Walt Whitman High School (Huntington Station, New York)

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Walt Whitman High School
Address
301 West Hills Road

Huntington Station
,
New York

United States
Information
Type Public high school
Established1957
School district South Huntington Union Free School District
PrincipalJohn Murphy
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,959 (2016-17) [1]
CampusSuburban
MascotWildcat
National ranking2/100
Website Walt Whitman High School

Walt Whitman High School is a four-year public secondary school located at 301 West Hills Road, in Huntington Station, New York. It is South Huntington Union Free School District's only high school, serving students in Huntington Station, South Huntington, Melville, and West Hills. Ranging from year to year, the school typically has around 2,000 students in grades 9–12. The school is notable for having epic gamers.

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Notable alumni

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Sports

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In 1964 and 1966, Walt Whitman High School hosted the 2nd and 4th annual NYSPHSAA state wrestling tournaments. The event didn't return to Long Island again until Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum hosted it in 2006. [6]

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  2. ↑ Vaccaro, Christopher R. (2009). 我的圖書館 我的紀錄 Google Play 圖書 Long Island High School Sports. Arcadia Publishing. p. 122. ISBN   9781439637548.
  3. ↑ Grassley, Will (June 8, 1982). "Huntington Loves Gerry Cooney". Ocala Star-Banner. Google News. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
  4. ↑ Wood, Matthew (August 6, 2014). "Seven Things to Know About New Padres GM A.J. Preller". NBC San Diego. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
  5. ↑ Finley, Bill (26 April 2009). "Jimmy Jerkens, Training in Dad's Footprints, Has Chance to Leave His Own". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2013.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
  7. ↑ "Baseball Crown To Whitman High". The New York Times . June 20, 1976. Retrieved January 1, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Walt Whitman Harriers Win State Championship". The New York Times . November 16, 1975. Retrieved January 1, 2010.
  9. ↑ "Section XI Results". DyeStat . October 31, 2008. Retrieved January 1, 2010.
  10. ↑ Staff (24 May 2011). "Unseeded Champion Crowned at Suffolk County Tennis Individual Championships". LI Tennis Magazine. Retrieved 22 December 2018.

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