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((Infobox school
 | name                    = Ward Melville High School
 | logo                    = 
 | motto                   = Excellence in Education
 | image                   = WardMelvilleHS.JPG
 | image_size              = 250px
 | established             = 1968
 | type                    = [[Public School (government funded)|Public]]
 | locale                  = [[Suburb]]an
 | us_nces_district_id     = 3628200
 | grades                  = 10–12
 | ceeb                    = 331740
 | us_nces_school_id       = ((NCES School ID|362820003809|school_name=Ward Melville Senior High School|access_date=April 7, 2024|ref_name=NCES))
 | principal               = 
 | location                = 380 Old Town Road
 | city                    = [[East Setauket, New York|East Setauket]]
 | state                   = [[New York (state)|New York]]
 | zipcode                 = 11733
 | country                 = USA
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 | enrollment              = 1,507 (2022-2023)<ref name="NCES" />
 | grade9                  = 3
 | teaching_staff          = 140.90 (FTE)<ref name="NCES" />
 | grade10                 = 513
 | grade11                 = 486
 | grade12                 = 481
 | other_grade_label       = Ungraded
 | other_grade_enrollment  = 24
 | ratio                   = 10.70<ref name="NCES" />
 | faculty                 = 140<ref name=USNews>((cite web|title=Ward Melville Senior High School Overview|url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/new-york/districts/three-village-central-school-district/ward-melville-senior-high-school-14104|publisher=U.S. News & World Report|access-date=August 25, 2014))</ref>
 | athletics               = 22 varsity and junior varsity teams for boys and 21 varsity and junior varsity teams for girls
 | school_colors           = Green and gold ((Color box|Green))((Color box|Gold))
 | mascot                  = Patriot
 | information             = 
 | website                 = ((URL|http://www.threevillagecsd.org/schools/ward_melville_high_school))
))

'''Ward Melville High School''' is a [[Public school (government funded)|public]] [[high school]] in the [[Three Village Central School District]] of [[Suffolk County, New York]] on [[Long Island]], serving grades [[tenth grade|ten]] through [[twelfth grade|twelve]].<ref name="Profile">((cite web|url=http://www.3villagecsd.k12.ny.us/wmhs/about.php|title=Ward Melville High School Profile|access-date=April 5, 2007))</ref>  It is fed by the two junior high schools in the district: Paul J. Gelinas Junior High School and Robert Cushman Murphy Junior High School, and is named after businessman and philanthropist [[Ward Melville]].

Located sixty miles from Manhattan in the Three Village area, Ward Melville High School is situated in East Setauket, New York. The school serves students from [[Setauket, New York|Setauket]], [[East Setauket, New York|East Setauket]], [[Stony Brook, New York|Stony Brook]], [[Old Field, New York|Old Field]], [[Strongs Neck, New York|Strongs Neck]],  [[Poquott, New York|Poquott]], and South Setauket.

As of the 2011–12 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,848 students and 140.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 13.2.

The building was originally designed to have ((convert|290700|sqft|m2)) with capacity for 2,000 students,<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.wiedersum.com/educational/wmhs.html|title=Ward Melville High School Project Page|publisher=Wiedersum Associates, P.P.L.C.|access-date=April 5, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070928090707/http://www.wiedersum.com/educational/wmhs.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = September 28, 2007))</ref> although it has been expanded several times since. Each of the three grades currently((When|date=February 2017)) has approximately 600 students.

The district provides for numerous clubs and activities after school, including a musical–theater arts program and many sports teams.<ref name="Profile"/>  The school offers 25 different [[Advanced Placement Program|Advanced Placement]] courses and another 25 college courses that are offered credit through several colleges and universities.

The school has been expanded several times to accommodate the growing number of students attending Ward Melville High School. In 2002, two extra wings were added to the northeastern and southeastern corners of the school. During the 2009–2010 school year, a new weight training facility was completed in the rear of the school while the music rooms were renovated. In the 2010–2011 school year, an additional wing was built to house the science department while the auditorium and the library was refurbished.

==Achievements==
Ward Melville High School has been recognized as a School of Excellence by the [[United States Department of Education]] and carries this designation on each student's transcript and diploma.<ref name="Profile"/> It was ranked within the top 500 high schools in America in 2004 by MSNBC Newsweek.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2005/05/05/the-complete-list-of-the-1-000-top-u-s-schools.html|title=The Complete List of the 1,000 Top U.S. Schools|publisher=Newsweek|year=2004|page=5|access-date=April 5, 2007))</ref> It was named, among three other Long Island high schools, a National Blue Ribbon winner for academic excellence by the U.S. Department of Education in 2022.

