dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː dˈæʃ nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː skˈuːl jˈɪɹ, nˈuː hˈaɪd pˈɑːɹk məmˈoːɹɪəl hˈaɪ skˈuːl wʌz ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd wɪððə blˈuː ɹˈɪbən skˈuːl ɐwˈɔːɹd ʌv ˈɛksələns baɪ ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən, ðə hˈaɪɪst ɐwˈɔːɹd ɐn ɐmˈɛɹɪkən skˈuːl kæn ɹᵻsˈiːv.
During the 1992-93 school year, New Hyde Park Memorial High School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive.