Hastings High School (New York) Explained
| Hastings High School |
| Motto: | Primus Inter Pares |
| Motto Translation: | First Among Equals |
| Address: | One Mount Hope Boulevard |
| City: | Hastings-on-Hudson, |
| State: | New York |
| Zipcode: | 10706 |
| Country: | United States |
| Established: | 1905 |
| Type: | Public |
| Grades: | 9–12 |
| Superintendent: | William S. McKersie[1] |
| Principal: | Andrew Clayman[2] |
| Enrollment: | 519 (2022–23)[3] |
| Coordinates: | 40.9944°N -73.8722°W |
| Mapframe-Zoom: | 12 |
| Staff: | 50.88 |
| Ratio: | 10.20 |
| Mascot: | Yellow jacket |
| Newspaper: | The Buzzer |
| Colors: | Green and Gold |
| Website: | https://hhs.hohschools.org/ |
| Feeders: | Farragut Middle School |
Hastings High School (HHS) is a comprehensive public high school and the only high school of the Hastings-on-Hudson Union Free School District in Westchester County, New York. The principal is Andrew Clayman.
Rankings
In 2015, Hastings High School was ranked 162nd on Newsweek's ranking of the top US high schools.[4]
Awards
Hastings High School was a recipient of the U.S. Department of Education's National Blue Ribbon Award for excellence for 2001–2002 and for 2016–2017.[5]
Theater
Hastings High School received a $10,000 grant from a division of the National Broadcasting Corporation to put on a production of Hairspray.[6] [7]
Notable alumni
- Stephen Collins, actor
- Libby Copeland, reporter for the Washington Post
- Ricki Lake (born 1968), actress, television presenter and producer
- Ali Marpet (born 1993), American football center for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL)
- Robert Meeropol (born 1947), son of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg
- Dave Rice (born c. 1940), college football coach
- Benh Zeitlin (born 1982), filmmaker, composer, and animator
- John Dehner (born 1915), stage, radio, film, and television actor
- Edmund Phelps (born 1933), recipient of Nobel Prize in Economics
Race Relations and Demographics
The school's lack of ethnic diversity has been commented on.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE . Hastings-on-Hudson Union Free School District . 19 March 2022.
- Web site: Principal's Message . Hastings High School . 10 July 2024.
- Web site: HASTINGS HIGH SCHOOL. National Center for Education Statistics. September 2, 2024.
- Web site: On 08/19/15 at 7:31 AM EST . America's Top High Schools 2015 . August 19, 2015 . Newsweek.com . 2020-01-18.
- Web site: Hastings High School Named National Blue Ribbon School . Hohschools.org . 2017-09-28 . 2020-01-18.
- News: Kramer. Pete. 30 January 2019. Lack of diversity can't stop the beat at Hastings 'Hairspray'. lohud. 17 May 2021.
- News: Woyton. Michael. 27 September 2019. "Hastings Director Takes Part In Theater Industry Award Event". Rivertowns Patch. 17 May 2021.
