Paul D. Schreiber Senior High School

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Paul D. Schreiber High School
Paul D. Schreiber Seal.jpg
Location
United States 101 Campus Drive
Port Washington, NY 11050
United States
Information
Type Public secondary
Established 1953
School district Port Washington School District
Principal Mr. Ira Pernick
Faculty 120 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 1,600
Color(s) Blue and White         
Mascot Viking
Newspaper 'The Schreiber Times'
Yearbook 'Port Light'
Website Schreiber Website

Paul D. Schreiber Senior High School (commonly Paul D. Schreiber High School or Schreiber High School) is a four-year public high school located in Port Washington, New York at 101 Campus Drive, in Nassau County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. The school was originally constructed in 1953 and is named after a former superintendent.

As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,556 students and 120 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student/teacher ratio of 13.0.[1]

Schreiber is known to be one of the top public high schools on Long Island.[2] This year, it was ranked as the 118th best public high school in the United States by Newsweek, with a student/teacher ratio of 12.5.[3]

Contents

[edit] Academics

The school offers 25 Advanced Placement classes, more than three times the state average.[4] In 2011, Mandarin Chinese was added as a fifth language to the foreign language curriculum, joining Latin, French, Spanish, and Italian.[5]

[edit] Athletics

[edit] Sports

Schreiber High School is part of the Section VIII (8) New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHAA). As such, it competes against other public schools in Nassau County, New York in: Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Badminton, Cross Country, Field Hockey, American Football, Golf, Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Track and Field, Volleyball, Tennis, and Wrestling.

[edit] Boys Cross Country

From 2007-2009, the Vikings won 3 consecutive class AA Nassau County championship titles. Furthermore, the team finished third in the state in 2009.

[edit] Girls Tennis

In November 2008, the girls varsity tennis team defeated Westhampton High School in the Long Island Championship. This marked the second straight year that the team won the title.[6]

[edit] Academic Teams

[edit] Academic Decathlon

Schreiber's Academic Decathlon team was New York State's winning team from 1997-1998 and again from 2000-2004. They placed second in 2005, their first time not attending the national competition in eight years.

Recently, in the NYS competition for Nationals, the 2008 team came in second place while the 2010 team came in third.

[edit] Debate

Schreiber's Lincoln-Douglas Debate team was nationally dominant from 2003-2005, with three students capturing several national titles. The team has since transformed into a Public Forum Debate team, winning the Varsity Public Forum New York State Championship in 2009. In April 2011, the team came in second place in Public Forum at the New York State Championship.

[edit] Mock Trial

The school's Mock Trial team competes in the annual New York State High School Mock Trial Tournament. Schreiber won the Long Island Region of the state tournament in 1991 and 1996.

In the 2008 competition, the team advanced to the Round of 16 in the regional tournament. The team advanced to the county championship in 2007.

[edit] Other clubs

Schreiber offers a wide range of clubs including:

Schreiber offered a total of 59 clubs for the 2008-2009 school year.[7]

[edit] Music

The school features multiple bands, orchestras and choruses. In recent years, members of the various ensembles have been chosen to perform in select groups, including the All-State orchestra and band. For the 2008-2009 school year, 11 Schreiber students were chosen as All-State musicians and alternates. In the 2010-2011 year, 5 students were selected as the All-State musicians and alternates, and one year later 8 students were selected.

[edit] Research Programs

Schreiber has nationally recognized research programs in Mathematics, Science, and Social Science.[8] There have been numerous local and national winners from the school's research program. Students compete in a variety of competitions including the Siemens Competition, Long Island Science and Engineering Fair, and Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.

The school's research program has attained nationwide recognition through student success in the Intel Science Talent Search competition.[9] From 2002-2010, the school had the sixth most semifinalists in the nation with 50, trailing only Montgomery Blair High School (108), Stuyvesant High School (103), Ward Melville High School (85), Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (75), and Bronx High School of Science (59).[10]

[edit] Recent Years

In January 2008, the school produced six Intel Science Talent Search semifinalists, the second highest total on Long Island.[11] Additionally, two finalists were selected from the school. Schreiber was only one of two schools that produced double finalist winners.[12] Along with Great Neck North High School, Schreiber produced the second most finalists in the country, trailing only Stuyvesant High School of Manhattan.[13] A student from Schreiber ended up being one of the top ten winners of the Intel Science Talent Search 2008, winning a scholarship of $20,000. The student was the ninth place winner for a zoology project based on Odonate populations. [14]

Eight Intel Science Talent Search semifinalists were selected from Schreiber in 2006, tying for the second most semifinalists in the nation with Stuyvesant High School.[15] The achievement of the semifinalists marks the fourth consecutive year that Schreiber High School has been in the top five schools in the United States. That year, Schreiber also produced one finalist in the competition, who ended up winning the Glenn Seaborg award.

