Roslyn High School
| Roslyn High School | |
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| Location | |
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475 Round Hill Road Roslyn Heights, NY 11577 United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| School district | Roslyn Union Free School District |
| Principal | Dr. Scott Andrews |
| Asst. principals |
Carol Murphy Jay Pilnick |
| Faculty | 81.5 FTEs[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,014 (as of 2014-15)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 12.4:1[1] |
| Website | School Website |
Roslyn High School is an American high school in Roslyn Heights, New York and is the only high school in the Roslyn Union Free School District.
As of the 2014–2015 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,014 students and 81.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.4:1. There were no students eligible for free lunch and 3 (0.3% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]
In 2013, iPads replaced many textbooks, in part as a budgetary move.[2]
Notable alumni
- Arthur Agatston - Developer of the South Beach Diet[3]
- Deborah Asnis - Infectious disease specialist, discovered the first human cases of West Nile virus in the United States[4]
- Michael Crichton - Author, Film Director (The Andromeda Strain, Westworld, Congo, Jurassic Park & more[3]
- Howard Gordon - Producer and screenwriter (Fox television series, 24)
- Richard Haass - President of the Council on Foreign Relations
- Ken Hechler - Fiercely liberal West Virginia Congressman, Assistant to Harry Truman
- Paul Housberg - Artist
- Jesse Itzler - musician, co-founder of Marquis Jet
- Henry Jackson - financier and founder of OpCapita
- Bobby Kotick - CEO, president, and a director of Activision Blizzard
- Edward S. Lampert - Chairman of Sears Holdings Corporation
- Ken Langone - Founder of The Home Depot, RHS Class of 1953
- Michael Graubart Levin - New York Times best selling author and CEO, BusinessGhost
- Wendy Liebman - Stand-up comedian
- Chris Miller - screenwriter and National Lampoon contributor
- Frank C. Moore - Artist
- Andrew M. Murstein - Founder, Board Member, President, and largest shareholder of Medallion Financial
- David Nasaw - Historian and author[3]
- Peter Pitegoff - Dean, University of Buffalo Law School and University of Maine Law School (2005-2015)
- Mike Pollock (1983) - Voice actor[5]
- Darren Rovell - ESPN sports business reporter
- Jen Selter - Fitness model
- Gregory B. Starr - United Nations security chief
- Judith Steinberg, M.D. - Wife of Vermont Governor Howard Dean
- Gary Winnick - Philanthropist, Financier and Founder of Global Crossing
- Jeff Wilpon - COO of the New York Mets
References
- 1 2 3 4 School data for Roslyn High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 12, 2016.
- ↑ Roslyn High School Outfits Entire Student Body with iPads
- 1 2 3 Joe Scotchie, "Remembering A Great Writing Teacher", The Roslyn News (January 19, 2007).
- ↑ Colker, David (2015-09-21). "Deborah Asnis dies at 59; helped detect West Nile virus in U.S." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
- ↑ http://rcp.roslynschools.org/alumni/alumni.htm
External links
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