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Hastings High School (New York)
Hastings High School (HHS) is a comprehensive public high school and the only high school of the Hastings-on-Hudson Union Free School District in Westchester County, New York. The principal is Louis Adipietro.[3]
| Hastings High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
1 Mount Hope Boulevard Hastings On Hudson, , New York 10706 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°59′40″N 73°52′20″W / 40.99444°N 73.87222°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Primus Inter Pares (First Among Equals) |
| Established | 1905 |
| School district | Hastings-on-Hudson Union Free School District |
| Superintendent | William S. McKersie[2] |
| Principal | Louis A. Adipietro |
| Staff | 57.23 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12[1] |
| Enrollment | 520 (2019–20)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 9.09[1] |
| Campus type | Shared with the Middle School |
| Color(s) | Green and Gold |
| Mascot | Yellow jacket |
| Newspaper | The Buzzer |
| Feeder schools | Farragut Middle School |
| Website | www |
Rankings edit
In 2015 Hastings High School was ranked 162nd on Newsweek's ranking of the top US high schools.[4][when?]
Awards edit
Hastings High School was a recipient of the U.S. Department of Education's National Blue Ribbon Award for excellence for 2001–2002 and for 2016–2017.[5]
Theater edit
Hastings High School received a $10,000 grant from a division of the National Broadcasting Corporation to put on a production of Hairspray.[6][7]
Notable alumni edit
- Stephen Collins, actor
- Libby Copeland, reporter for the Washington Post
- Ricki Lake (born 1968), actress, television presenter and producer
- Ali Marpet (born 1993), American football center for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL)
- Robert Meeropol (born 1947), son of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg
- Dave Rice (born c. 1940), college football coach
- Benh Zeitlin (born 1982), filmmaker, composer, and animator
- John Dehner (born 1915), stage, radio, film, and television actor
- Edmund Phelps (born 1933), recipient of Nobel Prize in Economics
Race Relations and Demographics edit
The school's lack of ethnic diversity has been commented on.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "HASTINGS HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ "SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE". Hastings-on-Hudson Union Free School District. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
- ^ "Principal's Message". Hastings High School. Hastings-on-Hudson Union Free School District. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
- ^ On 08/19/15 at 7:31 AM EST (August 19, 2015). "America's Top High Schools 2015". Newsweek.com. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Hastings High School Named National Blue Ribbon School". Hohschools.org. September 28, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
- ^ a b Kramer, Pete (January 30, 2019). "Lack of diversity can't stop the beat at Hastings 'Hairspray'". lohud. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
- ^ Woyton, Michael (September 27, 2019). ""Hastings Director Takes Part In Theater Industry Award Event"". Rivertowns Patch. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hastings High School (New York).
- "HHS Home Page"