A Tradition of Excellence at

Huntington High School

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 Huntington rising senior Cameron Smith is enjoying a great high school experience. (Darin Reed photo.)
August 11, 2025

Cameron Smith in Midst of Wonderful Experience at Huntington

Cameron Smith is well on her way to leaving an indelible mark at Huntington High School, where the rising senior has assembled a great academic record along with strong performances with the Blue Devil varsity soccer and lacrosse teams. As for the future, she has her eyes on several small liberal arts colleges located in the northeast, but hasn’t made a decision yet.

 Kymora Dorvilus plays on the Blue Devil girls' volleyball team. (Darin Reed & Maliyah Davis-Coddington photo (2)
July 21, 2025

Kymora Dorvilus Enjoys Experience Like No Other

Kymora Dorvilus came to Huntington UFSD as a seventh grader, but when she graduates next June, the rising senior will be a Blue Devil for life.


Important Information

About Huntington High School

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Huntington Pride

The staff members at Huntington High School pride themselves in providing a challenging academic environment as well as opportunities for leadership, citizenship and service. The instructional programs address all levels of performance. The school offers a large selection of Advanced Placement courses in all disciplines.

Rich Curriculum

The foreign language program in French, Italian, Latin and Spanish offers advanced, honors and AP level courses with an option to acquire college credits. The academic support services provided at the high school are specific and focused. Numerous extra help programs are offered by teachers both before and after school. Walk in tutoring is available in all major subjects during all lunch periods.

Special Education programs range from teacher consultant models to life skills. The high school offers both ENL and bilingual classes (math and science) to ELL students. In addition, there is an after school alternative program provided to support those students who need to make-up credits.  

Extras and Special Interests

Arts, music and physical education programs are among the best and most competitive in the country. Students choose from an extensive and creative list of electives and are afforded the opportunity to join over 40 student activities. Career exploration is provided through a well-delineated internship program that allows all 11th and 12th grade students to pursue special interests. Active student groups focus on community services that teach compassion, empathy, and social responsibility.

Creativity

The honor societies combine academic excellence with the responsibility to share talents and skills with other students throughout the district who need support in specific content areas. Drama productions provide a showcase for the magnificent talent of gifted students, exceptional staff and a stage crew that is organized, creative and efficient. The school newspaper, The Dispatch, shares provocative and insightful ideas.

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Onwards and Upwards

The guidance department and the college counseling center provide students and their families with information intended to aid them in making the best possible course choices. Each year Huntington seniors are accepted by the most competitive colleges and universities in the country including Yale, Cornell, Harvard, the U.S. Naval Academy, Dartmouth, University of Pennsylvania, Duke, Fordham, Columbia, Lehigh, Tufts, Vanderbilt and many others. Huntington prides itself in assisting students to gain acceptance to the college that can best meet their needs and interests.

Tradition of Excellence

Through the monthly Pride Award program, teachers nominate and recognize a large number of students who are working diligently to improve their academic performance. It is through the efforts of dedicated teachers, staff members and devoted parents that the school is able to provide a challenging and supportive environment for all students.

Huntington High School’s tradition of excellence and social responsibility will continue to provide the foundation from which the community’s youth will draw strength and inspiration.

Huntington High School Leadership

Brendan Cusack

Rochelle C. Brown

Principal

Rochelle C. Brown has been Huntington High School’s principal since August 2024. She came to the district after serving as Uniondale High School’s assistant principal for the past three years. Prior to that she was an assistant principal at Roosevelt High School for nearly three years. She began her career as a science teacher in Queens.

Ms. Brown holds a Bachelor of Science degree in biology and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish having earned both at City College of New York. She obtained a Master of Science in Education degree at Pace University and studied for her administrative certification at The College of St. Rose.

Ms. Brown has also served as an attendance teacher, dean of safety and student culture and lead science teacher. She taught science on 6-8 grade level, including Living Environment and Earth Science Regents along with honors science.

Fluent in written and spoken Spanish, Ms. Brown began her administrative career at Northside Charter High School in Brooklyn where she supervised the science and guidance departments along with the deans and security personnel.

