Carle Place High School
Carle Place Middle/High School is a six-year comprehensive public high school located in the hamlet of Carle Place in the Town of North Hempstead, Nassau County, New York.
| Carle Place High School | |
|---|---|
 Carle Place High School in 2021 | |
| Location | |
168 Cherry Lane , 11514 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°45′21″N 73°36′20″W |
| Information | |
| Type | Comprehensive school |
| Motto | CP: The C stands for compassion; the P stands for passion. |
| Established | 1955 |
| School district | Carle Place Union Free School District |
| Faculty | 66.19 FTEs[1] |
| Grades | 7-12 |
| Enrollment | 606 (2018-19)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 9.16[1] |
| Color(s) | Green and White |
| Athletics conference | NYSPHSAA Section 8 |
| Mascot | Frog |
| Website | Official Website |
As of the 2016–17 school year, the school had an enrollment of 652 students and 71.05 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.18:1. There were 107 students (16.4% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 16 (2.5% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]
Sister schools
Carle Place High School had a sister school in Filabusi, Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe, named Singwango Secondary School, and still donates sports equipment (e.g., old uniforms).[2]
Carle Place High School's current sister school is Guwe Secondary School, Zimbabwe. The school still donates what is mentioned above.
Notable alumni
- Tom Cipullo – Composer.[3] His works include 225 published songs, and the critically acclaimed opera, Glory Denied.[3]
- Matt Snell – Former pro football player for the New York Jets.[4]
- Joe Satriani – Guitar virtuoso and instrumentalist. Lead guitarist for Chickenfoot. Played with Deep Purple and Mick Jagger.[5]
- Steve Vai – Another guitar virtuoso who was one of Joe Satriani's students, with many solo albums to his credit, and other collaborations/appearances - including Frank Zappa, Public Image Limited, David Lee Roth, and Whitesnake.[6]
- Charles J. Fuschillo Jr. – Former Republican member of the New York State Senate and President and CEO of the Alzheimer's Foundation of America.
- Dawn Johnsen – Lawyer and professor of constitutional law.
- Myles Brand – Former president of the NCAA.
- Brendan Hay – Television writer and producer.[7]
- Billy Miller – Rock 'n roll musician and archivist.
- Steve Serio - Paralympic Gold Medal winning Wheelchair Basketball player.
References
- School data for Carle Place Middle Senior High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 26, 2021.
- Sister Schools Archived 2008-07-05 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed January 10, 2012.
- Kling, Elizabeth Bell (2011). The art songs of Tom Cipullo (Thesis). ProQuest 894334839.
- Matt Snell Archived 2009-09-17 at the Wayback Machine, database Football. Accessed August 1, 2009.
- Perlah, Jeff. "GUITAR WIZARD JOE SATRIANI ON TEACHING STEVE VAI, DRINKING WITH SAMMY HAGAR AND HIS LATEST G3 TOUR". Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- December 2015, Joe Bosso15 (2015-12-15). "Steve Vai: the 10 Records That Changed My Life". loudersound. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- Cannini, Chuck (2015-12-12). "Interview: Long Island Native Brendan Hay, Producer of Dawn of the Croods". LI Press. Retrieved 2021-08-25.