404:
238:
501:
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
468:
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 is now South Side Middle School. The school has served grades 9–12 since 1982–83, having
787:
374:
The primary address for South Side is 140 Shepherd Street, Rockville Centre, New York 11570. Located further south in
Rockville Centre 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
469:
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.
506:
has mandated that girls have equivalent access to sports and other activities, but 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
464:
The school's name reflects its status as 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.
370:
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.
425:
255:
819:, November 12, 1997. Accessed December 12, 2007. "In common with Ms. Goodwin, I grew up in Rockville Centre. Her older sister, Jeanne, was a classmate of mine at South Side High School."
832:
843:, April 10, 2003. "After graduating from South Side High School, Kamen went to Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts for five years, but left without earning a degree."
876:
975:
480:, 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.
166:
Baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball, winter track, wrestling
936:
302:
918:
274:
853:
980:
751:
281:
511:
research and support. Additionally, talks about removing or opening this competition to all genders have been a topic of heavy debate in recent years.
488:
The school district headquarters, the
William H. Johnson Administration Building, is on the high school campus; it was given its current name in 2020.
288:
913:
715:
270:
711:
829:
526:, writer, editor, Communist party member, and spy for the Soviet Union who defected and became an outspoken opponent of communism, 1919
868:
451:
321:
346:
295:
91:
728:
798:
429:
259:
776:
656:
350:
810:
476:
adorning the entrance on the west side of the building. This feature gives its name to the school's annual yearbook,
414:
349:, serves grades 9 through 12 and boasts a variety of academic, extra-curricular and athletic programs, including the
342:
50:
433:
418:
383:
248:
928:
387:
378:
As of the 2014–15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,092 students and 93.7 classroom teachers (on an
650:
557:
535:
508:
353:(IB) Curriculum in junior and senior years. School district boundaries can be found in Rockville Centre and
897:
923:
563:
379:
110:
375:
troubles as well as different scheduling and academic programs. The main building has two floors.
815:
756:
660:
644:
523:
566:, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, author ("Team of Rivals", "Wait Till Next Year," etc.), 1960
914:
The South Side boys varsity lacrosse team playing Cold Spring Harbor in
Manhasset on 3-31-07
626:
584:, artist, Board of Directors member for the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, 1970
551:
836:
678:
672:
354:
811:"AT LUNCH WITH: Doris Kearns Goodwin; Foundations of a Lifetime, Found in the Box Scores"
602:
969:
638:
632:
608:
57:
211:
736:
684:
596:
581:
73:
752:"Rockville Centre to rename administration building after retiring superintendent"
830:"Inventor wins national honor: Villager recognized for contributions to science"
666:
620:
587:
569:
403:
338:
237:
120:
729:"America's Top Public High Schools | Newsweek Best High Schools | Newsweek.com"
472:
The most prominent architectural characteristic of the current building is the
788:
LIHerald.com, "South Side girls raise money for breast cancer", March 10, 2010
575:
541:
529:
951:
938:
614:
473:
17:
503:
363:
538:, backgammon world champion, author, teacher, professional gambler, 1948
777:
NYTimes.com, "Rockville Centre 'Color Wars' Never End", March 24, 2002
386:
of 11.6:1. There were 109 students (10.0% of enrollment) eligible for
799:
LIHerald.com, "It's time to re-evaluate Red and Blue", March 28, 2012
519:
The following notable people graduated from South Side High School:
590:, writer; co-creator of Amethyst and Blue Devil for DC Comics, 1970
572:, New York State Senator, Majority Leader of the NYS Senate, 1966
560:, novelist ("Anya," "The Madness of a Seduced Woman," etc.), 1957
150:
554:, economist, economic adviser to President Ronald Reagan, 1957
397:
231:
146:
653:, writer, theologian, Episcopal priest, and life coach, 1999
390:
and 28 (2.6% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
919:
South Side vs Garden City boys varsity baseball on 4-21-07
271:"South Side High School" Rockville Centre, New York
361: 47 in the top 100 high schools in the nation by
262:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
206:
196:
186:
178:
170:
162:
142:
134:
126:
116:
105:
97:
87:
79:
69:
64:
37:
32:
593:Karen Klonsky, noted agricultural economist, 1970
869:"South Side soccer stars join L.I. Hall of Fame"
687:, U.S. Women's National Team soccer player, 2010
605:, screenwriter, film director, and actor, 1973
8:
635:, Tony Award-nominated Broadway actor, 1992
432:. Unsourced material may be challenged and
29:
452:Learn how and when to remove this message
322:Learn how and when to remove this message
716:National Center for Education Statistics
976:Public high schools in New York (state)
898:Amy Schumer Crashes Her Old High School
697:
712:School data for South Side High School
707:
705:
703:
701:
7:
879:from the original on August 24, 2019
532:, Major League Baseball player, 1926
430:adding citations to reliable sources
260:adding citations to reliable sources
867:Kacharaba, Brian (March 22, 2017).
