Bethpage High School
| Bethpage High School | |
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| Location | |
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10 Cherry Ave. Bethpage, NY | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1950's |
| School district | Bethpage Union Free School District |
| Principal | John DeTommaso Assistant Principals- Michael Spence and Kevin Healy |
| Faculty | many |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 933 |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Mascot | Golden Eagle |
| Information | (516) 644-4100 |
| Website | www.bethpagecommunity.com/Schools/bhs.htm |
Bethpage High School is the only high school in the town of Bethpage, New York, located in Nassau County on Long Island. It is located on the corners of Stewart Avenue and Cherry Avenue, across from the Bethpage Community Park. On average, each class size is between 25 and 30 students.
Almost every classroom in the school is equipped with an overhanging projector attached to the classroom computer. There are several computer labs within the building with Internet access.
Extracurricular Activities
Drama
The Bethpage High School Masquer's Guild, founded in ? when the school opened, has had a long line of historical success. The current director, Mr. William Kroupa Jr., has run top-notch shows including Fame, Pippin, You Can't Take It With You, Crazy For You, You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown, Haunted Honeymoon, Alice In Wonderland, West Side Story, Graff (written by Mr. Kroupa), Grease, Guys and Dolls, Tribute to America, Oklahoma, Poutpurri, and many more. Usually, the guild performs a fall play and a spring musical. A former director, Tony Georgin, now runs a successful cultural arts center, The Stage Door. The group also has 5 officers- a male and female officer from each senior and junior years who runs most of the production details. The head of Stage Crew also is an officer. For more information about the guild, visit: [1].
2007- West Side Story
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Currently, West Side Story is in production. This is Mr. Kroupa's third time directing this show, second time in Bethpage. The cast is currently working hard to meet the shows opening night- April 12th- 15th. Here is the main cast list of West Side Story.
- Maria- Jen Casey
- Anita- Diana Valenti
- Anybodys- Nicole Sachs
- Rosalia- Lisa Shah
- Consuela- Diana Riccardi
- 'Somewhere' Soloists- Suzie Morra and Sheena Sharma
- Tony- Andrew Beck
- Bernardo- Matt Sackett
- Riff- Ryan Adams
- Lt. Shrank- Jack McKerlie
- Officer Krupke- Patrick Mangles
- Doc- Jon Raia
- Action- Ryan Selock
- A-rab- Jay Widman
- Snowboy- Zach Levy
- Baby John- Justin Cotton
- Diesel- Marc Candito
- Chino- Nick Kougianos
- Pepe- George Marinos
Starting with West Side Story, a new Sunday matinee performance will be added. In the past, only Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night had performances.
New Theater
On January 17, 2007, the new Bethpage Performing Arts Center was unvailed. The First Performance, The Winter Concert, was a big success.
Due to work on the auditorium, the guild did not perform a fall musical as tradition. The auditorium contains it's own sound system, waiting room, dressing rooms, and lighting booth along with many top-notch, up-to-date ammenities. The opening ceremony began with an opening ceremony by the Superintendant and Mr.Kroupa along with the Board Of Education welcoming the guests to the new auditorium.
Football
Bethpage has become famous among New York high school varsity football teams for being the home of an outstanding football program, having won 10 Nassau County and 5 Long Island Championships since 1984 when the playoffs expanded to four teams. The tradition of Bethpage football started in 1952 when Howard C. Vogts created the first team, and he has since become New York State’s all-time winningest high school varsity football coach. Vogts' remarkable career record stands at 342-114-10 mark in 53 seasons. One of Bethpage's most notable records was a 60-game home unbeaten streak (59-0-1) between 1989 and 2004. It ended on October 23, 2004 when the Golden Eagles lost 27-0 to the Wantagh Warriors. Since that loss, Bethpage has won 11 straight at home.
In 2006, Bethpage's football team's record was 8-2.[citation needed] The team was in the Conference III Championship. [citation needed]
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