Hommocks Middle School

Hommocks Middle School
Address
10 Hommocks Rd
Larchmont, New York, (Westchester County), 10538
United States
Coordinates 40°56′05″N 73°44′44″W / 40.934589°N 73.745577°WCoordinates: 40°56′05″N 73°44′44″W / 40.934589°N 73.745577°W
Information
School type Public school (government funded), Middle school
Established 1968
Status Open
School district Mamaroneck Union Free School District
NCES District ID 3618240[1]
NCES School ID 361824001646[2]
Principal Seth Weitzman
Faculty 89.55 (on an FTE basis)[2]
Grades 6 to 8[2]
Enrollment 1089[2] (2009-2010)
  Grade 6 387[2]
  Grade 7 347[2]
  Grade 8 348[2]
  Ungraded 7[2]
Student to teacher ratio 12.16[2]
Campus type Suburban
Communities served Town of Mamaroneck, including its two villages
Feeder schools Central School, Chatsworth Avenue School, Mamaroneck Avenue School, Murray Avenue School
Feeder to Mamaroneck High School
Website hommocks.mamkschools.org

The Hommocks Middle School is a public middle school located in the Town of Mamaroneck, New York. It is notable as being the place where actor Matt Dillon was discovered, being cast as the character Richie in the film Over The Edge (film). When the school was first completed in 1968, it had 5 main buildings, all interconnected.

In the 1990s, the LGI spaces and the open spaces on the third floor of the North and South Houses had been converted into conventional classrooms. This allowed the school to be used for 6th grade in addition to the 7th and 8th grade original plan.[3]

In 2003, a new wing with an auditorium was added. This wing is known as the East Wing. The wing contains classrooms for foreign languages, music education, and art.[4] This $21 million addition was designed by CWS Architecture, P.C. of Brooklyn, New York [5]

Incidents

In 2003, ten eighth-graders were suspended after they were found drinking at a graduation dance. The incident cast a spotlight of the issue of young teenagers drinking in the county.[6]

In January 2013, a man requesting to look for a lost jacket entered the school through the pool entrance. Once told that he was not allowed to enter the building through the pool entrance during school hours (the pool entrance is separate from the main entrance), he left peacefully, but caused a prompt lockdown and a debate about entrance equipment and monitoring systems at the middle school and elementary schools. The incident led to a repositioning of the school entrance and the addition of various security equipment.[7]

Notable Alumni

Matt Dillon (actor)

Joan Rivers (went to campus that used to be next to Highschool)

References

  1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Mamaroneck Union Free School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved May 18, 2011.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Hommocks School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 6, 2011.
  3. Rosenberg, Merri (December 10, 1995). "A Rise in Students Moves Up to Middle Schools". New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  4. Silberstein, Judy (October 29, 2003). "Hommocks Auditorium: A Few Weeks From Completion". Larchmont Gazette. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  5. "Hommocks Middle School". CWS Architecture, P.C. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  6. Foderaro, Lisa W. (June 14, 2003). "Westchester Takes Fight Against Drinking to a Younger Group". New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  7. Cohen, Shawn (January 8, 2013). "Police to patrol Mamaroneck schools". The Journal News. Retrieved January 13, 2013.