Sanford H. Calhoun High School
| Sanford H. Calhoun High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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1786 State Street Merrick, New York, 11566 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°40′26″N 73°33′54″W / 40.67389°N 73.56500°WCoordinates: 40°40′26″N 73°33′54″W / 40.67389°N 73.56500°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1958 |
| School district | Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District |
| Number of students | 1,438 |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Blue and gray |
| Mascot | Colt |
| Publication | Pegasus |
| Newspaper | Hoofbeats |
| Website | Website |
Sanford H. Calhoun High School is a public high school located in Merrick, New York. Established in 1958, Calhoun is one of three high schools in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, and acts as a magnet school for several programs.
Hoofbeats
Hoofbeats is the official student newspaper of Calhoun, informing the students, teachers, and community of the school's news and events. The paper is produced five times a year, with several editions in color, and spotlights the latest happenings on and around the campus.[1]
Athletics
Calhoun competes in Section VIII athletics, a compilation of public schools in Nassau County. The fall season hosts boys and girls cross country, football, boys and girls soccer, girls tennis, boys badminton, boys volleyball, girls volleyball, and girls swimming. The winter hosts wrestling, boys and girls basketball, and indoor track, with district teams—including athletes from the other two schools of the district, Mepham and Kennedy—for ice hockey, swimming, diving, rifle, and bowling. The final season, spring, is home to boys and girls lacrosse, track and field, baseball, softball, boys tennis, and girls badminton.[2]
Calhoun Choral Program
The Calhoun Choral Program (CCP) is composed of over 160 students, and consists of three groups. Many students belong to more than one group:
- Concert Choir is an auditioned 75-person class composed of tenth, eleventh, and twelfth graders. Each spring, over one-hundred students audition for the incoming group. The group performs a wide variety of three-, four-, six-, and eight-part music, primarily a cappella.
- Chorale, a 3-section class made of over 80 ninth–twelfth grade students, is a group that performs a wide variety of three-part a cappella and accompanied music.
- Crescendo, the most well known of the ensembles, is an auditioned show choir of 24 students that performs pop-rock literature with choreography.[3]
Calhoun Band Program
The Calhoun Band Program consists of six groups. Students are most commonly in more than one group;
- Wind Ensemble (CCVB) is made up of tenth, eleventh, and twelfth graders. Students audition around January to be in the CCVB for the following year. The band plays in two concerts every year during the winter and during the spring. The CCVB participates in festivals like Festival Disney and a competition in Virginia Beach. A president, vice president, treasurer, secretary, and historian are elected by the group every year.
- Symphonic Band is made up of tenth, eleventh, and twelfth graders. It does not require an audition for this section of the Band Program. The band plays in two concerts every year during the winter and during the spring with the Concert Band. A president and vice president are elected by the group every year.
- Concert Band is made up of only ninth graders. It does not require an audition for this section of the Band Program. The band plays in two concerts every year during the winter and during the spring with the Symphonic Band. A president and vice president are elected by the group every year.
- Jazz Band is made up of ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth graders. Students do audition to be in this section of the Band Program. These students meet once a week after school to prepare for the winter and spring concert.
- Rock Band is made up of ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth graders. They preform at various functions but most commonly at Calhoun High Schools varsity football games.
- Pep Band is made up of ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth graders. They preform at Calhoun High Schools varsity football games along side Rock Band.
Notable alumni
- Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, of Ben & Jerry's[4]
- Jeff Mattson, lead guitarist and singer of Dark Star Orchestra[5]
- Kevin Shinick, actor, writer, and director, notably of Robot Chicken
- Debbie Gibson, singer and actress
- Lindsay Lohan, singer and actress[6]
- Robbie Rosen, American Idol contestant
- Zack Ryder, professional wrestler and current WWE Superstar
References
- ↑ "Clubs". Sanford H. Calhoun High School. Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
- ↑
- ↑ "About the CCP...". Calhoun Choral Program. Calhoun Choral Program. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
- ↑ "Cohen, Bennett (Ben) and Greenfield, Jerry". Pennsylvania Center for the Book. Nicholas Anthony. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- ↑ Pacer '76, Sanford H. Calhoun H.S. Pacer Staff, New York, 1976
- ↑ "Lindsay Lohan—Biography". Internet Movie Database. IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved December 4, 2014.