Bellport High School

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Bellport High School
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Location
Bellport High School

United States
Coordinates 40°46′33″N72°55′21″W / 40.7757°N 72.922512°W / 40.7757; -72.922512
Information
Type Public high school
MottoStrive for Excellence
School district South Country Central School District
PrincipalErika Della Rosa [1]
Teaching staff115.17 (FTE) [2]
Grades 9 to 12
Enrollment1,382 (2023–2024) [2]
Student to teacher ratio12.00 [2]
Color(s)Red and Blue   
MascotClipper Ship
Team nameClippers
Website BHS Home Page

Bellport High School is the public high school for the South Country Central School District, which is located in Suffolk County, Long Island in the United States. It serves students in grades 9-12 in Bellport, North Bellport, Brookhaven and parts of Shirley, East Patchogue, Medford and Yaphank. [3] The principal is Erika Della Rosa. It is preceded by Bellport Middle School. [4]

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Academics

According to 2007 data, 75.8% of Bellport graduates earn a New York State Regent's diploma. 51.6% of graduates plan to attend 4-year college, and 33.2% plan to attend a 2-year college, usually Suffolk County Community College. [5]

Advanced Placement courses are offered in European History, U.S. History, U.S. Government and Politics, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Calculus, Statistics, Art, Art History, Music Theory, Chemistry, Physics, Biology and Environmental Science. [6]

Athletics

Bellport High School competes in the following sports: [7]

Fall

Winter

Spring

Football

The Football team won the Suffolk County Championship in 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2021, & 2022. The teams went on to win the Long Island Championship in 1992, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2005, & 2010. This was all achieved while competing in Division 2 of Long Island High School Football in the modern format (four divisions, with a Long Island Championship between the champions of both Nassau County and Suffolk County for each division) was introduced in 1992. [8] Most of these teams were lead by coach Joe Cipp, who started the varsity football team at Bellport in 1976 and went on to oversee two teams ranked number one in New York State in 1982 and 2001. He would go on to be inducted into the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Hall Of Fame. [9]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Administration". Bellport High school. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "BELLPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
  3. ↑ Geography Division (January 12, 2021). 2020 census - school district reference map: Suffolk County, NY (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 4 (PDF p. 5/6). Retrieved September 23, 2025. - Text list
  4. ↑ "Bellport High School Profile". Archived from the original on July 22, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Newsday: High School Graduates". Archived from the original on July 3, 2009. Retrieved August 5, 2009.
  6. ↑ "Course Descriptions 2012-13" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 24, 2012.
  7. ↑ "High School Teams". South Country Central School District.
  8. ↑ "Long Island High School Football Champions". Newsday.
  9. ↑ "Joseph Cipp (2016) - Hall of Fame". nysphsaa.org. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Giovanni Capitello | Actor, director, producer". IMDb.
  11. ↑ "Arella Guirantes - Women's Basketball". Rutgers University Athletics.
  12. ↑ "Grucci: Company & History". grucci.com.
  13. ↑ "Dennis E. Puleston, a Professor, Is Killed by Lightning in Mexico". The New York Times. July 5, 1978.
  14. ↑ "Smith, Randy". Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame. February 7, 2018.
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