Hastings High School (New York)

Hastings High School (HHS) is a comprehensive public high school and the only high school of the Hastings-on-Hudson Union Free School District in Westchester County, New York. The principal is Andrew Clayman.

Hastings High School
Location
One Mount Hope Boulevard Hastings-on-Hudson, , New York 10706 United States
Coordinates	40°59′40″N 73°52′20″W
Information
Type	Public
Motto	Primus Inter Pares (First Among Equals)
Established	1905
School district	Hastings-on-Hudson Union Free School District
Superintendent	William S. McKersie[1]
Principal	Andrew Clayman[2]
Staff	50.88 (on an FTE basis)[3]
Grades	9–12[3]
Enrollment	519 (2022–23)[3]
Student to teacher ratio	10.20[3]
Color(s)	Green and Gold
Mascot	Yellow jacket
Newspaper	The Buzzer
Feeder schools	Farragut Middle School
Website	hhs.hohschools.org

History

The class of 1908 was the first graduating class of Hastings High School.^{[citation needed]}

Rankings

In 2015, Hastings High School was ranked 162nd on Newsweek's ranking of the top US high schools.^[4][when?]

Awards

Hastings High School was a recipient of the U.S. Department of Education's National Blue Ribbon Award for excellence for 2001–2002 and for 2016–2017.^[5]

Theater

Hastings High School received a $10,000 grant from a division of the National Broadcasting Corporation to put on a production of Hairspray.^[6][7]

Theater Arts was offered in 2019.

Music

Courses in music theory (both AP-level and non-AP level), choir, and recording technology were offered at Hastings High School in 2019.

Athletics

The Hastings High School football team plays Yonkers Montessori Academy at Reynolds Field

Hastings is a member of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association. The Hastings Athletics Department has been recognized by the Journal News as recipients of the NHSCSA Sportsmen Medallion for their outstanding efforts in both Crowd Attendance and Spirit. The Student Section, also known as the "Cochran Crazies," has been awarded the TFS Scholar Creative Minds Award recognized by the Section 1 Athletic Committee in 2006.^{[citation needed]}

The Buzzer

Hastings High School's newspaper, The Buzzer, is one of the most successful clubs at the school. It has been represented by its Editorial Staffs at the Columbia Scholastic Press Association's Annual Conference at Columbia University, the Young Author's Conference of 2007, and "Journalism That Matters: The DC Sessions" at The George Washington University.^{[citation needed]}

Clubs

Source:^[8]

Academic Challenge (AcChal) Amnesty International Animal Appreciation Club Art Club The Buzzer Book Club Hastings Yellow Jackets Booster Club Chess Club Classics Club Computer Science Team Crossing Borders Culinary Club Debate Club Environmental Club Feminism Club Film Club Fitness Club

Future Voters of America Garden Club Gender Sexuality Alliance (G.S.A.) Habitat for Humanity Investing Club M.O.O.K. Club Model Rocketry Club Open Mic Night Outing Club Photo Club Project Share Railroad Club Robotics Club S.A.D.D. Club Student Union (S.U.) Super Smash Bros. (Smash) Club TV Studio Club Ultimate Frisbee Club WestMUNC Yearbook Club

Notable alumni

• Stephen Collins, actor
• Libby Copeland, reporter for the Washington Post
• Ricki Lake (born 1968), actress, television presenter and producer
• Ali Marpet (born 1993), American football center for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL)
• Robert Meeropol (born 1947), son of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg
• Dave Rice (born c. 1940), college football coach
• Benh Zeitlin (born 1982), filmmaker, composer, and animator
• John Dehner (born 1915), stage, radio, film, and television actor
• Edmund Phelps (born 1933), recipient of Nobel Prize in Economics

Race Relations and Demographics

The school's lack of ethnic diversity has been commented on.^[6]