Great Neck South High School
| William A. Shine Great Neck South High School | |
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341 Lakeville Road Great Neck, NY 11020 USA |
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| Type | Comprehensive Public High School |
| Founded | 1958 |
| School district | Great Neck Union Free School District |
| Principal | Christopher Gitz |
| Asst. Principals | Sharon Applebaum John J. Duggan |
| Faculty | 107.4 FTEs |
| Enrollment | 1,218 (as of 2014-15) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11.3:1 |
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| Team name | Rebels |
| Newspaper | The Southerner |
| Yearbook | Vista |
| Website | School website |
William A. Shine Great Neck South High School (commonly Great Neck South, GNSHS or South High School) is an American four-year public high school. It is located in Lake Success, New York in Great Neck, New York, serving students in grades 9 through 12.
As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,218 students and 107.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.3:1. There were 88 students (7.2% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 65 (5.3% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
Great Neck South is one of three high schools in the Great Neck School District, which includes Great Neck North High School and Village School. Great Neck South offers its 1,198 students 75 classrooms, along with separate classrooms for students with disabilities. The school opened its doors in 1958, and was named Great Neck South High School until it was renamed in 2006.
In 1949 the School District acquired the 124-acre (0.50 km2) South complex in Lake Success from the former estate of Henry Phipps, Jr., steelmaster and one-time partner of Andrew Carnegie. His mansion and 9 acres (36,000 m2) were given to the district by the Phipps heirs; the mansion is now the Phipps Administration Building. The rest of the property was purchased for $279,000. In 1957, South High School was built on property surrounding the administration building. When the estate was donated, there was a stipulation that part of it be kept in its natural state. That condition was met during construction.
In 1958, Great Neck Senior High School was renamed Great Neck North High School to differentiate it from the district's new Great Neck South High School. Prior to 1979, Great Neck South High School included Grades 10 through 12. But in 1980, Grade 9 was added to the high school. Today the school has 75 classrooms. In 2006, the school was renamed to honor Dr. William A. Shine for his respected status in the Great Neck School District.
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