George W. Hewlett High School

George W. Hewlett High School (commonly known as Hewlett High School, or HHS, and replacing Woodmere High School) is a four-year public high school in Hewlett, New York. Located in the Five Towns area of Long Island, it is the only high school in the Hewlett-Woodmere Public School District (District 14).

George W. Hewlett High School
Location
60 Everit Avenue
Hewlett, New York 11557
Information
TypePublic high school
Motto"Make it a good day or not, the choice is up to you!"
Established1955
School districtHewlett-Woodmere School District
NCES School ID3631710[1]
PrincipalDr. William Galati
Faculty96.6 FTEs[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,039 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio10.8:1[1]
Color(s)Blue and White
Athletics conferenceDivision 3
NicknameThe Bulldogs
PublicationThe Spectrum
Information516-295-0748
WebsiteSchool website

As of the 2018–19 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,039 students and 96.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.8:1. There were 212 students (20.4% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 37 (3.6% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

Academics

Hewlett is a National Academy of Music Arts and Sciences school and is one of three Nassau County Districts "that is certified as a CISCO CCNA Academy".[2]

Notable alumni

Many of Hewlett High School's more distinguished alumni have been recognized by plaques on the school's walls that name them as members of the school's Alumni Hall of Fame.[3] The following are among the school's notable former students:

References
  1. School data for George W Hewlett High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 4, 2020.
  2. Outstanding Programs Archived 2007-03-15 at the Wayback Machine, accessed October 2, 2006
  3. Hewlett-Woodmere Alumni Association Hall of Fame website Archived 2008-05-25 at the Wayback Machine, accessed May 2, 2008, and Hewlett-Woodmere Alumni Association Hall of Fame inductees, backed up by Internet Archive as of June 23, 2007, accessed April 23, 2007.
  4. Harrison, Helen A. "LIVES IN ART: Building Up, Taking Apart; An Artist's Investigation Of Loss and Memory", The New York Times, January 2, 2005. Accessed March 31, 2008. "And although he found few kindred spirits among his classmates at George W. Hewlett High School, he had art teachers who basically let me sit in art class whenever I wanted -- before school, during school and after school -- and play around."
  5. "1966: Donna Karan Graduates from Hewlett High School", Newsday. Access*ed June 11, 2007.
  6. Van Gelder, Lawrence. "INTERVIEW; Her Winning Way With Fashion", The New York Times, October 16, 1977. Accessed September 15, 2008. "And suddenly, at the age of 29, Donna Karan, who grew up in Woodmere, Who lied about her age to begin selling women's clothes at 14 in Cedarhurst, and who now lives in Lawrence, was at the top of her fashion world."
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-10-17. Retrieved 2008-10-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. Joe Sobel
  9. Jon Tiomkin
  10. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0491005/

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