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Springs Union Free School District is a public school district located in East Hampton on Long Island , in Suffolk County , New York, United States. It educates students in the hamlet of Springs and the privately-owned Gardiners Island .

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21-663: The district operates one school, the Springs School , serving grades PK through 8. The total enrollment for the 2019–2020 school year was 723 students. Students then complete their education at the East Hampton High School as part of a tuition agreement with the East Hampton Union Free School District . Christine Cleary is the school's principal and Debra Winter is the district's superintendent. Cleary has been principal since August 2020. Springs

42-515: A 5–3 record. They would go on to lose to No. 1 seeded Sayville 17–6. Southampton High School (Southampton, New York) Southampton Union Free School District is a public school district located in the Town of Southampton on Long Island , in Suffolk County , New York , United States . The total enrollment for the 2018–2019 school year was 643 students. Until April 2016, the superintendent

63-535: A former assistant principal at Southampton High School . Smith succeeded James Crenshaw, who resigned after one year to become assistant superintendent of Longwood Central School District further west on Long Island. The school's sports teams are known as the Bonackers , and the school colors are maroon and gray. The school's history traces back to the Clinton Academy, which opened its doors in 1785. The school

84-543: A new building, later named for elementary principal John M. Marshall. In 1970, high school students moved to the current facility on Long Lane, just outside the village boundary. A$ 49-million expansion was completed in 2010. The project included 95,000 square feet (8,800 m ) of new space and renovated 150,000 square feet (14,000 m ) of existing space, including a new cafeteria, library, gymnasium, and district and school offices, and multi-purpose classrooms, as well as an energy-efficient "cool roof." The school won

105-515: Is bordered by the East Hampton school district to the west and the Amagansett district to the south. In February 1784, East Hampton Town Trustees authorized the building of a schoolhouse in the "North Side" of the town. It thought to have been located on the land of Elisha Miller, and was auctioned off to them in 1807. The second schoolhouse, which also served as place of worship, opened in 1807 at

126-635: Is in the complex. The earlier complex opened in 1912 and was designed by William Lawrence Bottomley is in Georgian style . Donald Trump landed on the high school football field on Marine One Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey after flying from Trump National Golf Club Bedminster to the school on August 8, 2020, en route to a fundraiser at the home of John Paulson in Southampton and a visit to his son Donald Trump Jr. home in Bridgehampton before flying back from

147-411: Is part of the East Hampton Union Free School District , but also educates students in the neighboring communities of Wainscott , Springs , Amagansett , and Montauk as a result of tuition contracts with the respective local school districts. In the 2019–2020 school year, the total enrollment was 920 students and the school had a four-year graduation rate of 82%. The current principal is Sara Smith,

168-589: The East Hampton Grade and High School . The first graduating class in 1895 had six students. In 1922, the grade school (one of two school buildings) was torn down to make way for a new facility. The high school building was moved to the corner of Main Street and Fithian Lane, replacing the original Clinton Academy as a municipal building,. A new brick school building opened in 1924 to serve primary and secondary education. In 1961, elementary students moved to

189-651: The New York State Public High School Athletic Association Boys Basketball Championships Class B in 1989 and placed second in Class A in 2008. The state championship tournament system began in 1979. East Hampton won 1977 state championship in Division A (the tournament was consolidate for all divisions in 1979) and its star player was future NBA player Howard Wood . Wood's younger brother Kenny Wood played for

210-707: The Seton Hall Pirates by the New York Knicks but only played in the minor leagues for the Hazelton Jets and New Haven Bears before coaching high school. The school did not field varsity football teams in 2017, 2018, and 2019 because school officials said they could not field 22 people on the team. The school had traditionally in New York Division IV. The school has rejected a proposal to join with Southampton, Sag Harbor and Bridgehampton for football but

231-402: The 1989 team. Both players were coached by Ed Petrie (1933–2015) who coached East Hampton from 1969 until 2010 when he retired at age 77 (including all state title appearances). Petrie had 754 wins with various eastern Lond Island schools—setting a New York state coaching record. The basketball court is named for Petrie. Petrie was drafted 12th round (84th pick) of the 1956 NBA draft out of

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252-562: The authorization of a 32-man committee. It was either constructed at or moved to the Village Green at the corner of Fireplace Road and Old Stone Highway. The building was sold at an auction for $ 75 to Daniel King, who moved it to his home in Kingstown. The school district was formally founded in 1813 as School District No. 4 of the town of East Hampton. The district also operated a school on Gardiners Island in 1884. The third schoolhouse, which

273-411: The building were completed in 1966 and 1974. In March 2018, voters approved a $ 23-million expansion project. Phase 1 installed a nitrogen-reducing septic system and Phase 2 added seven classrooms, a regulation-size gymnasium and athletic fields, as well as upgraded existing facilities in the school building. The project allowed for kindergarten and first grade classrooms, formerly in separate buildings on

294-526: The campus, to consolidate under one roof. Prior to construction, the school was educating 743 students in a facility built for 400 students. Construction began in July 2019 and wrapped up in September 2021. Various errors in the construction project, which the district blamed on the architectural firm, cost at least $ 30,000 on top of the original project's budget. Eric Casale, the school's longtime principal of 15 years,

315-487: The combined schools would then complete in Division I which is for Long Island's biggest schools. New York State does not have a true state championship in football as New York City and Long Island schools do not compete. The highest level is the Long Island Football Championships and East Hampton has not appeared in any of those games. They did however reach the postseason in 2009–2010 after compelling

336-597: The school facilities, for the 2020–2021 school year. Previously, pre-K was contracted to the Eleanor Whitmore Early Childhood Center in East Hampton . East Hampton High School East Hampton High School is a high school in East Hampton , Suffolk County , New York, United States. Located on the east end of Long Island , the school is the easternmost high school in New York State. It

357-427: Was Dr. Scott Farina. The current school building opened in 1974 on Narrow Lane on the east side of Southampton village. Previous the high school was in a complex on the east side of the business district on Montauk Highway /Hampton Road. Most of the complex now is Town Hall for Southampton Town. The intermediate school has moved from the downtown complex to the high school super block. The elementary school still

378-590: Was granted a leave of absence in August 2020. Assistant Principal Christine Cleary became acting principal in his absence. Casale resigned from his post in December of that year and received a $ 300,000 settlement from the district for unknown reasons. In February 2021, Cleary's promotion was made permanent. The district's pre-kindergarten program moved to the Springs Youth Association building, located just behind

399-481: Was named for former New York governor George Clinton . It ceased to be a school in 1881 when the state-charted academy system ended. Land on Newtown Lane in the village of East Hampton was purchased from Isaac Osborn in 1894, allowing the school to move into a "larger and better-equipped" wooden building, according to a 1960 school handbook. This was known as the East Hampton Union School , and later,

420-543: Was the first public school in the district, was built on the site of its predecessor in 1847 at a cost of $ 418. It was known as the "Little Red Schoolhouse." In 1884, the school was expanded or rebuilt on the current site a cost of about $ 1,600. It was sold to the Springs Historical Society in 1909 for $ 1 and is now part of Ashawagh Hall. "Ashawagh" is the Montaukett word for "meeting place." The fifth schoolhouse

441-531: Was the first school on the current School Street site. It was a wooden two-story building with four classrooms and was described as "one of the prettiest school buildings of its size in the county." The building burned to the ground in 1929, possibly due to an overheated chimney. The current building is the sixth schoolhouse of the district. It opened in 1931 and was expanded in 1960 to accommodate junior high students. Previously, students were educated at East Hampton Middle School for grades 6 and up. Later additions to

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