Shoreham-Wading River High School

Shoreham-Wading River High School

Infobox School
name = Shoreham-Wading River High School
location = 250B Route 25A
Shoreham, New York 11786
district = Shoreham-Wading River Central School District
country = USA
principal = Dan Holtzman
faculty = 64.0 (on FTE basis)cite web |url=http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolID=362684003657&ID=362684003657 |title=Shoreham-wading River High School |publisher=National Center for Education Statistics |accessdate=2008-02-28 |quote=Students: 839 (2005-06)]
ratio = 18.1
type = Public
grades = 9 to 12
conference =
mascot = Wildcat
colors = Blue and Gold color box|bluecolor box|gold
established = September 1975
enrollment = about 800
enrollment_as_of =
homepage = [http://www.swrcsd.org/schools/swrhs.asp Shoreham-Wading River High School official page]

Shoreham-Wading River High School is a Public secondary school located in Shoreham, New York. The school serves about 800 students in grades 9 to 12 in the Shoreham-Wading River Central School District.

Overview

The school colors are blue and gold, and the mascot is the "wildcat". The North Shore Public Library is connected to the school building .

The Wildcat Pause, school's official newspaper have won many awards over the years. [ cite web|url=http://www.swrschools.org/pdf/hs_achieve_0607_wildcataward.pdf |title=Wildcat Pause Wins 18 Awards |accessdate=2008-04-20 |format=PDF ] .

School offers three second language courses. Spanish, French and American Sign Language.School also offers variety of AP courses, include AP US History, AP Calculus AB and AP Computer Science A.

Notable alumni

*D. B. Sweeney, actor [cite news |author=Alvin Klein |title=First Shoreham 'Idyll,' Then Stardom |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE7DA143CF930A25752C0A967958260 |work=The New York Times |date=January 13 1981 |accessdate=2008-02-28]
*Keith Osik, Major League Baseball player [cite news |title=Yastrzemski Award
url=http://www.newsday.com/sports/highschool/ny-hsyazaward,0,4855723.htmlstory |work=Newsday |accessdate=2008-02-28
] [cite news |author=Robert Leuner |title=SWR graduate joins Washington Nationals |url=http://www.beaconrecord.com/Articles-i-2005-09-01-53186.112114_SWR_graduate_joins_Washington_Nationals.html |work=The Village Beacon Record |date=September 1 2005 |accessdate=2008-02-28]
*William T Throwe, International Physics Olympiad Gold medalist [cite news |title=U.S. Physics Team Wins Golds/Silver |url=http://www.aapt.org/olympiad2006/ |work=AAPT |accessdate=2008-04-19]
*Jesse Jantzen, NCAA Wresting Champion [cite news |author=Dave Kindred |title=Pin your hopes on this student-athlete |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1208/is_17_228/ai_n6006993 |work=Sporting News |date=April 26 2004 |accessdate=2008-06-17]
*Jeff Bennett, Teacher and Author of Secondary Stages: Revitalizing High School Theatre. HS Auditorium is named after him.
*Tanisha Mechum, named Ms. United States in 2004 and 2005

References

* [http://www.swrschools.org/schools/swrhs_history.asp History] . Shoreham-Wading River Central School District. Retrieved on 2008-04-19.

External links

* [http://www.swrcsd.org/schools/swrhs.asp Shoreham-Wading River High School official page]


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