Connetquot High School

Connetquot High School
    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, USA
    District 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

    See also

    References

    1. ^ 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. ^ 2 Teens Arrested In Attack Plot Against L.I. School - News Story - WNBC | New York
    3. ^ Press Release - Preview
    4. ^ "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°W / 40.7833333; -73.13861


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