981:Schools in Nassau County, New York
27:Public school in the United States
25:
924:Rockville Centre School District
900:CBS Sunday Morning. 5 July 2015.
402:
357:. In 2008 South Side was ranked
347:Rockville Centre School District
236:
92:Rockville Centre School District
675:, musician and songwriter, 2002
617:, film producer, director, 1981
611:, Broadway light designer, 1976
247:needs additional citations for
578:, inventor, entrepreneur, 1969
358:
1:
718:. Accessed December 12, 2016.
45:
345:. South Side, a part of the
351:International Baccalaureate
997:
750:Nossa, Jill (2020-06-24).
669:, comedian and actor, 1999
343:Rockville Centre, New York
51:Rockville Centre, New York
599:, radio personality, 1972
544:, theater critic for the
46:
42:
659:, drummer for rock band
651:Danielle Tumminio Hansen
558:Susan Fromberg Schaeffer
135:Student to teacher ratio
952:40.667228°N 73.621786°W
873:Rockville Centre Herald
841:Rockville Centre Herald
623:, comedian, actor, 1983
929:South Side High School
335:South Side High School
33:South Side High School
957:40.667228; -73.621786
629:, soccer player, 1990
384:student–teacher ratio
130:1,092 (as of 2014–15)
641:, sportscaster, 1993
564:Doris Kearns Goodwin
426:improve this section
256:improve this article
948: /
337:is the only public
48:140 Shepherd Street
835:2008-05-05 at the
828:Marshall, Angela.
816:The New York Times
757:Long Island Herald
661:Taking Back Sunday
645:June Diane Raphael
524:Whittaker Chambers
341:in the village of
462:
461:
454:
332:
331:
324:
306:
230:
229:
16:(Redirected from
988:
963:
962:
960:
959:
958:
953:
949:
946:
945:
944:
941:
901:
895:
889:
888:
886:
884:
864:
858:
857:
850:
844:
826:
820:
807:
801:
796:
790:
785:
779:
774:
768:
767:
765:
764:
747:
741:
740:
735:. Archived from
733:www.newsweek.com
725:
719:
709:
627:Kim Conway Haley
552:Martin Feldstein
457:
450:
446:
443:
437:
406:
398:
369:
360:
327:
320:
316:
313:
307:
305:
264:
240:
232:
226:
223:
221:
219:
217:
215:
213:
158:
155:
30:
21:
996:
995:
991:
990:
989:
987:
986:
985:
966:
965:
956:
954:
950:
947:
942:
939:
937:
935:
934:
910:
905:
904:
896:
892:
882:
880:
866:
865:
861:
852:
851:
847:
837:Wayback Machine
827:
823:
808:
804:
797:
793:
786:
782:
775:
771:
762:
760:
749:
748:
744:
727:
726:
722:
710:
699:
694:
681:, actress, 2006
679:Gina Naomi Baez
673:Laura Stevenson
647:, actress, 1998
517:
499:
494:
486:
458:
447:
441:
438:
423:
407:
396:
367:
355:South Hempstead
328:
317:
311:
308:
265:
263:
253:
241:
210:
156:
153:
88:School district
60:
55:
54:
49:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
994:
992:
984:
983:
978:
968:
967:
932:
931:
926:
921:
916:
909:
908:External links
906:
903:
902:
890:
859:
845:
821:
802:
791:
780:
769:
742:
739:on 2008-05-20.
720:
696:
695:
693:
690:
689:
688:
682:
676:
670:
664:
657:Mark O'Connell
654:
648:
642:
636:
630:
624:
618:
612:
606:
603:Anthony Drazan
600:
594:
591:
585:
579:
573:
567:
561:
555:
549:
546:New York Times
539:
533:
527:
516:
515:Notable alumni
513:
498:
495:
493:
490:
485:
482:
460:
459:
410:
408:
401:
395:
394:School history
392:
382:basis), for a
330:
329:
244:
242:
235:
228:
227:
208:
204:
203:
198:
194:
193:
188:
184:
183:
180:
176:
175:
172:
168:
167:
164:
160:
159:
144:
140:
139:
136:
132:
131:
128:
124:
123:
118:
114:
113:
107:
103:
102:
99:
95:
94:
89:
85:
84:
81:
77:
76:
71:
67:
66:
62:
61:
56:
47:
44:
43:
40:
39:
35:
34:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
993:
982:
979:
977:
974:
973:
971:
964:
961:
930:
927:
925:
922:
920:
917:
915:
912:
911:
907:
899:
894:
891:
878:
874:
870:
863:
860:
855:
849:
846:
842:
838:
834:
831:
825:
822:
818:
817:
812:
809:Gussow, Mel.
