The Sewanhaka Central High School District is a central high school district located in western Nassau County on

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, in

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. The district is currently composed of five high schools:

Sewanhaka High School Sewanhaka High School is a six-year public high school located in Floral Park, New York. It is part of the Sewanhaka Central High School District. Sewanhaka High School was established in 1929. Its name translates to "Island of Shells" in Engl ...

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New Hyde Park Memorial High School New Hyde Park Memorial High School is a six-year public high school in North New Hyde Park, New York, as part of the Sewanhaka Central High School District. Like the four other high schools in the district, the school is home to grades 7 through ...

Floral Park Memorial High School Floral Park Memorial High School is a coeducational, public high school in Floral Park, New York, United States. It is one of five schools in the Sewanhaka Central High School District. The high school enrolls students in grades 7 through 12. ...

, and H. Frank Carey High School. The schools are fed from separate elementary school districts in the various communities, each having its own

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History

The Sewanhaka Central High School district was created around 1929 with the building of Sewanhaka High School, the first high school in the current district. In the 1950s and 1960s, the additional high schools were built to accommodate the growing population. Notable alumni include longtime NFL quarterback

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, Olympic discus champion

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, and actor

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(

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Schools

The following elementary school districts graduate to attend schools in the Sewanhaka Central High School District: *Elmont Union Free School District *Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District *Franklin Square Union Free School District *New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District

Sewanhaka High School

was the first high school in the district and also the first in the district to receive the Blue Ribbon Recognition (It was nationally prominent in the 1930s as America's #3 school.)

Floral Park Memorial High School

is located in

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Elmont Memorial High School

is located in Elmont.

New Hyde Park Memorial High School

is located in

North New Hyde Park North New Hyde Park is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of North Hempstead in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 14,899 at the 2010 census. Portions of the area are also known as ...

H. Frank Carey High School

H. Frank Carey Junior-Senior High School H. Frank Carey High School is a public high school located in Franklin Square, New York serving students in the seventh through twelfth grades from the towns of Franklin Square, Garden City South, Garden City, West Hempstead, and Elmont. A ...

is located in Franklin Square.

References

External links

District website
{{Authority control School districts in New York (state) Education in Nassau County, New York School districts established in 1929