Public school in Malverne, New York, United States
Malverne High School (also known as Malverne Senior High School ) is a
public high school in
Malverne , in
Nassau County , on
Long Island , in New York, United States. It is the Malverne Union Free School District's sole high school.
Description
The current Malverne High school was constructed in 1958.
[1] It was designed by
Valley Stream -based
Frederic P. Wiedersum Associates .
[1] The school is one of four operated by the Malverne School District.
[2]
The high school (and the district itself) made national news in the 1960s, due to racial tensions and its refusal to become
racially integrated – despite that
Brown v. Board of Education had been ruled upon place a decade prior, ruling on the federal level that public schools must integrate.
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6] Racial tensions continued at the school for years after it became integrated.
[3]
[4]
As of 2024, the principal is Kesha Bascombe.
[7]
Notable alumni
See also
References
^
a
b Silver, Roy R. (October 10, 1958).
"L. I. School Built On Indians' Pond; On Site of a Filled-In City Reservoir, Malverne High Will Be Dedicated Oct. 19" . The New York Times . Retrieved 2024-03-20 .
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"Malverne Union Free School District Schools | Malverne High School" . malverneschools.org . Retrieved 2024-03-20 .
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a
b Berliner, David C. (1972-03-12).
"Malverne's Bitter Legacy; Malverne Schools: A Bitter Legacy" . The New York Times . Retrieved 2024-03-20 .
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a
b Dwyer, Kayla (2019-01-16).
"Long Island school desegregation in the 1960s" . Newsday . Retrieved 2024-03-20 .
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"Black History Month: Children Who Lived Through Desegregation Of Malverne Schools Reflect On That Tumultuous Time – CBS New York" . www.cbsnews.com . 2022-02-07. Retrieved 2024-03-20 .
^ Formisano, Nicole (2024-03-01).
"They were among the first Black students in their schools" . Herald Community Newspapers . Retrieved 2024-03-20 .
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"Malverne Union Free School District Schools | MHS Principal" . malverneschools.org . Retrieved 2024-03-20 .
^ Baker, Al (2001-03-18).
"The Man Who Could Not Say No Cries Uncle" .
The New York Times . p. LI1. Retrieved 2024-03-21 .
^ Langer, Emily (2012-06-15).
"Former U.S. Rep. Norman F. Lent dies; New York Republican was 81" . Washington Post .
^ Goldman, Ari L. (1977-03-20).
"Purcell: 'I Like a Good Fight' " . The New York Times . p. 394. Retrieved 2009-11-24 .
^ Barrios, Jennifer (April 5, 2009).
"LI comics artist Frank Springer dead at 79" .
Newsday .
Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. his wife of 52 years
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