Bellport High School
| Bellport High School | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
205 Beaver Dam Road Brookhaven Hamlet, New York State | |
| Coordinates | 40°46′33″N 72°55′21″W / 40.7757°N 72.922512°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | Strive for Excellence |
| School district | South Country Central School District |
| Principal | Erika Della Rosa[1] |
| Teaching staff | 115.17 (FTE)[2] |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Enrollment | 1,382 (2023–2024)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 12.00[2] |
| Color(s) | Red and Blue |
| Mascot | Clipper Ship |
| Team name | Clippers |
| Website | BHS Home Page |
Bellport High School is the public high school for the South Country Central School District, which is located in Suffolk County, Long Island in the United States. It serves students in grades 9-12 in Bellport, East Patchogue, Brookhaven Hamlet and parts of Medford and North Bellport. The principal is Erika Della Rosa. It is preceded by Bellport Middle School.[3]
Academics
According to 2007 data, 75.8% of Bellport graduates earn a New York State Regent's diploma. 51.6% of graduates plan to attend 4 year college, and 33.2% plan to attend a 2-year college, usually Suffolk County Community College.[4][5]
Advanced Placement courses are offered in European History, U.S. History, U.S. Government and Politics, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Calculus, Statistics, Art, Art History, Music Theory, Chemistry, Physics, Biology and Environmental Science.[6]
Athletics
Bellport High School competes in the following sports:[7]
Fall
- Cross Country (Boys and Girls)
- Football
- Golf (Boys)
- Soccer (Boys and Girls)
- Tennis (Girls)
- Volleyball (Girls)
- Cheerleading
- Dance
Winter
- Basketball (Boys and Girls)
- Bowling (Boys and Girls)
- Winter Track (Boys and Girls)
- Wrestling (Boys and Girls)
- Cheerleading
- Dance
Spring
- Baseball (Boys)
- Golf (Girls)
- Lacrosse (Boys and Girls)
- Tennis (Boys)
- Softball (Girls)
- Spring Track (Boys and Girls)
- Unified Basketball
- Unified Bowling
The Football team won the Suffolk County Championship in 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2021, & 2022. The teams went on to win the Long Island Championship in 1992, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2005, & 2010. This was all achieved while competing in Division 2 of Long Island High School Football in the modern format (four divisions, with a Long Island Championship between the champions of both Nassau County and Suffolk County for each division) was introduced in 1992. [8]
Notable alumni
- Randy Smith (class of 1967), former NBA player[9]
- Dennis E. Puleston (class of 1968), archaeologist[10]
- Felix Grucci (class of 1970), politician[11]
- Daniel J. Bernstein (class of 1989), mathematician and computer scientist
- Giovanni Capitello (class of 1997), actor[12]
- Arella Guirantes (class of 2016), professional basketball player and Olympian[13]
References
- ^ "Administration". Bellport High school. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
- ^ a b c "BELLPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ "Bellport High School Profile". Archived from the original on July 22, 2011.
- ^ "Newsday: High School Graduates". Archived from the original on July 3, 2009. Retrieved August 5, 2009.
- ^ "Class of 2012 Plans". Archived from the original on January 17, 2013.
- ^ "Course Descriptions 2012-13" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 24, 2012.
- ^ "High School Teams". South Country Central School District.
- ^ "Long Island High School Football Champions". Newsday.
- ^ "Smith, Randy". Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame. February 7, 2018.
- ^ "Dennis E. Puleston, a Professor, Is Killed by Lightning in Mexico". The New York Times. July 5, 1978.
- ^ "Grucci: Company & History". www.grucci.com.
- ^ "Giovanni Capitello | Actor, Director, Producer". IMDb.
- ^ "Arella Guirantes - Women's Basketball". Rutgers University Athletics.