Oceanside High School is an American public high school located in Oceanside, New York. It is part of the Oceanside School District.
The school was initially built on Merle Avenue, but moved to its current location on Skillman Avenue in 1955 and expanded to its current size in 1962. The school's mascot is the Sailor, and teams compete countywide in a variety of sports. The school's principal is Brendan Mitchell
Academics
U.S. News & World Report ranks Oceanside High School as #2,021 overall in national high school education, and #2 in New York high school education.
Demographics
As of the 2014âÂÂ15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,782 students and 130.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a studentâÂÂteacher ratio of 13.7:1. There were 152 students (8.5% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 32 (1.8% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
Notable alumni
- Samantha Cesario (born 1993), figure skater
- Wayne Diamond, fashion designer
- Jay Fiedler (born 1971), former American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL)
- Art Heyman (1941âÂÂ2012), NBA basketball player
- Bob Iger (born 1951, class of 1969), chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company
- Dennis Leonard (born 1951), pitcher for the Kansas City Royals in the late 1970s and early 1980s
- Randy Levine (born 1955), attorney and president of the New York Yankees baseball team
- Stephen Robert Morse (born 1985), journalist and film director/producer
- David Paymer (born 1954), actor, comedian, and television director
- Nicky Polanco (born 1980), lacrosse player
- Andrew Pollack (born 1966), author, school safety activist, and entrepreneur
- Marian Thurm (born 1952), author of short stories and novels
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