Baldwin Senior High School (New York)
| Baldwin High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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841 Ethel T. Kloberg Drive Baldwin, New York 11510 United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| School district | Baldwin Union Free School District |
| Principal | Caterina Lafergola |
| Faculty | 129 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Enrollment | 1724[1] (2005-06) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13.4[1] |
| Color(s) | Blue and gold |
| Nickname | Bruins |
| Website | http://www.baldwinschools.org/shs |
Baldwin High School is a public secondary school located in Baldwin, Nassau County, New York. The school serves about 1,600 students in grades 9 to 12 in the Baldwin Union Free School District. It is the eighth largest in Nassau County.[2]
Baldwin Senior High School is a Nationally Recognized School of Excellence.[3] It was ranked by Newsweek in its annual list of America's Best High Schools. In 2010, it was ranked #837 in the entire United States, #804 in 2008, #971 in 2007, and #602 in 2006.[4]
The high school offers a multitude of extracurricular clubs, varsity sports, and a robotics team. Baldwin Senior High School offers Advanced Placement courses that may enable students to earn college credit, and the school produced two National Merit Commended Students, who achieved scores in the top 5% of the more than 1.5 million students who took the PSAT in 2009.
Notable alumni
- Taylor Dayne - singer who has seven Billboard Top Ten hits; also known as Leslie Wunderman
- Melanie Martinez - singer/songwriter who placed sixth on season 3 of The Voice
- Scott Rudin - film producer and theatrical producer; in 2012, became one of the few people who have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award, and the first producer to do so
- Dee Snider - singer-songwriter, screenwriter, radio personality, and actor; most famous for his role as the frontman of the heavy metal band Twisted Sister
- Chris Weidman - NY State Wrestling Champion; two-time D-1 All-American wrestler at Hofstra; professional mixed martial artist Former UFC Middleweight Champion[5]
- Peter Zimmermann - world record holder for most fantasy points; known to friends as "G.O.A.T."
- Yanni Strategakos - The "Greek Freak"
References
- 1 2 3 "Baldwin Senior High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2007-01-25.
- ↑
- ↑ Baldwin UFSD website
- ↑ http://www.newsweek.com/feature/2010/americas-best-high-schools/list.html
- ↑ "Chris Weidman UFC Bio". Retrieved 2014-01-01.
External links
Coordinates: 40°40′02″N 73°36′18″W / 40.66722°N 73.60500°W