Sanford H. Calhoun High School

Sanford H. Calhoun High School
Address
1786 State Street
Merrick, New York 11566
United States
Coordinates 40°40′26″N 73°33′54″W / 40.67389°N 73.56500°W / 40.67389; -73.56500Coordinates: 40°40′26″N 73°33′54″W / 40.67389°N 73.56500°W / 40.67389; -73.56500
Information
Type Public high school
Established 1958 (1958)
School district Bellmore–Merrick Central High School District
Number of students 1,438
Campus type Suburban
Color(s) Blue and gray         
Mascot Colt
Publication Pegasus
Newspaper Hoofbeats
Website 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.

Hoofbeats

Hoofbeats is the official student newspaper of Calhoun. The newspaper has won numerous awards, and five editions are produced each year.[1]

Athletics

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.[2]

Calhoun Choral Program

The Calhoun Choral Program (CCP) is composed of over 160 students, and consists of three groups. Many students belong to more than one group.

Calhoun Band Program

The Calhoun Band Program consists of six groups. Students are most commonly in more than one group.

Calhoun Theatre Program

  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.

Notable alumni

References

  1. "Clubs". Sanford H. Calhoun High School. Bellmore–Merrick Central High School District. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  2. Archived January 15, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. "About the CCP". Calhoun Choral Program. Calhoun Choral Program. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  4. "Cohen, Bennett (Ben) and Greenfield, Jerry". Pennsylvania Center for the Book. Nicholas Anthony. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  5. Noble, Marty (May 11, 2013). "Dad's number retirement proud moment for Grilli". MLB.com. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
  6. Pacer '76, Sanford H. Calhoun H.S. Pacer Staff, New York, 1976
  7. "Lindsay Lohan—Biography". Internet Movie Database. IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved December 4, 2014.

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