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Elwood-John H. Glenn High School Offers Buddies for Freshmen

August 17, 2016 4:52 pm Comments Off

Juniors and seniors enrolled in Elwood-John H. Glenn High School’s Freshmen Buddies mentor program in the Elwood School District are out to give their new schoolmates a lift. Many of the 112 students who signed on to serve as mentors to the school’s incoming freshmen participated in a special training workshop on Aug. 12, 2016 […]

New Immunizations Required for 2016-17 School Year

August 12, 2016 12:36 pm 1 Comment

Officials remind residents to check schedules to be sure they are up to date on their immunizations

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and Commissioner of Health Services Dr. James Tomarken wish to inform parents that all children entering 7th and 12th grade in New York State this fall must have the meningococcal vaccine by September 1, […]

Two Key Administrators Appointed in Elwood Schools

August 4, 2016 5:06 pm Comments Off

The Elwood Union Free School District Board of Education has appointed Maureen Hull as the Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction and David Shanahan as the Director of Physical Education, Health and Athletics.
Mrs. Hull has served the students of the Port Jefferson School District for the last 10 years, first as Director of English language […]

Two Boyd Students Honored by Government Officials

July 31, 2016 12:54 pm Comments Off

Congratulations to Elwood’s James H. Boyd Intermediate School fifth-graders Ava Mule and Joey O’Hara, recipients of two prestigious achievement awards presented by local government officials during the school awards ceremony.
Ava received the New York State Comptroller Achievement Award, presented by the office of Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli to a deserving student who exhibits hard work and […]

Hats Off to the Elwood High School Class of 2016

June 29, 2016 5:54 pm Comments Off

The sun was shining and so were the radiant smiles of members of the Elwood-John H. Glenn High School Class of 2016 as they participated in the school’s 54th commencement ceremony on June 24, 2016. Members of the board of education, administrators, family, friends, faculty and invited guests greeted the soon-to-be graduates with an outpour […]

A Maker Faire in Elwood School District

June 24, 2016 1:30 pm Comments Off

In conjunction with the National Week of Making, students in kindergarten through eighth grade in the Elwood Union Free School District participated in an afternoon of discovery, creativity and fun as they attended the district’s Maker Faire on June 15, 2016.
Faculty and staff members volunteered to lead workshops where students and their parents practiced basic […]

ASSEMBLY PASSES FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN

June 23, 2016 5:45 pm Comments Off

Assemblyman Chad A. Lupinacci is pleased to announce that last week, the New York State Assembly passed Assembly Bill 8692 to amend the education law in relation to full day kindergarten. This legislation expands the full day kindergarten conversion aid to a five year transition program, offering public full day kindergarten to all students throughout […]

Elwood Executive Director Named Administrator of the Year Awarded by WSBOCES

June 23, 2016 5:38 pm Comments Off

The Elwood Union Free School District is pleased to announce that Gene Tranchino, executive director for administrative and instructional technology/transportation, has been named the 2015-16 Model Schools Administrator of the Year by Western Suffolk BOCES.
To be eligible for this award, building or district level administrators must be nominated for his or her effort to promote […]

With Graduations This Weekend – Social Host Law Reminder

June 23, 2016 4:55 pm Comments Off

UNDERAGE DRINKING…PLEASE SHARE:
Suffolk Legislature, and Police Department turn off the tap on underage drinking parties. What every PARENT NEEDS TO KNOW:

1. It is against the law for an adult to serve or allow alcohol to be served to children other than his own. It’s called the Social Host Law and is meant to discourage underage […]

Elwood Students Celebrate Field Day

June 13, 2016 6:07 am Comments Off

The grass fields at Harley Avenue Primary School and James H. Boyd Intermediate School in the Elwood Union Free School District were filled with blue and white pride fs students, at their respective schools, participated in field day celebrations. The district’s physical education departments coordinated the day’s festivities, which allowed students to showcase their various […]