Hauppauge High School
# Hauppauge High School

Hauppauge High School is a public high school and part of the Hauppauge Union Free School District located in Hauppauge, Suffolk County, Long Island, in the U.S. state of New York.

## Academics

Hauppauge High School was named the 373rd-top U.S. high school of 2008 by Newsweek magazine, which placed it seventh among schools ranked in Suffolk County, and in the top 10% of U.S. schools. Hauppauge has a high number of students enrolled in Advanced Placement (AP) courses, of which eighteen are offered:

* Department of Social Studies: World History, United States History, United States Government and Politics
* Department of Science: Biology, Physics 1, Physics C, Chemistry, Environmental Science
* Department of Mathematics: Calculus AB, Statistics
* Department of Languages: French Language and Culture, Spanish Language, German Language and Culture
* Department of English Language Arts: English Literature and Composition, English Language and Composition
* Department of Music: Music Theory
* Department of Art: Art History, Studio Art

## Notable alumni

* Nick Fanti (Class of 2015) – Baseball player
* Lori Loughlin (Class of 1982) – Actress
* Tom Postilio (Class of 1988) – Real estate broker, Star of HGTV’s Selling New York, Singer
* Gary Flood (Class of 2003) – Soccer player
* Vince Giordano (Class of 1970) – Leader of the famous jazz group, Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks
* Gary Berntsen (Class of 1975) – Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) career officer. Author, Jawbreaker: The attack on bin Laden and al-Qaeda: A personal account by the CIA's key field commander.
* Val James (Class of 1975) – First American-born, African-American, professional ice hockey player in the NHL.
* Michael Fitzpatrick (Class of 1975) – NYS Assemblyman
