Floral Park Memorial High School is a coeducational, public high school in

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, New York, United States. It is one of five schools in the

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. The high school enrolls students in grades 7 through 12. As of the 2018–19 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,389 students and 94.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.8:1. There were 253 students (18.2% of enrollment) eligible for

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and 38 (2.7% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.School data for Floral Park Memorial High School
National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.

Awards and recognition

During the 1994–96 school years, Floral Park Memorial High School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the

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, the highest award an American school can receive. The school also received a

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gold medal for being one of the best public high schools in the United States.

Athletics

The school has Colorguard and Marching Band,

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and varsity boys' and girls'

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, boys'

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, boys' and girls' track, girls'

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, boys' and girls'

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum ...

, boys' and girls' soccer, boys' and girls'

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, boys' football, girls'

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boys' riflery, girls'

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, and

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. The Varsity Girls' Basketball Team are the 2006–2007 and 2007–2008 Nassau County Class "A" Champions. They are the Long Island Champions in 2007–2008 and in 2008–2009. The Colorguard and Marching Band have won many awards, their most recent being 2nd place in all of New York State, at the New York state marching band festival, held in Syracuse

World record

In 2007, students at Floral Park Memorial High School broke the '' Guinness Book of World Records'' previous record for most hugs in one hour by a single person. The previous record was 640 hugs in one hour and the new record is now 844 people, with the record being broken in 22 minutes. The event was a fundraiser for a scholarship in the honor of two students who lost their lives at the end of the 2005–2006 school year.Apar, R. (2007
"Spreading love in memory of the beloved"
''The Shield''. June 2007. p 3. Retrieved December 23, 2007.

References

External links

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Booster Club Website
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