Hastings High School (New York)

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Hastings High School
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Address
Hastings High School (New York)
1 Mount Hope Boulevard

Hastings On Hudson,
,
New York
10706

United States
Coordinates 40°59′40″N73°52′20″W / 40.99444°N 73.87222°W / 40.99444; -73.87222
Information
TypePublic
MottoPrimus Inter Pares
(First Among Equals)
Established1905
School district Hastings-on-Hudson Union Free School District
SuperintendentWilliam S. McKersie [1]
PrincipalLouis A. Adipietro
Staff57.23 (on an FTE basis) [2]
Grades9–12 [2]
Enrollment520 (2019–20) [2]
Student to teacher ratio9.09 [2]
Campus typeShared with the Middle School
Color(s)Green and Gold
MascotYellow jacket
NewspaperThe Buzzer
Feeder schoolsFarragut Middle School
Website www.hohschools.org/Page/13

Hastings High School (HHS) is a comprehensive public high school and the only high school of the Hastings-on-Hudson Union Free School District in Westchester County, New York. The principal is Louis Adipietro. [3]

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Rankings

In 2015 Hastings High School was ranked 162nd on Newsweek's ranking of the top US high schools. [4] [ when? ]

Awards

Hastings High School was a recipient of the U.S. Department of Education's National Blue Ribbon Award for excellence for 2001–2002 and for 2016–2017. [5]

Theater

Hastings High School received a $10,000 grant from a division of the National Broadcasting Corporation to put on a production of Hairspray. [6] [7]

Notable alumni

Race Relations and Demographics

The school's lack of ethnic diversity has been commented on. [6]

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References

  1. "SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE". Hastings-on-Hudson Union Free School District. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "HASTINGS HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  3. "Principal's Message". Hastings High School. Hastings-on-Hudson Union Free School District. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  4. On 08/19/15 at 7:31 AM EST (August 19, 2015). "America's Top High Schools 2015". Newsweek.com. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  5. "Hastings High School Named National Blue Ribbon School". Hohschools.org. September 28, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  6. 1 2 Kramer, Pete (January 30, 2019). "Lack of diversity can't stop the beat at Hastings 'Hairspray'". lohud. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  7. Woyton, Michael (September 27, 2019). ""Hastings Director Takes Part In Theater Industry Award Event"". Rivertowns Patch. Retrieved May 17, 2021.