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Elwood’s Youngest Celebrate National Children’s Book Week

May 17, 2016 11:33 am Comments Off

The Elwood Union Free School District’s youngest students at Harley Avenue Primary and James H. Boyd Intermediate schools celebrated National Children’s Book Week from May 2-6.
Coordinated by the schools’ respective reading department, students participated in different reading activities throughout the week with each day offering a new activity for them to show-off their reading creativity.
At […]

Elwood Scholar-Athletes Awarded

May 13, 2016 3:35 pm Comments Off

The Elwood Union Free School District is pleased to congratulate Elwood-John H. Glenn High School seniors Madison Graifman and Peter Vidulich II for earning the Scholar Athlete Award in recognition of their exceptional academic and athletics success presented by the Town of Huntington on May 10. This award is issued to the top male and […]

Tula Kitchen to Host 8th Annual Lunch-in Event For Animals In Need From Little Shelter Animal Rescue

May 13, 2016 3:31 pm Comments Off

From Noon to 3pm on Sunday May 15, 2016, Little Shelter will be at Tula Kitchen in Bayshore for their 8th annual lunch-in fundraiser event to benefit the animals of Little Shelter. The event is hosted by Tula Kitchen owner, Jackie Sharlup and had been very successful in previous years, with last year’s event raising […]

Elwood Valediction and Salutatorian

May 13, 2016 3:25 pm Comments Off

Elwood-John H. Glenn High School is pleased to announce that Amanda DiMartini and Zachary Wollman have respectively been named the valedictorian and salutatorian of the Elwood graduating Class of 2016.
During her time at Elwood-John H. Glenn High School, DiMartini was an active member of Natural Helpers, Alpha-to-Omega Club, the school’s newspaper, Languages Other Than English […]

Commissioner Sini Announces New Telephone Reporting Service Offered by SCPD

May 12, 2016 5:46 pm Comments Off

T-Serve Unit aims to free up patrol resources and reduce response times
Suffolk County Police Commissioner Timothy D. Sini announced the formation of the T-Serve unit to facilitate documentation of non-emergency incidents over the phone while allowing patrol officers to respond more quickly to emergencies and other situations that require police response.
The Suffolk County Police Department […]

COUNCILMAN COOK SPONSORS RESOLUTION TO RENAME PARK IN MEMORY OF NEW YORK CITY POLICE OFFICER CHARLES ODDO

May 12, 2016 4:16 pm Comments Off

Councilman Gene Cook on Tuesday proudly sponsored legislation to rename Verleye Park in East Northport after fallen NYPD Officer Charles A. Oddo.
Oddo, who was assigned to NYPD Highway Patrol No. 2, was killed in the line of duty on February 17, 1996 after being struck by a vehicle while setting up flares in the merge […]

An Owl-trageous Experience

May 11, 2016 4:08 pm Comments Off

In conjunction with their study unit on evolution, students in Richard Greening’s biology class at Elwood-John H. Glenn High School in the Elwood Union Free School District participated in a wildlife encounter with a red-tailed hawk and great horned owl.
For the visit, Greg Matonis, a hospital supervisor at the Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center brought […]

Huntington Camera Club to Host ‘Photography Fights Cancer’ Event Raising Money for the American Cancer Society

May 11, 2016 4:01 pm Comments Off

The Huntington Camera Club will be hosting their second Photography Fights Cancer event on June 4, 2016 at the John Glenn High School Relay for Life in Elwood, NY. The event will feature an auction of art pieces donated by Camera Club members, as well as free portrait sessions for cancer survivors and their caregivers. […]

ASSEMBLY MAJORITY BLOCKS TUITION ASSISTANCE INCREASE

May 11, 2016 2:40 pm Comments Off

Majority members in the Assembly’s Committee on Higher Education voted May 10, 2016 to block Assemblyman Chad A. Lupinacci’s (R,C,I-South Huntington) proposed increase to the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP). Opposing members within the committee voted to hold Lupinacci’s bill (A.5809-A) from leaving committee, where it can expire at the conclusion of Legislative Session in June. […]

Elwood Student-Artwork Selected for Heckscher Art Exhibit

May 10, 2016 4:21 pm Comments Off

The Elwood Union Free School District is pleased to congratulate Elwood-John H. Glenn High School sophomore Alexandra Sachelari for having her artwork displayed in the Heckscher Museum of Art’s 20th annual Long Island’s Best: Young Artists Exhibit.
The Long Island’s Best showcase featured 83 extraordinary works of art created by young artists from across Long Island. […]