Massapequa High School
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Massapequa High School is a four-year public high school located in Massapequa, New York
for students grades 9 through 12. (Students in grade 9 attend the Massapequa High School Ames campus.) It is known locally for its low drop out
rate and quality sports teams.
As of the 2005–06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,868 students and 133.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 14.0.
Berner High School
opened in 1962 to relieve the growing population of Massapequa High School. After a decline in district enrollment from a high of 17,000 students in 1970 to 7,800 by 1986, Berner High School closed in 1987. It now serves 7th and 8th grade students as Berner Middle School.
Massapequa High School recently underwent an expansion in the northeast corner of the school, constructing a new wing which features eight new classrooms ready for use in September, 2007. The school's track was resurfaced in the summer of 2005.
In 2007, Massapequa High School's volleyball team won the New York State championship. Recently, cheerleading was added as a sport.
Massapequa HS has a wrestling program dating back to the 1950’s. The Massapequa Wrestling program, involving only freshmen, began in 1952 under the leadership of Coach Len Connor. In 1955, Bill Deveaux took over as the head coach and managed the program through 1957, which included the first graduating class in 1956. John Hass officially took over as the head coach in 1958 and continued until 1962. In 1963, former wrestler Al Bevilacqua took over as the head coach. Wrestling grew and flourished at Massapequa under the leadership and program development of Coach Bevilacqua. Years later, another former wrestler, Gary Mims would become an assistant coach and help Coach Bevilacqua turn Massapequa into a wrestling powerhouse. Mims would go on to become the head coach in 1978 and guide the program through 28 successful years up until his retirement in 2006. In 2006, Joe Catalanotto took over as head coach at Massapequa. Prior to 2006, Coach Catalanotto had been the Junior High coach for seven years and an assistant with both the Varsity and Junior Varsity programs at Massapequa.
In 2010, the Girl's Varsity Soccer team won the New York State class AA title.
Massapequa Girls Volleyball team has won Nassau County title for 11 years in a row
† Indicates a graduation from Berner High School
Massapequa, New York
Massapequa is a hamlet located in the suburban Nassau County, New York. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a total population of 21,685.Massapequa is located on the South Shore of Long Island....
for students grades 9 through 12. (Students in grade 9 attend the Massapequa High School Ames campus.) It is known locally for its low drop out
Dropping out
Dropping out means leaving a group for either practical reasons, necessities or disillusionment with the system from which the individual in question leaves....
rate and quality sports teams.
As of the 2005–06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,868 students and 133.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 14.0.
History
Massapequa High School's first graduating class, the class of 1956, began its high school years at what is now Eastlake Elementary School. Massapequa High School opened in its own location on Merrick Road in September 1955.Berner High School
Berner High School
Alfred G. Berner High School was a high school that served Massapequa, New York from 1962 to 1987. The school was named after Alfred G. Berner, who served on the Board of Education from 1945 to 1954...
opened in 1962 to relieve the growing population of Massapequa High School. After a decline in district enrollment from a high of 17,000 students in 1970 to 7,800 by 1986, Berner High School closed in 1987. It now serves 7th and 8th grade students as Berner Middle School.
Massapequa High School recently underwent an expansion in the northeast corner of the school, constructing a new wing which features eight new classrooms ready for use in September, 2007. The school's track was resurfaced in the summer of 2005.
Massapequa High School Main Campus
Located on Merrick Rd. in Massapequa across from the Southgate Shopping Center.Athletics
In the 2006 Season Massapequa High School's baseball team won the New York State division. They won the LI Championship again in 2007, 2008, and 2009 creating a "four peat" tradition.In 2007, Massapequa High School's volleyball team won the New York State championship. Recently, cheerleading was added as a sport.
Massapequa HS has a wrestling program dating back to the 1950’s. The Massapequa Wrestling program, involving only freshmen, began in 1952 under the leadership of Coach Len Connor. In 1955, Bill Deveaux took over as the head coach and managed the program through 1957, which included the first graduating class in 1956. John Hass officially took over as the head coach in 1958 and continued until 1962. In 1963, former wrestler Al Bevilacqua took over as the head coach. Wrestling grew and flourished at Massapequa under the leadership and program development of Coach Bevilacqua. Years later, another former wrestler, Gary Mims would become an assistant coach and help Coach Bevilacqua turn Massapequa into a wrestling powerhouse. Mims would go on to become the head coach in 1978 and guide the program through 28 successful years up until his retirement in 2006. In 2006, Joe Catalanotto took over as head coach at Massapequa. Prior to 2006, Coach Catalanotto had been the Junior High coach for seven years and an assistant with both the Varsity and Junior Varsity programs at Massapequa.
In 2010, the Girl's Varsity Soccer team won the New York State class AA title.
Massapequa Girls Volleyball team has won Nassau County title for 11 years in a row
Notable alumni
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† Indicates a graduation from Berner High School
Berner High School
Alfred G. Berner High School was a high school that served Massapequa, New York from 1962 to 1987. The school was named after Alfred G. Berner, who served on the Board of Education from 1945 to 1954...