 1999-2000. Located in Franklin Square, New York.
