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Valley Stream Central High School

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Opened
  
1928

Principal
  
Dr. Joseph Pompilio

Gender
  
Coeducational

Lowest grade
  
Tenth grade

Superintendent
  
Dr. Bill Heidenreich

Faculty
  
69.1 FTEs

Phone
  
+1 516-561-4400

Founded
  
1929

School type
  
State school

Valley Stream Central High School

Vice principal
  
Matthew PearsonRobert Milani

Address
  
135 Fletcher Ave, Valley Stream, NY 11580, USA

District
  
Valley Stream Central High School District

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Valley Stream Central High School is a public senior high school (grades 10-12) in the village of Valley Stream, New York in southwest Nassau County. It is part of the Valley Stream Central High School District.

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As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,031 students and 69.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.9:1. There were 272 students (26.4% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 66 (6.4% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.

“District Principal” Paul T. Wohlsen doubled as Central High School principal from 1941–46, with Edward J. Kurfess overseeing the senior high and W. Clinton Stuart overseeing the junior high grades. The principals of the school over the years have been:

  • Edward J. Kurfess (1946–71)
  • Dr. John E. Glynn (1971–December 1997)
  • Dr. Hildegarde Ziegler (1998–2001)
  • Dr. Joseph Pompillo (2001–Present)
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    The Eagle

    The Video Tech Club at Valley Stream Central High School produces a news and entertainment show every monday called "The Eagle." It contains information on school events, upcoming sports news, and skits in the form of the segment "The Central Show." The episodes range from 5 to 15 minutes in length and has been available on YouTube since late 2014, in addition to being played on the school wide network. It has transitioned from its early years as a medium strictly for school news to putting a big focus on humor and entertainment.

    Notable alumni

  • Richie Alan, drummer (John Ford of the Straws)
  • Fred Armisen, actor and comedian
  • Peter Barton, actor
  • Bruce Blakeman, politician and lawyer
  • Sonia Blangiardo, producer, director
  • Stephen Boyd, NFL football player
  • Michael Brandon, actor
  • Jim Breuer, actor and comedian
  • Steve Buscemi, actor and film director
  • Patricia Charbonneau, actress
  • Connie Dierking, NBA basketball player, Univ. of Cincinnati
  • Fern Fitzgerald dancer (Broadway) and actress (Dallas, Seinfeld)
  • Michael J. Garcia, United States Attorney
  • Tom Gorman, MLB baseball player
  • Steve Hytner, actor
  • Les Moonves, television executive
  • Victor Ochi, NFL football player
  • Steve Orich Broadway orchestrator and composer
  • Vincent Penna, actor and voice talent
  • Martin Rosen, writer, producer, director
  • Dom Starsia, lacrosse coach
  • Greg Smith, Bassist / Vocalist (Ted Nugent, Alice Cooper, Rainbow)
  • References

    Valley Stream Central High School Wikipedia


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