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Great Neck South High School

Great Neck South High School is a public secondary school located in Great Neck, New York, United States, as part of the Great Neck School District. As of 2006, the school principal is Randolph H. Ross. The assistant principals are Sharon Applebaum and John Duggan.

The student body in the school year of 2003-2004 consists of:^[1]

Information

Address: 341 Lakeville Road Great Neck, New York 11020
Grade levels: 9-12
Year-round schedule: No
Magnet school: No
Charter school: No
Coeducational: Yes
Mascot: The Rebel
School colors: Blue and Orange
School district: Great Neck Union Free School District
Newspaper name: The Southerner
Yearbook name: Vista

Great Neck South was rated the 22nd best school in Newsweek Magazine's recent listing of "America's Best High Schools" in the August 5, 2005 issue. ^[2]

Extracurricular activities

Due to the lack of participants, Great Neck South cancelled its varsity football program for the 2005 season. However, the junior varsity team remained intact, which was composed of underclassmen, coupled with several varsity-level juniors.

Great Neck South is widely renowned for its strong math program and math team. Behind star teachers such as Joyce O’Connor and Thomas Weisswange, the program boosts a 80% passing rate for the Advanced Placement Calculus AB examination and a near perfect passing rate for the AP Calculus BC examination. Its math team runs the league table of the Nassau County Interscholatic Math League, and is second only to Stuyvesant High School in state-wide competitions.

Notable alumni

Quinn Early - National Football League player.^[3]^[4]
David Schneiderman - Film writer.^[3]^[5]

References

^ School Comprehensive Information Report (PDF); URL accessed March 21, 2006.
^ America's Best High Schools, Newsweek, August 5, 2005
^ ^a ^b "Famous Great Neck Alumni From the 1980's", Great Neck Public Schools; URL accessed March 29, 2006
^ "Quinn Early" at ESPN; URL accessed March 29, 2006
^ David Schneiderman at IMDb; URL accessed March 29, 2006

External link

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[1] School Comprehensive Information Report (PDF); URL accessed March 21, 2006.

[2] America's Best High Schools, Newsweek, August 5, 2005

[bnps-3] "Famous Great Neck Alumni From the 1980's", Great Neck Public Schools; URL accessed March 29, 2006

[4] "Quinn Early" at ESPN; URL accessed March 29, 2006

[5] David Schneiderman at IMDb; URL accessed March 29, 2006

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+==Extracurricular activities==
 Due to the lack of participants, Great Neck South cancelled its varsity football program for the 2005 season. However, the junior varsity team remained intact, which was composed of underclassmen, coupled with several varsity-level juniors.
 Great Neck South is widely renowned for its strong math program and math team. Behind star teachers such as Joyce O’Connor and Thomas Weisswange, the program boosts a 80% passing rate for the [[Advanced Placement]] Calculus AB examination and a near perfect passing rate for the AP Calculus BC examination. Its math team runs the league table of the Nassau County Interscholatic Math League, and is second only to [[Stuyvesant High School]] in state-wide competitions.
 ==Notable alumni==