Walt Whitman High School (New York) Explained

Walt Whitman High School
Established:1957
Type:Public high school
Principal:John Murphy [1]
Head Name:Second Master
Head Name2:Assistant Headmaster
Enrollment:1,985 (2021-22)[2]
Grades:9–12
Streetaddress:301 West Hills Road
City:Huntington Station
State:New York
Country:USA
District:South Huntington Union Free School District
Campus:Suburban
Mascot:Wildcat
Free Label:Emblem
National Ranking:2/100

Walt Whitman High School is a four-year public secondary school located at 301 West Hills Road, in Huntington Station, New York. It is South Huntington Union Free School District's only high school, serving students in Huntington Station, South Huntington, Melville, and West Hills. The school typically has around 2,000 students in grades 9–12.

Notable alumni

Athletes

Sports

Walt Whitman High School host varsity teams in badminton, baseball, basketball, bowling, cheerleading, cross country, fencing, football, field hockey, kickline, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball and wrestling.

In 1964 and 1966, Walt Whitman High School hosted the 2nd and 4th annual NYSPHSAA state wrestling tournaments. The event didn't return to Long Island again until Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum hosted it in 2006.[7] They won the State Championship for soccer in 2015.

Athletic Championships

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Walt Whitman Staff.
  2. Web site: WALT WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL. National Center for Education Statistics. March 2, 2019.
  3. News: Grassley. Will. Huntington Loves Gerry Cooney. August 7, 2014. Ocala Star-Banner. June 8, 1982.
  4. Book: Vaccaro. Christopher R.. Long Island High School Sports. 2009. Arcadia Publishing . 9781439637548 . 122 .
  5. Web site: Finley. Bill. Jimmy Jerkens, Training in Dad's Footprints, Has Chance to Leave His Own. The New York Times. 8 September 2016. 26 April 2009.
  6. News: Wood. Matthew. Seven Things to Know About New Padres GM A.J. Preller . August 7, 2014. NBC San Diego. August 6, 2014.
  7. Web site: NYSPHSAA Wrestling Championships - Tournament History . 2013-02-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140109090933/http://nysphsaawrestling.com/history.html . January 9, 2014 . mdy-all .
  8. News: Baseball Crown To Whitman High . . June 20, 1976 . January 1, 2010.
  9. News: Walt Whitman Harriers Win State Championship . . November 16, 1975 . January 1, 2010.
  10. Web site: Section XI Results . . October 31, 2008 . January 1, 2010.
  11. Web site: Unseeded Champion Crowned at Suffolk County Tennis Individual Championships. LI Tennis Magazine. 24 May 2011. Staff. 22 December 2018.

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