Having had a childen both in Chaminade and Mineola High School, I can say that MHS is in many ways a better school. It offers numerous opportunities for your child to take ap classes where at Chaminade you have to be brilliant to get into the gold jacket club. The guidance for the college search process
... Read more is also more thorough at MHS, Chaminade you are left to your own devices. Overall I would say it was a good choice for my daughter. Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/09/09
Even though this is a public school, it offers as much, if not more than most private schools.
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I am a Mineola High school graduate and all i want to say is that i met the most helpful people in this school the whole school always made me and my family feel like we were family they helped me get glasses that i really could not afford, we always had something at our table on thanksgiving day thanks
... Read more to Mineola high school. Great staff of teachers. Read less
Posted by a former student on 10/19/06
teachers are adequate (some are fantastic, some do the bare minimum to get by) - programs are varied and well -rounded - excellent fine arts programs, dance, musicals colorguard and marching band are top notch! Students are often stretched too thin - as the school offers the same activities as other
... Read more schools but has a very small student body to fill-out these programs and teams. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/17/06
Mineola High School is a school unlike many other schools of Long Island. Being a current junior here, i can no doubt proudly proclaim that mineola lives up to its name. From education to extracurricular activites to fine Arts and Athletics, Mineola is an epitome of for other schools to follow. The faculty
... Read more and the students are affable and superb. if you have a child... mineola is the shcool to be! Read less
Posted by a student on 01/12/06
Mineola HS is a school that has something for everyone. With two children in the school I am fortunate to have such caring teachers and administrators looking out for my children. They push my children to succeed while boosting their self esteem. The Fine Arts Dept. with the marching band and drama
... Read more club have given my children the opportunity to travel, be a leader and to work as a team member for the greater good. Academically I feel my children are well prepared for college and the demands that will be made of them for their future. Best of all my children are happy and well rounded and strive to do their best. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/17/05
Mineola is a school filled with people just waiting to help your children. From the wide variety of classes to the endless amounts of extracurricular activities for every type of child Mineola has done nothing but impress me and I was never concerned to send both my childern there. You must also realize
... Read more that a child makes their education what they want it to be. Mineola gives every child the opportunity for greatness. Read less
Posted by a former student on 06/26/05
I strongly disagree with the comment that Mineola HS is better than any Catholic school. Only a handful of students come out of Mineola HS adequately prepared for college. The percentage of Mineola HS graduates that even bother to go to college is low compared to surrounding districts. Year after
... Read more year, the school budget proposal either fails or comes dangerously close to failing in this district. Mineola HS isn't even the best high school in Mineola. If you have a son and you can afford it, Chaminade HS is definitely the better choice in Mineola. However when comparing Mineola HS to all Long Island high shools, I would rank it somewhere in the middle of the pack. Read less
Posted by a former student on 01/16/04
I, too, am not a parent but rather a current attendant of mineola high school. I am currently going to be a junior and see great aspects of Mineola High. Looking at different high school's, mineola definitely has far better extracurricular's, even though their sports program might not be the greatest.
... Read more overall, the teachers are excellent and have made an immense impact on my life. the students are more than friendly and the whole Mineola HS community is warm and welcoming to newcomers as well as oldcommers. I would much rather send my kid to this HS rather than any catholic school. Read less
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visual and performing arts, special talents in visual art, music, dance, drama, or other related studies;
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Adult Education Classes
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English language classes for students whose first language is not English.
Gdn City Park schools — Mineola High School is located at 10 Armstrong Rd, Gdn City Park NY 11040. 10 Armstrong Rd is in the 11040 ZIP code in Gdn City Park, NY The school district for Mineola High School is the Mineola Union Free School District. Mineola High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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