Type Public High School Principal Dr. Theodore Fulton Enrollment 1,043 (as of 2014-15) Phone +1 516-792-4002 Founded 1855 Faculty 90.3 | Established 1855 Grades 9 - 12 Student to teacher ratio 11.6:1 Number of students 1,043 Color Blue and White | |
Address 60 Everit Ave, Hewlett, NY 11557, USA District Hewlett-Woodmere School District Similar Valley Stream South Hig, Lynbrook High School, Lawrence High School, Hebrew Academy of the 5 T, Elementary School 05 | ||
George W. Hewlett High School (commonly known as Hewlett High School, and replacing Woodmere High School) is a four-year public high school in Hewlett, New York, which is a part of the Five Towns area of the South Shore of Long Island. The school is the only high school in the Hewlett-Woodmere School District (District 14). The principal is Theodore Fulton, Ed.D.
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As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,043 students and 90.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.6:1. There were 127 students (12.2% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 59 (5.7% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
Academics
Hewlett is a National Academy of Music Arts and Sciences school and is one of three Nassau County Districts "that is certified as a CISCO CCNA Academy.". There are 18 different Advanced Placement Program (AP) courses and several different courses for college credit through Syracuse University and Long Island University.
Extracurricular activities
The school newspaper is the Spectrum.
Some of the long-standing traditions in the school include Cabaret Night (raises funds for the Laura Rosenberg fund at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center) and the Rock and Wrap it Up campaign.
There is an active drama program (including a chapter of the International Thespian Society (ITS). School Clubs include chapters of the National Honor Society and DECA. Other activities include a Student Council, Model Congress and Mock Trial teams and various language clubs.
The Art Club is also an active program in HHS, where many students get together to create art. In 2011, the Hewlett Art club was asked to help out at a fundraiser for a program held at the Seawane Country Club.
The football field plays host to Turkeybowl - an annual football game dedicated to the memory of Adam Barsel, played by the graduates of the class of 2003.
The Stock Market Club has about 150 members as of Fall 2014.
Athletics
The sports teams' nickname (and mascot) is the Bulldogs. Previously the nickname was the Bluejackets - after the sailors who wore blue pea coat jackets in the U.S. Navy.
Notable alumni
Many of Hewlett High School's more distinguished alumni have been recognized by plaques on the school's walls that name them as members of the school's Alumni Hall of Fame. The following are among the school's notable former students: