Harborfields High School

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Harborfields High School
Location
Harborfields High School
98 Taylor Avenue

Greenlawn
,
New York
11740

United States
Coordinates 40°52′06″N73°21′32″W / 40.86833°N 73.35889°W / 40.86833; -73.35889
Information
School type Public, secondary
Established1956
School districtHarborfields Central School District
PrincipalNeil Lederer
Teaching staff84.99 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment929 (2023–2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio10.92 [1]
Colors   Green and white
MascotTornadoes
NewspaperThe Harbinger
Website Harborfields High School

Harborfields High School is a four-year secondary school located in Greenlawn, New York, United States. It functions as the sole high school for Harborfields Central School District, encompassing the communities of Centerport and Greenlawn along with parts of Huntington and Northport. In 2011, the school was ranked 88th on Newsweek's list of Top 1300 High Schools in America. [2]

Contents

The Class of 1960 was the first graduating class, with about 130 graduates from Centerport and Greenlawn only.[ citation needed ] That first class used the building for four years as it was being completed.[ citation needed ]

The name Harborfields came from a combination of the older names of Centerport (Little Cow Harbor) and Greenlawn (Old Fields), selected from an entry in a naming contest in about 1958.[ citation needed ]

Harborfields High School can be seen in Mariah Carey's documentary "Mariah Carey's Homecoming" which aired on December 14, 1999 on Fox. [3] [4] [5]

Athletics

Harborfields' sports team is known as the Tornadoes. Its colors are dark green and white. Harborfields offers the following sports: [6]

Achievements

In 2025, Tristan Blake won the New York State Class B long jump championship. He was the first Harborfields athlete to win the state championship in long jump. [7]

Football won the Suffolk County championship in 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, and 2001 and the Long Island Championship in 1994 and 1996. [8]

Field Hockey won the Suffolk County Class B championship in 2024, defeating Miller Place 5-1. [9]

Boys Soccer won the Suffolk County Class A championship in 2021, defeating East Hampton 1-0. [10]

Boys Basketball won the New York State Class A championship in 2012. [11]

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 "HARBORFIELDS HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  2. ↑ "America's Best High Schools". The Daily Beast . June 19, 2011. Archived from the original on December 4, 2011. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Mariah Carey's Homecoming Special". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on September 26, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Mariah's Homecoming Special". The Mariah Carey Archives. December 13, 1999.
  5. ↑ Basham, David (December 10, 1999). "Mariah Carey Taps Jay-Z, 98 Degrees for "Homecoming" Concert". MTV . Archived from the original on September 9, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Harborfields Tornadoes | Harborfields High School, Greenlawn NY". www.maxpreps.com. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Harborfields' Tristan Blake first jumper in school history to win state title". Newsday. June 14, 2025. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
  8. ↑ LaMonica, Mark (September 24, 2025). "Long Island high school football champions". Newsday. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Harborfields wins Suffolk Class B field hockey championship". Newsday. November 6, 2024. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
  10. ↑ "East Hampton Boys Soccer Falls To Harborfields In County Championship". 27 East. April 26, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Past Champions - Boys Basketball". nysphsaa.org. Retrieved September 27, 2025.
  12. ↑ Buchanan, Jason (2008). "Mariah Carey". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on June 11, 2008.
  13. ↑ Brian "Mitts" Daniels LinkedIn profile
  14. ↑ Salerno, Mike; Neighbor (July 28, 2011). "Patchogue Resident Makes a Living on Bowling Tour". Patchogue, NY Patch. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Harborfields High School - One $3 Lifetime membership". old-friends.co. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
  16. ↑ "John J. Flanagan". Archived from the original on April 2, 2009. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
  17. ↑ "Mets fan Matt Frevola looking to take next step in UFC 288". May 5, 2023. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Jeff Hawkins".
  19. ↑ "Opie". www.nndb.com. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
  20. ↑ Kelly, Liz (December 22, 2006). "He Oughta Be in Pictures". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on May 11, 2008. Retrieved August 26, 2007.
  21. ↑ "Mark Millon - Founder | Millon Lacrosse Camps". Millon Lacrosse. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
  22. ↑ Litsky, Frank (November 8, 2004). "An Erstwhile Soccer Star Finds a New Life in Running". The New York Times. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
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