Jericho High School
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| Type | Public |
| Motto | "Excellence in education begins here." |
| Established | 1959 |
| School district | Jericho Union Free School District |
| Principal | Joseph Prisinzano |
| Faculty | 103.2 (on FTE basis) (as of 2007-08)[1] |
| Grades | 9th through 12th |
| Enrollment | 1,199 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11.7 (as of 2007-08)[1] |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Mascot | Jordan Weinreb |
| Website | School website |
Jericho High School is an American high school in the hamlet of Jericho in Nassau County, New York. It is the only high school in the Jericho Union Free School District. It opened in 1959.
Academics
In the 2009 Newsweek magazine's annual list of the Top 1200 American High Schools, Jericho High School is ranked 38th.[1] In US News & World Report's list of the Best High Schools in America it ranks 48. It offers many Advanced Placement classes, Syracuse University SUPA credit classes, has among the highest average SAT scores in the country, and spends more money on each student than nearly all other Long Island schools. College placements from Jericho High School typically include a large number attending the Ivy League institutions, NYU, SUNY, and many other first and second tier national institutions.
Athletics
The sports teams are known as the Jayhawks. Jericho High School has long-standing rivalries with neighboring Great Neck South High School, Long Beach High School, Syosset High School[2] and Roslyn High School. They hold a top spot every year for the boys basketball, boys soccer, boys golf, tennis, volleyball, swimming, and many more.
Demographics
The student body in the 2007-2008 school year consisted of:[3]
- 2 American Indian or Alaska Native students or 0% of the student body
- 24 Black or African American students or 2% of the student body
- 11 Hispanic or Latino students or 1% of the student body
- 345 Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander students or 29% of the student body
- 827 White students or 68% of the student body
- 0 Multiracial students or 0% of the student body
Notable alumni
- Jon Carin (1964-), Musician, Pink Floyd.[4]
- Adrienne Shelly (1966-2006), producer, actress, film maker.[citation needed]
- Jamie-Lynn Sigler (1981-), who played Meadow Soprano on the HBO series The Sopranos.[5]
- Maxx Shapiro (1993-), Adult Film Star
References
- ^ a b Jericho Senior High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 29, 2009.
- ^ http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/55626
- ^ School Comprehensive Information Report (PDF); URL accessed May 2, 2009.
- ^ Marks, Mary. "Jericho High School Alumni Hall of Fame Hosts the Sixteenth Annual Induction Ceremony", Syosset-Jericho Tribune, April 28, 2006. Accessed March 3, 2008. "Jon Carin, a graduate of the class of 1982, was recognized for his accomplishments in the field of music. As a longtime member of the group Pink Floyd, Carin has mastered the art of producing and writing music, playing guitar, bass, keys, drums and vocals."
- ^ Fischler, Marcelle S. "LONG ISLAND JOURNAL; Three Who Write the Island's Rhythms", The New York Times, November 24, 2002. Accessed October 2, 2007. "Ms. Sigler, who grew up in Jericho and started acting and singing at age 7, is a soprano. She honed her skills at Jericho High School and the Cultural Arts Playhouse in Old Bethpage."
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