Ward Melville High School is a public high school in the Three Village Central School District of Suffolk County, New York on Long Island, serving grades ten through twelve^[1]. It is fed by the two junior high schools in the District: Paul J. Gelinas Junior High School and Robert Cushman Murphy Junior High School, and is named after businessman and philanthropist Ward Melville. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... “Suburbia” redirects here. ... Setauket-East Setauket is a census-designated place (CDP) in Suffolk County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. ... “NY” redirects here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see High school (disambiguation). ... Three Village Central School District is a school district located in Long Island, New York. ... Suffolk County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. ... “NY” redirects here. ... This article is about the island in New York State. ... Tenth grade (called Grade 10 in some regions and in Canada, also known as sophomore year in the U.S.) is a year of education in the United States and many other nations. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Paul J. Gelinas Jr. ... Robert Cushman Murphy Junior High School, named after American ornithologist Robert Cushman Murphy, is one of the two junior high schools which serve the Three Village Central School District on Long Island, the other being Paul J. Gelinas Junior High School. ... John Ward Melville (January 5, 1887 - June 5, 1977) was an American philanthropist, and businessman. ...

Located sixty miles from Manhattan in the Three Village area, Ward Melville High School is situated in East Setauket, NY. The school serves students from East Setauket, South Setauket, Stony Brook, Old Field, Strongs Neck, and Poquott. Setauket-East Setauket is a census-designated place (CDP) in Suffolk County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. ... South Setauket, New York can refer to: The southern part of Setauket-East Setauket, New York The northern part of Centereach, New York that borders Setauket that is served by the Three Village Central School District instead of the Middle Country Central School District. ... Stony Brook is a hamlet (unincorporated community) (and census-designated place) located in the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County, New York. ... Old Field is a village located in Suffolk County, New York. ... Strongs Neck is a peninsula and hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, on the North Shore of Long Island. ... Poquott is a village located in Suffolk County, New York. ...

The building was originally designed to have 290,700 square feet with capacity for 2,000 students^[2], and two new wings were recently built in 2000 to accommodate for the growth of the student body over the years ^{[citation needed]}. Each of the three grades currently has approximately 700 students.

The district provides for numerous clubs and activities after school, including a musical/theater arts program and many sports teams^[1]. The school offers 25 different Advanced Placement courses and another 25 college courses that are offered credit through several colleges and Universities ^{[citation needed]}. The Advanced Placement Program is a program that offers college level courses at high schools across the United States and Canada. ...

Achievements

Ward Melville High School has been recognized as a School of Excellence by the United States Department of Education and carries this designation on each student's transcript and diploma^[1]. It was ranked within the top 500 high schools in America in 2004 by MSNBC Newsweek^[3]. The Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building[1]) , ED headquarters in Washington, DC A construction project to repair and update the building facade at the Department of Education Headquarters building in 2002 resulted in the installation of structures at all of the entrances to protect employees and visitors from...

Approximately three percent of the class are awarded National Merit scholarships, and many more receive national awards from various sources ^{[citation needed]}. The National Merit Scholarship Program is an academic scholarship competition for recognition and college scholarships administered by National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), a privately funded, not-for-profit organization. ...

The proximity of Ward Melville to the State University of New York at Stony Brook has encouraged the school to house a very strong science research program. This program annually produces many winners in the Intel Science Talent Search, the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair and other science competitions. In 1998, Ward Melville had the highest number of Science Talent Search finalists in the United States (4 out of 40)^[4], and in 2006, it tied for the greatest number of semifinalists (12 out of 300)^[5]. The State University of New York at Stony Brook (SUNYSB), also known as Stony Brook University (SBU) is a public research university located in Stony Brook, New York (on the north side of Long Island, about 55 miles east of Manhattan, New York). ... The Intel Science Talent Search (ISTS) is a prestigious research-based science competition in the United States primarily for high school students. ... The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair is the largest pre-college scientific event in the world. ...

Notable alumni

Notable alumni of Ward Melville High School include: An alumnus (masculine) or alumna (feminine) of a college, university, or school is a former student. ...

• Chris Dieterich (class of 1976) - NFL lineman for the Detroit Lions, 1980-86
• Gary Valentine (class of 1979) - comedian (The King of Queens)
• Mick Foley (class of 1983) - professional wrestler and author
• Kevin James (class of 1983) - comedian/actor (The King of Queens)
• Marco Beltrami (class of 1984) - professional film composer (Scream)
• Andrew Scheps (class of 1984) - Grammy winning producer/engineer (Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Mars Volta, Johnny Cash)
• Michael Israel (class of 1984) - CIO Six Flags, Inc.
• Kevin Kinyon (class of 1984) - founder and President of Gigmasters.com
• Jason Ortenberg (class of 1986) - Visual effects artist for feature films, music videos, and television commercials
• John Fugelsang (class of 1987) - host of America's Funniest Home Videos, 1997-2000
• Todd Sauerbrun (class of 1991) - professional football player, most recently with the New England Patriots (punter)
• Greg Cattrano (class of 1993) - MLL goalie for the Baltimore Bayhawks
• Jarrod Gorbel (class of 1993) - indie singer-songwriter
• Brooke Ellison (class of 1996) - the first quadriplegic to graduate from Harvard University, unsuccessful challenger for NY State senate seat District 4.
• Jamie Stuart (class of 1993) - News 12 Long Island Sportscaster
• Kurt Johnsen (class of 1977) - Forest Scientist, formerly of the Canadian Forest Service, now with the US Forest Service Southern Research Station [1].
• Anthony Nunziato (class of 2007)- The most successful bsaeball player thus far in Ward Melville History, has been featured in Newsday (cited below) and is the winner of several regional awards for baseball excellence.

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External links

• Ward Melville High School website
• Ward Melville's Varsityand JV Lacrosse team in game action against Garden City high school on 4-7-07
• iHomeroom - a social networking site with an emphasis on education for high school students. The site originated as a homework-help blog for Ward Melville students^[6].
• Ward Melville Sophomore Companion - an educational homework resource for 10th graders.
• Article about A.J. Nunziato the most successful baseball player in the school's history

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Ward Melville High School Profile. Retrieved on 2007-04-05.
2. ^ Ward Melville High School Project Page. Wiedersum Associates, P.P.L.C.. Retrieved on 2007-04-05.
3. ^ The Complete List of the 1,000 Top U.S. Schools p. 5. Newsweek (2004). Retrieved on 2007-04-05.
4. ^ Finalists of the 57th Annual Science Talent Search. Science Service (1998). Retrieved on 2007-04-05.
5. ^ Official 2006 Semifinalist Book (PDF). Science Service (2006). Retrieved on 2007-04-05.
6. ^ iHomeroom: About Us. Retrieved on 2007-04-05.