Tappan Zee High School
Tappan Zee High School is a public high school located in Orangeburg, New York in Rockland County. The school serves students in grades 9–12, and is part of the South Orangetown Central School District. The school derives its name from the nearby Tappan Zee section of the Hudson River.
Tappan Zee High School
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Overview
Overview
The school draws students from Orangetown, New York, which comprises the villages and hamlets of Blauvelt, Grandview, Orangeburg, Tappan, Palisades, Piermont, Upper Grandview, Sparkill, and portions of South Nyack. There were 144 students (15.2% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch, and 21 (2.2% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch. In 2006, the school dedicated new athletic fields and tennis courts, including an artificial turf football/lacrosse field and track. In 2019, the school replaced the artificial turf field that was installed in 2006 with a newer, more environmentally friendly, turf. The principal is Melissa Luciano.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Tappan Zee High School (TZHS) • Address — 15 Dutch Hill Road • City — Orangeburg • State — New York • Zipcode — 10962 • Country — USA • Established — 1965 • Grades — 9-12 • Enrollment — 911 (as of 2024-2035) • Teaching Staff — 88.71 • Ratio — 10.27 • Team Name — Flying Dutchmen • Mascot — "Zee" • District — South Orangetown Central School District • Athletics — Section 1 (NYSPHSAA) • Colors — Red and White white
Athletics
Athletics
Tappan Zee High School has teams in numerous sports.
Fall teams
Fall teams
• Cross Country (varsity, girls' and boys' teams) • Football (junior varsity (JV) and varsity, only boys' teams) • Soccer (JV and varsity, girls' and boys' teams) • Swimming (varsity, only girls' team with boys' team in winter) • Tennis (JV and varsity, only girls' teams with boys' team in spring) • Volleyball (JV and varsity, only girls' teams) • Cheerleading (varsity, coed)
Winter teams
Winter teams
• Basketball (Freshman, JV, and varsity boys' teams, JV and varsity girls' teams) • Bowling (varsity, girls' and boys' teams) • Fencing (JV and varsity for épée and foil, girls' and boys' teams) • Ice hockey (JV and varsity) • Skiing (intramural, boys' and girls' teams) • Swimming (varsity, only boys' team with girls' team in fall) • Indoor Track & Field (varsity) • Wrestling (JV and varsity, only boys' teams) • Cheerleading (varsity, coed)
Spring teams
Spring teams
• Baseball (JV and varsity) • Golf (varsity) • Lacrosse (JV and varsity, girls' and boys' teams) • Softball (JV and varsity) • Tennis (JV and varsity, only boys' team with girls' team in fall) • Outdoor Track & Field (varsity) In addition to playing on a team, junior and senior varsity athletes can join VAASA, Varsity Athletes Against Substance Abuse.
Notable alumni
Notable alumni
• Salman Ahmad, musician • Neil Berg, composer/lyricist • Alan Jacobs, film director, screenwriter and producer • Brian Jagde, opera performer • Luba Mason (born 1960), actress, singer, songwriter, and dancer • Brian O'Connell (born 1963), musician • Hayden Panettiere, actress • Michael Rispoli (born 1960), character actor who appeared in The Sopranos as Jackie Aprile, Sr. • Michael Salzhauer (born 1972), plastic surgeon • Brooke Smith, actress • Blaise Winter (born 1962), NFL player
Notable faculty
• Alen Hadzic, coach of the boys and girls varsity fencing team, and fencer; in 2023, Hadzic was banned from fencing and coaching fencing in the US for life by SafeSport, due to his sexual misconduct.
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- 1.School data for Tappan Zee High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 10, 2026.
- 2.Home Page, Tappan Zee High School. Accessed December 8, 2021.
- 3.Rodriguez, Justin. "Actor trades Hollywood glitz for life in Pine Bush", Times Herald-Record, July 26, 2014. Accessed October 27, 2018. "Rispoli actually first heard of Pine Bush as a senior at Tappan Zee High School in 1977."
- 4.Nancy Armour. Fencer Alen Hadzic, who went to Olympics despite sexual misconduct claims, has been banned. USA TODAY. June 20, 2023.
- 5.U.S. Center for SafeSport. Alen Hadzic; Centralized Disciplinary Database. June 20, 2023.
- 6."Area fencers hone their edge in national competition," Our Town, October 21, 2015.
- 7.Longman, Jeré. U.S. Olympic Fencer, Accused of Sexual Misconduct, Kept Apart From Team. The New York Times. July 22, 2021.
- 8.Peter, Josh. USA Fencing blocking Alen Hadzic from entering events 'for the foreseeable future'. USA TODAY. October 20, 2021.
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