Paul D. Schreiber Senior High School

The school offers 26 Advanced Placement classes, more than three times the state average.[http://projects.propublica.org/schools/schools/362358003295 Paul D. Schreiber Senior High School], ProPublica. The Advanced Placement exam pass rate is 83%, meaning that 83% of students attain a score of 3 or higher on the AP exam, compared to the state average of 61%, and more than half of the student body, 53%, takes at least one Advanced Placement exam, compared to the state average of 16%.{{cite news|url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/new-york/districts/port-washington-union-free-school-district/paul-d-schreiber-senior-high-school-13985/test-scores |accessdate=5 March 2015|title=Paul D. Schreiber High School |work=U.S. News & World Report |date= 2014}} In 2022, 75% of students took at least one Advanced Placement exam.

Schreiber High School is located in Section VIII of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHAA). As such, it competes against other public schools in Nassau County, New York in baseball, basketball, bowling, badminton, cheerleading, cross country, field hockey, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, track and field, tennis, volleyball, and wrestling.

The mascot is a blue and white Viking head with yellow hair. It is often compared to the Viking head used by the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League.

In November 2008, the Girls' Tennis team beat previously defeated Westhampton Beach High School in the Long Island Championship. This marked the second straight year that the team won the title, becoming the first team to repeat as champions.McLaughlin, Corey. [https://web.archive.org/web/20081201172119/http://www.newsday.com/sports/tennis/ny-sktennis055912385nov05,0,1463742.story "Port Washington girls repeat as LI tennis champs"], Newsday, November 5, 2008, backed up by the Internet Archive as of December 1, 2008. Accessed February 12, 2021. "For the second consecutive year, the Vikings defeated Suffolk champion Westhampton, 5-2, for the Long Island title yesterday, ensuring that the area's best squad continues to reside in Nassau. Port Washington (14-1), the two-time Nassau champion, swept all four singles matches and won at second doubles to hand Westhampton (17-1) its first loss of the year and become the first team to capture back-to-back Long Island titles."

Schreiber has a nationally recognized research program in Mathematics, Science, and Social Science.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/07/nyregion/07education.html |accessdate=25 May 2008|title=Intel Competition Is Where Science Rules and Research Is the Key |work=The New York Times |date=7 March 2007 |first=Joseph |last=Berger}} There have been numerous local and national winners from the school's research program. Students compete in a variety of competitions including the Siemens Competition, Long Island Science and Engineering Fair, and Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.

The school's research program has attained nationwide recognition through student success in the Intel Science Talent Search competition.{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C03EFDA103FF93AA15752C0A9609C8B63&pagewanted=all |accessdate=3 February 2006|title=Where Scientists Are Made |work=The New York Times |date=29 January 2006 |first=Linda |last=Saslow}} From 2002 to 2010, the school had the sixth most semifinalists in the nation with 50, trailing only Montgomery Blair High School (108), Stuyvesant High School (103), Ward Melville High School (85), Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (75), and Bronx High School of Science (59).{{cite web | url= http://www.societyforscience.org/sts/results | title= Results of the Intel Science Talent Search | publisher= Society for Science & the Public | url-status= dead | archiveurl= https://archive.today/20120911194743/http://www.societyforscience.org/sts/results | archivedate= 2012-09-11 }}

In 2000, nine semifinalists were selected, leading all schools on Long Island. Schreiber ranked fifth nationally and second among comprehensive high schools.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/01/16/nyregion/in-brief-port-washington-leads-the-intel-science-list.html |accessdate= |title=Port Washington Leads The Intel Science List |work=The New York Times |date=16 January 2000 |first=Barbara |last=Delatiner}} Furthermore, three students were chosen as finalists, leading all schools in the country.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/01/30/nyregion/in-science-competitions-every-player-wins.html?src=pm |accessdate= |title=In Science Competitions, Every Player Wins |work=The New York Times |date=30 January 2000 |first=Barbara |last=Delatiner}} Ultimately, a student from Schreiber won first place in the competition for her steganography project. She encrypted a message in the gene sequence of a DNA strand.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/03/14/nyregion/words-hidden-in-dna-win-intel-competition.html |accessdate= |title=Words Hidden in DNA Win Intel Competition |work=The New York Times |date=14 March 2000 |first=Irvin |last=Molotsky}}

