The Wheatley School
The Wheatley School is a public high school serving grades 8 through 12 located in Old Westbury, New York and part of the East Williston Union Free School District.[21] The school district encompasses all of East Williston and parts of Mineola, Albertson, Old Westbury, and Roslyn Heights.
The Wheatley School Front Entrance
| The Wheatley School | |
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| Address | |
11 Bacon Road , 11568 | |
| Coordinates | 40°46′55″N 73°35′50″W |
| Information | |
| Funding type | Public school |
| Motto | Veritatem Quaerite (Seek the Truth) |
| Established | 1956[1] |
| Locale | Suburb: Large |
| School district | East Williston School District |
| NCES District ID | 3610050[2]. |
| Superintendent | Daniel Gately |
| CEEB code | 334293 [3] |
| NCES School ID | 361005000781[4]. |
| Principal | Joseph Wiener [5] |
| Asst. principal | Karen Klapper [5] |
| Faculty | 63.87 FTEs[6] |
| Enrollment | 711 (as of 2018-19)[6] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11.13:1[6] |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Red, White |
| Sports | Baseball,[7] Basketball(Boys/Girls),[8] Cross Country(Boys/Girls), Fencing(Boys/Girls), Field Hockey(Girls), Football,[9] Golf, Ice Hockey(Boys),[10] Lacrosse(Boys/Girls), Soccer(Boys/Girls),[11][12][13] Tennis (Boys/Girls), Track and Field(Boys/Girls), Volleyball(Girls),[14] Wrestling |
| Mascot | Wildcat |
| Team name | Wildcats [12] |
| Rival | Mineola High School |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[15] |
| National ranking | Newsweek: 92,[16] U.S. News & World Report:108 [17] |
| Publication | Literary Magazine (Vintage) [18] |
| Newspaper | Wildcat [19] |
| Yearbook | Aurora [20] |
| Feeder schools | Willets Road School |
| Website | tws |
As of the 2018-19 school year, the school had an enrollment of 711 students and 63.87 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.13:1. There were 37 students (5.2% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 1 student (0.1% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[6]
Alumni
Academia
- Steven Rubenstein - anthropologist
- Anita Silvers - philosopher, interested in medical ethics, bioethics, feminism, disability studies
- Dan Weiss - president of Haverford College[22]
Culture, film, radio and television
- Rick Berman - executive producer of several of the Star Trek television series
- Todd Glickman - radio meteorologist[23]
- Rick Hoffman - actor [24]
- Winnie Holzman - creator of My So Called Life, writer of thirtysomething[25] and Wicked
- Carol Leifer - Seinfeld writer, comedian [26]
- Dave Rothenberg - sports radio host, ESPN
- Steven Starr - filmmaker, media activist
Journalism
- Mitchell Stephens - journalist and professor of journalism and mass communications at New York University
Literature
- Stephanie Klein - blogger and writer[28]
- Nicole Krauss - writer
- Todd Strasser - writer[29]
Medicine
- Stefan P. Kruszewski - clinical and forensic psychiatrist, fraud investigator [30]
Music
- Ned Lagin - musician
Public Policy, Law, and Government
- Arthur Engoron - Justice, New York State Supreme Court, New York County [31][32]
- Ian H. Solomon - Dean of Frank Batten School at the University of Virginia, former Executive Director of the World Bank.[22][33]
Sports
- Mike Masters - professional soccer player [34]
- Carlos Mendes - professional soccer player [34]
- Shep Messing - professional soccer player
Notes
- Harris, Carolyn S. (September 8, 2006). "Back to School Message". Roslyn News. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- "Code Search". sat.collegeboard.org/. College Board. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- "Search for Public Schools - Wheatley School (361005000781)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- "Meet the Administration". eastwilliston.cyberschool.com. East Williston Union Free School District. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- School data for Wheatley School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 12, 2016.
- Henry, Marcus (June 6, 2013). "Hastings sparks Wheatley to NY 'B' semis". msgvarsity.com. MSG Varsity. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- Herzog, Bob (March 5, 2013). "Vazquez's layup clinches LIC for Babylon". msgvarsity.com. MSG Varsity. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- "The Wheatley School High School Football". topics.msgvarsity.com. MSG Varsity. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- Liodice, Tom (March 25, 2013). "E. Williston/Jericho wins LI hockey title". msgvarsity.com. MSG Varsity. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- Herzog, Bill. "Former LI soccer coach Hintz to be inducted into HOF". msgvarsity.com/. MSG. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- "The Wheatley School High School Boys Soccer". msgvarsity.com. MSG Varsity. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- "The Wheatley School High School Girls Soccer". topics.msgvarsity.com. MSG Varsity. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- "Wheatley Girls Volleyball". sportscentral.msgvarsity.com/. MSG Varsity. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- "School Directory". msa-cess.org/. Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- "2013 America's Best High Schools". Newsweek. 2013.
- "The Wheatley School Overview". usnews.com/. U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- "Vintage Receives Silver Medal". ewsdonline.org/. East Williston Union Free School District. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- "Student Newspaper". ewsdonline.org/. East Williston Union Free School District. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- "Yearbook Earns Second Place". thewheatleyway.org/. East Williston Union Free School District. January 5, 2011. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- The Wheatley School website, accessed March 16, 2012.
- "Glad news". www.wheatleyalumni.org/. The Wheatley School Alumni Association. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- "Todd Glickman". newyork.cbslocal.com. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- Chernow, Fred (September 18, 2012). "Hoffmans Make TV Debut With Son". Tower Times. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- Mathews, Jay. "The Gift of Gab". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- Grayvatz Coupin, Claudia (May 29, 2013). "LI comedians tickle your funny bone". Newsday. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- Harvey, Christine Lynn (February 2005). "CAROL ALT's: Eating in the Raw Book". New Living. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- Jacobson, Aileen (June 1, 2008). "In a Girlhood Memoir, Not a Happy Camper". New York Times. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- Strasser, Todd. "Bio". toddstrasser.com. Strasser, Todd. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- "Stefan P. Kruszewski, M.D." narpa.org. National Association for Patient Rights and Advocacy. Archived from the original on March 14, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- "Arthur F. Engoron". New York Law Journal. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- Ross, Barbara (May 31, 2012). "Jurist Arthur Engoron can hack taxi ruling". New York Daily News. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- "World Bank executive to lead University's global engagement". University of Chicago. April 19, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- Tedesco, Richard (May 26, 2011). "Messing revisits his days at Wheatley". Williston Times. Archived from the original on March 27, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
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