| Definition of Terms |
W. Tresper Clarke High School |
| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Nassau County, NY |
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| Total Students |
907 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
49% /
51% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
66 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 213 students | | Grade 10 - 252 students | | Grade 11 - 220 students | | Grade 12 - 222 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:14 |
1:14 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
1% |
| % Asian |
15% |
4% |
| % Hispanic |
11% |
17% |
| % Black |
1% |
19% |
| % White |
73% |
58% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
3% |
28% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
4% |
6% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
East Meadow Union Free School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
9 |
4 |
| Number of Students Managed |
7,651 students |
2,265 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$141,909,000 |
$31,819,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$130,965,000 |
$31,869,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$18,548 |
$14,048 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$17,117 |
$14,070 |
| District Graduation Rates |
97% |
97% |
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- W. Tresper Clarke High School is a high school in Westbury (technically in Salisbury) New York, USA. It is operated by the East Meadow Union Free School District, also known as the East Meadow School District. The school opened in 1957, and was renamed in honor of W. Tresper Clarke, a former president of the East Meadow School Board, in 1958. The school serves students living in South Westbury, East Meadow, and Levittown, New York.
- Clarke's school newspaper, The Vanguard, is an award winning publication that wins awards every year. Recently, the newspaper was awarded as being the Most Outstanding Newspaper in all of Long Island at the 2009 Adelphi Press Day Awards Ceremony.
- Clarke won the New York State High School Baseball Championships in 2002 and 2005, and won the New York Statewide High School Mock Trial Tournament in 2003. They have also won numerous Nassau County and Long Island Championships. The school has a strong history and tradition in the sport of baseball throughout New York State. Clarke also won the 1985 New York State Girls Varsity Soccer Championship to finish an undefeated season.
- The Clarke chapter of the Tri-M Music Honor Society (chapter #1768) was named the New York State Chapter of the Year in 2003. In 2006, the chapter repeated this feat, and in addition, was named National Chapter of the Year for that year. In 2007, the Tri-M chapter was named first runner-up for National Chapter of the Year.
- The media spotlight was on the school in 1967 when Newsday reported: 300 flag-waving protesters outside the building, and an enthusiastic crowd of 1,100 inside, folk singer Pete Seeger came to W. Tresper Clarke High School on March 8, 1967, and he sang. The concert was a year late, but it was a victory against censorship. ``Mr. Seeger is a highly controversial figure, and as such, injecting him into our community in East Meadow we thought would stir passions, create discord, [1] disharmony ..., the school board said in December, 1965, as it canceled a scheduled Seeger appearance. The main question of controversy, the board said, was that on an earlier trip to the Soviet Union, Seeger had sung songs opposing the Vietnam War.
- Getting Seeger into the high school auditorium took court battles that went all the way to the State Court of Appeals. The state's highest court said that canceling an earlier invitation because of Seeger's controversial views violated both the state and federal cConstitutions.
- Playing a key role in the legal battle was the Nassau chapter of the New York Civil Liberties Union, which filed an amicus brief to the Court of Appeals. This is just one of the constitutional battles that the Nassau Cchapter has fought over the years. A number of them are featured in a traveling exhibit titled ``Challenging Censorship that is currently on display at the Levittown Public Library and will later appear at other libraries throughout the county.
- ``The First Amendment is the basis of all other freedoms, said Barbara Bernstein, executive director of the Nassau chapter. ``You don't have any freedom unless you have free speech, and freedom of religion.
- The high school was again brought into the media spotlight in January, 2007 when the school's principal barred a deaf student, John Cave, from bringing a service dog to school. The school stated that its decision was motivated by concerns over student welfare, such as allergies.The student's parents responded in early February 2007 by filing a $150-million discrimination lawsuit against the East Meadow School District, claiming that school officials subjected the student to "bias, bigotry and prejudice,".
- 2005 Clarke Baseball Team New York State Champions Newsday - Clarke steamrolls - Heavy hitting and sound pitching lead Rams to state title after they win their 25th straight game - by Joseph Manniello, staff correspondent, June 5, 2005
- Photograph and caption from Newsday
- Game action from Clarke's 2006 varsity baseball game against Garden City.
- 2005 Two Intel Semifinalists from Clarke High School
- 2005 Two Intel Semifinalists from Clarke High School
- Long Island Challenge Clarke Team
- http://www.eastmeadow.k12.ny.us/board/reports/pdfs/Education%20May.pdf
- Clarke Principals through the years...Mr. George Hopke 1957-1970Dr. Albert Renken 1970-1993Dr. Vincent Cirello 1993-2006Mr. Timothy Voels 2006-Present
- External links
- Official site
- Photos from the Clarke JV girls basketball team in their win over Garden City on 1-30-07
- Newsday, Melville, N.Y. - Six reach Intel finals
- Source: Wikipedia; it is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.
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| About This Zip Code (11590) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
42,507 people |
18,208,943 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
35% |
32% |
| Population Average Age |
36 years old
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34 years old |
| Average Household size |
3.4 persons
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2.6 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$71,147
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$41,761 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
6.5 rooms |
4.6 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
54 years old |
56 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
78% / 22% |
42% / 58% |
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