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Syosset Senior High School

"SHS"
Motto "A great place to live, an outstanding place to learn!"
Established 1956
School type Public School
District Syosset Central School District
Grade levels 9th through 12th
Principal Dr. Jorge Schneider
Location Syosset, New York, USA
Campus Suburban,
Enrollment 2,200
Faculty 200+
Mascot
Syosset Braves
Colors Red and Black
Homepage [1]


Syosset High School, located on Southwoods Road in Syosset, New York, USA is the only high school for residents of the Syosset Central School District.

The school was named a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in 1992-1993. The school district as a whole was also the 2002 winner of the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network and National School Boards Association Award, which honors school districts for excellence in arts education. The school was also named a Grammy Signature school in recognition of its superior music education programs. It recently was rated fourteenth in the country for music education by the National Association for Music Education. [2]

SHS's publications The Pulse (school newspaper) and Ken (literary magazine) have won many awards. Its Forensics Speech & Debate team has taken home both state and national championships. The school also has strong Model United Nations and Model Congress teams. Syosset High School is also known for its National Champion Quiz Bowl team. In April 2007 the team finished off a near perfect Quiz Net season with a victory in the national championship.[3] The Science Olympiad Team has also competed at the state level numerous times.

SHS offers a wide range of courses, including many Advanced Placement courses and Syracuse University courses, offered through SU Project Advance. Syosset High School has the top ranked varsity golf team on Long Island as well. It is one of the few schools on Long Island to give a Russian Regents; Japanese and Latin also have multi-year programs. It also boasts a three-year research program in which students enter competitions such as the Intel Science Talent Search.

WKWZ

WKWZ, 88.5 FM, is an FCC-licensed broadcasting station owned and operated by the Syosset Central School District that operates from 2:30-11:00 PM Monday through Friday. WPOB broadcasts on the same frequency from 7:00-2:30 from Plainview Old Bethpage JFK High School, and is the sister station to WKWZ. The General Manager is head of the Syosset Film and Radio department, Dave Favilla, with all other positions (other than General Manager, Station Supervisor and Chief Engineer) operated by students in the school, with positions such as Station Manager(s), Music Director, Sports Director, Traffic Director, Program Director, Community News Director, and Organizational Supervisor(s).

Athletics

  • The boys varsity lacrosse team recently won the 2007 Nassau County Class A championships. Pictures of the final game versus Farmingdale High School can be seen here.
  • Head Coach John Calabria was named, by Newsday, Nassau County Coach of the Year and All-American Junior Jeff Cohen was named to the Newsday All-Long Island Team. [4]
  • Football Championships http://www.newsday.com/sports/highschool/ny-hsfbchampionships,0,2413888.htmlstory
  • 1970: Nassau County Champions & North Shore Champions
  • 1973: Nassau County Champions
  • 1974: Nassau County Champions
  • 1976: New York State Champions
  • Syosset Running Braves holds the 4by800 national indoor high school record of 7:42.22, when it was broken back in Feb. 2005. The four runners were Adam Lampert, Chris Howell, Sean Tully, and Dan Tully.
  • The Syosset Running Braves have accomplished 10 consecutive county champs in cross country from 1996 to 2006.
  • The Syosset Braves Swim Team were the Nassau County Champions of 2003 and have consistently sent swimmers to the New York State sponsored meet.

Notable alumni

Filmography

  • Dark Water (2005 film) - The school appears in the opening sequence and a few other times throughout the first scene of this 2005 horror film
  • Mr. Deeds - The character played by Winona Ryder confesses to Adam Sandler's character (Mr. Deeds)that she was from Syosset
  • New York Minute - Mary Kate and Ashley Olsens' characters attend Syosset High School
  • Soapdish - Cathy Moriarty's character is exposed as a male alumnus of Syosset High School

References

District info Quiz Net Newsday All-Long Island Selections LI Football Champions
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Syosset, New York

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The Syosset Central School District serves the inhabitants of Syosset, a hamlet in Nassau County, New York. It also serves the hamlet of Woodbury and parts of Plainview and Jericho.
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The Blue Ribbon Schools Program is a United States government program created to honor schools. The Blue Ribbon award is considered to be the highest honor that an American school can achieve.
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Model United Nations or Model UN is a simulation of the United Nations that aims to educate participants about civics, effective communication, globalization and multilateral diplomacy.
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Model Congress gives students a chance to engage in a role-playing simulation of the United States Congress. Such events are hosted by the Congress itself[1], Princeton University, Yale University, Rutgers University, and, notably Harvard's Harvard Model Congress.
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    Intel Science Talent Search (Intel STS) is a prestigious research-based science competition in the United States primarily for high school students. The Intel STS is administered by the Science Service, which began the competition in 1942 with Westinghouse; for many years, the
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    Judd Apatow (born December 6, 1967, in Syosset, New York)[] is an Emmy-winning American screenwriter, director, and producer. He is best known for writing and directing successful comedy films The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up.
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    William Martin "Billy" Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American singer, pianist, songwriter, composer and musician. He released his first hit song, "Piano Man", in 1973. According to the RIAA, he is the sixth best-selling recording artist in the United States.
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    Alan Stuart Blinder (October 14, 1945 - ) is an American economist, on the faculty of Princeton University, and was an adviser to John Kerry during the latter's 2004 presidential campaign. He graduated from Syosset High School in Syosset, New York.
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    George Drakoulias (born 1965) is a Greek-American music producer and A&R executive at the American Recordings label. He is often considered a protege of Rick Rubin.

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    Michael Isikoff (born 1952) is an investigative journalist for the United States-based magazine Newsweek. Born in Syosset, New York. He joined the magazine as an investigative correspondent in June, 1994, and has written extensively on the US government’s War on
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