Public high school in Huntington Station, New York, United States
Walt Whitman High School is a four-year
public
secondary school located at 301 West Hills Road, in
Huntington Station, New York . It is South Huntington Union Free School District's only high school, serving students in Huntington Station,
South Huntington ,
Melville , and
West Hills . The school typically has around 2,000 students in grades 9–12.
Notable alumni
Michael Campbell of the
punk rock band
Latterman
Adam Ferrara , actor, comedian
Jimmy Haslip , founder and bass player of the jazz fusion group "The
Yellowjackets " graduated in 1970.
Bruce Kapler , former sax player on the
Late Show with David Letterman graduated in 1971.
Jesse Zook Mann , Emmy Award-winning television and film director graduated in 1998
Neal Marlens , creator of the sitcoms
The Wonder Years ,
Growing Pains and
Ellen .
Laura Pergolizzi , pop/rock singer and songwriter
Tim Stearns , professor at Stanford University, graduated in 1979
Genevievette Walker-Lightfoot , attorney
Athletes
Sports
Walt Whitman High School host varsity teams in
badminton ,
baseball ,
basketball ,
bowling ,
cheerleading ,
cross country ,
fencing ,
football ,
field hockey ,
kickline ,
lacrosse ,
soccer ,
softball ,
swimming ,
tennis ,
track and field ,
volleyball and
wrestling .
In 1964 and 1966, Walt Whitman High School hosted the 2nd and 4th annual
NYSPHSAA state wrestling tournaments. The event didn't return to Long Island again until
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum hosted it in 2006.
[7] They won the State Championship for soccer in 2015.
Athletic Championships
Football 1974 Suffolk County Conference AAA Champions defeating Huntington 32-30 in final, Rutger's Cup Champions (awarded)
Football 1984 Suffolk County Division 1 Champions defeating Sachem 17–24 in final (This was as far as the team could have gone in those two seasons. The Long Island HS Football championships were not instituted until several years later.)
Baseball 1975, 1976 Long Island Champions
[8]
Cross Country 1975 New York State Champion
[9]
Cross Country 2008 Section XI Suffolk County Champions (Class AA)
[10]
Wrestling 1965 League I Champions
Wrestling 1983 League 1A Champions
Wrestling 2011–2012 League 2 Champions
Girls Varsity Basketball Team League Champs 2013
WWHS Boys Varsity Soccer Team won Suffolk County CLASS A Soccer Champion
WWHS Boys Varsity Soccer Team 2015-2016 New York State Champions
WWHS Marching Band 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2021 New York State Champions
WWHS Indoor Color Guard, 2017 and 2018 National Champions
Women's Soccer 1985,1986 and 1992 New York State Champions
Tennis 2011 unseeded Brandon Stone wins Suffolk County title 5-7, 7-6(5), 7-5 over Jeremy Dubin of South Hampton.
[11]
References
^
"Walt Whitman Staff" .
^
"WALT WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL" . National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 2, 2019 .
^ Grassley, Will (June 8, 1982).
"Huntington Loves Gerry Cooney" . Ocala Star-Banner . Retrieved August 7, 2014 .
^ Vaccaro, Christopher R. (2009).
Long Island High School Sports . Arcadia Publishing. p. 122.
ISBN
9781439637548 .
^ Finley, Bill (April 26, 2009).
"Jimmy Jerkens, Training in Dad's Footprints, Has Chance to Leave His Own" . The New York Times . Retrieved September 8, 2016 .
^ Wood, Matthew (August 6, 2014).
"Seven Things to Know About New Padres GM A.J. Preller" . NBC San Diego. Retrieved August 7, 2014 .
^
"NYSPHSAA Wrestling Championships - Tournament History" . Archived from
the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2013 .
^
"Baseball Crown To Whitman High" .
The New York Times . June 20, 1976. Retrieved January 1, 2010 .
^
"Walt Whitman Harriers Win State Championship" .
The New York Times . November 16, 1975. Retrieved January 1, 2010 .
^
"Section XI Results" .
DyeStat . October 31, 2008. Retrieved January 1, 2010 .
^ Staff (May 24, 2011).
"Unseeded Champion Crowned at Suffolk County Tennis Individual Championships" . LI Tennis Magazine . Retrieved December 22, 2018 .
External links
40°49′35″N 73°25′30″W / 40.82639°N 73.42500°W / 40.82639; -73.42500