White Plains High School
High school in Westchester County, NY, US
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White Plains High School is a high school in the White Plains Public Schools system of White Plains, New York, United States.[5] Built in 1962, it sits on 75 acres and has been expanded. It was selected by the U.S. Department of Education as a School of Excellence in 1986–1987.
| White Plains High School | |
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550 North Street White Plains , , 10605 United States 41.02005°N 73.73777°W | |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1962[1] |
School district | White Plains Public Schools |
NCES School ID | 363126004188[2] |
Principal | Emerly A. Martinez[3] |
| Faculty | 171.5 FTEs[2] |
| Grades | 9 – 12 |
| Enrollment | 2,221 (as of 2023–24)[2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 13.0:1[2] |
Campus size | 75 acres |
| Colors | Orange & black |
| Athletics | Section 1 (NYSPHSAA) |
| Mascot | Tiger |
| Phone number | (914) 422-2182 |
| Graduation rate | 92%[4] |
| Website | https://hs.whiteplainspublicschools.org/ |
Demographics
As of the 2023–24 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,221 students and 171.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.0:1. There were 1,202 students (54.1% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 84 (3.8% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[2]
Publications
Athletics
The school makes available for its students two gymnasiums, a weight room, a track field and football field (Loucks Field),[9] a soccer field, baseball and softball fields, tennis courts, and a pool.
- White Plains football team won the Section 1 Class AA title in 2013 for the first time in 34 years.[citation needed]
Notable alumni
Notable inductees into the White Plains High School Hall of Fame include:[10]
- T. Alexander Aleinikoff (1970) – United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees
- David Corn (1977) – author and broadcast journalist
- John Davidson (1959) – versatile singer, actor and entertainer with career spanning more than 55 years, including Broadway musicals, Disney movies, variety, game and talk shows on TV and Las Vegas showrooms
- Robert Malcolm Graham (1963) – Massachusetts State Supreme Court Justice
- Lawrence Otis Graham (1979) – author, attorney and broadcast commentator
- Larry James (1966) – Olympic medal winner
- James J. Jordan (1948) – advertising executive and copywriter (posthumous award)
- Grover "Deacon" Jones (1952) – Major League Baseball player and coach
- Philip Kent (1972) – CEO of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
- Jonathan Larson (1978) – Pulitzer Prize-Winning playwright, Rent (posthumous award)
- J. Bruce Llewellyn (1945) – business and civic leader
- Dave Marash (1959) – broadcast journalist
- Craig Masback (1973) – track champion, sports broadcaster, CEO of USA Track & Field
- Art Monk (1976) – NFL wide receiver, Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee
- Oscar Moore (1956) – U.S. Olympian runner, honored college track & field coach
- Garrick Ohlsson (1966) – international concert pianist
- Jimmy Roberts (1975) – Emmy Award-winning sports journalist and broadcaster
- John Jay Saldi IV (1972) – football player; played more than 100 games over nine seasons in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and the Chicago Bears; key member of Dallas' Super Bowl Champion (XII) team
- David E. Sanger (1978) – Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, White House Correspondent for The New York Times
- Richard Schlesinger (1972) – broadcast journalist
Other notable alumni include:
- Sam Bowers – football player
- Lynn Conway (class of 1955) – computer scientist and transgender rights activist
- David Corn – political journalist and author
- Sloane Crosley – author
- Jennifer Damiano – Broadway actress[11]
- Dan Duryea (class of 1924) – film and television actor[12]
- Roger S. Gottlieb - philosopher and environmentalist
- Mal Graham – basketball player, 11th overall pick of 1967 NBA draft
- Martha Himmelfarb – scholar of religion and long-time professor at Princeton University
- Larry James – Olympic gold medalist track athlete
- Grover "Deacon" Jones – retired first baseman for Chicago White Sox
- Sean Kilpatrick – basketball player for Brooklyn Nets and for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Super League
- Jonathan Larson – playwright and composer, best known for creating musical Rent
- Lou Mark – football player
- Matisyahu – Hasidic Jewish reggae musician
- Arthur Monk – NFL wide receiver, Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Dennis Morgan – NFL football player
- Frank Navarro – football player and coach
- Dick Nolan – football player
- Garrick Ohlsson – classical pianist
- Lawrence Otis Graham – attorney, journalist, and author
- Gordon Parks Jr. – film director of Super Fly, son of photographer Gordon Parks Sr.[citation needed]
- Louise Reiss (1920–2011), physician who coordinated what became known as the Baby Tooth Survey, which found Strontium-90 in the deciduous teeth of children living in the St. Louis area[13]
- Jay Saldi – NFL tight end, Super Bowl champion (Super Bowl X)
- David E. Sanger – White House correspondent for The New York Times
- Andrew S. Tanenbaum – computer scientist[14][15]
- Chris Watson – American-Israeli basketball player
- Claire Weinstein - Olympic silver medalist freestyle swimmer.[16]
- Sal Yvars – MLB baseball player
In film
Scenes from The Beaver, a film directed by Jodie Foster and starring Mel Gibson and Foster, were filmed at the high school in the fall of 2009.[17] Scenes from the film Win Win, starring Paul Giamatti, were shot at the high school in March 2010.[18] Scenes from Alex Strangelove, a film written and directed by Craig Johnson, were also filmed at the high school in the summer of 2017.