806:
803:
800:
795:
792:
789:
784:
781:
778:
773:
770:
759:
758:
753:
746:
743:
738:
734:
730:
724:
721:
717:
713:
708:
706:
704:
702:
698:
691:
686:
683:
680:
677:
674:
671:
668:
665:
662:
658:
655:
652:
649:
646:
643:
640:
639:Kevin Connors
637:
634:
633:Max von Essen
631:
628:
625:
622:
619:
616:
613:
610:
609:Donald Holder
607:
604:
601:
598:
595:
592:
589:
586:
583:
580:
577:
574:
571:
568:
565:
562:
559:
556:
553:
550:
547:
543:
540:
537:
534:
531:
528:
525:
522:
521:
520:
514:
512:
510:
509:Breast Cancer
505:
496:
491:
489:
483:
481:
479:
478:The Colonnade
475:
470:
466:
456:
453:
445:
435:
431:
427:
421:
420:
416:
411:This section
409:
405:
400:
399:
393:
391:
389:
385:
381:
376:
372:
366:
365:
356:
352:
348:
344:
340:
336:
326:
323:
315:
304:
301:
297:
294:
290:
287:
283:
280:
276:
273: –
272:
268:
267:Find sources:
261:
257:
251:
250:
245:This article
243:
239:
234:
233:
225:
209:
205:
202:
201:The Colonnade
199:
195:
192:
191:The Sportsman
189:
185:
181:
177:
174:Sammy Cyclone
173:
169:
165:
161:
152:
148:
145:
141:
137:
133:
129:
125:
122:
119:
115:
112:
108:
104:
100:
96:
93:
90:
86:
82:
78:
75:
72:
68:
63:
59:
58:United States
52:
41:
36:
31:
19:
933:
893:
881:. Retrieved
872:
862:
848:
840:
824:
814:
805:
794:
783:
772:
761:. Retrieved
755:
745:
737:the original
732:
723:
685:Crystal Dunn
597:Howard Stern
582:Deborah Kass
545:
518:
500:
497:Red and Blue
487:
477:
471:
467:
463:
448:
439:
424:Please help
412:
377:
373:
362:
334:
333:
318:
309:
299:
292:
285:
278:
266:
254:Please help
249:verification
246:
200:
190:
18:Red&Blue
955: /
667:Amy Schumer
621:Dave Attell
588:Dan Mishkin
570:Dean Skelos
536:Tim Holland
339:high school
101:John Murphy
80:Established
65:Information
970:Categories
943:73°37′18″W
940:40°40′02″N
883:August 24,
763:2020-06-24
692:References
576:Dean Kamen
542:Mel Gussow
530:Alta Cohen
484:Facilities
388:free lunch
282:newspapers
220:/SouthSide
127:Enrollment
615:Ted Demme
474:colonnade
413:does not
312:June 2023
187:Newspaper
179:Team name
98:Principal
877:Archived
833:Archived
504:Title IX
442:May 2024
364:Newsweek
197:Yearbook
182:Cyclones
143:Color(s)
38:Location
434:removed
419:sources
296:scholar
224:_School
214:.edline
207:Website
106:Faculty
854:"News"
663:, 1999
548:, 1951
492:Sports
298:
291:
284:
277:
269:
218:/pages
171:Mascot
163:Sports
157:
154:
138:11.6:1
117:Grades
74:Public
502:1979
368:'
303:JSTOR
289:books
222:_High
109:93.7
53:11570
885:2019
417:any
415:cite
275:news
216:.net
151:blue
149:and
121:9–12
111:FTEs
83:1892
70:Type
428:by
380:FTE
359:No.
258:by
212:www
147:Red
972::
875:.
871:.
839:,
813:,
754:.
731:.
714:,
700:^
887:.
856:.
766:.
455:)
449:(
444:)
440:(
436:.
422:.
325:)
319:(
314:)
310:(
300:·
293:·
286:·
279:·
252:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
