Oceanside_High_School_(New_York)
Oceanside High School (New York)
Comprehensive school in Oceanside, Nassau, New York, United States
Oceanside High School is an American public high school located in Oceanside, New York, United States. It is part of the Oceanside School District.
| Oceanside High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
3160 Skillman Ave , , 11572 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°38′12.66″N 73°37′46.71″W |
| Information | |
| School type | Comprehensive school |
| Established | 1890 |
| School district | Oceanside School District |
| NCES District ID | 3621570[1] |
| Superintendent | Dr. Phyllis S. Harrington |
| CEEB code | 334270 |
| NCES School ID | 362157003059[1] |
| Dean | A. Caiazza and L. Gagstetter |
| Principal | Brendon Mitchell |
| Faculty | 146.35 FTEs[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | 1,723 (2019–20)[2] |
| Average class size | 15 Students |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11.77[1] |
| Language | English |
| Campus size | Large |
| Campus type | Suburb |
| Color(s) | Blue and white |
| Athletics conference | Conference 1 Nassau Section 8 |
| Team name | Sailors |
| Website | www |
The school was Initially built on Merle Avenue, but moved to its current location on Skillman Avenue in 1955 and expanded to its current size in 1962. The school features some of the best, and highest paid teachers on Long Island. The school's mascot is the Sailor and teams compete countywide in a variety of sports. The principal is Geraldine DiCarlo, who was promoted from Associate Principal and replaced Mark Secaur in 2013. The Broadcast Program has collaborated with MSG Varsity, as most local schools have, and has been featured on some of their programming.
Oceanside High School was ranked #424 in America in 2012.[3]
As of the 2014–15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,782 students and 130.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.7:1. There were 152 students (8.5% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 32 (1.8% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]
Its football team, the Oceanside Sailors, went to the Long Island County championship in the 2015 season and again in their 2017 season.
- Samantha Cesario, American figure skater
- Jay Fiedler, former American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL)[4]
- Art Heyman (1941–2012), American basketball player
- Bob Iger (born 1951, class of 1969), chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of The Walt Disney Company[5]
- Dennis Leonard (born 1951), pitcher for the Kansas City Royals in the late 1970s and early 1980s
- David Paymer (born 1954), actor, comedian, and television director
- Randy Levine (born 1955), attorney and the president of the New York Yankees baseball club
- Stephen Robert Morse (born 1985), journalist and film director/producer
- Nicky Polanco (born 1980), lacrosse player
- Marian Thurm (born 1952), author of short stories and novels
- Dan Schachner (born 1974), actor, TV personnel. [6]
- School data for School 7-Oceanside Senior High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 12, 2016.
- "SCHOOL 7-OCEANSIDE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
- "America's Best High Schools 2012". Newsweek. Archived from the original on 2012-05-21. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
- "Dan Schachner - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-04-12.