Type Public high school Faculty 93.4 FTEs Enrollment 1,602 (as of 2014-15) Mascot Indian | Established 1929 Grades 7-12 Phone +1 516-488-9600 Number of students 1,602 (2014–2015) | |
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Principal Dr. Christopher Salinas | ||
Sewanhaka high school beauty and the beast act 1 march 2016
Sewanhaka High School is a six-year public high school located in Floral Park, New York, United States, as part of the Sewanhaka Central High School District. The school's sports teams are known as "The Indians" and the team colors are purple, gold, and white. The school's name translates to "Island of Shells" in English. It is located at 500 Tulip Avenue, Floral Park, 11001. Sewanhaka High School dates back to 1929.
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- Sewanhaka high school beauty and the beast act 1 march 2016
- History
- Awards and recognition
- Sports and clubs
- Student government
- Academic organizations
- Music and performing organizations
- Service organizations
- Model UN
- The Chieftain
- Musical
- Play
- Notable alumni
- References
As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,602 students and 93.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 17.2:1. There were 554 students (34.6% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 148 (9.2% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
History
Sewanhaka High School was constructed in 1929 by architects Knappe & Morris (with additional classrooms in 1936) in the Long Island town of Floral Park. The school was established first in the district and currently is the only high school in the district to offer career vocational courses on Long Island. Those eligible to join this program include students from the other 4 high schools in the district.
Awards and recognition
During the 1992-93 school year, Sewanhaka High School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive.
Sports and clubs
This is the current list of team sports, organized clubs, and student activities at Sewanhaka:
Student government
Academic organizations
Music and performing organizations
Service organizations
Model UN
The Model United Nations Debate Team at Sewanhaka starts with participation in the 1/2 credit World Issues class, and then upon completion, the students become members of the club. The team goes on many conferences where they debate a wide variety of issues facing the real United Nations today. Recently at the 2009 American University Model United Conference, the Sewanhaka team took home Overall Best Delegation, the prestigious first place award on the international scale. Two members of the team took home the distinguished delegation award last November, continuing the team's success from the previous two years (members of the class of 2010). Recently, Senator Jack M. Martins congratulated the Model UN team from Sewanhaka High School. The team participated in the Sewanhaka Interschool District Model UN competition.
The Chieftain
The school newspaper at Sewanhaka has been extant since the inception of the school, and it has garnered many national and local awards, including the American Scholastic Press Award, Newsday High School Journalism Award, Hank Logerman Award, and an honorable mention in 2009 and 2010 during Adelphi Quill Young People's Press competition.
Its editorials argue both sides to a common problem that society currently faces and the rest of the paper updates the school on its recent activities, runs special features for special news events and covers the progress of its sports teams.
Musical
Sewanhaka students perform in one musical per year. The musicals occurs in the Spring of the school year. Recent shows include:
Play
Sewanhaka students in the Drama Club perform in one play per year. The plays occur in the Fall of the school year and vary from comedic to dramatic. Recent shows include: