Farmingdale High School

Farmingdale High School
Farmingdale High School
Address
	150 Lincoln Street; Farmingdale, New York 11735; United States
Coordinates	40.7076°N 73.4441°W
Information
School type	Public, high school
School district	Farmingdale Union Free School District
Superintendent	Paul Defendini
CEEB code	331880
NCES School ID	3610980[1]
Principal	Samuel Thompson
Faculty	142.0 FTEs[1]
Grades	9–12
Gender	Coeducational [1]
Enrollment	1,878 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	13.2:1[1]
Campus	Suburb: Large
Color(s)	; Green and White
Nickname	Dalers
Website	www.farmingdaleschools.org/fhs

Farmingdale High School is a public high school located in Farmingdale, Nassau County, New York, and is the only high school operated by the Farmingdale Union Free School District. The school also serves East Farmingdale and a portion of North Amityville , Massapequa Park, and North Massapequa.

As of the 2018–19 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,878 students and 142.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.2:1. There were 339 students (18.1% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 42 (2.2% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

Notable alumni

Mark Mathew Braunstein (born 1951, class of 1969), author of Radical Vegetarianism and other books and nonfiction articles.
Matt Danowski (born 1985, class of 2003), professional lacrosse player with the Chesapeake Bayhawks of Major League Lacrosse.[2]
William Gaddis (1922–1998, class of 1941), author of The Recognitions and other works of postmodern fiction.[3]
Ron Heller, (born 1962) American football player and later coach.[4]
Tim Kubart (born 1984, class of 2002), co-host of the Sunny Side Up on Sprout and 2016 Grammy Award Winner for Best Children's Album.[5]
Jack Lamabe (1936–2007, class of 1954), former Major League Baseball pitcher.[6]
Frank Nappi (born 1967, class of 1985), author of The Legend of Mickey Tussler series and other novels.
Joe Pantorno (born 1991, class of 2009), sports editor for amNewYork newspaper.
SallyAnn Salsano (born 1974, class of 1992), creator of Jersey Shore and owner of 495 Productions.

References

School data for Farmingdale Senior High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 1, 2020.
Rock, Tom. "Danowski throws hat in ring for Duke job",Newsday, June 20, 2006. Accessed December 23, 2020. "When Matt Danowski committed to Duke out of Farmingdale High School, there. was speculation his father would follow him there."
Gussow, Mel. "William Gaddis, 75, Innovative Author Of Complex, Demanding Novels, Is Dead", The New York Times, December 17, 1998. Accessed December 23, 2020. "Mr. Gaddis was born in Manhattan on Dec. 29, 1922, grew up in Massapequa, N.Y., and went to boarding school in Connecticut and Farmingdale High School on Long Island."
Martin, Kimberley A. "Jets announce coaching changes", Newsday, February 5, 2013. Accessed December 23, 2020. "A Farmingdale High School graduate, Heller won Newsday's Thorp Award in 1979 as the best player in Nassau County."
Whitehouse, Beth. "Long Island native Tim Kubart nominated for 2015 Grammy", Newsday, December 11, 2015. Accessed December 23, 2020. "Tim Kubart, who grew up in Farmingdale and graduated from Farmingdale High School, has been nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Children’s Album category for his new CD entitled Home and will attend the Grammy Awards in California for the first time in February."
Nowlin, Bill. Jack Lamabe, Society for American Baseball Research. Accessed December 23, 2020. "Lamabe, who earned the nickname “Tomatoes” when with the Red Sox due to his florid facial complexion, attended the Farmingdale schools and graduated from Farmingdale High School in 1954, where he captained both the basketball and football teams, and played baseball as well."

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[NCES-1] School data for Farmingdale Senior High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 1, 2020.

[2] Rock, Tom. "Danowski throws hat in ring for Duke job",Newsday, June 20, 2006. Accessed December 23, 2020. "When Matt Danowski committed to Duke out of Farmingdale High School, there. was speculation his father would follow him there."

[3] Gussow, Mel. "William Gaddis, 75, Innovative Author Of Complex, Demanding Novels, Is Dead", The New York Times, December 17, 1998. Accessed December 23, 2020. "Mr. Gaddis was born in Manhattan on Dec. 29, 1922, grew up in Massapequa, N.Y., and went to boarding school in Connecticut and Farmingdale High School on Long Island."

[4] Martin, Kimberley A. "Jets announce coaching changes", Newsday, February 5, 2013. Accessed December 23, 2020. "A Farmingdale High School graduate, Heller won Newsday's Thorp Award in 1979 as the best player in Nassau County."

[5] Whitehouse, Beth. "Long Island native Tim Kubart nominated for 2015 Grammy", Newsday, December 11, 2015. Accessed December 23, 2020. "Tim Kubart, who grew up in Farmingdale and graduated from Farmingdale High School, has been nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Children’s Album category for his new CD entitled Home and will attend the Grammy Awards in California for the first time in February."

[6] Nowlin, Bill. Jack Lamabe, Society for American Baseball Research. Accessed December 23, 2020. "Lamabe, who earned the nickname “Tomatoes” when with the Red Sox due to his florid facial complexion, attended the Farmingdale schools and graduated from Farmingdale High School in 1954, where he captained both the basketball and football teams, and played baseball as well."