John Glenn High School (Huntington, New York)
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John Glenn High School is a high school located in East Northport, New York
of about 800 students and 100 faculty serving residents of the Elwood School District
.
astronaut John Glenn
, whose historic flight around the earth took place during the construction of the school. The School Board and PTA led by Mary Birkel decided on the name. Its first senior class of 72 students graduated in June 1963. The school quickly became known for both its high percentage of students entering college as well as a for having a superior sports program, participating as the Elwood Knights in the Suffolk County
League B IV.
In basketball, Glenn's boys team won the Suffolk County Class B Championship in 1987 and 1988 as well as the Long Island Class B Championship in 1988. The girls team won the Suffolk County Class B Championship in 2005, the Suffolk County Class A Championship in 2006 and 2011, the Long Island Class B Championship in 2005, the Long Island Class A Championship in 2006 and the New York State Class B Championship in 2005.
Football has remained a successful program at the high school. James Dunn was the coach during the program's first period, guiding the undefeated 1964 team and was named Suffolk County Coach of the Year by Newsday
. Tony Cerullo coached in 1970s and 1980s, winning conference titles in 1972, 1975-77, 1979 and 1984, with a Rutgers Trophy in 1979 to his credit as well for the best football team in the county. In 2010, the football team won the Suffolk County Championship and its first Long Island Championship. The team was also awarded the Rutgers Trophy for the second time. The 2010 Knights Football team was the only undefeated public high school football team in the 2010 season as they beat Seaford High School
in the championship game. In 2011, the football team won its second straight Long Island Championship by defeating Roosevelt High School.
The boys soccer team was dominant in the 1980s and 1990s, winning the Suffolk County Class B Championship in 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991 and 1992, the Long Island Class B Championship in 1986, 1987 and 1990, and the New York State Class B Championship in 1986, 1987 and 1990. The girls soccer team won the Suffolk County Class B Championship in 1995 and the Long Island Class B Championship in 1984.
The John Glenn girls' volleyball team captured the Long Island Championship in November 2007 and went on win the Class B State Volleyball Championship. The girls' volleyball team also won the Class B State Championship in 2011. The John H. Glenn volleyball team has been the Long Island Class B champions for ten years in a row.
Glenn's wrestling team was the Suffolk County Division II champion in 2007 and Suffolk County Division I champion in 2009 and 2010.
scores that rank above the national and state averages. Its students have performed as All-County, All-State and All-Eastern musicians. Many of the school's art students participate in and receive recognition at regional competitions and one student was recognized for his work, at the state level. The number of seniors cited by the National Merit Scholarship Program
exceeds the national average. Graduating classes have included a number of National Merit Scholarship finalists, semifinalists, and commended scholars. In addition, 87 percent of the class of 2003 graduated with a New York State Regents
diploma, one of the highest percentages on Long Island
. Ninety percent of the graduating class continued their education, attending colleges, universities, and technical school
s. Courses are reviewed annually and new courses are added to meet changing needs. Included are Advanced Placement and college-level courses, Regents courses that meet and exceed all state requirements, and electives in both academic and technical areas.
John Glenn was ranked 211th and 277th in Newsweek
's list of the top 1,000 high schools in 2003 and 2005, respectively. By 2010, it dropped to 816.
East Northport, New York
East Northport is a hamlet and census-designated place in the Town of Huntington in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 20,845 at the 2000 census.-Founding:...
of about 800 students and 100 faculty serving residents of the Elwood School District
Elwood Union Free School District
Elwood Union Free School District is a school district in New York which serves residents in Huntington, southeastern Greenlawn, southwestern East Northport and Elwood, all of which are communities in the Town of Huntington....
.
History
The school was constructed for approximately $950,000 from a school bond offering, and opened in September 1962. The school is named after NASANASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
astronaut John Glenn
John Glenn
John Herschel Glenn, Jr. is a former United States Marine Corps pilot, astronaut, and United States senator who was the first American to orbit the Earth and the third American in space. Glenn was a Marine Corps fighter pilot before joining NASA's Mercury program as a member of NASA's original...
