Valley Stream Central High School

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Valley Stream Central High School

Magnet School	No
School District	Valley Stream Central High School District
School Colors
Coeducational	Yes
Year Opened	1929
Grade Levels	10-12
School type	Public
Principal	Dr. Joseph Pompilio
Assistant Principals	Robert Milani, Anthony Mignella
Year-round schedule	No
Enrollment
Sports Teams	The Eagles
Mascot	The Eagles
Homepage	Valley Stream Central High School

Valley Stream Central High School is a public senior high school (grades 10-12) in the town of Valley Stream, New York in southwest Nassau County. It is part of the Valley Stream Central High School District.

1 History
2 Principals
3 Notable Alumni
4 External Links
5 References

[edit] History

When the Wheeler Avenue high school building was no longer adequate for the school's needs, a bond issue for $750,000 was passed in April 1928 for the construction of the present Central High School on Fletcher Avenue. The orange-and-cream brick and stone building was labelled “this community’s monument to knowledge” by proud Valley Stream citizens and opened in September of 1929 and was formally dedicated on December 17. Soon after opening, the school was so crowded that they went on split sessions from 1935 until 1952 (when Memorial Junior High School opened). ^[1]

[edit] Principals

Harry W. Gross (1925-41), with W. Clinton Stuart as assistant principal.
“District Principal” Paul T. Wohlsen doubled as Central High School principal from 1941-46, with Edward J. Kurfess overseeing the senior high and W. Clinton Stuart overseeing the junior high grades.
Mr. Kurfess (1946-71)
Dr. John E. Glynn (1971-December 1997)
Dr. Hildegarde Ziegler (1998-2001)
Joseph Pompillo (2001-present)

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