Connetquot High School

Connetquot High School

"Today We Follow, Tomorrow We Lead"
Address
190 Seventh Street
Bohemia, New York, 11716-1331
United States
Coordinates 40°47′00″N 73°08′19″W / 40.78333°N 73.13861°W / 40.78333; -73.13861Coordinates: 40°47′00″N 73°08′19″W / 40.78333°N 73.13861°W / 40.78333; -73.13861
Information
Type Public high school
Established 1963
School district Connetquot Central School District
Principal Kenneth Costa
Faculty 165
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 2,184
Campus Suburban
Color(s) Red and White          
Mascot Thunderbirds
Website School website

Connetquot High School (CHS) is a public high school serving students from the communities of Bohemia, Sayville, West Sayville, Oakdale and Ronkonkoma in the ninth through twelfth grades located in Bohemia, New York and is part of the Connetquot Central School District.

History

The school was established in 1963, three years after voters in the existing Oakdale-Bohemia and Ronkonkoma school districts voted to consolidate their two districts.

In July 2007, a Connetquot student and a student of a neighboring school were arrested for planning a mass murder of Connetquot students and faculty.[1][2]

Academics

According to Newsday data, 91.2% of Connetquot graduates earn a New York State Regent's diploma (55.2% with advanced designation). Also, 55.6% of graduates plan to attend a 4-year college and 35.8% plan to attend a 2-year college.[3]

Athletics

The school competes in Section XI of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHAA).

Notable alumni

References

  1. "2 NY teens arrested in plot to attack high school". New York Post. 8 May 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. "Dana Saltzman, Christopher Franko Arrested In Plot To Attack Long Island High School: Columbine-Style Shooting Planned For Connetquot High School (VIDEO)". Huffington Post. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  3. "Newsday: High School Graduates". Retrieved 2009-05-29.
  4. "WCBS-TV weatherman selling Wainscott home". Newsday. August 23, 2007. Retrieved December 4, 2009.("The family moved to Bohemia when he was in the eighth grade, and he graduated from Connetquot High School in 1975"

External links

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