White Plains Senior High School is a

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in the White Plains Public Schools system of

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, United States. It was selected by the

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as a School of Excellence in 1986–1987. The school's code of conduct and state accountability report are available online.

Demographics

Gender: The student body is 50.11 percent female and 49.89 percent male. Race: The student body is 59.55 percent Hispanic, 22.54 percent White, 12.88 percent Black, 3.36 percent Asian and 1.68 percent other.

Publications

* Yearbook: ''The Oracle'' * Newspaper: ''The Orange'' * Literary magazine: ''The Roar''

Athletics

The school makes available for its students two gymnasiums, a weight room, a track field and football field (Loucks Field), a soccer field, baseball and softball fields, tennis courts, and a pool. White Plains football team won the Section 1 Class AA title in 2013 for the first time in 34 years.

White Plains High School Hall of Fame

Notable inductees: * T. Alexander Aleinikoff (1970) - United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees *

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(1977) - author and broadcast journalist * John Davidson (1959) - versatile singer, actor and entertainer with career spanning more than 55 years, including Broadway musicals, Disney movies, variety, game and talk shows on TV and Las Vegas showrooms * Robert Malcolm Graham (1963) - Massachusetts State Supreme Court Justice * Lawrence Otis Graham (1979) - author, attorney and broadcast commentator *

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(1966) - Olympic medal winner * James J. Jordan (1948) - advertising executive and copywriter (posthumous award) * Grover "Deacon" Jones (1952) - Major League Baseball player and coach * Philip Kent (1972) - CEO of

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, Inc. *

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(1978) - Pulitzer Prize-Winning playwright, ''

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'' (posthumous award) *

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(1945) - business and civic leader * Dave Marash (1959) - broadcast journalist *

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(1973) - track champion, sports broadcaster, CEO of USA Track & Field *

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(1976) - NFL wide receiver, Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee *

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(1956) - U.S. Olympian runner, honored college track & field coach *

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(1966) - international concert pianist *

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(1975) - Emmy Award-winning sports journalist and broadcaster * John Jay Saldi IV (1972) - football player; played more than 100 games over nine seasons in the

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for the

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and the Chicago Bears; key member of Dallas' Super Bowl Champion (XII) team * David E. Sanger (1978) - Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, White House Correspondent for ''

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'' * Richard Schlesinger (1972) -broadcast journalist

Notable alumni

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- football player *

- political journalist and author *

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- author * Jennifer Damiano - Broadway actress *

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(1924) - film and television actor * Mal Graham - basketball player, 11th overall pick of 1967 NBA draft *

- Olympic gold medalist track athlete * Grover "Deacon" Jones - retired first baseman for

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(born 1990) - basketball player for

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and for

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of the

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- playwright and composer, best known for creating musical ''

'' * Lou Mark - football player *

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- Hasidic Jewish reggae musician * Arthur Monk - NFL wide receiver,

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* Dennis Morgan - football player * Dick Nolan - football player *

- classical pianist * Lawrence Otis Graham - attorney, journalist, and author *

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- film director of '' Super Fly'', son of photographer Gordon Parks Sr. *

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- NFL tight end, Super Bowl champion ( Super Bowl X) * David E. Sanger - White House correspondent for ''New York Times'' *

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- computer scientist * Chris Watson (born 1975) - American-Israeli basketball player *

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- professional baseball player

In film

Scenes from '' The Beaver'', a film directed by

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and starring

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and Foster, were filmed at the high school in the fall of 2009. Scenes from the film '' Win Win'', starring

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, were shot at the high school in March 2010.

References

{{authority control High schools in White Plains, New York Public high schools in Westchester County, New York