Earl L. Vandermeulen High School

Type	Public
Principal	Roseann Cirnigliaro
Asst. Principal	Robert M. Hagan
Students	~ 400
Grades	9-12
Location	550 Scraggy Hill Road, Port Jefferson, New York, United States
District	Port Jefferson School District
Accreditation	State of New York
Website	[1]

Earl L. Vandermeulen High School, also commonly referred to as Port Jefferson High School, in is the Port Jefferson School District, located in Port Jefferson, New York.

Contents 1 History and Overview 2 Academics 3 Athletics 4 References 5 External links

[edit] History and Overview

The current school building was originally built by the Civilian Conservation Corps.^[1] Port Jefferson High School was renamed around 1960 in honor of Earl L. Vandermeulen, who served as principal from 1923^[2] to 1960. The school auditorum is named for Anthony Prochilo, who served as principal from 1960 to 1984.

As of 2009, the current student body size (9th - 12th grade) is close to 400 students.

In the past, the school served a larger student population, including students from a number of other communities that did not have their own high schools.^[3][4] In 1933, for example, the school was also accepting students from Port Jefferson Station, Terryville, Belle Terre, Miller Place, Mount Sinai, Rocky Point, Wading River, Shoreham, Middle Island, West Middle Island, West Yaphank, Ridge, Coram, Selden, Stony Brook, and Echo.^[1][5] As surrounding communities began to open their own high schools with the spread of suburban growth into Suffolk County, this practice subsided, and finally ended with the opening of Mount Sinai High School in 1991.

[edit] Academics

In 2008, the school was placed 127th on Newsweek Magazine's 1,300 top U.S. high schools list, which placed it first among school ranked in Suffolk County and 20th among schools ranked in New York.^[6] According to 2007 data, 98.9% of school graduates earn a New York State Regent's diploma, 78.2 percent of graduates plan to attend 4 year college, and 19.5% plan to attend a 2 year college.^[7]

[edit] Athletics

Earl L. Vandermeulen fields a number of varsity and junior varsity athletic teams in Section 11 (League 8) of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association, including the following sports:

Fall

• Football (Boys)
• Soccer (Boys and Girls)
• Volleyball (Girls)
• Gymnastics (Girls)
• Cross Country (Boys and Girls)
• Field Hockey (Girls)
• Golf (Coed)
• Sailing (Coed)

Winter

• Basketball (Boys and Girls)
• Indoor Track (Boys and Girls)

Spring

• Baseball (Boys)
• Softball (Girls)
• Track and Field (Boys and Girls)
• Sailing (Coed)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• http://www.portjeff.k12.ny.us/
  
• http://www.portjefferson.com/

Coordinates: 40°56′25″N 73°04′14″W / 40.94028°N 73.07056°W / 40.94028; -73.07056

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