In January 2008, the school produced six Intel Science Talent Search semifinalists, the second highest total on Long Island.{{cite web |title=Long Island News Stories on Sports, Politics & More |url=http://www.newsday.com/news/local/education/ny-liinte175540762jan17,0,3813870.story |website=Newsday}} Additionally, two finalists were selected from the school. Schreiber was only one of two schools that produced double finalist winners.{{cite news |date=8 February 2008 |title=Intel Science Talent Search Finalists Announced: Schreiber Has Two |url=http://www.antonnews.com/portwashingtonnews/2008/02/08/news/ |accessdate=10 February 2008 |work=Port Washington News}} Along with Great Neck North High School, Schreiber produced the second most finalists in the country, trailing only Stuyvesant High School of Manhattan.{{cite news |last=Fairbanks |first=Amanda M. |date=January 31, 2008 |title=New York Leads the Field in a High School Science Competition |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/31/nyregion/31contest.html?ref=education |accessdate=1 February 2008 |work=The New York Times}} A student from Schreiber was selected to be one of the top ten winners of the Intel Science Talent Search 2008, winning a scholarship of $20,000. The student was the ninth-place winner for a zoology project based on Odonate populations.{{cite news |last=Fairbanks |first=Amanda M. |date=12 March 2008 |title=North Carolina Student Wins $100,000 Intel Science Award |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/12/education/12intel.html |accessdate=24 March 2008 |work=The New York Times}}

Schreiber's main student publication is The Schreiber Times. The newspaper was first established in 1924 at the original Port Washington High School as The Port Weekly. The newspaper now publishes 24 page monthly issues that include sections about News, Features, Opinions, Arts and Entertainment, and Sports.

The Schreiber Times has won awards for each of its five sections from well-acclaimed sources, including the Long Island newspaper Newsday,{{cite web|url=http://www.newsday.com/about/custom/nie/ny-journalism,0,5128132.htmlstory|title=Newsday - Long Island's & NYC's News Source|website=Newsday}} the American Scholastic Press Association, the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, and the Empire State School Press Association. In 2012, The Schreiber Times launched an [http://www.theschreibertimes.com online version] of the print paper. There is as an archive of all issues of The Schreiber Times and The Port Weekly published since 1924.

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• Kenny Albert (class of 1986) – television sportscasterBest, Neil. [https://www.newsday.com/beta/sports/columnists/neil-best/kenny-albert-islanders-lightning-playoffs-game-2-i36136 "Kenny Albert's Cup runneth over with Islanders memories"], Newsday. Accessed February 6, 2023. "When Albert was a senior at Paul D. Schreiber High School in 1985-86, he attended 20 or so Islanders games to practice announcing into a tape recorder."
• John Cassavetes (class of 1947) - Academy Award-nominated director, writer and actor best known for the films Rosemary's Baby and A Woman Under the Influence{{cite web |last1=Dijkstra |first1=Kimberly |title=Notable Residents: Today and Yesterday |url=https://portwashington-news.com/notable-residents-today-and-yesterday/ |website=Port Washington Today |accessdate=12 November 2020 |date=23 September 2015 |quote=Cassavetes was born in New York City and lived in Port Washington until his graduation from Port Washington High School in 1947}}
• John Fasano (class of 1979) – Hollywood screenwriter, film producer and director
• Ellen V. Futter (class of 1967) - President, American Museum of Natural History
• Bob Griffin (class of 1968) - American-Israeli basketball player, and English Literature professor
• Craig M. Johnson (class of 1989) – former New York State Senator
• Frederick M. Lawrence (class of 1973) – 8th President of Brandeis University
• Jordan Laws (class of 1998) – Grammy Award-winning producer for Christina Aguilera "Back To Basics" album in 2006
• David Lobell (class of 1996) – Associate Professor in Environmental Earth System Science at Stanford University and 2013 recipient of the MacArthur Genius Grant
• Katie Lowes (class of 2000), actress and theater director, best known for her roles in the ABC political drama series Scandal and the Netflix drama series Inventing AnnaGenn, Adina. [https://patch.com/new-york/portwashington/how-port-washington-helped-shape-abc-star-katie-lowes "How Port Washington Helped Shape ABC Star Katie Lowes"], Port Washington, NY, Patch, April 5, 2012. Accessed February 6, 2023. "Lowes plays Quinn Perkins, a young lawyer with a secret past and a steep learning curve. But don't be fooled by the hype. Lowes is still very much a Port Washington girl, and says her roots played a big role in who she is today.... Like many current Port Washington 'theater kids,' Lowes, who graduated high school in 2000, devoted herself to the local arts scene, and all of its opportunities."
• Paul Zane Pilzer (class of 1971) – economist
• Anthony Scaramucci (class of 1982) – host of "Wall Street Week" on Fox Business, founder of the SALT Conference, founder of SkyBridge Capital, and, briefly, former Communications Director for President Donald Trump
• Stugotz (class of 1991) – sports talk radio host
• Jeanine Tesori – Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music winning composer
• Craig Thomas (class of 1993) – co-creator of How I Met Your Mother
• Bob Verdi – journalist, Chicago Blackhawks team historian
• Mark Wood (class of 1975) – violinist, musical instrument designer

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• [http://www.portradio.org/ WDOT Portnet Radio] — Schreiber H.S. radio station
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