Half Hollow Hills High School West
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525 Half Hollow Road Dix Hills, NY 11746 Suffolk County, New York United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°47′46.33″N 73°21′25.43″W / 40.7962028°N 73.3570639°WCoordinates: 40°47′46.33″N 73°21′25.43″W / 40.7962028°N 73.3570639°W |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Perfectly blending academics, athletics, and the arts |
| Grades | K–12 |
| Superintendent | Kelly Fallon |
| Asst. Superintendent(s) | Patrick Harrigan, Mary A. Rettaliata, Anne Marie Marrone Caliendo, John O'Farrell |
| Accreditation(s) | New York State Education Department, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Schools | two high schools, two middle schools, five elementary schools |
| Budget | $222 million (2012–3) |
| District ID | 3613290 |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 9,882 (2010–1) |
| Teachers | 755 (2010–1) |
| Staff | 850 (2010–1) |
| Student-teacher ratio | 13.08 (2010–1) |
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| Website | www |
Half Hollow Hills Central School District (#5) is located in parts of Dix Hills and Melville, New York, as well as small parts of Wyandanch Deer Park and Wheatley Heights. The district includes parts of both Huntington and Babylon townships. The school district comprises nine schools (five elementary, two middle, and two high schools).
The district has two high schools (East and West), two middle schools (Candlewood and West Hollow), and five elementary schools (Otsego, Paumanok, Signal Hill, Sunquam, Vanderbilt).
High School East is located at 50 Vanderbilt Parkway in Dix Hills, New York, across the street from the Dix Hills branch of the Half Hollow Hills Community Library. Hills East is fed from West Hollow Middle School and is the larger of the two high schools in the district. The current principal is Dr. Jeffery Woodberry, who started in fall of 2007. The building was once used as both a middle school and a high school, which were located side-by-side and connected to one another, so the building is sprawling. For the same reason, Hills East has redundant facilities: two main offices, two nurses' offices, two gymnasiums (and two pairs of men's and women's locker rooms), two auditoriums, and three cafeterias (one has since been converted to a weight room). The class of 1978 was the last class where East was the exclusive high school in the district; commencing in 1979 there were graduating classes from both high schools. In 2013, Half Hollow Hills High School East ranked #314 on Newsweek's list of Best High Schools in America. The Hills East school mascot is the Thunderbird, which wears the school colors of red, black, and white.
High School East features a Planetarium, located one floor above the main office. It features a Spitz A3P planetarium projector, and is usually used to host class trips from the middle and elementary schools, in addition to being the home of the Hills East Astronomy Club, where students are taught about the night sky, astronomy and mythology by fellow students and teachers.
High School East also contains the Eugene Orloff Auditorium, which seats a total of 2,200 on two levels, making it the second largest not-for-profit auditorium on Long Island. It hosts various school events throughout the year, including the Spring Musical, Graduation, Academic Awards, and Athletic Awards. The space is also rented out to local companies for events throughout the year. The stage is a full Broadway-sized stage (88 feet wide, 49 feet deep, three stories tall for fly space (hanging scenery)). The stage has an orchestra pit containing two pistons (although only one functions) that are capable of raising and lowering the pit. The Eugene Orloff Auditorium is infamous for its low quality acoustics, as it was constructed of concrete and never completed. The music wing of the school is located in the hallway right behind the stage. The school also has a recently renovated Lecture Hall. It is usually the host of small gatherings and meetings, as well as Advanced Placement exams.
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