Mineola High School (New York)

Mineola High School (New York)
Mineola High School
Location
10 Armstrong Rd
Garden City Park, NY 11040

Information
Type Public high school
Established 1962
School district Mineola Union Free School District
Principal Mr. Ed Escobar
Faculty 87 Full-time Faculty Members
Grades 9 – 12
Color(s) Red and Black
Nickname The Mustangs
Information 516-237-2600
Website

Mineola High School is a high school in the Mineola Union Free School District and is located in Garden City Park, New York. It serves parts of Mineola, Albertson, Williston Park, Garden City Park, and Roslyn Heights within its district.

It opened in 1962, replacing the old high school, which now houses the middle school. It recently underwent a multi-million-dollar refurbishing of the library. Since 1981, it has been fully accredited by the Middle States Evaluation Committee. The most recent rankings in New York State show the school district that feeds the high school to have an overall rank in the 91st percentile, Ranking 57th out of 695 districts in the state.

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Athletics and activities

The Mineola boys spring Track and Field team won Nassau County Championships in 2010. The Mineola boys' varsity soccer team won the Nassau & Long Island Championship in 2005 and won Conference ABC 1 in 2006. The girls' softball team has won Nassau County, Long Island, and state championships in its history. Its football team is among the top 50 in New York State for longest winning streaks, going 28–0–2 over several years.

In the winter months the Mineola Colorguard produces two indoor performance ensembles. Mineola White is composed of first-year members and competes in the Scholastic Novice Class in local competition. Mineola Red, an all-veteran ensemble, competes nationally in Winter Guard International (WGI). In 2006 Mineola High School became the first Scholastic colorguard program on Long Island to attend the prestigious WGI World Championships. In February 2009 Mineola Red was crowned the WGI Northeast Regional Scholastic A Champions at Trumbull, Connecticut, and in April 2009 finished 21st out of 102 units in the at the WGI World Championships in Dayton, Ohio. In 2010, Mineola Red was once again crowned the WGI Northeast Regional Scholastic A Champions at Trumbull. Then in April at Dayton, Ohio placed 16 out of more than 100 guards in Championships. Mineola was recognized as being one of the best communities for music education in the United States in 2009. The Mineola Mustang Marching Band and Colorguard compete in the fall in the New York State Field Band Conference (NYSFBC) and were named the 2009 Small School Class 2 state champions.[1]

Assorted

Mineola's mascot is the Mustang, replacing the “maroons” in the early 1920s. While its original colors were maroon and gray, a combination of phase-outs and availability of products forced a switch in the mid 1970s to red and white. Its current color scheme is red, white, and black.

Notable alumni

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Coordinates: 40°44′31″N 73°39′27″W / 40.74194°N 73.6575°W / 40.74194; -73.6575



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