Hauppauge High School is a public high school and part of the Hauppauge Union Free School District located in

Hauppauge Hauppauge ( ) is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the towns of Islip and Smithtown in western Suffolk County, New York, on Long Island. Its population in 2022 was estimated at 20,401 by the U.S. Census Bureau. Despite the official ...

, Suffolk County,

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, in the

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Academics

Hauppauge High School was named the 373rd-top U.S. high school of 2008 by ''

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'' magazine, which placed it seventh among schools ranked in Suffolk County, and in the top 10% of U.S. schools. Hauppauge has a high number of students enrolled in

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(AP) courses, of which eighteen are offered: * Department of Social Studies: World History, United States History, United States Government and Politics * Department of Science: Biology, Physics 1, Physics C, Chemistry, Environmental Science * Department of Mathematics: Calculus AB, Statistics * Department of Languages: French Language and Culture, Spanish Language, German Language and Culture * Department of English Language Arts: English Literature and Composition, English Language and Composition * Department of Music: Music Theory * Department of Art: Art History, Studio Art Hauppauge High School is also home to the studio produced news magazine show "Eagle Watch." The show, which originated on local public access cable, airs on the show's YouTube channel. More than 130 episodes have been produced since its inception.

Notable alumni

Nick Fanti Nicholas Fanti (born December 30, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 31st round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft. Career Fanti attended Hauppauge Hig ...

(Class of 2015) – Baseball player *

Lori Loughlin Lori Anne Loughlin (; born July 28, 1964) is an American actress. From 1988 to 1995, she played List of Full House and Fuller House characters#Rebecca Donaldson Katsopolis, Rebecca Donaldson Katsopolis on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC ...

(Class of 1982) – Actress * Tom Postilio (Class of 1988) – Real estate broker, Star of HGTV’s

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, Singer *

Gary Flood Gary Flood (born September 7, 1985, in Hauppauge, New York) is an American soccer player who formerly plays for Long Island Rough Riders in the USL Premier Development League. Career College Flood attended Hauppauge High School and played fou ...

(Class of 2003) – Soccer player *

Vince Giordano Vince Giordano (born March 11, 1952) is an American saxophonist and leader of the New York-based Nighthawks Orchestra. He specializes in jazz of the 1920s and 1930s and his primary instrument is the bass saxophone. Vince Giordano and the Nightha ...

(Class of 1970) – Leader of the famous jazz group, Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks * Gary Berntsen (Class of 1975) – Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) career officer. Author, ''Jawbreaker: The attack on bin Laden and al-Qaeda: A personal account by the CIA's key field commander''. *

Val James Valmore Curtis James (born February 14, 1957) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played 11 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Buffalo Sabres and Toronto Maple Leafs between 1981 and 1986. The rest of his caree ...

(Class of 1975) – First American-born, African-American, professional ice hockey player in the NHL. * Michael Fitzpatrick (Class of 1975) – NYS Assemblyman

References

External links

Hauppauge High School Website
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