Baldwin Senior High School (New York)

Baldwin High School is a public high school located in Baldwin, Nassau County, New York. The school serves students in grades 9 to 12 in the Baldwin Union Free School District. It is the eighth-largest high school in Nassau County.[2]

Baldwin High School
Location
841 Ethel T. Kloberg Drive
Baldwin, New York 11510

Nassau County

United States
Coordinates40°40′02″N 73°36′18″W
Information
TypeComprehensive school
School districtBaldwin Union Free School District
NCES School ID3603840[1]
PrincipalDr. Neil Testa
Faculty121.0 FTEs[1]
Grades9 to 12
Enrollment1,548 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio12.8:1[1]
Color(s)Blue and gold
NicknameBruins
WebsiteSchool website

As of the 2018–19 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,548 students and 121.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.8:1. There were 450 students (29.1% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 37 (2.4% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

Baldwin High School is a nationally recognized "School of Excellence."[3] and has been ranked by Newsweek in its annual list of America's Best High Schools on several different occasions, including #837 in 2010, #804 in 2008, #971 in 2007, and #602 in 2006. In 2020, Baldwin High School was ranked #383 by U.S. News & World Report among the top high schools in the nation. The school was also designated a Recognition School for 2019-2020 and 2018-2019 by the New York State Education Department. The high school offers a multitude of extracurricular clubs, varsity sports, a robotics team, and a unique school-to-career program called the Academic Academies, allowing students to gain real work experience through coursework, internships, “Shadow Days” and competitions through various community and corporate partnerships. The high school's robust curriculum features an array of coursework unique to the district, such as a drone class, where students become FAA certified as a remote pilot. Baldwin High School also offers Advanced Placement and college-level courses that enable students to earn college credit, including a partnership with Suffolk County Community College, where students take classes directly on the campus. The graduation rate is currently 97%. The motto for Baldwin Union Free School District is, “We are innovative. We are inclusive. We are involved. We are Baldwin.” Dr. Neil Testa serves as principal of Baldwin High School.

Arts

The district has been named a Best Community for Music Education multiple times by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation. Students in music have performed at countless public events and venues, including Carnegie Hall in New York City. Baldwin students are regularly invited to the All-State Festival and named Long Island Scholar-Artists. The young artists' work can be seen in the Art Supervisor's Association All county Art Exhibition, the Long Island Media Art Exhibit, Northwell Health hospitals, as well as several other venues. Most recently, the district hosted a “Projection Mapping” event that showcased student-produced work in the areas of fine arts and English language arts on the district’s building exteriors.

Athletics

Baldwin High School's award-winning athletics is branded by the mascot, the Baldwin Bruin. The Baldwin Lady Bruins won the NYS Championship in 2017 and 2018 as well as eight sectional titles. Baldwin Boys Basketball, Football, Field Hockey and Boys Track Teams have all won sectional championships.

Notable alumni
  • Taylor Dayne (born 1962, class of 1980), singer who has seven Billboard Top Ten hits; also known as Leslie Wunderman.[4]
  • Chuck Crisafulli (born 1961, class of 1979), author and music journalist.
  • Melanie Martinez (born 1995, class of 2013), singer/songwriter who placed sixth on season 3 of The Voice.[5]
  • James McLurkin (born 1972, class of 1990), Professor of Robotics and Electrical Engineering at Rice University. Earned SB (EE) and PhD (CS) at MIT, MS (EE) UC Berkeley.
  • Jasmin Moghbeli (born 1983), US Marine Corps test pilot and NASA Astronaut.
  • Jeff Rosenstock (born 1982, class of 1999), singer/songwriter.
  • Scott Rudin (born 1958, class of 1976), film producer and theatrical producer; in 2012, became one of the few people who have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award, and the first producer to do so.
  • Dee Snider (born 1955, class of 1973), singer-songwriter, screenwriter, radio personality, and actor; most famous for his role as the frontman of the heavy metal band Twisted Sister.[6]
  • Chris Weidman (born 1984, class of 2002), NY State Wrestling Champion; two-time D-1 All-American wrestler at Hofstra; professional mixed martial artist Former UFC Middleweight Champion[7]

References
  1. School data for Baldwin Senior High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 1, 2020.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-09-29. Retrieved 2014-01-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Baldwin UFSD website
  4. Feldman, Emi. "Taylor Dayne keeps Long Island roots close to her heart", Newsday, March 28, 2014. Accessed September 10, 2020. "The 52-year-old Baldwin High School alumnus will come home to Long Island this Saturday for a 7 p.m. concert at the Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts. Since the release of her 1987 breakout single, "Tell It to My Heart," Dayne has filled her resumé with everything from global tours to a Broadway stage."
  5. Gamboa, Glenn. "Long Island teen Melanie Martinez wows on The Voice", Newsday, September 18, 2012. Accessed September 10, 2020. "Martinez said she had a hard time keeping her involvement on The Voice a secret from her classmates at Baldwin High School and that she is going to have to be home-schooled for her senior year to work on the singing competition."
  6. Tayler, Letta. "Archives: Twisted Sister's Dee Snider remembers his challenging Long Island upbringing", Newsday, March 15, 2016. Accessed September 10, 2020. "In Baldwin High's Class of '73, Danny Snider was the quiet, skinny guy with the goofy face."
  7. "Chris Weidman UFC Bio". Retrieved 2014-01-01.
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