Mamaroneck High School is a public school located in

Mamaroneck Mamaroneck ( ) is a town in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 31,758 at the 2020 United States census over 29,156 at the 2010 census. There are two villages contained within the town: Larchmont and the Village of ...

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

. The school is part of the

Mamaroneck Union Free School District The Mamaroneck Union Free School District is the school district created to serve the public education needs of Larchmont and Mamaroneck, New York. It serves the Town of Mamaroneck, the Village of Larchmont and the part of the Village of Mamar ...

. Students residing in neighboring

Larchmont Larchmont is a village located within the Town of Mamaroneck in Westchester County, New York, approximately northeast of Midtown Manhattan. The population of the village was 5,864 at the 2010 census. In February 2019, Bloomberg ranked Lar ...

also attend this school.

Ranking

Mamaroneck High school is unranked in ''U.S. News & World Report'' List of Best High Schools of 2012. However, its score of 55.2 in terms of college readiness places it with the same rating as a rank of #262. In the ''U.S. News & World Report'' List of Best High Schools in 2017, it is ranked #242 in National High Schools.

Curriculum

Mamaroneck High School offers a variety of Advanced Placement classes to upperclassmen. Students are allowed to take AP US History, AP English Language and AP Physics 1 as early as their junior year. Seniors can select from AP European History, AP Macroeconomics, AP Government, AP English Literature, AP Physics C, AP Biology, AP Environmental Science, AP Computer Science A, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP French, and AP Spanish Language. Students also have the option to submit an AP Studio Art portfolio in either Drawing and Painting, Photography, or Clay. In 2010, 2.415 AP tests were taken per graduating senior, and this garnered a ranking of 452 on Newsweek's annual list of Americas Best High Schools. In addition, the High School also offers a large number of dual-enrollment courses. These include Introduction to Sociology administered by Syracuse University, College Composition by Iona College, as well as Intermediate Spanish/French/Chinese, Introduction Creative Writing, a three-year program in Original Science Research with SUNY Albany and a four program in Original Civc Research and Action.

Speech and Debate

Mamaroneck High School has a Speech and Debate team, though the school only offers

policy debate Policy debate is an American form of debate competition in which teams of two usually advocate for and against a resolution that typically calls for policy change by the United States federal government. It is also referred to as cross-examinat ...

and does not compete in any speech events. The high school participates in local and state, as well as national tournaments. I
2019
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2021
the Mamaroneck policy debate team won the New York state championship. In addition to attending tournaments in other schools, Mamaroneck High School hosts its own annual NY Fall Faceoff tournament.

Notable alumni

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- celebrity nephrologist * Fred Berger - movie producer * Elizabeth Berridge - actress * Susan Dentzer - journalist * Mamaroneck High School Palmer Cupola

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- actor *

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(attended, but dropped out) - actor * Dan Engel - software entrepreneur *

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- actor * Rob Gardner (attended for part of 9th grade before moving to Los Angeles) - The original drummer and one of the founding members of the rock band, "Guns N' Roses" also a founding member of "LA Guns" *

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- journalist *

Thomas Hauser Thomas C. Hauser (born February 27, 1946) is an American author known for his biographies and novels. Biography Hauser graduated from Columbia College in 1967 and Columbia Law School in 1970. He made his debut as a writer in 1978 with ''The ...

- author *

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- musician *

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- journalist *

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- musician *

Scott Leius Scott Thomas Leius (born September 24, 1965) is a former American League baseball player who played during the 1990s. Leius was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 13th round of the 1986 Major League Baseball Draft out of Concordia College in ...

- professional Major League Baseball player for Twins, Indians, and Royals. *

Bennett Miller Bennett Miller (born December 30, 1966) is an American film director, known for directing the acclaimed films '' Capote'' (2005), ''Moneyball'' (2011), and ''Foxcatcher'' (2014). He has been nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Director ...

- director *

Jill Novick Jill Novick (born in Westchester County, New York) is an American actress. She played Tracy Gaylian, the girlfriend of Brandon in the 1996–1997 season of ''Beverly Hills, 90210''. Jill Novick played the young Theodora "Teddy" Reed on the TV s ...

- actress *

Michael O'Keefe Michael O'Keefe (born Raymond Peter O'Keefe, Jr.; April 24, 1955) is an American actor, known for his roles as Danny Noonan in '' Caddyshack'', Ben Meechum in '' The Great Santini,'' for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for B ...

- actor *

Norman Rockwell Norman Percevel Rockwell (February 3, 1894 – November 8, 1978) was an American painter and illustrator. His works have a broad popular appeal in the United States for their reflection of the country's culture. Rockwell is most famous for the ...

(attended, but transferred) - artist *

David O. Russell David Owen Russell (born August 20, 1958) is an American filmmaker. His early directing career includes the comedy films '' Spanking the Monkey'' (1994), '' Flirting with Disaster'' (1996), ''Three Kings'' (1999), and ''I Heart Huckabees'' (20 ...

- director *

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- CEO of LinkedIn * Emily Wickersham - actress

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