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Italian-American New York State Legislators announce $10,000 in scholarships

April 23, 2015 5:02 pm Comments Off

ANDREW RAIA GIVING OUT $10,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS
Today, Assemblyman Andrew Raia (R,I,C-East Northport) is reminding current and future college students that the New York Conference of Italian-American State Legislators is now accepting applications for four $2,500 scholarships. Applications are due by Monday, April 27 and will be awarded in June at the conference’s Annual Legislative Conference […]

Opt-Out Numbers for Math 2015 Tests -Local Districts

April 22, 2015 7:36 pm Comments Off

Reporting from South Huntington Schools -Superintendent Dave Bennardo reports the following:
Mathmetics Assessment Participation Rates:
District-Wide: 2655 students eligible, 1661 took the exam, (63%) 994 did not take the exam, for an “opt-out” of 37%
Stimson Middle School: 809 students eligible, 398 took the exam, (49%) 411 did not take the exam, for an “opt-out” of 51%
Silas Wood: […]

Library Budget Vote Results Town of Huntington

April 21, 2015 3:08 pm Comments Off

Voting results from Tuesday April 14th 2015 Library budget and trustee votes from the Township of Huntington New York. The Huntington Library district is being voted on today April 21, 2015.

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Commack Best of Buddies Create Friendship Mural for Disabilities Awareness Week

April 14, 2015 5:51 am Comments Off

In acknowledgement of Disabilities Awareness Week, the members of Commack Middle School’s Best of Buddies Club created a mural depicting a symbol of friendship along with a portion of an inspiring quote by Maya Angelou: “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget […]

Commack History Team Heads to the D.C. Nationals

April 9, 2015 8:32 am Comments Off

Commack High School’s History Bowl Team recently participated in the New York City Regional Competition for the first time and took first place – undefeated with a 6-0 record. The team is now headed to the Nationals in Washington, D.C., in April.
Commack was the only undefeated team present, finishing with a 6-0 record by defeating […]

LUPINACCI INTRODUCES COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY LEGISLATION

April 2, 2015 11:16 am Comments Off

A leading voice for college students statewide who rely on New York’s Tuition Assistant Program (TAP), Assemblyman Chad Lupinacci (R,C,I-South Huntington) recently introduced legislation to increase TAP funding, which would provide students with more financial backing as tuition costs climb.
“As a college professor, I see every day how important TAP is for thousands of students. […]

Commack Students Win Awards at National History Day Competition

March 22, 2015 6:00 am Comments Off

On Sunday, March 8, 2015, a group of Commack Middle School and High School students represented Commack School District at the Long Island regional competition for National History Day, held at Hofstra University. National History Day is a competition that helps students see connections between the past and present over time. This year’s theme, “Leadership […]

Commack High School Volunteers Honored

March 7, 2015 3:29 pm Comments Off

By Brenda Lentsch

Two Commack High School seniors who have volunteered “significant amounts of their time to serve their communities and their country” were honored with the President’s Volunteer Service Award sponsored by Prudential Financial, Inc.: Emily Avila and Alexa Tiberia.
Emily devotes an extensive amount of time as a certified member of the Commack Volunteer Ambulance […]

Community First Aid Squad Seeks Prom Dresses

March 2, 2015 9:58 pm Comments Off

HUNTINGTON COMMUNITY FIRST AID SQUAD SEEKS PROM DRESSES –
POPULAR PROGRAM PROVIDES LOCAL YOUNG LADIES WITH SPECIAL ATTIRE

HCFAS Collecting Dresses for Long Island Volunteer Center’s 21st Annual Prom Boutique
Huntington Community First Aid Squad invites the community to search their closets to find and donate gently-used, prom-appropriate dresses and gowns to help Long Island girls enjoy their […]

Master Teachers at Commack

February 23, 2015 8:31 am Comments Off

Commack School District is proud is announce that four more of our teachers were accepted into the New York State Master Teachers Program. Please join us in congratulating Jeanette Collette, Justin King, Jeanne Suttie and Bobby Varughese on this accomplishment and honor.
As program participants, Master Teachers make a commitment to engage in professional development work […]