Oyster Bay High School

Public school in East Main Street, Oyster Bay, New York, United States

Oyster Bay High School
Oyster Bay High School in June, 2005
Location

150 East Main Street Oyster Bay , New York 11771 United States
Information
Type	Public school
Established	1929
School district	Oyster Bay – East Norwich Central School District
Principal	Melissa Argaman^[1]
Faculty	72.70 FTEs^[2]
Grades	7-12
Enrollment	730 (2019-20)^[2]
Student to teacher ratio	10.04^[2]
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	Purple and Gold^[3]
Mascot	The Baymen ^[3]
Newspaper	Oyster Bay Harbour Voice
Website	www.obenschools.org

Oyster Bay High School is a public high school located in Oyster Bay, New York, United States. The school is a part of the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District.

As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 759 students and 69.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.0:1. There were 115 students (15.2% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 18 (2.4% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.^[2]

History

The present high school building was completed in 1929. Though primarily used as a high school, the building was originally built to house grades K through 12. Oyster Bay's original facade is an example of Art Deco styling, and includes has some interesting details such as eagles and the letters “B” and “G”, which originally indicated separate doors for the girls and boys to enter the building. In February 1929, the children did just that, carrying their books and personal belongings from the old school building to this one.^{[citation needed]} At the time of its opening, the new school building contained many modern features, such as classroom loudspeakers, an auditorium with a balcony and projection booth, and a central vacuuming system.

Oyster Bay phased into a 'closed-campus' model beginning in 1986, citing the district's responsibly for its students during school hours.^[4]

Though it was modern in its day, the school's gym had become outdated by the 1990's; it was the oldest in Nassau County when the district replaced it in 2000 with a new, state-of-the-art gymnasium, dedicated to Howard Imhof. The 2000 additions also included a new library-media center with 18 computer stations, ushering the district's high school building into the new century.^[5]

Notable alumni

Marie Colvin (class of 1974), journalist who worked for the British newspaper The Sunday Times. She died while covering the siege of Homs in Syria
John Knowles, novelist, transferred to Phillips Exeter Academy
Ken Labanowski, (class of 1977), American-Israeli basketball player
Jackie Martling, comedian, starred on the Howard Stern Show
Heather Matarazzo, (class of 2000) actress^[6]
Thomas Pynchon (class of 1953), novelist of Gravity's Rainbow and The Crying of Lot 49, once awarded "student of the year"
Lee Ranaldo (class of 1974), musician and writer, co-founder of Sonic Youth
Ken Rosenthal, baseball sportscaster and journalist
Tage Thompson, professional hockey player

References

^ "New Principal Appointed at Oyster Bay High School". www.obenschools.org. September 12, 2023. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Oyster Bay High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Oyster Bay Baymen Athletics and Sports Teams - NY". www.maxpreps.com. Retrieved February 2, 2020. Mascot Baymen Colors Purple, Gold Type Co-Ed / Public
^ Saslow, Linda. "Schools Split on 'Open Campus'." New York Times. October 23, 1988. Retrieved on October 18, 2011.
^ "Oyster Bay High School". Oyster Bay History Walk. Oyster Bay Main Street Association. April 8, 2009.
^ "Nightcrawler / A Crash Course In Rock and Roll". Newsday. Retrieved August 1, 2020.