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George W. Hewlett High School (also known as Hewlett High School, or HHS, and replacing Woodmere High School) is a four-year public high school in Hewlett Bay Park, New York, United States. Located in the Five Towns area of Long Island, it is the only high school in the Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District (District 14).




History


Hewlett High School opened in 1955. It was designed by Valley Stream-based Frederic P. Wiedersum Associates.




Demographics


As of the 2018–19 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,039 students and 96.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.8:1. There were 212 students (20.4% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 37 (3.6% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.




Academics


George W. Hewlett High School is a National Academy of Music Arts and Sciences school and is one of three Nassau County Districts "that is certified as a CISCO CCNA Academy".
Hewlett High School frequently earns recognition for its top-tier science research department, directed by Dr. Terrence Bissoondial. Under the mentorship of Dr. Bissoondial, Hewlett students frequently compete and excel in competitions such as the Regneron International Science and Engineering Fair, Regeneron STS, and Junior Science and Humanities Symposium.
Other Hewlett-sponsored activities that achieve national recognition include DECA, Hewlett History and Quiz Bowl, and women's tennis. Hewlett is known for its strong music program, with students regularly being selected for All-State and All-Eastern ensembles.
Hewlett High school is widely regarded as a top public high school on Long Island and is known for its academic excellence. Hewlett offers 25 AP classes across the Humanities and STEM, including AB/BC Calculus, World History, Biology, Physics C, etc. Graduates regularly attend higher institutions of elite caliber, including Princeton, Binghamton, Duke, Harvard, and Cornell University.




Demographics


As of the 2018–19 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,039 students and 96.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.8:1. There were 212 students (20.4% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 37 (3.6% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
As of the 2021-22 school year, 53% of HHS students are male and 47% female. 54% are Caucasian, 15% are Latino, 9% are Black/African American, 9% AAPI, and 3% multi racial. The community is known for having a large Russian-Jewish population.




Notable alumni


Many of Hewlett High School's more distinguished alumni have been recognized by plaques on the school's walls that name them as members of the school's Alumni Hall of Fame. The following are among the school's notable former students:

Ross Bleckner (1967) – artist
Brian Burns – Emmy-nominated writer and producer, Entourage, Blue Bloods, and Daddy's Home
Edward Burns (1986) – actor, producer, writer, and director
Howard Deutch – director of several hit movies, married to actress Lea Thompson
Jimmy Diresta (1985) – television personality, Dirty Money
John DiResta (1982) – comedian
Debbie Drimmer – VP of Talent, Comedy Central
Meredith Eaton – actress known for Boston Legal and NCIS
Gordon Edelstein (1972) – artistic director of the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut
Jane Friedman – President and CEO, HarperCollins; named on Vanity Fair's list of 200 Women Legends, Leaders and Trailblazers
Jeffrey M. Friedman (1971) – scientist
Lisa Glasberg (AKA Lisa G.) (1974) – NYC radio DJ
Barbara Gaines (1975) – Late Night with David Letterman Emmy Award–winning producer
Jordan Gelber (1993) – film, TV and Broadway actor
Rande Gerber (1980) – nightclub owner, married to Cindy Crawford
Brent Glass (1965) – director of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History
Louise Glück (1961) – poet, Nobel Prize in Literature in 2020, Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1993, United States Poet Laureate 2003-04
Bob Gottlieb – college basketball coach
Larry "Melrose Larry Green" Greenblatt
Carolyn Gusoff (1980) – news anchor/reporter WNBC Channel 4, NYC
David M. Israel (1980) – TV producer and writer
Donna Karan (1966) – fashion designer
Peter Keisler (1977) – Supreme Court law clerk and former acting Attorney General of the United States
Jeffrey Konvitz 1962 novelist
Tony Kornheiser (1965) – sportscaster/sportswriter, ESPN's Pardon the Interruption
Matthew Laurance – actor (Mel Silver on Beverly Hills 90210), sideline analyst on the Duke Radio Network
Gwen Marcus (1974) – Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Showtime
Bruce Murray (1981) – radio sportscaster
Brian Raider producer
Modi Rosenfeld (1988) – comedian, actor
Seth Rudetsky – Emmy Award–winning writer at The Rosie O'Donnell Show, musician, radio personality
Lisa Schwarzbaum – movie critic
Max Seibald (2005) – player for Long Island Lizards of Major League Lacrosse and Philadelphia Wings of National Lacrosse League
Neal Simon (1986) – CEO of Bronfman Rothschild
Dr. Joe Sobel (1963) – meteorologist, AccuWeather
Jim Steinman (1965) – musical producer, known for collaboration with Meat Loaf and Bonnie Tyler
Jonathan Tiomkin (1997) – Olympic athlete (fencing), member of gold-medal 2003 Pan Am Games team; silver medalist individually; 2003 and 1999 U.S. national champion
Van Toffler (1976) – president of Viacom's Music & Logo Group, including MTV and VH1
Stuart Weitzman (1958) – shoe designer
Alan Zweibel (1968) – screenwriter and comedy writer, Saturday Night Live




References






External links



Official website

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