Malverne High School Explained

Malverne High School
Streetaddress:	80 Ocean Avenue
Zipcode:	11565
Country:	United States
Coordinates:	40.6699°N -73.6611°W
Established:	1958
Principal:	Kesha Bascombe
Grades:	9–12

Malverne High School (also known as Malverne Senior High School) is a public high school in Malverne, in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. It is the Malverne Union Free School District's sole high school.

Description

The current Malverne High school was constructed in 1958.^[1] It was designed by Valley Stream-based Frederic P. Wiedersum Associates. The school is one of four operated by the Malverne School District.^[2]

The high school (and the district itself) made national news in the 1960s, due to racial tensions and its refusal to become racially integrated – despite that Brown v. Board of Education had been ruled upon place a decade prior, ruling on the federal level that public schools must integrate.^{[3] [4] [5] [6]} Racial tensions continued at the school for years after it became integrated.

As of 2024, the principal is Kesha Bascombe.^[7]

Notable alumni

• Thomas Gulotta – Politician who was the county executive of Nassau County from 1987 to 2001.^[8]
• Norman F. Lent – Lawyer and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives.^[9]
• Francis T. Purcell – Baseball player and politician who served as county executive of Nassau County from 1978 to 1987.^[10]
• Frank Springer – Comics artist.^[11]

See also

• Lynbrook Senior High School
• School integration in the United States

References

1. News: Silver . Roy R. . October 10, 1958 . L. I. School Built On Indians' Pond; On Site of a Filled-In City Reservoir, Malverne High Will Be Dedicated Oct. 19 . 2024-03-20 . The New York Times . en.
2. Web site: Malverne Union Free School District Schools Malverne High School . 2024-03-20 . malverneschools.org.
3. News: Berliner . David C. . 1972-03-12 . Malverne's Bitter Legacy; Malverne Schools: A Bitter Legacy . 2024-03-20 . The New York Times . en.
4. Web site: Dwyer . Kayla . 2019-01-16 . Long Island school desegregation in the 1960s . 2024-03-20 . Newsday . en.
5. Web site: 2022-02-07 . Black History Month: Children Who Lived Through Desegregation Of Malverne Schools Reflect On That Tumultuous Time – CBS New York . 2024-03-20 . www.cbsnews.com . en-US.
6. Web site: Formisano . Nicole . 2024-03-01 . They were among the first Black students in their schools . 2024-03-20 . Herald Community Newspapers . en.
7. Web site: Malverne Union Free School District Schools MHS Principal . 2024-03-20 . malverneschools.org.
8. News: Baker, Al . 2001-03-18 . The Man Who Could Not Say No Cries Uncle . . LI1 . 2024-03-21.
9. News: Langer . Emily . 2012-06-15 . Former U.S. Rep. Norman F. Lent dies; New York Republican was 81 . Washington Post.
10. News: Goldman, Ari L. . 1977-03-20 . Purcell: 'I Like a Good Fight' . 2009-11-24 . The New York Times . 394.
11. News: Barrios . Jennifer . April 5, 2009 . LI comics artist Frank Springer dead at 79 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20130928115751/http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/li-comics-artist-frank-springer-dead-at-79-1.1217558 . September 28, 2013 . . his wife of 52 years . mdy-all.