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19-533: Demme was born in New York City, the son of Gail (née Kern) and Frederick Rogers Demme. He grew up in Rockville Centre, New York on Long Island and attended South Side Senior High School . He graduated from SUNY-Cortland in 1985. He was the nephew of film producer and director Jonathan Demme . Demme's media career may have begun with a radio show at WSUC-FM (SUNY-Cortland), a mix of comedy and talk radio with

38-535: A picture of Demme on his suit jacket. He was also in the 74th Academy Awards In Memoriam tribute that was also presented by Kevin Spacey. The Truth About Charlie , his uncle Jonathan Demme 's remake of Charade , was dedicated in his memory. The 2003 album Blackberry Belle by The Twilight Singers led by Greg Dulli , was written in tribute to Demme, Dulli's close friend. Dulli had been working on another project, titled Amber Headlights (which would later see

57-742: Is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County , on Long Island , in New York , United States. The population was 3,406 at the time of the 2020 census. South Hempstead's name reflects its geographic location south of the Village of Hempstead . According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km ), all land. As of

76-538: Is now South Side Middle School. The school has served grades 9–12 since 1982–83, having previously been a 10–12 institution with the freshman attending what was then South Side Junior High School along with the seventh- and eighth-graders. The switch occurred as the district's sixth-graders moved to the Junior High, with that institution becoming the Middle School of RVC. The most prominent architectural characteristic of

95-473: Is on the high school campus; it was given its current name in 2020. Red and Blue is an annual competition held by South Side High School since 1916. "Red and Blue started when girls weren't allowed to participate in team sports." Author and historian Doris Kearns Goodwin wrote extensively about Red and Blue in her autobiographical memoir "Wait Till Next Year." Since 1979 Title IX has mandated that girls have equivalent access to sports and other activities, but

114-602: Is the "Greenhouse". Established in 1975, the purpose of this off-site school is to provide a different approach to teaching students with academic or personal troubles as well as different scheduling and academic programs. The main building has two floors. As of the 2014–15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,092 students and 93.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.6:1. There were 109 students (10.0% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 28 (2.6% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch. The school's name reflects its status as

133-491: The census of 2000, there were 3,188 people, 1,044 households, and 842 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 5,441.1 inhabitants per square mile (2,100.8/km ). There were 1,075 housing units at an average density of 1,834.7 per square mile (708.4/km ). The racial makeup of the CDP was 85.8% White , 5.1% African American , 0.1% Native American , 2.5% Asian , 3.5% from other races , and 2.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.5% of

152-401: The average family size was 3.40. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.3 males. The median income for a household in the CDP

171-534: The course of his career, he established a group of actors that he chose to work with on more than one occasion. The most frequently used of these was Leary, whom he directed as a lead or star in Leary's stand-up specials No Cure for Cancer and Lock n' Load , as well as the films Who's the Man? , The Ref , and Monument Ave. Leary produced the 2001 crime drama film Blow , which starred Johnny Depp as George Jung and

190-472: The current building is the colonnade adorning the entrance on the west side of the building. This feature gives its name to the school's annual yearbook, The Colonnade , but is unusual in that it is not associated with either of the school's grand entrances to the north and the south, which face the parking lots and athletic fields. The school district headquarters, the William H. Johnson Administration Building,

209-473: The first high school on Long Island's south shore, east of Jamaica. It has retained that name though most of Long Island's incorporated villages have established high schools named for their village. The Shepherd Street address is the third location for the school, its first site (1892–1923) was on College Place, now the Municipal Building of Rockville Centre. Its second site (1924–1954) on Hillside Avenue

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228-479: The light of day in 2005), but abandoned those sessions due to Demme's death. The recordings which followed, fueled in part by the memory of Demme, resulted in Blackberry Belle . The 2002 film Punch-Drunk Love , written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson , is dedicated to Demme. South Side High School (Rockville Centre, New York) South Side High School is the only public high school in

247-408: The population. There were 1,044 households, out of which 39.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.8% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.3% were non-families. 15.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.05 and

266-470: The top 100 high schools in the nation by Newsweek ' s "The Top of the Class: The complete list of the top 1,300 top U.S. high schools". South Side has maintained this distinction, at No. 65 in 2003, No. 45 in 2005, No. 32 in 2006 and No. 44 in 2007. The primary address for South Side is 140 Shepherd Street, Rockville Centre, New York 11570. Located further south in Rockville Centre

285-565: The tradition has lived on, with approximately 300 (mostly) female students participating each year. In recent years, the event has also raised money to benefit Breast Cancer research and support. Additionally, talks about removing or opening this competition to all genders have been a topic of heavy debate in recent years. The following notable people graduated from South Side High School: 40°40′02″N 73°37′18″W  /  40.667228°N 73.621786°W  / 40.667228; -73.621786 South Hempstead South Hempstead

304-526: The usual sidekick, as well as some music and was widely listened to on and off campus. His career had modest beginnings—starting as a production assistant at MTV, he later became a producer in the On-Air Promotions Department and created the cable network's hip-hop show Yo! MTV Raps (with Peter Dougherty), and directed other projects for them, including the black-and-white rants starring then-unknown chain-smoking comedian Denis Leary . Over

323-570: The village of Rockville Centre, New York . South Side, a part of the Rockville Centre School District , serves grades 9 through 12 and boasts a variety of academic, extra-curricular and athletic programs, including the International Baccalaureate (IB) Curriculum in junior and senior years. School district boundaries can be found in Rockville Centre and South Hempstead . In 2008 South Side was ranked No.  47 in

342-576: Was cremated and his ashes were given to his family. Much of one edition of the IFC program Dinner for Five was given over to a description of Demme's last night and fond reminiscences about his life, mostly by Denis Leary and the show's host Jon Favreau . This touched on Demme's being a fan of the Green Bay Packers and his fondness for playing practical jokes. At the 2002 Golden Globe awards show, one week following Demme's death, Kevin Spacey wore

361-527: Was directed by Demme. Demme was married to Amanda Scheer , with whom he had two children. Scheer later opened several popular Los Angeles bars, including Teddy's at the Roosevelt Hotel , named in honor of her late husband. He was a fan of the Green Bay Packers . On January 14, 2002, while playing a celebrity basketball game, Demme collapsed and died of a heart attack which may have been related to cocaine later found in his system during an autopsy. Demme

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