Walter G. O'Connell Copiague High School

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Walter G. O'Connell Copiague High School
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Walter G. O'Connell Copiague High School
1100 Dixon Avenue

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11726

United States
Coordinates 40°41′18″N73°23′47″W / 40.6884°N 73.39625°W / 40.6884; -73.39625
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School typePublic school
Opened1957, first graduating class, 1960. The current school building was opened in 1968.
FounderWalter G. O'Connell
School districtCopiague Union Free School District
NCES School ID 360831000609 [1]
PrincipalJoseph Agosta
Faculty131
Teaching staff101.58 (FTE)
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,601 (2015-16) [2]
Hours in school dayapprox. 6 1/2
Color(s)   Royal blue and white
Athletics conferenceSection 11, Division II League
MascotEagle
Team nameCopiague Eagles
Website www.copiague.k12.ny.us/minisites/hs/

Walter G. O'Connell Copiague High School is an American four-year college preparatory public high school in the hamlet of Copiague in Suffolk County, New York. Commonly referred to as "Copiague High School," the school is named after its founder and first principal Walter G. O'Connell. [3]

Contents

Walter G. O'Connell Copiague High School serves approximately 1,545 students in grades nine through twelve.

Extracurricular activities

Copiague High offers its students over 41 clubs to choose from throughout the academic year.

After School Supervision
Anime Club
Art Club
Bringing Unity Through Youth (BUTY)
Business Olympics
Chemistry Club
Chess Club
Conciencia Latina
Cooking Club
Central Treasurer
Choral Director
Class Advisor
Colorguard
Distributive Education Club (DECA)
Drama Club
Ecology Club
Folio
Fine Arts Honor Society
Future Teachers of America

Global Ambassadors
Guitar Club
High School Band
High School Play
Homework Club
Italian Cultural Club
Intercultural Club
International Club
Jazz band
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Key Club
Lady Steppers
Literary Magazine
Madrigal Choir
Marching Band
Mathletes
Mock Trial
National Honor Society
One Mind Club

Pit Orchestra
Public Relations Club
Quiz Bowl
Robotics Club
Science Olympiad
Shakespeare Club
SOUL Community Outreach and Medical Club
Student Council
Technology Club
Tree Huggerz Club
Tri-M Music Honor Society
Varsity Club
Video Production Club
Voice to Voice Group
Weight Training Fitness Club
Yearbook
Zumba Dance Club

Athletics

Copiague High School's interscholastic athletics program offers its students the option of choosing from a wide range of sports throughout the school year. Teams compete in the Section 11, Division II League in both the junior and senior varsity levels. [4]

Some of the sports available include:

FALL      
                    
Football (V)                 
Girls Soccer (V/JV)
Girls Tennis (V/JV)
Boys Cross-Country (V)
Girls Volleyball (V/JV)
Cheerleading (V/JV)
Field Hockey (V/JV)
Gymnastics (V)
WINTER
 
Wrestling (V/JV)
Boys Basketball (V/JV)
Girls Basketball (V/JV)
Boys Winter Track (V)
Girls Winter Track (V)
Boys Bowling (V)
Girls Bowling (V)
Cheerleading (V/JV)
SPRING
 
Softball (V/JV)
Baseball (V/JV)
Boys Lacrosse (V/JV)
Girls Lacrosse (V/JV)
Boys Tennis (JV)
Boys Spring Track (V)
Girls Spring Track (V)

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