Herricks Union Free School District

40°45′35.3″N 73°39′41.5″WThe Herricks Union Free School District (also known as Union Free School District No. 9) is an American public school district located in western Nassau County on Long Island, in New York.

Herricks Union Free School District
999B Herricks Road, New Hyde Park, New York 11040
District information
Motto"Education Today, Knowledge Forever"
Established1813
SuperintendentDr. Tony Sinanis
Other information
Websitewww.herricks.org/HUFSD

The district lies within the Greater New Hyde Park area and serves a number of communities, including Herricks, Garden City Park, Manhasset Hills, Searingtown, North Hills, Williston Park and Albertson.

History
This 1873 map shows the location of the school in District No. 9 (Herricks), which at the time was the only school in the district.

The school in Herricks was established in 1813, making it one of the oldest in Nassau County.[1][2] It was named for Herricks Path, a path that existed as early as 1659.[3] By 1898, the Herricks School was one of Nassau County's last single-room schools.[4]

The Herricks Community Center is located just south of the High School. It once served as the junior high school before the current one was built.

Herricks High School stands on Watermelon Hill.[2][5] The land near the area was a burial ground for the Pearsall family starting in the 17th century, but the burial grounds were later removed.[2][5]

The High School opened in 1958 and had its first graduating class in 1960.[6]

Known as the "Herricks Prayer Case, Engel v. Vitale," in 1959 the Herricks School District a.k.a. Union Free School District #9 was sued by five district property owners. "Almighty God, we acknowledge our dependence upon Thee, and we beg Thy blessings upon us, our parents, our teachers and our Country," was recited as a daily procedure on the recommendation of the NY State Board of Regents. This case was decided by the U. S. Supreme Court, which ruled the prayer unconstitutional in 1962.[7][8]

The Herricks Union Free School District celebrated its 200th Anniversary in 2013.[1][2][9]

Schools

Current

As of October 2021, the Herricks UFSD operates the following schools:[10]

Herricks High School in October 2021.
  • Herricks High School
  • Herricks Middle School
  • Denton Avenue Elementary School
  • Center Street Elementary School
  • Searingtown Elementary School

Former
  • The Herricks Community Center (1925 - 1948) was the junior high school building before the current; it currently also serves as the District's administrative offices.[10][11]

Administration

As of November 2022, the Superintendent of the Herricks Union Free School District is Dr. Tony Sinanis, the Assistant Superintendent for Instruction is Elizabeth Guercin, the Assistant Superintendent for Business is Lisa Rutkoske, C.P.A., and the Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources is Dina Maggiacomo.[12]

References
  1. "Herricks Gets History Lesson Ahead of 200th Anniversary". New Hyde Park, NY Patch. 2012-11-20. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  2. Tedesco, Richard (2013-09-05). "Herricks celebrates 200 years". The Island Now. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  3. Aronson, Harvey, ed. Home Town Long Island. (Newsday, 1999). ISBN 1-885134-21-5.
  4. Weidman, Bette S. and Linda B. Martin. Nassau County Long Island In Early Photographs: 1869-1940. Dover Publications Inc., 1981. ISBN 0-486-24136-X
  5. What Do You Know About Herricks?, What's in Your Backyard Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine. Roslyn News, November 7, 2008. Retrieved June 6, 2010.
  6. Alumni Newsletter - Winter 2009 Archived 2009-09-05 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
  7. "Education: The Offensive Prayer". Time. March 9, 1959. Archived from the original on October 8, 2010. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  8. ThisNation.com-Engel et al. v. Vitale et al.
  9. "Herricks Student Pieces Together District's Past". New Hyde Park, NY Patch. 2013-07-16. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  10. "Herricks Public Schools / Homepage". www.herricks.org. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  11. "District Maps / Boundary Maps". www.herricks.org. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  12. "Administration / District Office". www.herricks.org. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
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