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Bright Northport Students Shine in Scholarship Competition

February 25, 2017 2:28 pm Comments Off

Three Northport High School seniors were recently named finalists in the 62nd annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Gabriella Bica, Zachary Melchione and Sophie Testa are among 15,000 students that have advanced from semifinalist to finalist.
The National Merit Scholarship Program is an academic competition that recognizes those who score highly on the Preliminary SAT/National […]

Dickinson Avenue School Gathers For Winter Food Drive

February 24, 2017 5:10 pm Comments Off

Dickinson Avenue Elementary School students recently gave back to those in need by taking part in the Dickinson Avenue PTA’s Annual Winter Food Drive. The school donated 60 bags of nonperishable food items to the Northport Food Pantry.
The PTA has run the Winter Food Drive at the school for the past 10 years and it […]

Harborfield’s Teacher Inducted Into Hall of Fame

February 23, 2017 3:00 pm Comments Off

The Harborfields Central School District is pleased to announce that physical education teacher Christine Collins has recently been inducted into the Long Island Metropolitan Lacrosse Hall of Fame. Collins was nominated by the board of the LIMLF and voted on by the general membership of LIMLF.
Currently a […]

Elwood Superior Scientists

February 19, 2017 1:23 pm Comments Off

Elwood-John H. Glenn High School juniors and seniors in Maria Aiello and Jennifer Basford’s Advanced Placement Environmental Science classes took part in a unique lab experience with science educator Amanda Horn from Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) on Feb. 13. BNL provided students with lab attire and equipment to successfully take part in a citric acid […]

Elwood Science Student To Attend Prestigious Conference

February 17, 2017 2:27 pm Comments Off

Elwood-John H. Glenn High School junior Gina Maletta has recently been selected as a National Youth Delegate for the 2017 Washington Youth Summit on the Environment at George Mason University this upcoming summer.
Gina is one out of only 250 students from across the country that have been asked to participate in the intensive […]

Senate Majority Leader Flanagan Again Joining Long Island Cares To Help Protect Pets

February 16, 2017 4:19 pm Comments Off

New York Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan (2nd Senate District) is once again joining Long Island Cares for its annual Legislative Pet Food Drive Challenge. Over the next couple of months, Senator Flanagan’s district office will serve as a collection point for pet supplies in an effort to help the charity restock […]

Elwood Track Team Named League 5 champs

February 12, 2017 2:17 am Comments Off

For the first time in Elwood-John H. Glenn High School history, the Girls Winter Track team won the Section XI Girls Winter Track League 5 Championship Title on Jan. 21 at Suffolk County Community College.
Coached by Patrick Burke and Kevin Lavey, the team competed against 11 other high school teams and ended with […]

LUPINACCI VOICES CONCERN OVER PROPOSED IMMIGRATION BILLS

February 12, 2017 1:59 am Comments Off

A Statement from the desk of Assemblyman Chad A. Lupinacci (R,C,I,Ref.-South Huntington)
“As the Assembly moves forward with the proposed immigration reform bills today, I believe we must tread carefully to implement an effective framework that values and welcomes our immigrant population,” said Lupinacci. “Immigration policy has become increasingly unclear, and we must have a […]

Souper Bowl Soup Collection Feeds the Hungry

February 11, 2017 4:23 pm Comments Off

The eighth annual “Souper Bowl” at North Ridge Primary School in Commack was a HUGE success! The children collected a total of 5,368 cans and bags of soup, which were donated to Long Island Cares, one of the region’s most comprehensive hunger action organizations.

Physical education teacher, Lorraine Esposito, “sculpts” the cans into different shapes each […]

Elwood Senior Signs with LIU Post to Play Football

February 11, 2017 4:12 pm Comments Off

Elwood-John H. Glenn High School senior Damien Caffrey proudly signed his national letter of intent on Feb. 1 to play college football at LIU Post. Surrounded by Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kenneth Bossert, Director of Athletics and Physical Education David Shanahan, administrators, coaches and family members, the special ceremony took place in the high […]