Manhasset Secondary School

Manhasset Secondary School is a six-year comprehensive public high school and middle school located in Manhasset, Nassau County, New York, United States on the North Shore of Long Island. The school district is called Manhasset Union Free School District (MUFSD), despite the district not being union-free. Manhasset High School consistently ranks among the top 100 high schools in America. In addition, the school has been represented yearly national science competitions such as I-SWEEEP, ISEF, and WAC Foundation Lighting Science Fair. Manhasset teachers are some of the most highly paid in the country, with a median annual salary of $116,556.[2]

Manhasset Secondary School
Location
200 Memorial Place

Manhasset
,
Nassau County
,
New York
11030

United States
Coordinates40°47′35″N 73°42′15″W
Information
TypeMiddle School / Public High School
MottoesExcellence through effort
School districtManhasset School District
SuperintendentVincent Butera
NCES School ID3618270[1]
PrincipalDean Schlanger
Faculty98.0 FTEs[1]
Grades7–12
Enrollment1,091 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio11.1:1[1]
Color(s)Orange and blue
Athletics conferenceSection VII
Team nameIndians
PublicationIndian Ink, The Phoenix
Websitemanhassetschools.org

As of the 2018–19 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,091 students and 98.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.1:1. There were 38 students (3.5% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 2 (0.2% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

Building history

The secondary school building was built in 1934–1939 as a project of the Works Progress Administration. The building was designed by the firm Tooker & Marsh[3] with Roger H. Bullard (of Manhasset) as an associate architect. John H. Esile & Co. was contracted as the building contractor. It has undergone multiple extensions and renovations throughout the years, but remains almost entirely intact historically. The interior main hallway and auditorium underwent restoration in 2009. It is currently pending a listing on the National Register of Historic Places.

Schools and offices located in the school building
  • Manhasset Middle School
  • Manhasset High School
  • Central Office, now located in the new office facility
  • The Superintendent of Schools
  • Offices for the District Coordinators of Mathematics, Foreign Languages, Science, English, Athletics, Technology and Social Studies

Sports
  • Manhasset's team nicknames are the Indians and "Set," but the school is progressively considering elimination of the Indian name.[4] The school colors are orange and blue.
  • Varsity sports at Manhasset High School include baseball, football, basketball, cheerleading, field hockey, cross country, track, volleyball, lacrosse,[5] tennis, soccer, swimming, crew, fencing, badminton, golf, bowling and wrestling.

Lacrosse
  • In 1932, Manhasset established the first HS lacrosse team on Long Island while Garden City followed shortly after in 1934.[6] A yearly lacrosse tradition known as the "Woodstick Classic" emerged between the schools, an event which is attended by thousands every year, and is currently the nation's longest continuous boys lacrosse rivalry.[7]
  • Since 1995, Manhasset has won the Class B State Championship one time : 1995[5]
  • In 2009 and 2010, the boys lacrosse team won the Class C state championship, making back-to-back state titles for the first time in school history.[8]
  • In 2003, 2014 and 2018, the girls lacrosse team won the Class B state championship.[9]

Crew
  • In 2008, the Boys Junior 4+ boat won the Scholastic National Regatta in Oak Ridge, Tennessee,[10] the prestigious Stotesbury Cup regatta, and the New York State Championship regatta.
  • The following year, in 2009, the Boys Senior 4+ won back-to-back National titles.[11][12] They also placed first in both the New York State Championship regatta and the New Jersey State Championship regatta that year. The Girls Junior 4+ boat also won the Scholastic National Regatta and placed 4th in the world-famous Head of the Charles Regatta.
  • In 2010 the Girls Lightweight 4+ boat won New York State Championship regatta and the Scholastic National Regatta. They also took second place at the Stotesbury Cup Regatta.
  • In 2017 the Girls Lightweight 8+ boat won New York State Championship regatta and took third at the Scholastic National Regatta. They also placed 2nd in B finals at the Youth National Regatta.

Music

Eight choirs involve over 300 students in singing: Symphonic Choir, Concert Choir I, Men's Chorus, Women's Chorus, Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Select Ensemble (elite mixed chorus), Kinsmen (elite men's chorus), The Shirley Tempos (Women's a cappella), Long Island Sounds (Men's a cappella). Manhasset also features music from Orchestra, Band, and Jazz Ensemble. .

Notable alumni

References
  1. School data for Manhasset Secondary School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 1, 2020.
  2. The Empire Center. "See Through NY, 2019, Schools, MUFSD". See Through NY.
  3. http://www.pelhampreservationsociety.com/id52.html
  4. Schaden, Marco. "Manhasset Under Pressure To Change Mascot", Manhasset Press, October 22, 2020. "In 2001, a Manhasset focus group recommended that no changes should be made to Manhasset High School’s Indian mascot. Almost 20 years later, the school district will have another decision to make on the mascot after an online petition garnered more than 3,000 signatures, and members of the Native American community denounced the mascot."
  5. "Manhasset Lacrosse: Enduring Tradition". Manhasset Press. July 14, 2000. Archived from the original on July 20, 2006. Retrieved 2007-02-17.
  6. Local Heat, National Spotlight - High Schools, Long Island Expressway, National Collegiate Athletic Association - Newsday.com
  7. Woodstick Classic Boys Varsity Lacrosse November 30th, 2006.
  8. NYS Public High School Athletic Association Lacrosse Boys Past Champions
  9. NYS Public High School Athletic Association Lacrosse Girls Past Champions
  10. http://www.sraa.net/archives/2008_SRAA_Saturday.pdf
  11. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2013-12-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. http://www.sraa.net/archives/2009_Sat_Results.pdf
  13. "The Journey Of A Hometown Hero". manhassetpress.com. October 17, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  14. Holden, Stephen. "FILM REVIEW; Jim Brown as Football Legend, Sex Symbol and Husband", The New York Times, March 22, 2002. Accessed October 15, 2007. "It was at Manhasset High School that he became a football star and athletic legend."
  15. Barbuti, Angela. "Field of Dreams: Manhasset's Fab 5 Returns to MHS to Practice" Archived 2008-05-13 at the Wayback Machine, Manhasset Press, August 26, 2005. Accessed November 27, 2007. "Of the 150 best lacrosse players in the world, five call Manhasset home. Beginning their careers playing on Manhasset's P.A.L. teams, Conor Denihan, John Gagliardi, Tim Goettelmann, Blake Miller, and Nick Murtha would all grow up to play major league lacrosse."
  16. Nancy Gary; Pioneering Dean of Medical Schools, Washington Post, June 15, 2006
  17. Huffman, John Pearley. "Daniel Sexton Gurney, 1931–2018 A very worldly and interesting in-between.", Car and Driver, January 14, 2018. Accessed November 11, 2020. "Gurney’s family, with his father joining the Metropolitan Opera, stayed in New York long enough for Dan to graduate from Manhasset High School."
  18. Ken Howard profile, The New York Times. Accessed November 23, 2007.
  19. Gerbasi, Barbara. "Art; She Answered the Call From Washington", The New York Times, December 21, 2003. Accessed November 11, 2020. "Ms. Prey sold her first watercolor to Mr. Carey when he was governor; she was then 17 and attending Manhasset High School."
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