Levittown Memorial High School was a public high school for grades 9-12 that was operated by the Levittown Union Free School District. Opened in 1953, the school closed in 1983 and has been used by the district for its offices and as the site of the Gerald R. Claps Career and Technical Center.
The school was the district's first high school, constructed to serve the influx of new residents who had moved in to the suburban development in Levittown, New York.[1] In the face of declining enrollment, the school was closed in 1983 and repurposed for district offices and as a career center.[2]
Notable alumni
edit- Ellie Greenwich (1940–2009), pop music singer, songwriter, and record producer[3]
- Kate Murray (born 1962), politician and attorney who served in the New York State Assembly and was Supervisor of the Town of Hempstead, New York[3]
References
edit- ^ Klipstein, Steven C. "Farewell to Levittown High", The New York Times, July 24, 1983. Accessed February 7, 2024. "In 1948, Levittown was built as Long Island's first 'bedroom' community.... Levittown Memorial was that community's first high school. It was built in 1953 to educate the children of the new suburbia."
- ^ Levittown Memorial High School, New York Heritage Digital Collections. Accessed February 7, 2024. "Levittown Memorial High School is located on Abbey Lane in Levittown. It opened in 1953. In 1983 it closed as a high school due to low enrollment. It was renamed the Gerald R. Claps Career and Technical Center - Levittown Memorial Education Center."
- ^ a b "Celebrating the past Levittown School District to honor alumni in new Hall of Fame", Long Island Herald, September 15, 2017. Accessed February 7, 2024. "Ellie Greenwich (Levittown Memorial High School): Award-winning songwriter of 'Be My Baby,' 'I Can Hear Music,' 'Do Wah Diddy Diddy,' 'Da Doo Ron Ron' and 'River Deep, Mountain High.' Kate Murray (Memorial): Former state assemblywoman and Hempstead town clerk and supervisor"