Oceanside High School (New York)
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Oceanside High School is an American
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Oceanside, New York Oceanside is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located in the southern part of the town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 32,109 at the 2010 census. History Originally known as South Bay, the En ...
, United States. It is part of the Oceanside School District.


History

The school was Initially built on Merle Avenue, but moved to its current location on Skillman Avenue in 1955 and expanded to its current size in 1962. The school features some of the best, and highest paid teachers on Long Island. The school's mascot is the Sailor and teams compete countywide in a variety of sports. The principal is Geraldine DiCarlo, who was promoted from Associate Principal and replaced Mark Secaur in 2013. The Broadcast Program has collaborated with MSG Varsity, as most local schools have, and has been featured on some of their programming.


Academics

Oceanside High School was ranked #424 in America in 2012.


Demographics

As of the 2014–15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,782 students and 130.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.7:1. There were 152 students (8.5% of enrollment) eligible for
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and 32 (1.8% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.School data for School 7-Oceanside Senior High School
National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 12, 2016.


Athletics

Its football team, the Oceanside Sailors, went to the Long Island County championship in the 2015 season and again in their 2017 season.


Notable alumni

* Samantha Cesario, American figure skater *
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, former American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) *
Art Heyman Arthur Bruce Heyman (June 24, 1941 – August 27, 2012) was an American professional basketball player. Playing for Duke University in college, in 1963 he was USBWA Player of the Year, AP Player of the Year, UPI Player of the Year, ''Sporting ...
(1941–2012), American basketball player * Bob Iger (born 1951, class of 1969), chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of
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Dennis Leonard Dennis Patrick Leonard (born May 8, 1951) is a former pitcher for the Kansas City Royals in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He retired in 1986 due to injuries. Born in Brooklyn, Leonard attended Oceanside High School on Long Island, then playe ...
(born 1951), pitcher for the Kansas City Royals in the late 1970s and early 1980s *
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(born 1955), attorney and the president of the New York Yankees baseball club * Stephen Robert Morse (born 1985), journalist and film director/producer * Nicky Polanco (born 1980), lacrosse player * Marian Thurm (born 1952), author of short stories and novels


References


External links


Oceanside High School website
Public high schools in New York (state) Schools in Nassau County, New York 1890 establishments in New York (state) {{authority control