The proximity of Ward Melville to [[Stony Brook University]] has encouraged the school to house a very strong science research program.  This program annually produces many winners in the [[Intel Science Talent Search]], the [[Intel International Science and Engineering Fair]] and other science competitions.  In 1998, Ward Melville had the highest number of Science Talent Search finalists in the United States (4 out of 40),<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.sciserv.org/sts/57sts/finslip.asp|title=Finalists of the 57th Annual Science Talent Search|publisher=[[Society for Science and the Public]]|year=1998|access-date=April 5, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070219215326/http://www.sciserv.org/sts/57sts/finslip.asp <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = February 19, 2007))</ref> and in 2006, it tied for the greatest number of semifinalists (12 out of 300).<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.sciserv.org/sts/65sts/semibook06.pdf|title=Official 2006 Semifinalist Book|publisher=Society for Science and the Public|year=2006|format=PDF|access-date=April 5, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070711030422/http://www.sciserv.org/sts/65sts/semibook06.pdf <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = July 11, 2007))</ref>
In 2008, Ward Melville achieved the highest number of Intel Semifinalists in the nation with 13 students. Over the past nine years, 2002–2010, Ward Melville has produced a total of 85 Intel semi-finalists and 11 finalists, the third-most of any secondary school in the United States.

===Lacrosse===
((More citations needed|section|date=June 2022))The school's [[lacrosse]] team has won several New York State championships: 1978, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2013, 2017, and 2018. The team has a healthy rivalry with [[West Islip High School]], against whom the Patriots have matched up in seven of the past((when|date=March 2019)) eight county championship games. The Patriots went 22-0 and received the number one national ranking in 2013.<ref>((Cite web |title=Three Village Central School District |url=http://www.threevillagecsd.org/schools/ward_melville_high_school |access-date=2022-06-17 |website=www.threevillagecsd.org))</ref>

===Baseball===
((Unreferenced section|date=February 2019))The Patriots won their first Long Island Championship in the 2013 season.

===Players===
In 2008 the Ward Melville Players won a Theatre Arts Scholarship Recognition Award (Teeny Award) for Innovation in Theatre Education. This was awarded due to a spiral staircase built inside the Blackbox theatre the players perform in.((cn|date=October 2023))

==Extracurriculars ==
Ward Melville high school offers a wide range of extracurricular activities for its students.  These include a nationally ranked Science Olympiad team, the "InSTAR" program, which has been very successful in preparing students for the [[Regeneron Science Talent Search]], acclaimed theater and music programs, and others.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.threevillagecsd.org/|title=Accessed February 7, 2019|website=threevillagecsd.org|access-date=February 16, 2019))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=http://threevillagecsd.org/backpack/getfile.aspx?id=263372|title=Accessed February 7, 2019|website=threevillagecsd.org|access-date=February 16, 2019))</ref>

In 2013, a faith-based club, Students United in Faith (SUIF), was rejected due to its religious nature. After being faced with legal action by the Liberty Institute, the school superintendent investigated and reversed the decision, stating that the initial reason for rejection was "inaccurately conveyed".<ref>((cite web|url=https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/12/19/l-i-school-reverses-decision-on-christian-club/|title=Long Island School Reverses Decision On Christian Club|date=December 19, 2013|website=CBSLocal.com|access-date=February 16, 2019))</ref>

On October 6, 2014, the school was once again faced with legal action by the Liberty Institute for rejecting SUIF's renewal.<ref>[https://www.libertyinstitute.org/suif "Liberty Institute"] Accessed October 7, 2014</ref> The club was supposedly unable to maintain a group number of 20 or more, the purported minimum required by the school. The Equal Access Act of 1984, which is cited as a major point in the club's renewal, does not respect local club minimums.