, whose historic flight around the earth took place during the construction of the school. The School Board and PTA led by Mary Birkel decided on the name. Its first senior class of 72 students graduated in June 1963. The school quickly became known for both its high percentage of students entering college as well as a for having a superior sports program, participating as the Elwood Knights in the Suffolk County
Suffolk County, New York
Suffolk County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York on the eastern portion of Long Island. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,493,350. It was named for the county of Suffolk in England, from which its earliest settlers came...
League B IV.
Athletics
The school has had numerous athletes named as All county and All State in baseball, basketball, football, gymnastics, soccer, volleyball and wrestling. The 1964 baseball team won the Suffolk County title and its varsity football team was undefeated (8-0) that same year, only the second year the school fielded a varsity team. In 1989, both the baseball and softball teams won the Suffolk County Class B Championship.In basketball, Glenn's boys team won the Suffolk County Class B Championship in 1987 and 1988 as well as the Long Island Class B Championship in 1988. The girls team won the Suffolk County Class B Championship in 2005, the Suffolk County Class A Championship in 2006 and 2011, the Long Island Class B Championship in 2005, the Long Island Class A Championship in 2006 and the New York State Class B Championship in 2005.
Football has remained a successful program at the high school. James Dunn was the coach during the program's first period, guiding the undefeated 1964 team and was named Suffolk County Coach of the Year by Newsday
Newsday
Newsday is a daily American newspaper that primarily serves Nassau and Suffolk counties and the New York City borough of Queens on Long Island, although it is sold throughout the New York metropolitan area...
. Tony Cerullo coached in 1970s and 1980s, winning conference titles in 1972, 1975-77, 1979 and 1984, with a Rutgers Trophy in 1979 to his credit as well for the best football team in the county. In 2010, the football team won the Suffolk County Championship and its first Long Island Championship. The team was also awarded the Rutgers Trophy for the second time. The 2010 Knights Football team was the only undefeated public high school football team in the 2010 season as they beat Seaford High School
Seaford High School (New York)
Seaford High School is a public high school located in Seaford, New York, USA serving students in the ninth through twelfth grades.- General :Seaford High School, built in 1956, serves as a top institution and has been recognized for its Excellence in Faculty and Staff Success and Student Relations...
in the championship game. In 2011, the football team won its second straight Long Island Championship by defeating Roosevelt High School.
The boys soccer team was dominant in the 1980s and 1990s, winning the Suffolk County Class B Championship in 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991 and 1992, the Long Island Class B Championship in 1986, 1987 and 1990, and the New York State Class B Championship in 1986, 1987 and 1990. The girls soccer team won the Suffolk County Class B Championship in 1995 and the Long Island Class B Championship in 1984.
The John Glenn girls' volleyball team captured the Long Island Championship in November 2007 and went on win the Class B State Volleyball Championship. The girls' volleyball team also won the Class B State Championship in 2011. The John H. Glenn volleyball team has been the Long Island Class B champions for ten years in a row.
Glenn's wrestling team was the Suffolk County Division II champion in 2007 and Suffolk County Division I champion in 2009 and 2010.
Achievements
Each year, members of the senior class achieve SATSAT
The SAT Reasoning Test is a standardized test for college admissions in the United States. The SAT is owned, published, and developed by the College Board, a nonprofit organization in the United States. It was formerly developed, published, and scored by the Educational Testing Service which still...
scores that rank above the national and state averages. Its students have performed as All-County, All-State and All-Eastern musicians. Many of the school's art students participate in and receive recognition at regional competitions and one student was recognized for his work, at the state level. The number of seniors cited by the National Merit Scholarship Program
National Merit Scholarship Program
The National Merit Scholarship Program is a United States academic scholarship competition for recognition and college scholarships administered by National Merit Scholarship Corporation , a privately funded, not-for-profit organization. The program began in 1955...
exceeds the national average. Graduating classes have included a number of National Merit Scholarship finalists, semifinalists, and commended scholars. In addition, 87 percent of the class of 2003 graduated with a New York State Regents
Regents Examinations
Regents High School examinations, sometimes shortened to the Regents, are mandatory in New York State through the New York State Education Department, designed and administered under the authority of the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York...
diploma, one of the highest percentages on Long Island
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
. Ninety percent of the graduating class continued their education, attending colleges, universities, and technical school
Technical school
Technical school is a general term used for two-year college which provide mostly employment-preparation skills for trained labor, such as welding, culinary arts and office management.-Associations supporting technical schools:...
s. Courses are reviewed annually and new courses are added to meet changing needs. Included are Advanced Placement and college-level courses, Regents courses that meet and exceed all state requirements, and electives in both academic and technical areas.
