East Meadow High School

High school in Nassau County, New York, United States

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East Meadow High School is a public high school in the East Meadow Union Free School District in East Meadow, New York. The school was founded in 1953 and serves students in grades 9−12.

School

As of the 2018–19 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,446 students and 129.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.2:1. There were 261 students (18.0% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 73 (5.0% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.^[1]

Athletics

East Meadow offers sports programs in three seasons.

Fall sports

Football (2006 & 2011 Nassau County champions), soccer, field hockey (2008 County champions), cross country, girls' tennis, boys' golf, volleyball, cheerleading, Rockettes/kickline, girls' swimming and diving.

The girls' cross country team had a league meet winning streak from October 2000 through October 2009, with a record during this time of approximately 120–0.

Winter sports

Wrestling (1970, 1990, 1994, 2000, & 2007 Nassau County Champions), girls' basketball, bowling, winter track.

Spring sports

Baseball (1997 State champions), lacrosse, softball, track and field (2009 Boys' Class A Division I champions), girls' badminton, boys' tennis.

Notable alumni

Criss Angel (born 1967), magician/illusionist^[2]
Adam Busch (born 1978), actor/singer^[3]
John Danowski (born 1954), college lacrosse coach^[4]
Gregg Gonsalves (born 1963), epidemiologist and health activist^[5]^[6]
Richard Greenberg (born 1958), Broadway playwright^[7]
Max Hechtman (born 1997), filmmaker/video editor/videographer^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]
David Wong Louie (1954–2018, class of 1973), novelist and short story writer^[13]
Annet Mahendru (born 1985, class of 2004), actress^[14]^[15]^[16]
John Mauceri (born 1945), conductor^[17]
Rich Mauti (born 1954), former American football wide receiver^[18]
Craig Mitchell (born 1964), actor/comedian/writer
Brandon Moore (born 1979), NFL linebacker
Rich Ohrnberger (born 1986), NFL offensive lineman.^[19]
Dave Palumbo (born 1968), bodybuilder
Joel Rifkin (born 1959), serial killer^[20]
Matt Serra (born 1974), UFC fighter and former UFC Welterweight Champion
Marc Siegel (born 1956), physician and author^[21]
Frank Viola (born 1960), former Major League Baseball pitcher.^[22]
Sandro Vitiello (born 1958), former American football placekicker^[23]

References

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^ Vaughn, Peter (May 9, 2015). "How John Danowski revived Duke's lacrosse program". The News & Observer. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
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^ "Graduation 2004". Newsday. New York City / Long Island. June 19, 2004. Archived from the original on May 5, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
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^ Lovece, Frank (May 4, 2014). "Fast Chat: Annet Mahendru". Newsday. New York City / Long Island. p. 91. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
^ "Class of 2018 Honored for Academic Excellence". East Meadow Schools. Accessed July 7, 2022.
^ Rich Mauti, Pro-Football-Reference.com. Accessed November 25, 2020.
^ Rich Ohrnberger, Pro-Football-Reference.com. Accessed November 25, 2020.
^ McQuiston, John T. (April 30, 1994). "Prosecution Claims Records Prove Rifkin Is Not Insane". The New York Times. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
^ Perez, Matt (October 9, 2020). "Who Is Marc Siegel, The Fox News Doctor Set To Examine Trump Live On TV?". Forbes. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
^ "Sports People; Viola Honored". The New York Times. January 23, 1988. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
^ Eisenberg, Harry (October 25, 1979). "Ambidextrous UMass kicker is his own backup". The Boston Globe – via Newspapers.com.