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The Great Kindness Challenge at Commack Middle School

February 17, 2015 6:38 pm Comments Off

By Brenda Lentsch
All students at Commack Middle School were invited to participate in the Great Kindness Challenge, which celebrated a week of kind acts from January 26 – January 30. The Great Kindness Challenge is presented by Kids for Peace, in a global effort devoted to perform as many acts of kindness from a checklist […]

Valentine’s Day Love for our Troops

February 13, 2015 7:22 pm Comments Off

By Brenda Lentsch
Kindergarten students in Diane Gandolfi’s class at Rolling Hills Primary School in Commack are spreading love and good cheer by sending Valentine’s Day cards to recovering soldiers at Walter Reed Hospital. Army Veteran, Steven Brogan, who works at Walter Reed, contacted Mrs. Gandolfi to thank her for the cards and letters from the […]

School Closings & Delays for Tuesday, February 3, 2015

February 2, 2015 5:55 pm Comments Off

Cold Spring Harbor – 2 hour delayed start
Commack – 2 hour delayed start
Elwood – 2 hour delayed start, All before school activities and AM kindergarten are cancelled.
Half Hollow Hills – 2 hour delayed start
Harborfields – 2 hour delayed start, no AM Kindergarten, Pre-K or Morning Programs.
Huntington – 2 hour delayed start
Northport/ East Northport – 2 hour delayed […]

School Closings & Delays For Monday, February 2, 2015

February 1, 2015 5:21 pm Comments Off

Cold Spring Harbor – Closed
Commack – Closed
Elwood – Closed
Harborfields – Closed
Half Hollow Hills – Closed
Huntington – Closed
Northport/ East Northport – Closed
South Huntington – Closed

Commack Student Named Intel Science Finalist

January 22, 2015 4:31 pm Comments Off

Scott Massa, a senior at Commack High School, was named an Intel Science Talent Search finalist.

Commack Girls Varsity Fencing Team

January 20, 2015 11:05 am Comments Off

Commack Girls Varsity Fencing Team (Cougars) defeated Ward Melville, ending the Patriot’s 195 match winning streak.

North Ridge Primary School has Cookie Swap.

December 16, 2014 8:38 am Comments Off

Story and Photo by Brenda Lentsch

The teachers and staff at North Ridge Primary School in Commack held their first annual cookie swap. They baked and shared a variety of cookies, but best of all, they filled more than 30 tins and delivered them to a local food pantry. According to the participants – it was […]

Pajama Theme Day a Huge Success!

December 16, 2014 6:32 am Comments Off

Story and Photos by Brenda Lentsch
If you happened to stop by Burr Intermediate School in Commack on December 12, you would have noticed the students and staff wearing unusual and extraordinary – pajamas! Burr’s Pajama Theme Day raised awareness and accepted donations of new pajamas for a very special group, Stony Brook Hospital’s Child Life […]

Commack’s Apple Run for Thanksgiving

November 30, 2014 6:58 am Comments Off

Commack Middle School students took an early morning one mile run to celebrate Thanksgiving and good health.
Sponsored by the school’s Physical Education Dept., the annual tradition takes place the day before Thanksgiving. Runners received an apple, apple pie, and apple juice after completing the chilly course.
Photos: Courtesy of the Commack School District
Principal Anthony Davidson joins […]

Generational Thanksgiving Preparations at Commack Schools

November 27, 2014 7:20 am Comments Off

Third graders in Diane D’Allesandro and Patricia Ammirato’s classes at Burr Intermediate School in Commack worked side by side to prepare for food and decorations for a Thanksgiving feast. As students moved from station to station they were guided by the many helpful moms, dads, and grandparents who came to help.
Parents and grandparents joined in, […]