[edit] 2000

In 2000, nine semifinalists were selected, leading all schools on Long Island. Schreiber ranked fifth nationally and second among comprehensive high schools.[16] Furthermore, three students were chosen as finalists, leading all schools in the country.[17]

Ultimately, a student from Schreiber won first place in the competition for her steganography project. She encrypted a message in the gene sequence of a DNA strand.[18]

[edit] Intel STS Results By year

School Year Intel STS Semifinalists Finalists Winners
2011-2012 71st Intel STS 3 0 0
2010-2011 70th Intel STS 3 0 0
2009-2010 69th Intel STS 4 0 0
2008-2009 68th Intel STS 3 0 0
2007-2008 67th Intel STS 6 2 1 (9th Place Finish)
2006-2007 66th Intel STS 6 0 0
2005-2006 65th Intel STS 8 1 0
2004-2005 64th Intel STS 5 0 0
2003-2004 63rd Intel STS 8 0 0
2002-2003 62nd Intel STS 8 0 0
2001-2002 61st Intel STS 2 0 0
2000-2001 60th Intel STS 3 0 0
1999-2000 59th Intel STS 9 3 1 (1st Place Finish)
1998-1999 58th Intel STS 8 0 0
1997-1998 57th Intel STS 7 0 0

[edit] School Publications

[edit] Newspaper

One of Schreiber's publications is The Schreiber Times. The newspaper was first established in 1924 at the original Port Washington High School. The newspaper now publishes monthly issues that include sections about News, Features, Opinions, Arts and Entertainment, and Sports. The newspaper has also been recognized for its artwork and covers. The Schreiber Times has won awards for each of its five sections from well-acclaimed sources, including the Long Island newspaper, Newsday.[19]

For the 2009-2010 school year, The Schreiber Times was awarded first place with special merit from the American Scholastic Press Association for the third straight year.[20]

[edit] Literary Magazine

Another publication, Kaleidoscope, is a literary magazine featuring the poetry, prose, artwork, and photography of Schreiber students. It has won various awards, including two silver medals in the Columbia Scholastic Press Association's Medallist Critiques in both 2010 and 2011.

[edit] Yearbook

The school also produces an annual yearbook. This yearbook is compiled by students with the aid of a faculty adviser and is called the Port Light.

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Paul D. Schreiber High School, National Center for Education Statistics.
  2. ^ "Head of the class: School districts that add value". Newsday. 16 July 2010. http://www.newsday.com/classifieds/real-estate/head-of-the-class-school-districts-that-add-value-1.2105208. Retrieved 12 August 2010. 
  3. ^ "America's Best High Schools". Newsweek. 19 June 2011. http://www.newsweek.com/feature/2011/americas-best-high-schools.html. Retrieved 22 June 2011. 
  4. ^ Paul D. Schreiber Senior High School, ProPublica.
  5. ^ Dooley, Emily (28 September 2011). "Districts cut bus costs and drive savings". Newsday. http://www.newsday.com/long-island/education/districts-cut-bus-costs-and-drive-savings-1.3208729. Retrieved 10 October 2011. 
  6. ^ [1], Newsday
  7. ^ 2008-2009 Extracurricular Activities, Schreiber HSA
  8. ^ Berger, Joseph (7 March 2007). "Intel Competition Is Where Science Rules and Research Is the Key". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/07/nyregion/07education.html. Retrieved 25 May 2008. 
  9. ^ Saslow, Linda (29 January 2006). "Where Scientists Are Made". New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C03EFDA103FF93AA15752C0A9609C8B63&pagewanted=all. Retrieved 3 February 2006. 
  10. ^ "Results of the Intel Science Talent Search". Society for Science & the Public. http://www.societyforscience.org/sts/results. 
  11. ^ http://www.newsday.com/news/local/education/ny-liinte175540762jan17,0,3813870.story
  12. ^ "Intel Science Talent Search Finalists Announced: Schreiber Has Two". Port Washington News. 8 February 2008. http://www.antonnews.com/portwashingtonnews/2008/02/08/news/. Retrieved 10 February 2008. 
  13. ^ Fairbanks, Amanda M. (January 31, 2008). "New York Leads the Field in a High School Science Competition". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/31/nyregion/31contest.html?ref=education. Retrieved 1 February 2008. 
  14. ^ Fairbanks, Amanda M. (12 March 2008). "North Carolina Student Wins $100,000 Intel Science Award". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/12/education/12intel.html. Retrieved 24 March 2008. 
  15. ^ "Schreiber Produces Eight Intel Winners: Tied for Second Place Nationally". Port Washington News. 2006 January 2007. http://www.antonnews.com/portwashingtonnews/2006/01/27/news/. Retrieved 29 January 2006. 
  16. ^ Delatiner, Barbara (16 January 2000). "Port Washington Leads The Intel Science List". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2000/01/16/nyregion/in-brief-port-washington-leads-the-intel-science-list.html. Retrieved 18 January 2000. 
  17. ^ Delatiner, Barbara (30 January 2000). "In Science Competitions, Every Player Wins". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2000/01/30/nyregion/in-science-competitions-every-player-wins.html?src=pm. Retrieved 2 February 2000. 
  18. ^ Molotsky, Irvin (14 March 2000). "Words Hidden in DNA Win Intel Competition". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2000/03/14/nyregion/words-hidden-in-dna-win-intel-competition.html. Retrieved 22 March 2000. 
  19. ^ Congratulations School Journalism Award Winners, Newsday
  20. ^ American Scholastic Press Association Top-Scoring Newspapers for 2009-2010, American Scholastic Press Association

[edit] External links

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