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Earl L. Vandermeulen High School

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Type
  
Public

Grades
  
9-12

Yearbook
  
The Crystal

Color
  
Purple and White

Accreditation
  
New York

Principal
  
Dr. Matthew Murphy

Enrollment
  
~ 400

Phone
  
+1 631-791-4400

Founded
  
1894

Lowest grade
  
Ninth grade

Established
  
1894 (At Spring Street Building); 1933 (Current Location)

Address
  
350 Old Post Rd, Port Jefferson, NY 11777, USA

District
  
Port Jefferson Union Free School District

Similar
  
Comsew High School, Ward Melville High Sch, Mt Sinai, Miller Place High School, Centerea High School

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Earl L. Vandermeulen High School, also referred to as Port Jefferson High School, is in the Port Jefferson School District, located in Port Jefferson, New York.

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History and overview

The current school building was originally built by the Public Works Administration. Port Jefferson High School was renamed around 1960 in honor of Earl L. Vandermeulen, who served as principal from 1923 to 1960. 

As of 2014, the current student body size (9th - 12th grade) is close to 400 students.

In the past, the school served a larger student population, including students from a number of other communities that did not have their own high schools. In 1933, for example, the school was also accepting students from Port Jefferson Station, Terryville, Belle Terre, Miller Place, Mount Sinai, Rocky Point, Wading River, Shoreham, Middle Island, West Middle Island, West Yaphank, Ridge, Coram, Selden, and Stony Brook. As surrounding communities began to open their own high schools with the spread of suburban growth into Suffolk County, this practice subsided, and finally ended with the opening of Mount Sinai High School in 1991.

Academics

In 2008, the school was placed 127th on Newsweek Magazine's 1,300 top U.S. high schools list, which placed it first among school ranked in Suffolk County and 20th among schools ranked in New York. According to 2007 data, 98.9% of school graduates earn a New York State Regent's diploma, 78.2 percent of graduates plan to attend 4 year college, and 19.5% plan to attend a 2 year college.

Athletics

Earl L. Vandermeulen fields a number of varsity and junior varsity athletic teams in Section 11 (League 8) of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association, including the following sports:

Fall

  • Football (Boys)
  • Soccer (Boys and Girls)
  • Volleyball (Girls)
  • Gymnastics (Girls)
  • Cross Country (Boys and Girls)
  • Field Hockey (Girls)
  • Golf (Coed)
  • Cheerleading (Girls)
  • Tennis (Girls)
  • Winter

  • Basketball (Boys and Girls)
  • Winter Track (Boys and Girls)
  • Wrestling (Boys)
  • Cheerleading (Girls)
  • Spring

  • Baseball (Boys)
  • Softball (Girls)
  • Track (Boys and Girls)
  • Lacrosse (Boys and Girls)
  • Tennis (Boys)
  • Notable alumni

  • Les Goodman, former running back in the National Football League
  • Toby Knight, former American professional basketball player, played professionally for the New York Knicks.
  • Chris Colmer, American football offensive lineman in the National Football League
  • Martin Tankleff, wrongfully convicted in the 1988 murder of his parents. Sentenced to 50 years-to-life, verdict vacated and released in 2007.
  • Maurice DuBois, television anchorman.
  • References

    Earl L. Vandermeulen High School Wikipedia