Garden City High School (New York)
Garden City High School is the public high school in the Incorporated Village of Garden City in the Town of Hempstead, New York, United States. In 2016 Garden City High School was ranked the #121 school in the nation by US News and World Report.[5]
| Garden City High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
170 Rockaway Avenue Garden City, New York 11530 United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | "Education: A Journey Into the Future" |
| Established | 1925[1] (at current location since 1955)[2] |
| School district | Garden City Union Free School District |
| Principal | Kevin Dawson III Steingruebner Jr. |
| Asst. principals | Dave Perrotta, Martin Malone |
| Faculty | 97.1 FTEs[3] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,125 (2016-17)[4] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 12.2:1[3] |
| Color(s) | Maroon and grey |
| Publication | Mast, Inkspots (previously Ink Spots), Echo |
| Website | School website |
Notable alumni
Academia
- Gilbert Chu, biochemist and oncologist at Stanford University
- R. Inslee Clark Jr., Dean of undergraduate admissions, Yale University
Arts
- Liza Huber, actress and daughter of Susan Lucci
- Joe Iconis, musical theater writer; recipient of 2006 Jonathan Larson award, 2007 Ed Kleban award, and a Backstage Bistro Award[6]
- Susan Lucci, actress, star of All My Children, class of 1964
- Elliott Murphy, singer/songwriter, class of 1967
- John Tesh, pianist, composer
Broadcast journalism
- Lara Spencer, television journalist, co-anchor of Good Morning America
- John Tesh, radio host and television presenter
Finance
- John J. Phelan Jr., former chairman and chief executive officer of the New York Stock Exchange
Government
- Michael Balboni, former deputy secretary for Public Safety for the State of New York, New York State Senator and Assemblyman
- Steven Chu (born 1948), former U.S. Secretary of Energy and winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1997,[7] class of 1966
- John R. Dunne, former U.S. Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights and New York State Senator
- Kathleen Rice, U.S. Representative for New York's 4th congressional district and former district attorney of Nassau County, New York
Literature
- Sarah Langan, horror writer, class of 1992
- Sarah Smith, author of mysteries and science fiction[8]
Science
- Gilbert Chu, biochemist and oncologist at Stanford University
- Michael Wigler, geneticist at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory[9]
Sports
- Carl Braun, professional basketball player for the New York Knicks[10]
- Matt Daley, New York Yankees relief pitcher
- Dave Jennings, NFL punter and football analyst[11]
- Don McCauley, All-American running back at North Carolina, Baltimore Colts, College Football Hall of Fame[12]
Miscellaneous
- John Chatterton, commercial scuba diver, subject of the bestselling book Shadow Divers[13]
Notable faculty
- Irvin Faust, noted novelist and short-story writer; director of guidance, 1960–1995[14]
References
- John Ellis Kordes, Visions of Garden City, 2005, p. 79
- John Ellis Kordes, Visions of Garden City, 2005, pp. 23, 79
- School data for Garden City High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 12, 2016.
- "GARDEN CITY HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
- "Garden City High School". U.S News and World Report. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- "About Joe". Mr Joe Iconis. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
- Kerr, Kathleen (July 16, 2008). "They Began Here: Around the country, leading thinkers in health and science can trace their roots to Long Island". Newsday. Archived from the original on June 9, 2008. Retrieved September 17, 2008.
- "Sarah Smith". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
- "Michael Wigler". Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
- BasketballReference.com
- Jeansonne, John. "Dave Jennings, former Giants punter, dead at 61". Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- Bellissimo, Tony. "Nassau H.S. sports Hall of Fame grows". Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- "LXD 013 : John Chatterton - Shadow Diver, Wreck Legend, Host". ScubaGuru. 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
- Encyclopedia.com article, accessed February 25, 2010.
External links
- Garden City High School website
- Photographs from Garden City High School sporting events
- Garden City Wings ice hockey team
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