High School Administration
Principal
Carmela Leonardi has served as principal of three different buildings since coming to Huntington in July 1990. Currently the principal of Huntington High School, she earlier was the educational leader of the Woodhull Early Childhood Center and Huntington Intermediate School. She has been Huntington High School’s principal since September 2001.
A graduate of Hofstra University with a Ph.D. in reading and cognition, Dr. Leonardi earned Bachelor and Master degrees at City University of New York – Queens College. Her undergraduate degree was in secondary education and romance languages and she studied foreign language, Italian/Spanish, and comparative literature on the graduate level. She completed two Professional Diplomas, the first in school administration and supervision at Queens College and the second at Hofstra in reading. Dr. Leonardi holds several teaching certifications, including N-6 elementary education/bilingual extension and 7-12 foreign language/ESL.
Prior to her arrival in Huntington, Dr. Leonardi worked in the Lawrence school district as a teacher, Italian bilingual program coordinator and K-12 coordinator of instruction. She was also a curriculum director in the Franklin Square school district. She continues to teach courses at the college level as an adjunct professor.
Under Dr. Leonardi’s leadership, Huntington Intermediate earned a New York Excellence in Education Award. While at Huntington High School, she has worked with the professional staff in the school to implement teaming at the ninth grade level and develop the “Transitional Grade 8” and the “Turn Around Grade 10” programs.
Dr. Leonardi supports the continued expansion of the Honors and AP level offerings and instituted an enrichment period to support students taking AP courses. Under her leadership, the number of students taking AP courses has increased as has the number of AP students scoring 3 and above on AP tests.
Her strong belief that all students can learn has driven Dr. Leonardi to work closely with teachers to constantly assess practices and recommend changes. She is very proud to have had the opportunity to serve the Huntington community for the past 18 years.
Assistant Principal
Angelo Noce is an assistant principal at Huntington High School. Prior to assuming his current position, he was chairman of Huntington’s department of physical education and a teacher. He began his career in the New York City schools, where he served in a number of roles including school neighborhood worker, attendance and family assistant, student organization, mini-school and grade level advisor, coordinator of student affairs, teacher of physical education, swimming and health, dean of boys and acting assistant principal for physical and health education.
Mr. Noce graduated from the City University of New York – Queens College in 1974 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in physical education. He obtained a Master of Arts degree in health education at Adelphi University in 1975 and received his administrative certification at New York University.
In addition to his teaching and administrative career, Mr. Noce has also held a number of coaching positions through the years. At Grover Cleveland High School he coached varsity baseball, boys’ and girls’ swimming and junior varsity track and field. He also served as the head women’s softball coach at Fort Hamilton High School and was a student varsity assistant baseball coach at Queens College.
Assistant Principal
Jarrett P. Stein is an assistant principal at Huntington High School. Prior to coming to the district he worked as an administrative assistant in the Hicksville school district, as a school psychologist in the Massapequa and Sachem school districts and in the BOCES system, as a teacher assistant in Massapequa, Commack, Half Hollow Hills and BOCES and as a group leader and director of several summer camps. Mr. Stein earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology at Fairleigh Dickinson University and obtained a Master of Science degree in school psychology at Long Island University in Brooklyn in 1996. He earned his administrative certification at Dowling College. A contributing writer to the book, The Circle of Character and Conduct, Mr. Stein won the New Jersey Pitcher of the Year Award and earned a New Jersey Metropolitan Athletic Award. He completed his school psychologist practicum in Massapequa.