Jericho High School

Jericho Senior High School

"Excellence in education begins here."
Location
Jericho, New York
United States
Information
Type Public
Established 1959
School district Jericho Union Free School District
Principal Joan Rosenberg
Faculty 103.2 (on FTE basis) (as of 2007–08)[1]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 1,199
Student to teacher ratio 11.7 (as of 2007–08)[1]
Campus type Suburban
Color(s) Blue and gold         
Mascot Jayhawks
Website School website

Jericho High School is an American high school in the hamlet of Jericho in Nassau County, New York. It is the only high school in the Jericho Union Free School District. It opened in 1959.

Cost of education

For the 2012-2013 school year, Jericho Public School district spent a total of US$114,468,464 for a projected number of 3004 students, of which 1192 were students of Jericho High School. US$38,105 was spent per student, which is US$457,264 for a student studying for 12 years from grade 1 to 12, or US$914,528 for a household with two students.[2][3]

In the 2011-2012 school year, Jericho Public School district spent a total of US$111,962,251 for 3026 students of K-12, of which 1202 were Jericho High School students. US$37,000 was spent per student, which is US$444,000 for a student studying for 12 years from grade 1 to 12, or US$888,000 for a household with two students.

Academics

In Newsweek magazine's 2015 list of the Top 500 American High Schools, Jericho High School was ranked 27th, and was ranked third in New York State.[4]

The school offers many Advanced Placement classes and St. John's University college credit classes, has among the highest average SAT scores in the country, and spends more money on each student than nearly all other Long Island schools. Many Jericho graduates go on to the Ivy League institutions, NYU, SUNY, and many other first and second tier national institutions.

Mean S.A.T. scores - Class of 2014[5]
Reading Math Writing Total
624 669 648 1941
Mean S.A.T. scores - Class of 2010[6]
Reading Math Writing Total
597 648 627 1872

Extracurriculars

Jericho High School offers clubs and academic extracurricular activities, ranging from Engineering Club to chess. Jericho also has science and social science research programs, consistently producing Siemens and Intel semifinalists, as well as a few Intel finalists. Many students have won the Brain Bee held at LIU Post. The Debate Team has placed in the New York State Forensic League Championship Tournament in the Lincoln Douglas category. The Drama club does two shows per year, one drama and one musical, and is known as the Harlequin Players.[7] Other clubs include Peer Tutoring Club, Blue Key Club, Sunrise Club, Kids Helping Pets Club, Model UN, Model Congress, Quizbowl, GSA, JerEcho, Girls in Engineering, and the Jericho Engineering Club.

Athletics

The sports teams are known as the Jayhawks. Jericho High School has long-standing rivalries with neighboring Great Neck South High School, Long Beach High School, Syosset High School[8] and Roslyn High School. The 2011, 2012 and 2013 boys' varsity soccer teams won the New York State Championship.

Demographics

In the 2011-2012 school year, the number of students enrolled were:[3]

The student body in the 2009–2010 school year consisted of:[9]

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 Jericho Senior High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 29, 2009.
  2. ↑ http://www.jerichoschools.org/finance/Budget1213/Summary_2012-13.pdf
  3. 1 2 http://www.jerichoschools.org/finance/Budget1213/Workshop_3_Final_Presentation.pdf
  4. ↑ http://www.newsweek.com/high-schools/americas-top-high-schools-2015
  5. ↑ http://hs.jerichoschools.org/UserFiles/Servers/Server_5888181/Image/About%20Us/2014%20HS%20profile.pdf
  6. ↑ http://www.jerichoschools.org/Calendars/10-11/photos.pdf
  7. ↑ http://web.jerichoschools.org/hs/drama/index.html
  8. ↑ http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/55626
  9. ↑ School Comprehensive Information Report (PDF); URL accessed June 1, 2011.
  10. ↑ Marks, Mary. "Jericho High School Alumni Hall of Fame Hosts the Sixteenth Annual Induction Ceremony", Syosset-Jericho Tribune, April 28, 2006. Accessed March 3, 2008. "Jon Carin, a graduate of the class of 1982, was recognized for his accomplishments in the field of music. As a longtime member of the group Pink Floyd, Carin has mastered the art of producing and writing music, playing guitar, bass, keys, drums and vocals."
  11. ↑ Fischler, Marcelle S. "LONG ISLAND JOURNAL; Three Who Write the Island's Rhythms", The New York Times, November 24, 2002. Accessed October 2, 2007. "Ms. Sigler, who grew up in Jericho and started acting and singing at age 7, is a soprano. She honed her skills at Jericho High School and the Cultural Arts Playhouse in Old Bethpage."

Coordinates: 40°47′55″N 73°32′34″W / 40.79861°N 73.54278°W / 40.79861; -73.54278

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