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
Teaching staff| 82.65 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades| 9–12
Enrollment| 991 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio| 11.99[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

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* 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 1978)[5][independent source needed]
* Dylan Laube, NFL player for the Las Vegas Raiders (Class of 2018)[6]
* Christian Nilsson, filmmaker best known for Dashcam (2021) and Unsubscribe (2020)[7] (Class of 2006)[8]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "WESTHAMPTON BEACH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
2. ^ New York Magazine. New York Media, LLC. April 9, 1979. p. 44. ISSN 0028-7369. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
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 (June 18, 2020). "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 December 23, 2020.
8. ^ Valentino, Marisa; Hinkle, Annette (June 22, 2020). "Zoom Horror Film Screened at WHBPAC Is Number One At The Box Office". 27 East. Retrieved December 23, 2020.

## External links

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

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI

Geographic|

* NCES