The Wheatley School

Coordinates: 40°46′55″N 73°35′50″W / 40.78194°N 73.59722°W / 40.78194; -73.59722
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The Wheatley School
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Map
11 Bacon Road

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11568

Coordinates40°46′55″N 73°35′50″W / 40.78194°N 73.59722°W / 40.78194; -73.59722
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Funding typePublic school
MottoVeritatem Quaerite
(Seek the Truth)
Established1956[1]
LocaleSuburb: Large
School districtEast Williston School District
NCES District ID3610050[2].
SuperintendentDaniel Gately
CEEB code334293 [3]
NCES School ID361005000781[4].
PrincipalJoseph Wiener [5]
Asst. principalKaren Klapper [5]
Faculty63.87 FTEs[6]
Enrollment711 (as of 2018-19)[6]
Student to teacher ratio11.13:1[6]
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Red, White
SportsBaseball,[7] Basketball(Boys/Girls),[8] Cross Country(Boys/Girls), Fencing(Boys/Girls), Field Hockey(Girls), Football,[9] Golf, Ice Hockey(Boys),[10] Lacrosse(Boys/Girls), Soccer(Boys/Girls),[11][12][13] Tennis (Boys/Girls), Track and Field(Boys/Girls), Volleyball(Girls),[14] Wrestling
MascotWildcat
Team nameWildcats [12]
RivalMineola High School
AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools[15]
National rankingNewsweek: 92,[16] U.S. News & World Report:108 [17]
PublicationLiterary Magazine (Vintage) [18]
NewspaperWildcat [19]
YearbookAurora [20]
Feeder schoolsWillets Road School
Websitetws.ewsdonline.org//

The Wheatley School is a public high school serving grades 8 through 12 located in Old Westbury, New York and part of the East Williston Union Free School District.[21] The school district encompasses all of East Williston and parts of Mineola, Albertson, Old Westbury, and Roslyn Heights.

The Wheatley School Front Entrance

As of the 2018-19 school year, the school had an enrollment of 711 students and 63.87 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.13:1. There were 37 students (5.2% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 1 student (0.1% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[6]

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  1. ^ Harris, Carolyn S. (September 8, 2006). "Back to School Message". Roslyn News. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  2. ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  3. ^ "Code Search". sat.collegeboard.org/. College Board. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  4. ^ "Search for Public Schools - Wheatley School (361005000781)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Meet the Administration". eastwilliston.cyberschool.com. East Williston Union Free School District. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  6. ^ a b c d School data for Wheatley School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 12, 2016.
  7. ^ Henry, Marcus (June 6, 2013). "Hastings sparks Wheatley to NY 'B' semis". msgvarsity.com. MSG Varsity. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  8. ^ Herzog, Bob (March 5, 2013). "Vazquez's layup clinches LIC for Babylon". msgvarsity.com. MSG Varsity. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  9. ^ "The Wheatley School High School Football". topics.msgvarsity.com. MSG Varsity. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  10. ^ Liodice, Tom (March 25, 2013). "E. Williston/Jericho wins LI hockey title". msgvarsity.com. MSG Varsity. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  11. ^ Herzog, Bill. "Former LI soccer coach Hintz to be inducted into HOF". msgvarsity.com/. MSG. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  12. ^ a b "The Wheatley School High School Boys Soccer". msgvarsity.com. MSG Varsity. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  13. ^ "The Wheatley School High School Girls Soccer". topics.msgvarsity.com. MSG Varsity. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  14. ^ "Wheatley Girls Volleyball". sportscentral.msgvarsity.com/. MSG Varsity. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  15. ^ "School Directory". msa-cess.org/. Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  16. ^ "2013 America's Best High Schools". Newsweek. 2013.
  17. ^ "The Wheatley School Overview". usnews.com/. U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  18. ^ "Vintage Receives Silver Medal". ewsdonline.org/. East Williston Union Free School District. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  19. ^ "Student Newspaper". ewsdonline.org/. East Williston Union Free School District. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  20. ^ "Yearbook Earns Second Place". thewheatleyway.org/. East Williston Union Free School District. January 5, 2011. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  21. ^ The Wheatley School website, accessed March 16, 2012.
  22. ^ a b "Glad news". www.wheatleyalumni.org/. The Wheatley School Alumni Association. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  23. ^ "Todd Glickman". newyork.cbslocal.com. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  24. ^ Chernow, Fred (September 18, 2012). "Hoffmans Make TV Debut With Son". Tower Times. Archived from the original on January 4, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  25. ^ Mathews, Jay (August 1, 2000). "The Gift of Gab". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  26. ^ Grayvatz Coupin, Claudia (May 29, 2013). "LI comedians tickle your funny bone". Newsday. Archived from the original on January 4, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  27. ^ Harvey, Christine Lynn (February 2005). "CAROL ALT's: Eating in the Raw Book". New Living. Archived from the original on January 4, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  28. ^ Jacobson, Aileen (June 1, 2008). "In a Girlhood Memoir, Not a Happy Camper". New York Times. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  29. ^ Strasser, Todd. "Bio". toddstrasser.com. Strasser, Todd. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  30. ^ "Stefan P. Kruszewski, M.D." narpa.org. National Association for Patient Rights and Advocacy. Archived from the original on March 14, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  31. ^ "Arthur F. Engoron". New York Law Journal. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  32. ^ Ross, Barbara (May 31, 2012). "Jurist Arthur Engoron can hack taxi ruling". New York Daily News. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  33. ^ "World Bank executive to lead University's global engagement". University of Chicago. April 19, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  34. ^ a b Tedesco, Richard (May 26, 2011). "Messing revisits his days at Wheatley". Williston Times. Archived from the original on March 27, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2014.

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