Ward Melville High School
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Excellence in Education
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| 380 Old Town Road East Setauket, NY, 11733 USA |
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| Locale | Suburban |
| Principal | Thomas Colletti |
| Enrollment |
1,865 (as of 2005-06)[1] |
| Faculty | 129.0 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Student:teacher ratio | 14.5[1] |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | 10-12 |
| Athletics | 22 Varsity and Junior Varsity Teams for boys and 21 Varsity and Junior Varsity Teams for girls |
| Mascot | Patriot |
| Established | 1968 |
| Information | 631-730-4900 |
| Homepage | WMHS |
Ward Melville High School is a public high school in the Three Village Central School District of Suffolk County, New York on Long Island, serving grades ten through twelve.[2] It is fed by the two junior high schools in the District: Paul J. Gelinas Junior High School and Robert Cushman Murphy Junior High School, and is named after businessman and philanthropist Ward Melville.
Located sixty miles from Manhattan in the Three Village area, Ward Melville High School is situated in East Setauket, NY. The school serves students from East Setauket, South Setauket, Stony Brook, Old Field, Strongs Neck, and Poquott.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,865 students and 129.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 14.5.[1]
The building was originally designed to have 290,700 square feet with capacity for 2,000 students,[3] and two new wings were recently built in 2000 to accommodate for the growth of the student body over the years.[citation needed] Each of the three grades currently has approximately 700 students.
The district provides for numerous clubs and activities after school, including a musical/theater arts program and many sports teams.[2] The school offers 25 different Advanced Placement courses and another 25 college courses that are offered credit through several colleges and Universities.[citation needed]
[edit] Notable alumni
Notable alumni of Ward Melville High School include:
- Frances Conroy (Class of 1971) - Actor - Three SAG Awards for "Six Feet Under"
- Brian MacDevitt (Class of 1973) - Tony Award-winning lighting designer
- Chris Dieterich (Class of 1976) - NFL lineman for the Detroit Lions, 1980-86
- Michael R. Douglas (Class of 1979) - world wide leading string theorist
- Gary Valentine (Class of 1979) - comedian (The King of Queens)
- Eric Corley (Class of 1982) - Writer - Founder of 2600: the hacker quarterly, Director of freedom downtime.
- Howard S. Berger (Class of 1982) - avant garde film-maker
- Mick Foley (Class of 1983) - professional wrestler and author
- Kevin James (Class of 1983) - comedian/actor (The King of Queens).[4]
- Marco Beltrami (Class of 1984) - professional film composer (Scream)
- John Fugelsang (Class of 1987) - host of America's Funniest Home Videos, 1997-2000
- Todd Sauerbrun (Class of 1991) - professional football player, most recently with the Denver Broncos (punter).[5]
- Greg Cattrano (Class of 1993) - MLL goalie for the Baltimore Bayhawks
- Jarrod Gorbel (Class of 1993) - indie singer-songwriter
- Jamie Stuart (Class of 1993) - News 12 Long Island Sportscaster
- Brooke Ellison (Class of 1996) - the first quadriplegic to graduate from Harvard University, unsuccessful challenger for NY State senate seat District 4.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Ward Melville High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed May 2, 2008.
- ^ a b Ward Melville High School Profile. Retrieved on 2007-04-05.
- ^ Ward Melville High School Project Page. Wiedersum Associates, P.P.L.C.. Retrieved on 2007-04-05.
- ^ Konig, Susan. "L.I.'s Biggest Export? Try Standup Comedy", The New York Times, November 14, 1999. Accessed October 27, 2007. "Mr. James was born in Mineola, but his family soon moved to Stony Brook, where he graduated from Ward Melville High School."
- ^ "COLLEGE FOOTBALL; Booming Success For Losers", The New York Times, August 29, 1994. Accessed October 24, 2007. "It was a great day for the 6-foot, 200-pound kicker from Setauket, L.I., who averaged 60.1 yards in his nine attempts.... Sauerbrun, a senior, was a soccer player until the ninth grade, when he tried kicking at Ward Melville High School."
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