Massapequa High School
| Massapequa High School | |
|---|---|
 Massapequa High School Main Campus | |
| Address | |
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4925 Merrick Road , 11758 | |
| Coordinates | 40°40′04″N 73°27′12″W / 40.66778°N 73.45333°W |
| Information | |
| Established | 1955 |
| School district | Massapequa Union Free School District |
| President | Maryanne Fisher (Board of Education) |
| Principal | Patrick DiClemente (Main Campus) , Jordan McCaw (Ames Campus) |
| Faculty | 211.0 (on FTE basis)[2] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,575 (2016-17) (enrollment is based on both the Ames Campus and the Main Campus)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.0[2] |
| Color(s) | Navy blue and gold |
| Team name | Chiefs |
| Website | www |
Massapequa High School is a four-year public high school located in Massapequa, New York for students grades 9 through 12. Students in grade 9 attend the Massapequa High School Ames campus. The Ames Campus is located at 198 Baltimore Avenue in Massapequa. It is known locally for its low drop out rate and quality sports teams.
As of the 2005–06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,868 students and 133.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 14.0.[2]
History
Massapequa High School's first graduating class, the class of 1956, remained at the elementary school located at Hicksville Road for its freshman year and then spent the next two years at what was to become East Lake Junior High School (now known as East Lake Elementary School. Massapequa High School opened in its own location on Merrick Road in September 1955.
Berner High School opened in 1962 to relieve the growing population of Massapequa High School. After a decline in district enrollment, Berner High School closed in 1987.[3] It now serves 7th and 8th grade students as Berner Middle School.
Massapequa High School recently underwent an expansion in the northeast corner of the school, constructing a new wing which features eight new classrooms ready for use in September, 2007. The school's track was resurfaced in the summer of 2011.
Campus
Massapequa High School Main Campus
Located on Merrick Rd. in Massapequa across from the South Gate Shopping Center.
Massapequa High School Ames Campus
Located on Baltimore Ave.
Athletics
In the 2006 Season Massapequa High School's baseball team won the New York State division. They won the LI Championship again in 2007, 2008, and 2009 creating a "four peat" tradition.
In 2007, Massapequa High School's volleyball team won the New York State championship. Recently, cheerleading was added as a sport.
Massapequa HS has a wrestling program dating back to the 1950s. The Massapequa Wrestling program, involving only freshmen, began in 1952 under the leadership of Coach Len Connor. In 1955, Bill Deveaux took over as the head coach and managed the program through 1957, which included the first graduating class in 1956. John Hass officially took over as the head coach in 1958 and continued until 1962. In 1963, former wrestler Al Bevilacqua took over as the head coach. Wrestling grew and flourished at Massapequa under the leadership and program development of Coach Bevilacqua. Years later, another former wrestler, Gary Mims would become an assistant coach and help Coach Bevilacqua turn Massapequa into a wrestling powerhouse. Mims would go on to become the head coach in 1978 and guide the program through 28 successful years up until his retirement in 2006. In 2006, Joe Catalanotto took over as head coach at Massapequa. Prior to 2006, Coach Catalanotto had been the Junior High coach for seven years and an assistant with both the Varsity and Junior Varsity programs at Massapequa.
In 2010, the Girl's Varsity Soccer team won the New York State class AA title. In 2013, both the Boy's Varsity Soccer team and the Girl's Varsity Soccer team won the New York State class AA titles.
Massapequa Girls Volleyball team has won Nassau County title for 15 years in a row.
Massapequa lacrosse: Massapequa has a respected lacrosse program and has produced many high school All-County and All-American players. Many have gone on to play at top division 1,2,and 3 schools and in the MLL and the NLL. History: Nassau County Champs Class A: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006 and 2013. The men's varsity lacrosse team won the New York State Championship in the 2014 Spring Season.
Notable alumni
- Brian Baldinger, former pro football player[4]
- Rich Baldinger, former pro football player
- Gary Baldinger, former pro football player
- Alec Baldwin, Actor
- Phil Baroni, wrestler; professional Mixed Martial Artist, formerly with the UFC[5]
- Matt Bennett, Actor/Singer
- Candy Darling, Transgender Andy Warhol Superstar
- Elliot Easton, musician
- Jessica Hahn, (1977) Playboy model, actor, focus of Jim Bakker scandal
- Anthony Ingrassia, (1944) American playwright, producer and director
- Ron Kovic (1964), author of Born on the Fourth of July
- Jerry Seinfeld (1972), comedian.[6]
- Brian Setzer (1977), musician
- Casey Stern (1996) SiriusXM Radio Personality
- Timothy Van Patten (1977), Actor
- Stray Cats, musicians
- Brian Kilmeade (1982), Television Host and Best-Selling Author
- Jordan Chariton (2004), Reporter for The Young Turks
References
- ^ "Massapequa High School -- Overview". U.S. News & World Report. 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ^ a b c Massapequa High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 6, 2008.
- ^ Schmidt, Catherine (1986-08-03). "If You're Thinking Of Living In; Farmingdale". The New York Times.
- ^ Brian Baldinger, database Football. Accessed November 25, 2007.
- ^ "Phil Baroni UFC Bio". Retrieved 2014-01-01.
- ^ Kornfeld, Michael. "A Single Comedian Is Returning to His Roots", The New York Times, July 23, 1989. Accessed March 6, 2008.