Westhampton Beach High School Explained

Westhampton Beach High School
Type:	Public
Principal:	Christopher Herr
Faculty:	11.79
Teaching Staff:	81.79
Enrollment:	964 (2022–23)^[1]
Grades:	9–12
Streetaddress:	49 Lilac Road
City:	Westhampton Beach
State:	New York
Zipcode:	11978
District:	Westhampton Beach Union Free School District
Accreditation:	State of New York
Colors:	, &
Team Name:	Hurricanes
Newspaper:	The Hurricane Eye
Website:	WHBHS
Coordinates:	40.8194°N -72.6489°W

Westhampton Beach High School is a public four-year high school for grades 9–12 in Westhampton Beach, New York, which is located at the southeastern end of Suffolk County on Long Island.

Notable alumni

• Rick Rasmussen, surfer; attended until age 15^[2]
• John Hart Ely, legal scholar and Dean of Stanford Law School^[3]
• Dan Jiggetts, retired American football offensive linesman^[4] (Class of 1972)
• Sean Farrell, retired American Football guard (Class of 1976)^[5]
• Dylan Laube, NFL player for the Las Vegas Raiders (Class of 2018)^[6]
• Christian Nilsson, filmmaker best known for Dashcam (2021) and Unsubscribe (2020) which topped the U.S. box office in June 2020^[7] (Class of 2006)^[8]

External links

• Westhampton Beach High School website
• Hurricanes Football website
• Hurricane FRC Robotics Team website

Notes and References

1. Web site: WESTHAMPTON BEACH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. National Center for Education Statistics. February 16, 2019.
2. Book: New York Magazine. 1979-04-09. New York Media, LLC. 44. 0028-7369. 2016-09-11.
3. Web site: Westhampton Beach UFSD Community | Wall of Fame. whbschools.org.
4. News: Donnell. Jim O. July 11, 1993. Former Bear Dan Jiggetts An All-american Success Story. Chicago Tribune. July 16, 2011.
5. Web site: Community / Wall of Fame. www.westhamptonbeach.k12.ny.us. en.
6. Web site: Dylan Laube. New Hampshire Wildcats.
7. News: Elfrink. Tim. 2020-06-18. Want to top the box office during a pandemic? Film for free on Zoom and then rent out a theater.. en-US. The Washington Post. 2020-12-23. 0190-8286.
8. Web site: Valentino. Marisa. Hinkle. Annette. 2020-06-22. Zoom Horror Film Screened at WHBPAC Is Number One At The Box Office. 2020-12-23. 27 East. en-US.