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The Wheatley School

Coordinates: 40°45′44″N 73°36′58″W / 40.76222°N 73.61611°W / 40.76222; -73.61611
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The Wheatley School
The Wheatley School's front entrance in 2012
Address
Map
11 Bacon Road

,
11568

Coordinates40°45′44″N 73°36′58″W / 40.76222°N 73.61611°W / 40.76222; -73.61611
Information
Funding typePublic school
MottoVeritatem Quaerite
(Seek the Truth)
Established1956[1]
LocaleSuburb: Large
School districtEast Williston School District
NCES District ID3610050[2].
SuperintendentDanielle Gately
CEEB code334293 [3]
NCES School ID361005000781[4].
PrincipalWayne Jensen
Asst. principalMary Alexis Pace and Bryan Sarandrea
Faculty63.87 FTEs[5]
Enrollment711 (as of 2018-19)[5]
Student to teacher ratio11.13:1[5]
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Red, White
SportsBaseball,[6] Basketball(Boys/Girls),[7] Cross Country(Boys/Girls), Fencing(Boys/Girls), Field Hockey(Girls), Football,[8] Golf, Ice Hockey(Boys),[9] Lacrosse(Boys/Girls), Soccer(Boys/Girls),[10][11][12] Tennis (Boys/Girls), Track and Field(Boys/Girls), Volleyball(Girls),[13] Wrestling
MascotWildcat
Team nameWildcats [11]
RivalMineola High School
AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools[14]
National rankingNewsweek: 92,[15] U.S. News & World Report:108 [16]
PublicationLiterary Magazine (Vintage) [17]
NewspaperWildcat [18]
YearbookAurora [19]
Feeder schoolsWillets Road School
Websitetws.ewsdonline.org//

The Wheatley School (historically known as East Williston Junior–Senior High School) is a public high school serving grades 8 through 12 located in Old Westbury, New York. It is the East Williston Union Free School District's sole high school.[20] The school district encompasses all of East Williston and parts of Mineola, Albertson, Old Westbury, and Roslyn Heights.

History

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The school opened in 1956 as East Williston Junior–Senior High School.[21][22] It was designed by the Manhattan-based architectural firm, LaPierre, Litchfield & Partners.[21] The single-story school was designed to allow for easy building expansion, should the need arise.[21]

Demographics

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As of the 2018-19 school year, the school had an enrollment of 711 students and 63.87 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.13:1. There were 37 students (5.2% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 1 student (0.1% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[5]

Notable alumni

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Harris, Carolyn S. (September 8, 2006). "Back to School Message". Roslyn News. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  2. ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  3. ^ "Code Search". sat.collegeboard.org/. College Board. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  4. ^ "Search for Public Schools - Wheatley School (361005000781)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  5. ^ a b c d School data for Wheatley School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 12, 2016.
  6. ^ Henry, Marcus (June 6, 2013). "Hastings sparks Wheatley to NY 'B' semis". msgvarsity.com. MSG Varsity. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  7. ^ Herzog, Bob (March 5, 2013). "Vazquez's layup clinches LIC for Babylon". msgvarsity.com. MSG Varsity. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  8. ^ "The Wheatley School High School Football". topics.msgvarsity.com. MSG Varsity. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  9. ^ Liodice, Tom (March 25, 2013). "E. Williston/Jericho wins LI hockey title". msgvarsity.com. MSG Varsity. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  10. ^ Herzog, Bill. "Former LI soccer coach Hintz to be inducted into HOF". msgvarsity.com/. MSG. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  11. ^ a b "The Wheatley School High School Boys Soccer". msgvarsity.com. MSG Varsity. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  12. ^ "The Wheatley School High School Girls Soccer". topics.msgvarsity.com. MSG Varsity. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  13. ^ "Wheatley Girls Volleyball". sportscentral.msgvarsity.com/. MSG Varsity. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  14. ^ "School Directory". msa-cess.org/. Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  15. ^ "2013 America's Best High Schools". Newsweek. 2013.
  16. ^ "The Wheatley School Overview". usnews.com/. U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  17. ^ "Vintage Receives Silver Medal". ewsdonline.org/. East Williston Union Free School District. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  18. ^ "Student Newspaper". ewsdonline.org/. East Williston Union Free School District. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  19. ^ "Yearbook Earns Second Place". thewheatleyway.org/. East Williston Union Free School District. January 5, 2011. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  20. ^ The Wheatley School website, accessed March 16, 2012.
  21. ^ a b c Buder, Leonard (December 23, 1956). "Modern Schools Are Built to Fit Child Emotionally and Physcially; 'Candy Stick School' Increases the Youngsters' Appetite for Learning". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  22. ^ "LaPierre, Litchfield and Partners". Queens Modern. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  23. ^ Harvey, Christine Lynn (February 2005). "CAROL ALT's: Eating in the Raw Book". New Living. Archived from the original on January 4, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  24. ^ "Arthur F. Engoron". New York Law Journal. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  25. ^ Ross, Barbara (May 31, 2012). "Jurist Arthur Engoron can hack taxi ruling". New York Daily News. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  26. ^ "Todd Glickman". newyork.cbslocal.com. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  27. ^ Chernow, Fred (September 18, 2012). "Hoffmans Make TV Debut With Son". Tower Times. Archived from the original on January 4, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  28. ^ Mathews, Jay (August 1, 2000). "The Gift of Gab". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  29. ^ Jacobson, Aileen (June 1, 2008). "In a Girlhood Memoir, Not a Happy Camper". New York Times. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  30. ^ "Stefan P. Kruszewski, M.D." narpa.org. National Association for Patient Rights and Advocacy. Archived from the original on March 14, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  31. ^ Grayvatz Coupin, Claudia (May 29, 2013). "LI comedians tickle your funny bone". Newsday. Archived from the original on January 4, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  32. ^ a b Tedesco, Richard (May 26, 2011). "Messing revisits his days at Wheatley". Williston Times. Archived from the original on March 27, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  33. ^ a b "Glad news". www.wheatleyalumni.org/. The Wheatley School Alumni Association. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  34. ^ "World Bank executive to lead University's global engagement". University of Chicago. April 19, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  35. ^ Strasser, Todd. "Bio". toddstrasser.com. Strasser, Todd. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
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