Deer Park High School (New York)

High school in Deer Park, New York, United States

Deer Park High School

Address

1 Falcon Place

Deer Park

New York

11729

United States

Coordinates| 40°45′49″N 73°20′02″W﻿ / ﻿40.763582°N 73.333875°W﻿ / 40.763582; -73.333875
Information
School type| Public, High School
Established| 1959-1961
Status| Open
School district| Deer Park School Union Free School District
Principal| Charles Cobb
Grades| 9–12
Gender| Coed
Age range| 14–18
Enrollment| 1,357 (2016-17)[2]
Average class size| 26.2[1]
Campus type| Suburban
Color(s)|
Maroon, Gray, and White
Slogan| "Home of the Falcons"
Mascot| Falcon
Team name| Falcons
Feeder schools| Robert Frost Middle School
Website| Deer Park High School

Deer Park High School is a public high school in the town of Deer Park in suburban Long Island, New York. It is the only high school in the Deer Park School Union Free School District and serves students in grades 9–12.

## Academics[edit]

In 2008, the school exceeded the state average passing rate in all nine of the New York State Regents Examinations test areas and students took AP examinations in 16 test areas.[3] The school's 14.9 student-teacher ratio exceeds the 12.8 state average.[1]

## Notable alumni[edit]

* Bob McCurdy - college basketball player, Class of 1970[4]
* Ray Searage, baseball player and coach, Class of 1973[5]
* Paul Becker, Naval Intelligence Officer and Director for Intelligence of The Joint Chiefs of Staff, Class of 1979 [6][7]
* Joe Valentine - baseball player, Class of 1997 [8]
* Kathleen Herles - voice actress, original voice of Dora on Dora the Explorer, Class of 2008 [9]

## Feeder patterns[edit]

Students enter the school after completing eighth grade at Robert Frost Middle School, the only middle school in the district.

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "School Matters - Deer Park High School". Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
2. ^ "DEER PARK HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
3. ^ Greatschools - Deer Park High School
4. ^ Wojnarowski, Adrian (February 21, 2005). The Miracle of St. Anthony: A Season with Coach Bob Hurley and Basketball's Most Improbable Dynasty. Gotham. pp. 102–103. ISBN 978-1-59240-102-4.
5. ^ "Coach Bio".
6. ^ "U.S. Navy Biographies - REAR ADMIRAL PAUL BECKER". www.navy.mil. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
7. ^ "Home". The Becker T3 Group. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
8. ^ Sarra, Gregg (May 21, 2020). "Carmine Argenziano: Longtime Deer Park baseball coach". Newsday. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
9. ^ Ceccarini, Jordan; Nolan, Laura; Sobelman, Erika (December 31, 2007). "Kidsday". Newsday. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.

## External links[edit]

* Deer Park High School website
* Deer Park School Union Free School District website
* Greatschools - Deer Park High School
* School Matters - Deer Park High School

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* NCES

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