Westhampton Beach High School

Public school in Westhampton Beach, New York, United States

Westhampton Beach High School

Address

49 Lilac Road

Westhampton Beach

New York

11978

United States

Coordinates| 40°49′10″N 72°38′56″W﻿ / ﻿40.81944°N 72.64889°W﻿ / 40.81944; -72.64889
Information
Type| Public
School district| Westhampton Beach Union Free School District
Principal| Christopher Herr
Grades| 9–12
Enrollment| 958 (2016-17)[1]
Color(s)|  Green  Gray  White
Team name| Hurricanes
Accreditation| State of New York
Newspaper| The Hurricane Eye
Website| WHBHS

Westhampton Beach High School is a public four-year high school for grades 9–12 in Westhampton Beach, New York, which is located at the southeastern end of Suffolk County on Long Island.

## Notable alumni[edit]

* Rick Rasmussen, surfer; attended until age 15[2]
* John Hart Ely, legal scholar and Dean of Stanford Law School[3]
* Dan Jiggetts, retired American football offensive linesman[4] (Class of 1972)
* Sean Farrell, retired American Football guard (Class of 1976)[5][third-party source needed]
* Dylan Laube, college football player (Class of 2018)[6]
* Christian Nilsson, filmmaker best known for Dashcam (2021) and Unsubscribe (2020) which topped the U.S. box office in June 2020[7] (Class of 2006)[8]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "WESTHAMPTON BEACH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
2. ^ New York Magazine. New York Media, LLC. 1979-04-09. p. 44. ISSN 0028-7369. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
3. ^ "Westhampton Beach UFSD Community | Wall of Fame". whbschools.org.
4. ^ Donnell, Jim O (July 11, 1993). "Former Bear Dan Jiggetts An All-american Success Story". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
5. ^ "Community / Wall of Fame". www.westhamptonbeach.k12.ny.us.
6. ^ "Dylan Laube". New Hampshire Wildcats.
7. ^ Elfrink, Tim (2020-06-18). "Want to top the box office during a pandemic? Film for free on Zoom and then rent out a theater". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
8. ^ Valentino, Marisa; Hinkle, Annette (2020-06-22). "Zoom Horror Film Screened at WHBPAC Is Number One At The Box Office". 27 East. Retrieved 2020-12-23.

## External links[edit]

* Westhampton Beach High School website
* Hurricanes Football website
* Hurricane FRC Robotics Team website

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI

Geographic|

* NCES