The Wheatley School

The Wheatley School
Address
11 Bacon Rd
Old Westbury, Nassau, New York 11568
United States
Coordinates 40°46′55″N 73°35′50″W / 40.78194°N 73.59722°W / 40.78194; -73.59722Coordinates: 40°46′55″N 73°35′50″W / 40.78194°N 73.59722°W / 40.78194; -73.59722
Information
Funding type Public school
Motto Veritatem Quaerite
(Seek the Truth)
Established 1955
Opened 1956 [1]
Locale Suburb: Large
School district East Williston School District
NCES District ID 3610050[2].
Superintendent Dr. Elaine Kanas
CEEB code 334293 [3]
NCES School ID 361005000781[4].
Principal Sean C. Feeney [5]
Asst. principal Karen Klapper [5]
Faculty 63.9 FTEs[6]
Enrollment 731 (as of 2014-15)[6]
 • Grade 8 165
 • Grade 9 164
 • Grade 10 148
 • Grade 11 158
 • Grade 12 151
 • Ungraded 2
Student to teacher ratio 11.4:1[6]
Campus type Suburban
Color(s) Red, White
Sports Baseball,[7] Basketball(Boys/Girls),[8] Cross Country(Boys/Girls), Fencing(Boys/Girls), Field Hockey(Girls), Football,[9] Golf, Ice Hockey(Boys),[10] Lacrosse(Boys/Girls), Soccer(Boys/Girls),[11][12][13] Tennis (Boys/Girls), Track and Field(Boys/Girls), Volleyball(Girls),[14] Wrestling
Mascot Wildcat
Team name Wildcats [12]
Accreditation Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools [15]
National ranking Newsweek: 92,[16] US News and World Report:108 [17]
Publication Literary Magazine (Vintage) [18]
Newspaper Wildcat [19]
Yearbook Aurora [20]
Feeder schools Willets Road School
Website www.ewsdonline.org/TWS/

The Wheatley School is a public high school serving grades 8 through 12 located in Old Westbury, Long Island, New York and part of the East Williston Union Free School District.[21] The school district encompasses all of East Williston and parts of Mineola, Albertson, Old Westbury, and Roslyn Heights.

The Wheatley School Front Entrance

As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 731 students and 63.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.4:1. There were 27 students (3.7% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 7 (1.0% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[6]

Extra Curriculars

Clubs

Alumni

Academia

Culture, Film, Radio and Television

Fashion

Journalism

Literature

Medicine

Music

  • Ned Lagin - musician
  • Kevin Oh - Korean singer, winner of Superstar K season 7

Public Policy, Law, and Government

Sports

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Harris, Carolyn S. (8 September 2006). "Back to School Message". Roslyn News. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved Jan 3, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Code Search". sat.collegeboard.org/. College Board. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Wheatley School". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Meet the Administration". eastwilliston.cyberschool.com. East Williston Union Free School District. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 4 School data for Wheatley School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 12, 2016.
  7. ↑ Henry, Marcus (6 June 2013). "Hastings sparks Wheatley to NY 'B' semis". msgvarsity.com. MSG Varsity. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  8. ↑ Herzog, Bob (5 Mar 2013). "Vazquez's layup clinches LIC for Babylon". msgvarsity.com. MSG Varsity. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  9. ↑ "The Wheatley School High School Football". topics.msgvarsity.com. MSG Varsity. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  10. ↑ Liodice, Tom (25 March 2013). "E. Williston/Jericho wins LI hockey title". msgvarsity.com. MSG Varsity. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  11. ↑ Herzog, Bill. "Former LI soccer coach Hintz to be inducted into HOF". msgvarsity.com/. MSG. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  12. 1 2 "The Wheatley School High School Boys Soccer". msgvarsity.com. MSG Varsity. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  13. ↑ "The Wheatley School High School Girls Soccer". topics.msgvarsity.com. MSG Varsity. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  14. ↑ "Wheatley Girls Volleyball". sportscentral.msgvarsity.com/. MSG Varsity. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  15. ↑ "School Directory". msa-cess.org/. Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  16. ↑ "2013 America's Best High Schools". Newsweek. 2013.
  17. ↑ "The Wheatley School Overview". usnews.com/. US News and World Report. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  18. ↑ "Vintage Receives Silver Medal". ewsdonline.org/. East Williston Union Free School District. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  19. ↑ "Student Newspaper". ewsdonline.org/. East Williston Union Free School District. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  20. ↑ "Yearbook Earns Second Place". thewheatleyway.org/. East Williston Union Free School District. 5 January 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  21. ↑ The Wheatley School website, accessed March 16, 2012.
  22. 1 2 "Glad news". www.wheatleyalumni.org/. The Wheatley School Alumni Association. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  23. ↑ "Todd Glickman". newyork.cbslocal.com. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  24. ↑ Chernow, Fred (18 September 2012). "Hoffmans Make TV Debut With Son". Tower Times. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  25. ↑ Mathews, Jay. "The Gift of Gab". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  26. ↑ Grayvatz Coupin, Claudia (29 May 2013). "LI comedians tickle your funny bone". Newsday. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  27. ↑ Harvey, Christine Lynn (February 2005). "CAROL ALT's: Eating in the Raw Book". New Living. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  28. ↑ Jacobson, Aileen (1 June 2008). "In a Girlhood Memoir, Not a Happy Camper". New York Times. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  29. ↑ Strasser, Todd. "Bio". toddstrasser.com. Strasser, Todd. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  30. ↑ "Stefan P. Kruszewski, M.D." narpa.org. National Association for Patient Rights and Advocacy. Archived from the original on 14 March 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  31. ↑ "Bradley Feuer".
  32. ↑ "Arthur F. Engoron". New York Law Journal. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  33. ↑ Ross, Barbara (31 May 2012). "Jurist Arthur Engoron can hack taxi ruling". New York Daily News. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  34. ↑ "World Bank executive to lead University's global engagement". University of Chicago. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  35. 1 2 3 Tedesco, Richard (26 May 2011). "Messing revisits his days at Wheatley". Williston Times. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
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