Gen. Douglas Macarthur Senior High School - Levittown, New York/NY

Home > New York > Nassau County > Gen. Douglas Macarthur Senior High School

Gen. Douglas Macarthur Senior High School

3369 Old Jerusalem Road, Levittown, NY, 11756-3518 -

Map

tel: (516)520-8450

Input this schools website!

View current housing listings in this area

Review school:

Find your graduating class!

Definition of Terms

Gen. Douglas Macarthur Senior High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Nassau County, NY

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1347 students

% Male / % Female

52% / 48%

Total Classroom Teachers

111 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 344 students

Grade 10 - 356 students

Grade 11 - 340 students

Grade 12 - 307 students

This School

(NY) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:12

1:14

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(NY) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	1%
% Asian	4%	4%
% Hispanic	5%	17%
% Black	1%	19%
% White	90%	58%

Additional Student Information

This School

(NY) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

28%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(NY) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

View Education Department Test Scores

School District Name

Levittown Union Free School District

This School's Agency

(NY) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	10	4
Number of Students Managed	8,108 students	2,265 students
District Total Revenue	$142,330,000	$31,819,000
District Expenditure	$139,760,000	$31,869,000
District Revenue / Student	$17,554	$14,048
District Expenditure / Student	$17,237	$14,070
District Graduation Rates	100%	97%

MacArthur High School is a secondary school located in Levittown, New York. One of two high schools in the Levittown Union Free School District, the high school is named after United States General Douglas MacArthur. In addition to the school's principal, John Bifolco, there are two Assistant Principals: Mr. Joseph Sheehan and Mrs. Joan Lorelli. Newly added to this roster in 2008 was Mr. Chris Leahy, who is the Dean of Students.
According to the 2007 Newsweek Magazine issue of Top 1,200 U.S. schools, MacArthur High School is currently ranked as #518.
Renaissance Program
Adapted through a unanimous vote of the school's faculty in the spring of 1994, the Renaissance Program rewards students who excel in academics. Students who pass everything, including midterms, finals, and regents, are hosted at a semi-annual breakfast. Students receive cards in either platinum, gold, blue, or gray, depending upon their grade average or status as an Honor Society member. These cards entitle the students to various "special perks and privileges," including discounts on tickets to school plays and dances. The four-year Renaissance card-holders of every senior class are hosted at an additional special brunch.
Sports
MacArthur has over 25 varsity and junior varsity level athletic teams. They include badminton, baseball, basketball (boys and girls) bowling, football, lacrosse (boys and girls), soccer (boys and girls), softball, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling.The MacArthur Boys football team won the 2002 Nassau Conference II Championship over Lawrence.
The MacArthur High School varsity baseball team was crowned New York State champions in 1994. The Generals have also won the Long Island Championship 2 times and the Nassau County Championship 7 times.
In addition to the school's accomplishments in baseball, MacArthur has also racked up many accomplishments in other sports. In recent years, the girls softball team has won 9 county titles and the track, girls soccer and boys lacrosse teams have won Long Island titles. The baseball, girls lacrosse, and softball teams have all advanced to the county semifinals or beyond in the past few years as well. MacArthur has also produced 13 All-Americans in boys lacrosse, including Navy's all-time leading goal scorer Jon Birsner of Haven Lane. The baseball, football, wrestling and boys lacrosse teams play in the top conference of their respective classes. In 1988, lead by now Hofstra head coach Seth Tierney, the MacArthur Boys Lacrosse team went to the county finals vs. Garden City. The boys Lacrosse team has also beaten cross-town rival Division three years in a row in the annual Levittown Lacrosse Tournament.
MacArthur Wrestling
The MacArthur Generals wrestling team is consistently recognized as one of the top teams in New York State. In recent years, they have won seven out of eight county championships. The team won both dual meet and tournament championships in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2008, along with a number one overall ranking in NYS at the end of the 2002 season. The Generals are led by head coach Howie Greenblatt and assistants Tom Bobal, Joe Almafatano and James Strousse.
Notable alumni
David Falk, Sports agent
Congressman Steve Israel
Barry Cherno "מיתוסי מפלצת".
Ballistic Bob, Long Island radio personality for stations such as WBLI,Party105.3, and WBEA.
Keelin Curnuck, Miss New York 1996, Ms Venus Swimwear 1994 & former co-host of the ESPN exercise program BodyShaping
Vincent Accardi, lead guitar and backing vocals in Brand New, a rock band.
Candace Pert, aka Candace Beebe Pert, is a neuroscientist who discovered the opiate receptor, the cellular bonding site for endorphins in the brain.
Bill Griffith is a cartoonist in the United States. He is known for his comic strip Zippy the Pinhead.
Arturo Rodriguez, class of 1993, is the Acting Chief Financial Office for Atari.
External links
MacArthur High School Website
Varsity Football Photos from the Nassau County Semifinals on 11-10-06
Alumni Listing

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.
Add/edit information about this school (e.g., awards, news stories, notable alumni, fun facts)