Sewanhaka High School
| Sewanhaka High School | |
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500 Tulip Avenue Floral Park, NY, Nassau 11001 United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1929 |
| Principal | Dr. Christopher Salinas |
| Faculty | 93.4 FTEs |
| Grades | 7-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,602 (as of 2014-15) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 17.2:1 |
| Color(s) |
Purple, Gold, and White |
| Mascot | Indian |
| Newspaper | Chieftain |
| Yearbook | Totem |
| Website | sewanhaka.k12.ny.us/Domain/12 |
Purple, Gold, and White
Sewanhaka High School is a six-year public high school located in Floral Park, New York, United States, as part of the Sewanhaka Central High School District. The school's sports teams are known as "The Indians" and the team colors are purple, gold, and white. The school's name translates to "Island of Shells" in English. It is located at 500 Tulip Avenue, Floral Park, 11001. Sewanhaka High School dates back to 1929.
As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,602 students and 93.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 17.2:1. There were 554 students (34.6% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 148 (9.2% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
Sewanhaka High School was constructed in 1929 by architects Knappe & Morris (with additional classrooms in 1936) in the Long Island town of Floral Park. The school was established first in the district and currently is the only high school in the district to offer career vocational courses on Long Island. Those eligible to join this program include students from the other 4 high schools in the district.
During the 1992-93 school year, Sewanhaka High School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive.
This is the current list of team sports, organized clubs, and student activities at Sewanhaka:
The Model United Nations Debate Team at Sewanhaka starts with participation in the 1/2 credit World Issues class, and then upon completion, the students become members of the club. The team goes on many conferences where they debate a wide variety of issues facing the real United Nations today. Recently at the 2009 American University Model United Conference, the Sewanhaka team took home Overall Best Delegation, the prestigious first place award on the international scale. Two members of the team took home the distinguished delegation award last November, continuing the team's success from the previous two years (members of the class of 2010). Recently, Senator Jack M. Martins congratulated the Model UN team from Sewanhaka High School. The team participated in the Sewanhaka Interschool District Model UN competition.
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