Sanford H. Calhoun High School
| Sanford H. Calhoun High School | |
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Logo of Calhoun High School's baseball team
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1786 State Street Merrick, New York 11566 United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°40′26″N 73°33′54″W / 40.67389°N 73.56500°WCoordinates: 40°40′26″N 73°33′54″W / 40.67389°N 73.56500°W |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1958 |
| School district | Bellmore–Merrick Central High School District |
| Faculty | 75.7 FTEs |
| Enrollment | 1,322 (as of 2014-15) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 17.5:1 |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Blue and gray |
| Mascot | Colt |
| Publication | Pegasus |
| Newspaper | Hoofbeats |
| Website | Official website |
Sanford H. Calhoun High School is a public high school located in Merrick, New York. Established in 1958, Calhoun is one of three high schools in the Bellmore–Merrick Central High School District, and acts as a magnet school for several programs.
As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,322 students and 75.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 17.5:1. There were 85 students (6.4% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 28 (2.1% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
Hoofbeats is the official student newspaper of Calhoun. The newspaper has won numerous awards, and five editions are produced each year.
Calhoun competes in Section VIII athletics, a compilation of public schools in Nassau County. The fall season hosts boys' and girls' cross country, football, boys' and girls' soccer, girls' tennis, boys' badminton, boys' volleyball, girls' volleyball, and girls' swimming. The winter hosts wrestling, boys' and girls' basketball, and indoor track, with district teams—including athletes from the other two schools of the district, Mepham and Kennedy—for ice hockey, swimming, diving, rifle, and bowling. The final season, spring, is home to boys' and girls' lacrosse, track and field, baseball, softball, boys' tennis, and girls' badminton.
The Calhoun Choral Program (CCP) is composed of over 160 students, and consists of three groups. Many students belong to more than one group.
The Calhoun Band Program consists of six groups. Students are most commonly in more than one group.
At Calhoun High School an award winning theatre program exists, the On Tour Company. The On Tour Company began in 1974 and has been successful in producing a wide range of productions each year. Since 1985 the program has been run by Salvatore Salerno of Merrick. The company puts on 1 Shakespeare play, 1 straight play, 1 musical, 1 alternating style show, 3 improv nights, the Gotta Sing, Gotta Act and Gotta Dance production and one night of senior one acts each year.
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