White Plains High School Explained

White Plains High School
Address:550 North Street
City:White Plains
County:Westchester County
State:New York
Zipcode:10605
Country:United States
Type:Public
Established:1962 [1]
District:White Plains Public Schools
Principal:Emerly A. Martinez[2]
Staff:171.40 (FTE)
Grades:9 – 12
Ratio:12.86
Enrollment:2,205[3]
Enrollment As Of:2019–20
Athletics:Section 1 (NYSPHSAA)
Mascot:Tiger
Campus Size:75 acres
Colors: Orange & black
Free Label:Phone number
Free Text:(914) 422-2182
Free Label2:Graduation rate
Free Text2:92%[4]
Website:https://hs.whiteplainspublicschools.org/

White Plains High School is a high school in the White Plains Public Schools system of White Plains, New York, United States.[5] Built in 1962, it sits on 75 acres and has been expanded. It was selected by the U.S. Department of Education as a School of Excellence in 1986–1987. The school's code of conduct[6] and state accountability report[7] are available online.

Demographics

Gender: The student body is 50.11 percent female and 49.89 percent male.[3]

Race: The student body is 59.55 percent Hispanic, 22.54 percent White, 12.88 percent Black, 3.36 percent Asian, and 1.68 percent other.[3]

Publications

Athletics

The school makes available for its students two gymnasiums, a weight room, a track field and football field (Loucks Field),[11] a soccer field, baseball and softball fields, tennis courts, and a pool.

White Plains football team won the Section 1 Class AA title in 2013 for the first time in 34 years.

White Plains High School Hall of Fame

Notable inductees:[12]

Notable alumni

In film

Scenes from The Beaver, a film directed by Jodie Foster and starring Mel Gibson and Foster, were filmed at the high school in the fall of 2009.[18] Scenes from the film Win Win, starring Paul Giamatti, were shot at the high school in March 2010.[19]

Notes and References

  1. https://kgdarchitects.com/white-plains-high-school/#:~:text=Additions%20and%20renovations%20at%20White,the%20modernist%20concrete%20structural%20grid.
  2. Web site: White Plains HS Names New Principal . White Plains Daily Voice . August 18, 2020.
  3. Web site: WHITE PLAINS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL . National Center for Education Statistics . April 29, 2020.
  4. Web site: White Plains High School Total Cohort Graduation Rate / Overview . data.nysed.gov . 2020-01-01.
  5. Web site: White Plains High School / Overview .
  6. Web site: Policies and Procedures / Code of Conduct Policy .
  7. Web site: WHITE PLAINS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL NYSED Data Site . 2021-11-05 . data.nysed.gov.
  8. Web site: The Oracle - White Plains High School .
  9. Web site: The Orange - White Plains High School .
  10. Web site: Student Activities - White Plains High School .
  11. Web site: White Plains CitizeNetReporter - Loucks Field Makeover to Open for 2008 Loucks Games. Parker-T-Giving . 2007-07-12 . 2013-10-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120316142259/http://www.whiteplainscnr.com/article5895.html . 2012-03-16.
  12. Book: White Plains High School Hall of Fame Program 2018 . White Plains High School Hall of Fame Committee . 2018.
  13. Web site: Biography for Jennifer Damiano . IMDb.com . 2013-10-15.
  14. http://sarahbethonline.com/danduryea/prehollywood.html Class of 1924 Photo with Dan Duryea
  15. Web site: Andrew Tanenbaum profile . classmates.com . 2019-01-11.
  16. Web site: Andrew S. Tanenbaum . Andrew Tanenbaum's homepage . 2019-01-11.
  17. https://www.swimcloud.com/swimmer/1639488/ "Claire Weinstein,"
  18. Web site: Extras casting call for Jodi Foster feature film 'The Beaver' in White Plains, NY . Extra Casting . 2010-07-08 . 2013-10-15.
  19. Web site: Movie filming today at White Plains H.S. - White Plains and Valhalla . Whiteplains.lohudblogs.com . 2010-03-31 . 2013-10-15.

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