Syosset High School

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Coordinates: 40°49′50.98″N 73°28′58.49″W / 40.8308278, -73.4829139

Syosset Senior High School
Image:SHS_Logo.jpg
"A great place to live, an outstanding place to learn"
Location
Syosset, New York, USA
Information
School district Syosset Central School District
Principal Dr. Jorge Schneider
Enrollment

2,200
Faculty 200+
Type Public School
Grades 9th through 12th
Campus Suburban
Mascot Image:SyoBraveHead.jpg
Syosset Braves
Color(s) Red, Black and White
Established 1956
Homepage http://www.syosseths.com

Syosset High School, located on Southwoods Road in Syosset, New York, USA is the only high school for residents of the Syosset Central School District.


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[edit] Overview

The school was named a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in 1992-1993. The school district as a whole was also the 2002 winner of the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network and National School Boards Association Award, which honors school districts for excellence in arts education. The school was also named a Grammy Signature school in recognition of its superior music education programs [1]. It recently was rated fourteenth in the country for music education by the National Association for Music Education. [2]

SHS's publications The Pulse (school newspaper) and Ken (literary magazine) have won many awards. Its Forensics Speech & Debate team has taken home both state and national championships. The school has strong Model United Nations, Model Congress, and National Champion Quiz Bowl teams. In April 2007 the Quiz Bowl team finished off a near perfect Quiz Net season with a victory in the national championship.[3]). The Science Olympiad Team has also competed at the state level. Syosset's Tri-M Chapter has been named Chapter of the Year numerous times.

SHS offers a wide range of courses, including many Advanced Placement courses, as well as Syracuse University courses offered through SU Project Advance. Syosset High School has the top ranked varsity golf team on Long Island. It is one of the few schools on Long Island to give a Russian Regents; Japanese and Latin also have multi-year programs. It boasts a three-year research program in which students enter competitions such as the Intel Science Talent Search.

[edit] WKWZ

WKWZ, 88.5 FM, is an FCC-licensed broadcasting station owned and operated by the Syosset Central School District that operates from 2:30-11:00 PM Monday through Friday. WPOB broadcasts on the same frequency from 7:00-2:30 from Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School, and is the sister station to WKWZ. The General Manager is head of the Syosset Film and Radio department, Dave Favilla, with all other positions (other than General Manager, Station Supervisor and Chief Engineer) operated by students in the school, with positions such as Station Manager(s), Music Director, Sports Director, Traffic Director, Program Director, Community News Director, and Organizational Supervisor(s).

[edit] Athletics

  • The boys varsity lacrosse team won the 2008 Nassau County Class A championships for the second year in a row. It is the second county title the school has won in lacrosse in its history. 8 of the team's seniors will go on to play college lacrosse.
    • The 2008 boys lacrosse team defeated West Islip in the Long Island Championships (Class A state quarterfinal). It is a first in the school's history and it was West Islip's 5th loss in 5 seasons.
  • The boys varsity lacrosse team won the 2007 Nassau County Class A championships. Pictures of the final game versus Farmingdale High School can be seen here.
    • Head Coach John Calabria was named, by Newsday, Nassau County Coach of the Year and All-American Junior Jeff Cohen was named to the Newsday All-Long Island Team. [4]
  • Football Championships [5]
    • 1970: Nassau County Champions & North Shore Champions
    • 1973: Nassau County Champions
    • 1974: Nassau County Champions
    • 1976: New York State Champions
  • Syosset Running Braves holds the 4by800 national indoor high school record of 7:42.22, when it was broken back in Feb. 2005. The four runners were Adam Lampert, Chris Howell, Sean Tully, and Dan Tully.
  • The Syosset Running Braves have accomplished 10 consecutive county champs in cross country from 1996 to 2006.
  • The Syosset Braves Swim Team were the Nassau County Champions of 2003 and have consistently sent swimmers to the New York State sponsored meet.
  • On November 3rd, 2007 Syosset Cross Country runner David Frankel won the Nassau County Varsity Boys Cross Country Championship with a pr of 15:59. Read More
  • In 2008 Syosset upsetted West Isclip in an amazing game to win the Long Island title and then they beat Yorktown they are currently playing for states on saturday their opponent is TBA

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] Filmography

  • Dark Water (2005 film) - The school appears in the opening sequence and a few other times throughout the first scene of this 2005 horror film
  • Mr. Deeds - The character played by Winona Ryder confesses to Adam Sandler's character (Mr. Deeds) that she was from Syosset
  • New York Minute - Mary Kate and Ashley Olsens' characters attend Syosset High School
  • Soapdish - Cathy Moriarty's character is exposed as a male alumnus of Syosset High School

[edit] References

District info

Quiz Net

Newsday All-Long Island Selections

LI Football Champions