Garden City High School
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Garden City High School is the public high school in the town of Garden City
, New York
, United States
. The principal of the school is Ms. Nanine Cuttitta. Assistant Principals are Mr. Kevin Steingruebner and Mr. Dave Perrotta.
For a complete account of demographics, test results and other important information, please see New York State School Information Report Comprehensive School Report which is current as of the 2002-2003 school year.
Garden City, New York
Garden City is a village in the town of Hempstead in central Nassau County, New York, in the United States. It was founded by multi-millionaire Alexander Turney Stewart in 1869, and is located on Long Island, to the east of New York City, from mid-town Manhattan, and just south of the town of...
, New York
New York
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, United States
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. The principal of the school is Ms. Nanine Cuttitta. Assistant Principals are Mr. Kevin Steingruebner and Mr. Dave Perrotta.
For a complete account of demographics, test results and other important information, please see New York State School Information Report Comprehensive School Report which is current as of the 2002-2003 school year.
Notable Achievements
In 2009, the school sent a personal best, 7 students to the NYSSMA Conference All-State; 6 Choral students and a band member were selected.Notable alumni
- Carl Braun, professional basketball player for the New York KnicksNew York KnicksThe New York Knickerbockers, prominently known as the Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...
- R. Inslee Clark, Jr.R. Inslee Clark, Jr.Russell Inslee "Ink" Clark, Jr. was an educator, administrator, and a key player in the transition of the Ivy League into co-education in the 1960s.-Personal life:Clark was born in 1935 and graduated from Garden City High School in 1953....
, DeanDean (education)In academic administration, a dean is a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit, or over a specific area of concern, or both...
of undergraduate admissions, Yale UniversityYale UniversityYale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States... - Steven ChuSteven ChuSteven Chu is an American physicist and the 12th United States Secretary of Energy. Chu is known for his research at Bell Labs in cooling and trapping of atoms with laser light, which won him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1997, along with his scientific colleagues Claude Cohen-Tannoudji and...
(born 1948), current U.S. Secretary of Energy and winner of the Nobel Prize in PhysicsNobel Prize in PhysicsThe Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895 and awarded since 1901; the others are the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Peace Prize, and...
in 1997., class of 1966 - Matt DaleyMatt DaleyMatthew Thomas "Matt" Daley is an American Major League Baseball player. He is currently a free agent.-Early life:Daley was born in Queens, New York and raised in Garden City, New York where he graduated from Garden City High School in 2000 after helping GCHS win the New York State Class B...
, Colorado Rockies relief pitcher - Liza HuberLiza HuberLiza Victoria Huber is an American actress best known for her role as Gwen Hotchkiss on the daytime soap Passions.-Personal life:...
, actress and daughter of Susan Lucci. - Joe IconisJoe IconisJoseph Peter Philip Iconis is an American musical theatre writer. He is a graduate of the NYU Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program. He is a recipient of the 2006 Jonathan Larson Award, the 2007 Ed Kleban Award, and a Backstage Bistro Award. His innovative rock musical...
, musical theater writer, recipient of 2006 Jonathan LarsonJonathan LarsonJonathan Larson was an American composer and playwright noted for the serious social issues of multiculturalism, addiction, and homophobia explored in his work. Typical examples of his use of these themes are found in his works, Rent and tick, tick... BOOM!...
award, 2007 Ed Kleban award, and a Backstage Bistro Award - Susan LucciSusan LucciSusan Victoria Lucci is an American actress and entrepreneur, best known for portraying Erica Kane on the daytime drama All My Children. The character is considered an icon, and Lucci has been called "Daytime's Leading Lady" by TV Guide, with New York Times and Los Angeles Times citing her as the...
, Actress, class of 1964, star of "All My ChildrenAll My ChildrenAll My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most...
." - Elliott MurphyElliott MurphyElliott James Murphy is an American rock singer-songwriter, novelist, producer and journalist living in Paris.-Biography:Elliott James Murphy, Jr. was born in Rockville Centre, New York to a show business family...
, Singer/Songwriter, class of 1967 - Frank Quayle, college football star University of VirginiaUniversity of VirginiaThe University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
, class of 1964 - Kathleen RiceKathleen RiceKathleen Maura Rice is the current Nassau County District Attorney. In November 2005, Rice defeated 31-year-incumbent Denis E. Dillon to become the first female district attorney of Nassau.-Early life and education:...
, District AttorneyDistrict attorneyIn many jurisdictions in the United States, a District Attorney is an elected or appointed government official who represents the government in the prosecution of criminal offenses. The district attorney is the highest officeholder in the jurisdiction's legal department and supervises a staff of...
of Nassau County, New YorkNassau County, New YorkNassau County is a suburban county on Long Island, east of New York City in the U.S. state of New York, within the New York Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,339,532... - Lara Spencer, TV personality,
- John TeshJohn TeshJohn Frank Tesh is an American pianist and composer of pop music, as well as a radio host and television presenter. His 10-year-old 'Intelligence for Your Life Radio Show' reaches 14.2 Million listeners/week, and is syndicated by Teshmedia on 400 stations in US, Canada, and the UK...
, pianistPianistA pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
, composerComposerA composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, radio host and television presenter,
Notable faculty
- Irvin FaustIrvin FaustIrvin Faust is an American author and educator.-Life:Irvin Faust was born in New York City to Morris and Pauline Faust. Faust attended the Queens College of the City of New York and the City College of New York...
, noted novelist and short-story writer, was head guidance counselor in the 1970s.