At Roosevelt, Ms. Brown created the high school’s master schedule for more than 1,000 students, supervised social studies, ENL, world language, music, chemistry, geometry and family and consumer science teachers as well as the Advanced Placement program. She managed the building’s website and Twitter page.

At Uniondale, Ms. Brown oversaw the science, guidance, speech and multi-media specialist departments, was the testing coordinator for Regents, state field tests and the PSAT and chaired the scholarship committee.

Ms. Brown maintains memberships in the National Association of Secondary School Principals and the School Administrators Association of New York.

Gamal Smith

Gamal Smith

Assistant Principal

Gamal Smith has been an assistant principal at Huntington High School since July 2015. Mr. Smith obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in biology and pre-med studies at Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York, where he also played on the varsity basketball team for four years. He earned a Master of Science degree at Mercy College in the Bronx and studied for his state administrative certification at Touro College in Manhattan.

Prior to joining Huntington’s administrative ranks, Mr. Smith worked as a teacher and lab instructor at Richmond Hill High School and John Adams High School, where he also served as dean of students. He was assistant principal at John W. Dodd Middle School in Freeport, dean of students/discipline at Brooklyn Lab School, assistant principal and science department chairman at Dr. Richard Izquierdo Health & Science Charter School in the Bronx, assistant principal at PS 212 in the Bronx and dean of students and a science teacher at PS 254 in the Bronx. He was also principal of Nassau BOCES PATH (Positive Alternative Twilight High School) for a year.

Mr. Smith has worked for several years as the assistant principal and principal of the Western Suffolk BOCES summer school program.

Over the years Mr. Smith has helped spearhead many initiatives at schools where he has worked, including Saturday, after school, extended day and early college awareness programs and science fairs and expos.

Patricia Avelli

Patricia Avelli

Assistant Principal

Patricia Avelli was appointed assistant principal at Huntington High School effective February 5, 2024.

Ms. Avelli has taught mathematics at Huntington High School since September 2011. She obtained undergraduate and graduate degrees at Adelphi University in May 2006 and May 2007, respectively. She studied for her state administrative certification at Stony Brook University.

The educator has taught a variety of courses at the high school, including Beacon pre-calculus, pre-calculus honors, intermediate algebra inclusion, financial algebra, Common Core algebra and AIS, Common Core algebra inclusion, pre-calculus BC honors, intergraded algebra and AIS and algebra II honors.

Named a Distinguished Teacher in 2022, Ms. Avelli served as the Class of 2022 faculty advisor. She has been the National Honor Society advisor since 2017. The classroom veteran was previously the Math Honor Society advisor from 2014-2017.

While studying for her state administrative certification, Ms. Avelli interned with Huntington High School Principal Brenden Cusack. She has mentored new teachers, served on grading, scholarship and interview committees and was a member of the high school’s Leadership Team and Shared Decision Making Committee.

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High School Videos

K-Factor 2025 Benefit Talent Show

Annual talent show fundraiser

HHS Blue Devil Broadcast

Season 2 Episode 14

HHS Homecoming Pep Rally

A slideshow video commemorating this year's Homecoming Pep Rally celebration. Credits: Darin Reed

High School Galleries and Slideshows

Galleries from the 2022-23 school year

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K Factor Talent Show

May, 2025

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K Factor Talent Show

May, 2025

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High School Holiday Concert

September, 2024

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Homecoming Parade

September, 2024

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Homecoming Pep Rally

September, 2024

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Homecoming bonfire

September, 2024

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Contact Info


188 Oakwood Road, Huntington, NY 11743

Additional Information


School Hours

7:30 AM - 2:20 PM

Established

1790

Grades

9-12

Mascot

Blue Devils

Attendance

1-631-673-2100

Attendance Voicemail

1-631-673-2132

Attendance Email

Nurse Hotline

1-631-673-2105

Nurse FAX

1-631-425-4730

200+

Challenging Academic Courses

14

Academic Departments

30+

Interscholastic Athletic Teams

90+

Colleges and Universities accepting 2020 HHS Graduates