History

SWR Charrette - March 25, 1972

Shoreham-Wading River High School is located approximately seventy miles east of New York City on the beautiful North Shore of Long Island. The State University at Stony Brook and the Brookhaven National Laboratory located nearby offer a myriad of resources and opportunities for higher learning, research, internships and employment. Our district is comprised of three elementary schools, one middle school and one high school.

Exemplifying unity, the new district organized committees made up of community members to provide input on major areas of the future high school program. The district chose architects and involved the professional staff in preparing preliminary designs for the new school. Due to increasing student enrollment throughout the early part of the 1900's, several multi-district reorganization plans were discussed to meet the anticipated need for a secondary school during the 1960's and 70's. On July 1, 1973, the Shoreham-Wading River Central School District No. 1, Town of Riverhead and Brookhaven, was created. During this same year, a new middle school opened its doors to students. On October 24, 1973, resident voters approved the funds for the new high school and building began. The high school opened its doors to students in September of 1975, and sits on 40 acres of land given to the district by the federal government.

The very foundation of the Shoreham-Wading River High School rests on the concepts of unity and progress. Unity was chosen because the school was the result of the first collaborative effort between Shoreham and Wading River, in the education of their children. Progress represents the connection between the past and future of the school.

Shoreham-Wading River is a secondary school with an enrollment of approximately 800 students in grades nine through twelve. Students with vocational interests have access to several BOCES centers for training in highly specialized and technological fields of study. The high school is the center of the community. The public library, community fitness and nautilus center, exercise trail, evening tennis courts and community athletic fields are incorporated in this sprawling sixty-acre high school campus.

The high school library is an active state of the art program with 60,000+ volumes and 30 computer stations for reseach. The library program prides itself on supplying primary source materials and a critical thinking skills curriculum.

Our computer labs are equipment with 20-30 computers in each lab. Programs include word processing, spread sheets, databases, computer aided design, desktop publishing, and multi-media software. . A more detailed technology initiative is available.

Current News

NEHS Inducts Inaugural Members

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Shoreham-Wading River High School inducted 31 students as the inaugural members of the National English Honor Society.

Under the leadership of English teacher Brendan Gilley, The NEHS was founded this year to celebrate the academic abilities of students and to spark their passion for the English language arts.

Shoreham-Wading River High School shares in the mission of cultivating a vibrant environment where students and teachers can immerse themselves in the invaluable experiences of promoting literacy and serving society, while honoring exceptional and diverse achievements in the English language arts and related subjects.

Congratulations to Maggie Andersen, Samuel Alessi, Juliette Bowes, Giovana Costa, Caroline D’Andrea, Nicholas Dean, Ali Dettleff, Mackenzie Greene, Lila Grosso, Alexa Guinther, Abigail Haverty, Ava Hernandez, Ray Hidaka, Jocelyn Kavanaugh, Lanie Krause, Harley Loscalzo, Anthony Mango, Everett McClintock, Kerrin McGuire, Liam McQuade, Julianna O’Neill, Paige O’Shaughnessy, Madisyn Perez, Olivia Pesso, Emma Pollak, Jillian Portuese, Katelyn Roberts, Athena Sartain, Andrew Stiene, Andrew Wicks and Harrison Zeller.

Date Added: 6/16/2025

Seal of Civic Readiness Honorees

The Shoreham-Wading River School District honored seven seniors with the New York State Education Department’s Seal of Civic Readiness at the June 10 Board of Education meeting.

The Seal of Civic Readiness is a special distinction on a high school transcript and diploma. It recognizes high school graduates who have attained a high level of proficiency in civic knowledge, civic mindset, civic skills and civic experiences.

The goals of the initiative include exemplifying a commitment to participatory government, civic responsibility and civic values as well as demonstrating to universities, colleges and future employers that they have completed an action project in civics or social justice.

Congratulations to Grace Barra, Sean Casey, Giovanna Costa, Nicholas Dean, Connor DiMasi, Carolyn Panasci and Savannah Roth.

Date Added: 6/16/2025

Nine Honored with Seal of Biliteracy Awards

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The Shoreham-Wading River School District Board of Education recognized nine students with the Seal of Biliteracy award – a formal recognition of attaining a high proficiency in two or more languages by high school graduation.

Students Katelyn Roberts, Caroline D’Andrea, Nicholas Dean, Morgan Lesiewicz, Emma Losee, Kerrin McGuire, Michael McMullen, Mery Macias and Patrick Shea were honored for proficiency in Spanish and English.

The students were introduced by District Director of Humanities Mrs. Nicole Waldbauer at the June 10 Board of Education meeting. Mrs. Waldbauer shared the significance of the honor and presented each student with award certificates and medallions. The students will also have a special notation in the graduation program and on their official high school transcript, as well as a special seal placed on their graduation diploma.

Date Added: 6/16/2025

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