East Meadow High School Explained

East Meadow High School
Streetaddress:	101 Carman Avenue
City:	East Meadow
County:	(Nassau County)
State:	New York
Zipcode:	11554
Country:	USA
Type:	Public
Founded:	1953
District:	East Meadow School District
Principal:	Richard Howard
Enrollment:	1,446 (as of 2018–19)
Faculty:	129.6 FTEs
Ratio:	11.2:1
Us Nces School Id:	3609840
Grades:	9−12
Team Name:	Jets
Newspaper:	The Jet Gazette
Yearbook:	Resume

East Meadow High School is a public high school in the East Meadow Union Free School District in East Meadow, New York. The school was founded in 1953 and serves students in grades 9−12.

School

As of the 2018–19 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,446 students and 129.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.2:1. There were 261 students (18.0% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 73 (5.0% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.^[1]

Athletics

East Meadow offers sports programs in three seasons.

Fall sports

Football (2006 & 2011 Nassau County champions), soccer, field hockey (2008 County champions), cross country, girls' tennis, boys' golf, volleyball, cheerleading, Rockettes/kickline, girls' swimming and diving.

The girls' cross country team had a league meet winning streak from October 2000 through October 2009, with a record during this time of approximately 120–0.

Winter sports

Wrestling (1970, 1990, 1994, 2000, & 2007 Nassau County Champions), girls' basketball, bowling, winter track.

Spring sports

Baseball (1997 State champions), lacrosse, softball, track and field (2009 Boys' Class A Division I champions), girls' badminton, boys' tennis.

Notable alumni

• Criss Angel (born 1967), magician/illusionist^[2]
• Adam Busch (born 1978), actor/singer^[3]
• John Danowski (born 1954), college lacrosse coach^[4]
• Gregg Gonsalves (born 1963), epidemiologist and health activist^{[5] [6]}
• Richard Greenberg (born 1958), Broadway playwright^[7]
• Max Hechtman (born 1997), filmmaker/video editor/videographer^{[8] [9] [10] [11] [12]}
• David Wong Louie (1954–2018, class of 1973), novelist and short story writer^[13]
• Annet Mahendru (born 1985, class of 2004), actress^{[14] [15] [16]}
• John Mauceri (born 1945), conductor^[17]
• Rich Mauti (born 1954), former American football wide receiver^[18]
• Craig Mitchell (born 1964), actor/comedian/writer
• Brandon Moore (born 1979), NFL linebacker
• Rich Ohrnberger (born 1986), NFL offensive lineman.^[19]
• Dave Palumbo (born 1968), bodybuilder
• Joel Rifkin (born 1959), serial killer^[20]
• Matt Serra (born 1974), UFC fighter and former UFC Welterweight Champion
• Marc Siegel (born 1956), physician and author^[21]
• Frank Viola (born 1960), former Major League Baseball pitcher.^[22]
• Sandro Vitiello (born 1958), former American football placekicker^[23]

Notes and References

1. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3609840&ID=360984000756 School data for East Meadow High School
2. News: Schuler, Barbara . LI's Criss Angel will work his magic on Broadway . . April 8, 2019 . November 25, 2020 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220127213421/https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/theater/criss-angel-broadway-1.29556922 . January 27, 2022.
3. News: Giardino, Carisa . East Meadow Native Returns to TBS Sitcom . East Meadow, NY Patch . September 4, 2013 . November 25, 2020.
4. News: Vaughn. Peter. How John Danowski revived Duke's lacrosse program. The News & Observer. May 9, 2015. April 10, 2016.
5. News: Its not just the germs . Shufro . Cathy . September–October 2015 . Yale Alumni Magazine . July 27, 2018 .
6. Web site: Foundation honors LI native as 'genius' . . Gralla . Joan . October 10, 2018 . en . 2019-12-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190323155243/https://www.newsday.com/long-island/gregg-gonsalves-macarthur-genius-1.21781209 . 2019-03-23.
7. News: Klein, Alvin . Theater: Forging a Glib Style, With Flair . . February 5, 1989.
8. Web site: Dowd. Joe. East Meadow homecoming king's win part of documentary. 2014-11-02. 2024-02-04. Newsday. en.
9. Web site: Weingrad. David. Rain doesn't dampen Jets' pride. 2014-11-05. 2024-03-05. Herald Community Newspapers. en.
10. Web site: Ebert. Michael R.. LI high school journalists celebrate Press Day 2015 at Adelphi University. 2015-04-16. 2024-02-04. Newsday. en.
11. Web site: East Meadow filmmaker nominated for three awards at local festival. Brian. Stieglitz. 2020-10-12. Herald Community Newspapers. September 22, 2020 . en.
12. Web site: Satnick. Randi. The Real Deal: A look through the lens of a young Long Island filmmaker. Your News Mag. 2024-02-04. en.
13. News: Slotnik, Daniel E. . David Wong Louie, Who Probed Ethnic Identity in Fiction, Dies at 63 . The New York Times . September 27, 2018 . November 25, 2020.
14. News: Graduation 2004 . June 19, 2004 . Newsday . New York City / Long Island . May 5, 2014. May 5, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140505234701/http://www.newsday.com/long-island/li-life/graduation-2004-1.738213. dead . subscription.
15. News: Multiple Identities . Phoebe . de Croisset . I am an Indian-Russian-Afghan-American . SBJCT Journal. December 16, 2016. March 5, 2021.
16. News: Fast Chat: Annet Mahendru . Frank . Lovece . Frank Lovece. . . 91 . May 4, 2014 . May 5, 2014 .
17. https://www.emufsd.us/news/article.aspx?id=64867 "Class of 2018 Honored for Academic Excellence"
18. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MautRi00.htm Rich Mauti
19. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/O/OhrnRi20.htm Rich Ohrnberger
20. News: McQuiston, John T. . Prosecution Claims Records Prove Rifkin Is Not Insane . The New York Times . April 30, 1994 . November 25, 2020.
21. Web site: Perez . Matt . October 9, 2020 . Who Is Marc Siegel, The Fox News Doctor Set To Examine Trump Live On TV? . July 28, 2022 . Forbes . en.
22. News: Sports People; Viola Honored . The New York Times . January 23, 1988 . November 25, 2020.
23. News: Ambidextrous UMass kicker is his own backup. The Boston Globe. Newspapers.com. October 25, 1979. Eisenberg, Harry.