Hastings High School (New York)

Hastings High School (New York)

Hastings High School (HHS) is the lone public high school of the Hastings-on-Hudson school district in Westchester County, New York. The principal is Dr. Thomas J. Fazio and the assistant principal is Louis A. Adipietro.

History

The class of 1908 was the first graduating class of Hastings High School. In 1949, the school adopted the coat of arms of Hastings, England. The Latin motto, "Primus Inter Pares" translates as "First Among Equals."

Achievements

Hastings High School is a recipient of the U.S. Department of Education's National Blue Ribbon Award for excellence, 2001-2002. Hastings High School academic challenge team has placed in the top three nation-wide for the past two years. Hastings High School Curling Team won both the County and Section Titles during the '05 and '06 Campaigns. The Hastings Athletics Department has been recognized by the Journal News as recipients of the NHSCSA Sportsmen Medallion for their outstanding efforts in both Crowd Attendance and Spirit. The Student Section also known as the "Cochran Crazies" has been awarded the TFS Scholar Creative Minds Award recognized by the Section 1 Athletic Committee in 2006.

Notable alumni

* Stephen Collins actor
* Ricki Lake actress
* Robert Meeropol son of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg
* Keith Olbermann reporter for MSNBC
* Libby Copeland reporter for the Washington Post
* Lance Thornton noted Gay Rights activist

External links

* [http://hastings.k12.ny.us/HHS_home.htm "HHS Home Page"]


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