Massapequa High School
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Massapequa High School
| Massapequa High School | |
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| Massapequa High School Main Campus | |
| Location | |
| 4925 Merrick Road Massapequa, NY, 11758 United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°40′04″N 73°27′12″W / 40.66778°N 73.45333°WCoordinates: 40°40′04″N 73°27′12″W / 40.66778°N 73.45333°W |
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| Established | 1955 |
| School district | Massapequa Union Free School District |
| Principal | Barbara Williams, PhD |
| Vice principal | Yvonne Knott |
| Faculty | 211.0 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,392 (as of 2005-06)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.0[1] |
| Mascot | The Chiefs |
| Information | (516) 797-6110 |
| Website | School website |
Massapequa High School is a four-year public high school located in Massapequa, New York for students grades 9 through 12. (Students in grade 9 attend the Massapequa High School Ames campus.) It is known locally for its low drop out rate and quality sports teams.
As of the 2005–06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,868 students and 133.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 14.0.[1]
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History
Massapequa High School's first graduating class, the class of 1956, began its high school years at what is now Eastlake Elementary School. Massapequa High School opened in its own location on Merrick Road in September 1955.
Berner High School opened in 1912 to relieve the growing population of Massapequa High School. After a decline in district enrollment, Berner High School closed in 1987.[2] It now serves 7th and 8th grade students as Berner Middle School.
Massapequa High School recently underwent an expansion in the northeast corner of the school, constructing a new wing which features eight new classrooms ready for use in September, 2007. The school's track was resurfaced in the summer of 2011.
Campus
Massapequa High School Main Campus
Located on Merrick Rd. in Massapequa across from the Southgate Shopping Center.
Massapequa High School Ames Campus
Located on Baltimore Ave.
Athletics
In the 2006 Season Massapequa High School's baseball team won the New York State division. They won the LI Championship again in 2007, 2008, and 2009 creating a "four peat" tradition.
In 2007, Massapequa High School's volleyball team won the New York State championship. Recently, cheerleading was added as a sport.
Massapequa HS has a wrestling program dating back to the 1950’s. The Massapequa Wrestling program, involving only freshmen, began in 1952 under the leadership of Coach Len Connor. In 1955, Bill Deveaux took over as the head coach and managed the program through 1957, which included the first graduating class in 1956. John Hass officially took over as the head coach in 1958 and continued until 1962. In 1963, former wrestler Al Bevilacqua took over as the head coach. Wrestling grew and flourished at Massapequa under the leadership and program development of Coach Bevilacqua. Years later, another former wrestler, Gary Mims would become an assistant coach and help Coach Bevilacqua turn Massapequa into a wrestling powerhouse. Mims would go on to become the head coach in 1978 and guide the program through 28 successful years up until his retirement in 2006. In 2006, Joe Catalanotto took over as head coach at Massapequa. Prior to 2006, Coach Catalanotto had been the Junior High coach for seven years and an assistant with both the Varsity and Junior Varsity programs at Massapequa.
In 2010, the Girl's Varsity Soccer team won the New York State class AA title.
Massapequa Girls Volleyball team has won Nassau County title for 11 years in a row
Massapequa lacrosse: Massapequa has a great lacrosse program, One of the best in Nassau, year in and year out. They have produced many High school All-County and all-american players. Many have gone on to play at top division 1,2,and 3 schools. The program also has many players that have went on and played in the MLL and NLL. History: Nassau County Champs Class A: 1999,2000,2001,2005 and 2006.
Notable alumni
- Brian Baldinger, former pro football player[3]
- Rich Baldinger, former pro football player
- Gary Baldinger, former pro football player
- Alec Baldwin, Actor†
- Phil Baroni, Mixed Martial Arts Champion
- Candy Darling, Transgendered Andy Warhol Superstar
- Elliot Easton, musician
- Jessica Hahn, (1977) Playboy model, actor, focus of Jim Bakker scandal
- Ron Kovic (1964), author of Born on the Fourth of July
- Andrew Paskoff (1991)Television Producer
- Scott Paskoff (1991)Television Producer
- Liz Pelly (2007) Journalist
- Jerry Seinfeld (1972), comedian.[4]
- Brian Setzer (1977), musician
- Timothy Van Patten (1977), Actor
- Stray Cats, musicians
- Matt Bennett (2009), actor
- Billy "Barn" Barning (1997), former local hockey great
† Indicates a graduation from Berner High School
References
- ^ a b c d Massapequa High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 6, 2008.
- ^ Schmidt, Catherine (1986-08-03). "If You're Thinking Of Living In; Farmingdale". The New York Times.
- ^ Brian Baldinger, database Football. Accessed November 25, 2007.
- ^ Kornfeld, Michael. "A Single Comedian Is Returning to His Roots", The New York Times, July 23, 1989. Accessed March 6, 2008.
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