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East Meadow High School

High school in Nassau County, New York, United States

Summary

High school in Nassau County, New York, United States

Field	Value
name	East Meadow High School
image	East Meadow High School New York.jpg
streetaddress	101 Carman Avenue
city	East Meadow
county	(Nassau County)
state	New York
zipcode	11554
country	USA
coordinates
type	Public high school
founded	1953
district	East Meadow School District
principal	Richard Howard
enrollment	1,517 (as of 2023–2024)
faculty	122.35 FTEs
ratio	12.40
us_nces_school_id
grades	9−12
team_name	Jets
newspaper	The Jet Gazette
yearbook	Resume
colors	Royal Blue and gold

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East Meadow High School is a public high school in East Meadow, New York. It is one of two high schools, along with W. T. Clarke High School, in the East Meadow Union Free School District. The school was founded in 1953 and serves students in grades 9−12. As of the 2023–24 school year, the school enrolled 1517 students.

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
Adam Busch (born 1978), actor/singer
John Danowski (born 1954), college lacrosse coach
Gregg Gonsalves (born 1963), epidemiologist and health activist
Richard Greenberg (1958–2025, class of 1976), Broadway playwright and television writer
Jordan Katz (born 1977), Musician
Gary Kreps (born 1952), health and risk communication scholar
David Wong Louie (1954–2018, class of 1973), novelist and short story writer
Annet Mahendru (born 1985, class of 2004), actress
Stephanie Pace Marshall (born 1945), educator and the founding president of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
John Mauceri (born 1945), conductor
Rich Mauti (born 1954), former American football wide receiver
Brandon Moore (born 1979), NFL linebacker
Rich Ohrnberger (born 1986), NFL offensive lineman.
Dave Palumbo (born 1968), bodybuilder
Joel Rifkin (born 1959), serial killer
Matt Serra (born 1974), UFC fighter and former UFC Welterweight Champion
Marc Siegel (born 1956), physician and author
Frank Viola (born 1960), former Major League Baseball pitcher.
Sandro Vitiello (born 1958), former American football placekicker

References

Ganci, Michael. (November 20, 2011). "East Meadow Shocks Freeport to Win County Championship".
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Schuler, Barbara. (April 8, 2019). "LI's Criss Angel will work his magic on Broadway". [[Newsday]].
Giardino, Carisa. (September 4, 2013). "East Meadow Native Returns to TBS Sitcom". East Meadow, NY Patch.
Vaughn, Peter. (May 9, 2015). "How John Danowski revived Duke's lacrosse program". The News & Observer.
Shufro, Cathy. (September–October 2015). "Its not just the germs". Yale Alumni Magazine.
Gralla, Joan. (October 10, 2018). "Foundation honors LI native as 'genius'".
Klein, Alvin. (February 5, 1989). "Theater: Forging a Glib Style, With Flair". [[The New York Times]].
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Slotnik, Daniel E.. (September 27, 2018). "David Wong Louie, Who Probed Ethnic Identity in Fiction, Dies at 63". The New York Times.
(June 19, 2004). "Graduation 2004". Newsday.
de Croisset, Phoebe. (December 16, 2016). "Multiple Identities". SBJCT Journal.
Lovece, Frank. (May 4, 2014). "Fast Chat: Annet Mahendru". [[Newsday]].
"Wayback Machine".
(12 July 2021). "Stephanie Marshall: Inducted into Illinois Hall of Fame".
[https://www.emufsd.us/news/article.aspx?id=64867 "Class of 2018 Honored for Academic Excellence"]. East Meadow Schools. Accessed July 7, 2022.
[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MautRi00.htm Rich Mauti], [[Pro-Football-Reference.com]]. Accessed November 25, 2020.
[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/O/OhrnRi20.htm 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.
Perez, Matt. (October 9, 2020). "Who Is Marc Siegel, The Fox News Doctor Set To Examine Trump Live On TV?".
(January 23, 1988). "Sports People; Viola Honored". The New York Times.
Eisenberg, Harry. (October 25, 1979). "Ambidextrous UMass kicker is his own backup". [[The Boston Globe]].

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