Carle Place High School

Carle Place High School
Carle Place High School in 2021
Location
168 Cherry Lane Carle Place , New York 11514 United States
Coordinates	40°45′21″N 73°36′20″W
Information
Type	Comprehensive school
Motto	CP: The C stands for compassion; the P stands for passion.
Established	1955
School district	Carle Place Union Free School District
Faculty	66.19 FTEs[1]
Grades	7-12
Enrollment	606 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	9.16[1]
Color(s)	Green and White
Athletics conference	NYSPHSAA Section 8
Mascot	Frog
Website	www.cps.k12.ny.us^[dead link‍]

Carle Place High School entrance in 2011

Carle Place Middle/High School is a six-year comprehensive public high school located in the hamlet of Carle Place in the Town of North Hempstead, Nassau County, New York.

As of the 2016–17 school year, the school had an enrollment of 652 students and 71.05 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.18:1. There were 107 students (16.4% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 16 (2.5% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

Sister schools

Carle Place High School had a sister school in Filabusi, Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe, named Singwango Secondary School, and still donates sports equipment (e.g., old uniforms).[2]

Carle Place High School's current sister school is Guwe Secondary School, Zimbabwe. The school still donates what is mentioned above.

Notable alumni

• Tom Cipullo – Composer.[3] His works include 225 published songs, and the critically acclaimed opera, Glory Denied.[3]
• Matt Snell – Former pro football player for the New York Jets.[4]
• Joe Satriani – Guitar virtuoso and instrumentalist. Lead guitarist for Chickenfoot. Played with Deep Purple and Mick Jagger.[5]
• Steve Vai – Another guitar virtuoso who was one of Joe Satriani's students, with many solo albums to his credit, and other collaborations/appearances - including Frank Zappa, Public Image Limited, David Lee Roth, and Whitesnake.[6]
• Charles J. Fuschillo Jr. – Former Republican member of the New York State Senate and President and CEO of the Alzheimer's Foundation of America.
• Dawn Johnsen – Lawyer and professor of constitutional law.
• Myles Brand – Former president of the NCAA.
• Brendan Hay – Television writer and producer.[7]
• Billy Miller – Rock 'n roll musician and archivist.
• Steve Serio - Paralympic Gold Medal winning Wheelchair Basketball player.

References

1. School data for Carle Place Middle Senior High School Archived 2017-01-18 at the Wayback Machine, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 26, 2021.
2. Sister Schools Archived 2008-07-05 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed January 10, 2012.
3. Kling, Elizabeth Bell (2011). The art songs of Tom Cipullo (Thesis). ProQuest 894334839.
4. Matt Snell Archived 2009-09-17 at the Wayback Machine, database Football. Accessed August 1, 2009.
5. Perlah, Jeff. "GUITAR WIZARD JOE SATRIANI ON TEACHING STEVE VAI, DRINKING WITH SAMMY HAGAR AND HIS LATEST G3 TOUR". Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
6. Bosso, Joe (2015-12-15). "Steve Vai: the 10 Records That Changed My Life". loudersound. Archived from the original on 2021-07-31. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
7. Cannini, Chuck (2015-12-12). "Interview: Long Island Native Brendan Hay, Producer of Dawn of the Croods". LI Press. Archived from the original on 2021-08-25. Retrieved 2021-08-25.