Hastings High School (HHS) is a comprehensive public high school and the only high school of the Hastings-on-Hudson Union Free School District in Westchester County, New York. The principal is Louis Adipietro.

History

The class of 1908 was the first graduating class of Hastings High School. In 1949, the school adopted the coat of arms of Hastings, England.

Rankings

Hastings High School was ranked 162nd on Newsweek's ranking of the top US high schools.

Awards

Hastings High School was a recipient of the U.S. Department of Education's National Blue Ribbon Award for excellence for 2001–2002 and for 2016–2017.

Theater

Hastings High School received a $10,000 grant from a division of the National Broadcasting Corporation to put on a production of Hairspray. Theater Arts was offered in 2019.

Music

Courses in music theory (both AP-level and non-AP level), choir, and recording technology were offered at Hastings High School in 2019. Extracurricular offerings include a band, jazz band, choir, "madrigal" advanced choir, steel pan ensemble, and orchestra.

Athletics

Hastings is a member of the

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. The Hastings Athletics Department has been recognized by the Journal News as recipients of the NHSCSA Sportsmen Medallion for their outstanding efforts in both Crowd Attendance and Spirit. The Student Section, also known as the "Cochran Crazies," has been awarded the TFS Scholar Creative Minds Award recognized by the Section 1 Athletic Committee in 2006. Hastings High School's curling team won both the County and Section titles during the '05 and '06 Campaigns. Hastings 2015 Boys Varsity Soccer team made a New York State Final Four run after winning both the league and the section. Hastings 2016 Boys Varsity Soccer returned to the Final Four and the team won the New York State Class B Championship after winning their league, section, and region. This was Hastings' first state championship win in any sport.

The Buzzer

Hastings High School's newspaper, The Buzzer, is one of the most successful clubs at the school. It has been represented by its Editorial Staffs at the Columbia Scholastic Press Association's Annual Conference at Columbia University, the Young Author's Conference of 2007, and "Journalism That Matters: The DC Sessions" at The George Washington University.

Clubs

* Academic Challenge (AcChal) * Amnesty International * Animal Appreciation Club * Art Club * The Buzzer * Book Club * Hastings Yellow Jackets Booster Club * Chess Club * Classics Club * Computer Science Team * Crossing Borders * Culinary Club * Debate Club * Environmental Club * Feminism Club * Film Club * Fitness Club * Future Voters of America * Garden Club * Gender Sexuality Alliance (G.S.A.) * Habitat for Humanity * Investing Club * M.O.O.K. Club * Model Rocketry Club * Open Mic Night * Outing Club * Photo Club * Project Share * Railroad Club * S.A.D.D. Club * Student Union (S.U.) * Super Smash Bros. (Smash) Club * TV Studio Club * Ultimate Frisbee Club * WestMUNC * Yearbook Club

Notable alumni

* Stephen Collins, actor *

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Race Relations and Demographics

The school's lack of ethnic diversity has been commented on.

References

External links

"HHS Home Page""HHS Newspaper"
{{authority control Public high schools in Westchester County, New York