John Glenn was ranked 211th and 277th in Newsweek
Newsweek
Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence...
's list of the top 1,000 high schools in 2003 and 2005, respectively. By 2010, it dropped to 816.
Notable alumni
- Wayne Coffey, class of 1967, sports editor for the New York Daily News
- Anthony CumiaOpie and AnthonyOpie and Anthony are the hosts of The Opie & Anthony Show, a talk radio program airing in the United States and Canada on XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio. Since the merger of the two satellite companies, this is now called Sirius/XM...
, class of 1979, co-host of XM Satellite RadioXM Satellite RadioXM Satellite Radio is one of two satellite radio services in the United States and Canada, operated by Sirius XM Radio. It provides pay-for-service radio, analogous to cable television. Its service includes 73 different music channels, 39 news, sports, talk and entertainment channels, 21 regional...
program "The Opie and Anthony Show", did a radio broadcast on it - "Cousin" Sal IaconoSal IaconoSal Iacono is an American comedian, writer and game show host best known as "Cousin Sal" on The Man Show and the late night television show Jimmy Kimmel Live.-Biography:...
, class of 1989, comedian and writer - Ashley MassaroAshley MassaroAshley Marie Massaro is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to World Independent Ladies Division Wrestling. She is best known for her work with World Wrestling Entertainment and her appearance on Survivor: China....
, model and former WWE Diva. Was on CBS's "SurvivorSurvivor: ChinaSurvivor: China is the fifteenth season of the American CBS competitive reality television series Survivor. The premiere aired September 20, 2007. Host Jeff Probst claimed the show was the first full American TV series to be filmed entirely within China...
" in 2007. Posed for MaximMaxim (magazine)Maxim is an international men's magazine based in the United Kingdom and known for its pictorials featuring popular actresses, singers, and female models, sometimes pictured dressed, often pictured scantily dressed but not fully nude....
and PlayboyPlayboyPlayboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
after her WWE career. - Paul Steven MillerPaul Steven MillerPaul Steven Miller was the Henry M. Jackson Professor of Law at the University of Washington School of Law. He was a Commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for almost 10 years, and in 2009 he was chosen to serve as a special assistant to President Barack Obama...
, (1961-2010) class of 1979, Commissioner, US Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionEqual Employment Opportunity CommissionThe U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is an independent federal law enforcement agency that enforces laws against workplace discrimination. The EEOC investigates discrimination complaints based on an individual's race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, perceived intelligence,...
(1994 - 2004), Henry M. Jackson Professor of Law at the University of Washington School of LawUniversity of Washington School of LawThe University of Washington School of Law is the law school of the University of Washington, located on the northwest corner of the main campus in Seattle, Washington.The most recent 2012 U.S...
(2004-2010), Special AssistantExecutive Office of the President of the United StatesThe Executive Office of the President consists of the immediate staff of the President of the United States, as well as multiple levels of support staff reporting to the President. The EOP is headed by the White House Chief of Staff, currently William M. Daley...
to President Obama (2009) - David SpergelDavid SpergelDavid Nathaniel Spergel , is an American theoretical astrophysicist and Princeton University professor known for his work on the WMAP mission. Professor Spergel is a MacArthur Fellow. He has served as the chair of the Astrophysics Subcommittee of the NASA Advisory Council and was once the W.M...
, class of 1978, theoretical astrophysicist and MacArthur Fellow; presently a professor at Princeton UniversityPrinceton UniversityPrinceton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
known for his work on the WMAP mission and chair of the Astrophysics Subcommittee of the NASA Advisory Council