East Meadow High School
| East Meadow High School | |
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| Address | |
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101 Carman Avenue , , 11554 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°43′45″N 73°33′24″W / 40.72917°N 73.55667°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Founded | 1953 |
| School district | East Meadow School District |
| NCES School ID | 360984000756[1] |
| Principal | Richard Howard |
| Faculty | 122.35 FTEs[1] |
| Grades | 9−12 |
| Enrollment | 1,517 (as of 2023–2024)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 12.40[1] |
| Color(s) | Royal Blue and gold |
| Team name | Jets |
| Newspaper | The Jet Gazette |
| Yearbook | Resume |
| Website | Official website |
East Meadow High School is a public high school in East Meadow, New York. It is one of two high schools, along with W. T. Clarke High School, in the in the East Meadow Union Free School District. The school was founded in 1953 and serves students in grades 9−12. As of the 2023-24 school year, the school enrolled 1517 students.[1]
Athletics
[edit]East Meadow offers sports programs in three seasons.
Fall sports
[edit]Football (2006 & 2011 Nassau County champions),[2][3] soccer, field hockey (2008 County champions), cross country, girls' tennis, boys' golf, volleyball, cheerleading, Rockettes/kickline, girls' swimming and diving.
The girls' cross country team had a league meet winning streak from October 2000 through October 2009, with a record during this time of approximately 120–0.[4]
Winter sports
[edit]Wrestling (1970, 1990, 1994, 2000, & 2007 Nassau County Champions), girls' basketball, bowling, winter track.
Spring sports
[edit]Baseball (1997 State champions), lacrosse, softball, track and field (2009 Boys' Class A Division I champions), girls' badminton, boys' tennis.
Notable alumni
[edit]- Criss Angel (born 1967), magician/illusionist[5]
- Adam Busch (born 1978), actor/singer[6]
- John Danowski (born 1954), college lacrosse coach[7]
- Gregg Gonsalves (born 1963), epidemiologist and health activist[8][9]
- Richard Greenberg (1958–2025, class of 1976), Broadway playwright and television writer[10]
- Gary Kreps (born 1952), health and risk communication scholar[11]
- David Wong Louie (1954–2018, class of 1973), novelist and short story writer[12]
- Annet Mahendru (born 1985, class of 2004), actress[13][14][15]
- Stephanie Pace Marshall (born 1945), educator and the founding president of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy[16][17]
- John Mauceri (born 1945), conductor[18]
- Rich Mauti (born 1954), former American football wide receiver[19]
- Brandon Moore (born 1979), NFL linebacker
- Rich Ohrnberger (born 1986), NFL offensive lineman.[20]
- Dave Palumbo (born 1968), bodybuilder
- Joel Rifkin (born 1959), serial killer[21]
- Matt Serra (born 1974), UFC fighter and former UFC Welterweight Champion
- Marc Siegel (born 1956), physician and author[22]
- Frank Viola (born 1960), former Major League Baseball pitcher.[23]
- Sandro Vitiello (born 1958), former American football placekicker[24]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Search for Public Schools - East Meadow High School (360984000756)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
- ^ "East Meadow Shocks Freeport to Win County Championship". East Meadow, NY Patch. November 20, 2011.
- ^ "East Meadow tops Freeport in thriller". Newsday. November 19, 2011.
- ^ "Client Challenge". www.emufsd.us.
- ^ Schuler, Barbara (April 8, 2019). "LI's Criss Angel will work his magic on Broadway". Newsday. Archived from the original on January 27, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
- ^ Giardino, Carisa (September 4, 2013). "East Meadow Native Returns to TBS Sitcom". East Meadow, NY Patch. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
- ^ Vaughn, Peter (May 9, 2015). "How John Danowski revived Duke's lacrosse program". The News & Observer. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ^ Shufro, Cathy (September–October 2015). "Its not just the germs". Yale Alumni Magazine. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- ^ Gralla, Joan (October 10, 2018). "Foundation honors LI native as 'genius'". Newsday. Archived from the original on March 23, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
- ^ Klein, Alvin (February 5, 1989). "Theater: Forging a Glib Style, With Flair". The New York Times.
- ^ "Research Team". The Center for Health & Risk Communication. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ Slotnik, Daniel E. (September 27, 2018). "David Wong Louie, Who Probed Ethnic Identity in Fiction, Dies at 63". The New York Times. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
- ^ "Graduation 2004". Newsday. New York City / Long Island. June 19, 2004. Archived from the original on May 5, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
- ^ de Croisset, Phoebe (December 16, 2016). "Multiple Identities". SBJCT Journal. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
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- ^ Lovece, Frank (May 4, 2014). "Fast Chat: Annet Mahendru". Newsday. New York City / Long Island. p. 91. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
- ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). www.imsa.edu.
- ^ "Stephanie Marshall: Inducted into Illinois Hall of Fame". chalkboardchampions.org. July 12, 2021.
- ^ "Class of 2018 Honored for Academic Excellence". East Meadow Schools. Accessed July 7, 2022.
- ^ Rich Mauti, Pro-Football-Reference.com. Accessed November 25, 2020.
- ^ Rich Ohrnberger, Pro-Football-Reference.com. Accessed November 25, 2020.
- ^ McQuiston, John T. (April 30, 1994). "Prosecution Claims Records Prove Rifkin Is Not Insane". The New York Times. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
- ^ Perez, Matt (October 9, 2020). "Who Is Marc Siegel, The Fox News Doctor Set To Examine Trump Live On TV?". Forbes. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
- ^ "Sports People; Viola Honored". The New York Times. January 23, 1988. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
- ^ Eisenberg, Harry (October 25, 1979). "Ambidextrous UMass kicker is his own backup". The Boston Globe – via Newspapers.com.
External links
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