==Notable alumni==
((alumni|date=November 2015))
((see also|:Category:Ward Melville High School alumni))
Notable [[alumnus|alumni]] of Ward Melville High School include:
* [[Ming (DJ)|Aaron Albano]] aka Ming  (Class of 1990) - Grammy Nominated American record producer, songwriter and DJ
* [[Marco Beltrami]] (Class of 1984) – professional film composer (''[[Scream (film series)|Scream]]'', ''[[Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines]])
* [[Howard S. Berger]] (Class of 1982) – avant-garde filmmaker
* [[Greg Cattrano]] (Class of 1993) – [[Major League Lacrosse|MLL]] goalie for the [[Baltimore Bayhawks]]
* [[Christopher Cantwell (white supremacist)|Christopher Cantwell]] (Class of 1998) - white supremacist
* [[Frances Conroy]] (Class of 1971) – actress (''[[Six Feet Under (TV series)|Six Feet Under]]'')
* [[Eric Corley]] (Class of 1978) – Writer, founder of 2600: the hacker quarterly, Director of freedom downtime
* [[Chris Dieterich]] (Class of 1976) – [[NFL]] lineman for the [[Detroit Lions]], 1980–86
* [[Michael R. Douglas]] (Class of 1979) – worldwide leading string theorist
* [[Brooke Ellison]] (Class of 1996) – the first person with quadriplegia to graduate from Harvard University
* [[Michael J. Epstein]] (Class of 1994) - filmmaker, musician, and writer
* [[Ken Eriksen]] (Class of 1979) - USA Olympic Team Women's Softball Asst/Head Coach (2002–present)
* [[Mick Foley]] (Class of 1983) – professional wrestler and author
* [[John Fugelsang]] (Class of 1987) – host of ''[[America's Funniest Home Videos]]'', 1997–2000, [[CNN]] Contributor
* [[Dorothy Gambrell]] (Class of 1996) – cartoonist
* [[Jarrod Gorbel]] (Class of 1993) – indie pop singer-songwriter
* [[Terrance Hobbs]] - lead guitarist for [[Suffocation (band)|Suffocation]]
* [[Kevin James]] (Class of 1983) – comedian/actor (''[[The King of Queens]]'').<ref>Konig, Susan. [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0DEFD8113AF937A25752C1A96F958260 "L.I.'s Biggest Export? Try Standup Comedy"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 14, 1999. Accessed October 27, 2007. "Mr. James was born in Mineola, but his family soon moved to Stony Brook, where he graduated from Ward Melville High School."</ref>
* [[Karsh Kale]] (Class of 1992) - musician, producer and composer
* [[Anthony Kay]] (Class of 2013) - [[MLB]] pitcher for the [[New York Mets]]
* [[Brian MacDevitt]] (Class of 1973) – four-time Tony Award-winning lighting designer
* [[Steven Matz]] (Class of 2009) - [[MLB]] pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals. 
* [[Mark Orton]] (Class of 1986) - feature film composer (Nebraska, The Good Girl) ((citation needed|reason=no evidence of his attendance|date=January 2016))
* [[Nick Piccininni]] (Class of 2015) - mixed martial artist and three-time [[NCAA Division I]] [[All-American]] in wrestling
* [[R.A. the Rugged Man]] (Class of 1991) – hip hop artist and filmmaker 
* [[Burton Rocks]], writer and sports agent
* [[Todd Sauerbrun]] (Class of 1991) – retired [[NFL]] punter who played for the [[Chicago Bears]], [[Kansas City Chiefs]], [[Carolina Panthers]], and then finally the [[Denver Broncos]] 1995–2007.<ref>[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9904E5DD1F39F93AA1575BC0A962958260 "COLLEGE FOOTBALL; Booming Success For Losers"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 29, 1994. Accessed October 24, 2007. "It was a great day for the 6-foot, 200-pound kicker from Setauket, L.I., who averaged ((convert|60.1|yd|m)) in his nine attempts.... Sauerbrun, a senior,
was a soccer player until the ninth grade, when he tried kicking at Ward Melville High School."</ref>
* [[Andrew Scheps]] (Class of 1984) – Grammy winning record producer/engineer ([[U2]], [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]], [[Johnny Cash]])
* [[Joe Silipo]] – Former professional football player
* [[Gary Valentine]] (Class of 1979) – comedian (''[[The King of Queens]]'') (''[[Chelsea Lately]]'')
* [[Todd Wider]] (Class of 1982) - plastic surgeon and Emmy and Oscar winning documentary producer and director<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2308220/ Internet movie database]</ref>
*[[Joyce Yang]] (Class of 2004) – concert pianist; silver medalist, 2005 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.

==References==
((Reflist))

==External links==
* [http://www.threevillagecsd.org/schools/ward_melville_high_school Ward Melville High School website]

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