Hauppauge High School

Hauppauge High School
Address
500 Lincoln Boulevard
Hauppauge, New York
United States
Information
Type Public
Established 1965
School district Hauppauge Union Free School District
Principal Chris Cook
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 1,230 students
Color(s) Blue and White
Mascot Eagle
Yearbook Aquila
Website http://hauppauge.k12.ny.us

Hauppauge High School is a public high school and part of the Hauppauge Union Free School District located in Hauppauge, Suffolk County, Long Island, in the U.S. state of New York.

Academics

Hauppauge High School was named the 373rd-top U.S. high school of 2008 by Newsweek magazine, which placed it seventh among schools ranked in Suffolk County,[1] and in the top 10% of U.S. schools.[2] Hauppauge has a high number of students enrolled in Advanced Placement (AP) courses, of which eighteen are offered:

  • Department of Social Studies: World History, United States History, United States Government and Politics
  • Department of Science: Biology, Physics B, Physics C, Chemistry, Environmental Science
  • Department of Mathematics: Calculus AB, Statistics
  • Department of Languages: French Language and Culture, Spanish Language, German Language and Culture
  • Department of English Language Arts: English Literature and Composition, English Language and Composition
  • Department of Music: Music Theory
  • Department of Art: Art History, Studio Art

Notable alumni

  • Nick Fanti (Class of 2015) – Baseball player[3]
  • Lori Loughlin (Class of 1983) – Actress
  • Tom Postilio (Class of 1988) – Real estate broker, Star of HGTV’s Selling New York, Singer[4]
  • Gary Flood – (Class of 2003) Soccer player[5]
  • Vince Giordano (Class of 1970) – Leader of the famous jazz group, Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks
  • Gary Berntsen (Class of 1975) – Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) career officer. Author, Jawbreaker: The attack on bin Laden and al-Qaeda: A personal account by the CIA's key field commander.
  • Val James (Class of 1975) – First American-born, African-American, professional ice hockey player in the NHL.
  • Michael Fitzpatrick (Class of 1975) – NYS Assemblyman[6]

References

  1. ↑ "The Top of the Class". Newsweek. Archived from the original on 2008-07-29. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
  2. ↑ "The Top of the Class". Newsweek. Archived from the original on 2008-07-29. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
  3. ↑ "Hauppauge's Nick Fanti pitching Tuesday for a chance at a third consecutive no-hitter". USA Today. April 20, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  4. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3939082/
  5. ↑ Gary Flood
  6. ↑ http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Michael-J-Fitzpatrick/

"Val Edwin James". Legends of Hockey. Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 26, 2011.

Coordinates: 40°49′20″N 73°12′04″W / 40.82222°N 73.20111°W / 40.82222; -73.20111

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