- Connetquot High School
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Connetquot High School Motto "Today We Follow, Tomorrow We Lead" Established 1963 Type Public high school Principal Gregory Murtha Faculty 165 Students 2184 Grades 9-12 Location 190 Seventh Street,
Bohemia, New York, USADistrict Connetquot Central School District Campus Suburban Colors Red and White Mascot Thunderbirds Website Connetquot High School Connetquot High School (CHS) is a public high school serving students from the communities of Bohemia, Sayville, West Sayville, Oakdale and Ronkonkoma in the ninth through twelfth grades located in Bohemia, New York and is part of the Connetquot Central School District.
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Extracurricular activities
Athletics
The school competes in Section XI of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHAA).
The high school's cheerleading team competed in the 2005 and 2008 National High School Cheerleading Championship. In 2005, they placed 11th and in 2008, they placed 6th in the nation.
In 1989, Connetquot's varsity football team and girls varsity gymnastics teams won their first ever Suffolk County championships.[1]
Incidents & Controversy
In July 2007, two teenagers, one who attended the high school and another attended a neighboring school were arrested for planning an attack on the school in the Connetquot High School Plot. The plans reportedly include a hitlist of students and staff and how to ignite explosives [2].
During July 2007, another incident occurred where a substitute was charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of the student for sending sexually explicit text messaging to a female student and arranging middle-of-the-night meetings outside the girl's home[3].
Notable alumni
- John Bolaris (1975) - Meteorologist, WCBS-TV, WTXF-TV in 2008[4]
- Sal Butera - MLB Catcher
- Moira Kelly - Actress, graduated from Connetquot High School in 1986.
- Jane Monheit - Jazz vocalist, graduated from Connetquot High School in 1995.
- John Pacella - MLB Pitcher drafted by New York Mets in 1974.
- Timothy Treadwell - film maker
See also
References
- ^ Ketcham, Diane (January 28, 1990). "Long Island Journal; Holding Their Coats". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/28/nyregion/long-island-journal-945290.html?scp=11&sq=connetquot%20school%20district&st=cse&pagewanted=2. Retrieved December 4, 2009.
- ^ 2 Teens Arrested In Attack Plot Against L.I. School - News Story - WNBC | New York
- ^ Press Release - Preview
- ^ "WCBS-TV weatherman selling Wainscott home". Newsday. August 23, 2007. http://www.newsday.com/business/wcbs-tv-weatherman-selling-wainscott-home-1.877215. Retrieved December 4, 2009.("The family moved to Bohemia when he was in the eighth grade, and he graduated from Connetquot High School in 1975"
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Coordinates: 40°47′00″N 73°08′19″W / 40.7833333°N 73.13861°WCategories:- High schools in New York
- Schools in Suffolk County, New York
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