Ward Melville High School
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Excellence in Education
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| 380 Old Town Road East Setauket, New York, 11733 USA |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1968 |
| Locale | Suburban |
| Principal | Alan L Baum |
| Faculty | 129.0 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 10–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,865 (as of 2005–06)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.5[1] |
| School Color(s) | Green and Gold |
| Athletics | 22 varsity and junior varsity teams for boys and 21 varsity and junior varsity teams for girls |
| Mascot | Patriot |
| Information | 631-730-4900 |
| Website | WMHS |
Ward Melville High School is a public high school in the Three Village Central School District of Suffolk County, New York on Long Island, serving grades ten through twelve.[2] It is fed by the two junior high schools in the district: Paul J. Gelinas Junior High School and Robert Cushman Murphy Junior High School, and is named after businessman and philanthropist Ward Melville.
Located sixty miles from Manhattan in the Three Village area, Ward Melville High School is situated in East Setauket, New York. The school serves students from East Setauket, South Setauket, Stony Brook, Old Field, Strongs Neck, and Poquott.
As of the 2005–06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,865 students and 129.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 14.5.[1]
The building was originally designed to have 290,700 square feet (27,010 m2) with capacity for 2,000 students,[3] and two new wings were built in 2000 to accommodate the growth of the student body over the years.[citation needed] Each of the three grades currently[when?] has approximately 700 students.
The district provides for numerous clubs and activities after school, including a musical–theater arts program and many sports teams.[2] The school offers 25 different Advanced Placement courses and another 25 college courses that are offered credit through several colleges and universities.[citation needed]
The school has been expanded several times to accommodate the growing number of students attending Ward Melville High School. In 2002, two extra wings were added to the northeastern and southeastern corners of the school. During the 2009-2010 school year, a new weight training facility was completed in the rear of the school while the music rooms were renovated. In the 2010-2011 school year, an additional wing was built to house the science department while the auditorium and the library was refurbished.
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[edit] Achievements
Ward Melville High School has been recognized as a School of Excellence by the United States Department of Education and carries this designation on each student's transcript and diploma.[2] It was ranked within the top 500 high schools in America in 2004 by MSNBC Newsweek.[4]
The proximity of Ward Melville to the State University of New York at Stony Brook has encouraged the school to house a very strong science research program. This program annually produces many winners in the Intel Science Talent Search, the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair and other science competitions. In 1998, Ward Melville had the highest number of Science Talent Search finalists in the United States (4 out of 40),[5] and in 2006, it tied for the greatest number of semifinalists (12 out of 300).[6] In 2008, Ward Melville achieved the highest number of Intel Semifinalists in the nation with 13 students. Over the past nine years, 2002–2010, Ward Melville has produced a total of 85 Intel semi-finalists and 11 finalists, the third-most of any secondary school in the United States.
[edit] Notable alumni
Notable alumni of Ward Melville High School include:
- Marco Beltrami (Class of 1984) - professional film composer (Scream)
- Andrew Scheps (Class of 1984) - Grammy winning record producer/engineer (U2, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Johnny Cash)
- Howard S. Berger (Class of 1982) - avant garde film-maker
- Greg Cattrano (Class of 1993) - MLL goalie for the Baltimore Bayhawks
- Frances Conroy (Class of 1971) - actress (Six Feet Under)
- Eric Corley (Class of 1978) - Writer, founder of 2600: the hacker quarterly, Director of freedom downtime
- Chris Dieterich (Class of 1976) - NFL lineman for the Detroit Lions, 1980–86
- Michael R. Douglas (Class of 1979) - worldwide leading string theorist
- Brooke Ellison (Class of 1996) - the first quadriplegic to graduate from Harvard University
- Armando Alejandro Estrada (Class of 1995) - Professional wrestler
- Mick Foley (Class of 1983) - professional wrestler and author
- John Fugelsang (Class of 1987) - host of America's Funniest Home Videos, 1997–2000
- Jarrod Gorbel (Class of 1993) - indie singer-songwriter
- Kevin James (Class of 1983) - comedian/actor (The King of Queens).[7]
- Brian MacDevitt (Class of 1973) - world renowned tap dancer[citation needed] and four-time Tony Award-winning lighting designer
- R.A. The Rugged Man - hip hop artist
- Todd Sauerbrun (Class of 1991) - retired NFL punter who played for the Chicago Bears, Kansas City Chiefs, Carolina Panthers, and then finally the Denver Broncos] 1995–2007.[8]
- Gary Valentine (Class of 1979) - comedian (The King of Queens)
- Joyce Yang (Class of 2004) - Concert Pianist; Silver Medalist, 2005 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Ward Melville High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed May 2, 2008.
- ^ a b c "Ward Melville High School Profile". http://www.3villagecsd.k12.ny.us/wmhs/about.php. Retrieved 2007-04-05.
- ^ "Ward Melville High School Project Page". Wiedersum Associates, P.P.L.C.. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. http://web.archive.org/web/20070928090707/http://www.wiedersum.com/educational/wmhs.html. Retrieved 2007-04-05.
- ^ "The Complete List of the 1,000 Top U.S. Schools". Newsweek. 2004. pp. 5. http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2005/05/05/the-complete-list-of-the-1-000-top-u-s-schools.html. Retrieved 2007-04-05.
- ^ "Finalists of the 57th Annual Science Talent Search". Society for Science and the Public. 1998. Archived from the original on 2007-02-19. http://web.archive.org/web/20070219215326/http://www.sciserv.org/sts/57sts/finslip.asp. Retrieved 2007-04-05.
- ^ "Official 2006 Semifinalist Book" (PDF). Society for Science and the Public. 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-07-11. http://web.archive.org/web/20070711030422/http://www.sciserv.org/sts/65sts/semibook06.pdf. Retrieved 2007-04-05.
- ^ Konig, Susan. "L.I.'s Biggest Export? Try Standup Comedy", The New York Times, November 14, 1999. Accessed October 27, 2007. "Mr. James was born in Mineola, but his family soon moved to Stony Brook, where he graduated from Ward Melville High School."
- ^ "COLLEGE FOOTBALL; Booming Success For Losers", The New York Times, August 29, 1994. Accessed October 24, 2007. "It was a great day for the 6-foot, 200-pound kicker from Setauket, L.I., who averaged 60.1 yards in his nine attempts.... Sauerbrun, a senior, was a soccer player until the ninth grade, when he tried kicking at Ward Melville High School."
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