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Souper Job By Commack Students

February 6, 2012 6:08 am Comments Off

The students at North Ridge Primary School in Commack collected 8,362 cans and containers of soup during their third annual “Souper Bowl.” The food was donated to Long Island Cares. “Our Souper Bowl was a huge success, and we doubled the amount of soup we collected last year,” said physical education Lorraine Esposito, who runs the […]

Birchwood Souper Bowl Scores a Win

February 4, 2012 12:33 pm Comments Off

Story and photo by Steve Bartholomew
During the week leading up to Sunday’s big game, Birchwood Intermediate school’s students, teachers and community participated in their own big event. To celebrate Super Bowl Sunday and to show how much Birchwood cares, the school sponsored their own ‘Souper’ Bowl by collecting soup cans that were donated to the […]

Marc Acevedo Goes Above & Beyond

February 4, 2012 5:55 am Comments Off

Marc Acevedo is finishing up the requirements for his Huntington High School diploma. Thousands of teenagers across Long Island in more than 120 high schools are doing the same thing. But, Mr. Acevedo is no ordinary young man.
The senior was recently presented with a pair of certificates, one in honor of his work to make […]

Harborfields Superintendent of Schools Named

February 4, 2012 5:35 am Comments Off

The Harborfields Central School District Board of Education is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Diana Todaro to the position of Superintendent of Schools, effective January 1, 2012.

Whitman’s Seniors Choose Biodegradable Graduation Gowns

February 4, 2012 5:19 am Comments Off

Graduation may be a few months away for Walt Whitman’s 440 seniors, but they have already laid out what they’re going to wear. With their votes cast earlier in the year, when the seniors walk down the aisle to the tune of the processional march, they will be wearing gowns spun from recycled plastic bottles. […]

Huntington SD Welcomes Visitors From China

February 3, 2012 6:23 am Comments Off

Huntington High School is a proverbial melting pot with students that trace their roots to many different cultures and countries. So, it was entirely fitting that the school welcomed a delegation of ten Chinese students and their chaperone this week.
The group will stay through February 5 when they will depart for another week of exploring America […]

Harborfields Student Advances in National Geographic Bee

February 3, 2012 4:30 am Comments Off

On Tuesday, January 17, students of Oldfield Middle School in the Harborfields Central School District took part in the first round of the 24th annual National Geographic Bee, sponsored this year by Google.
Round one was a school-level competition in which students answered geographical questions orally. Eighth grader James Tully took first place in the school […]

Whitman’s Girls Basketball Earns Big Win

February 1, 2012 9:33 pm Comments Off

In an hotly contested battle, Whitman’s Girls Basketball team beat rival Northport 48-41 in the Coaches vs Cancer Basketball game on Tuesday evening. With the score knotted at 11 ending the first quarter, Whitman’s defense allowed only 4 points to end the first half up by 11. “I thought the 2nd quarter was our most […]

Washington Drive Recycling Program

February 1, 2012 5:32 am Comments Off

Harborfields School District, Washington Drive Primary School, in conjunction with the PTA Green Committee chaired by Jennifer Totten, has once again taken part in an exciting school-wide recycling program.
Approximately four years ago, teacher Jacinta Pisano introduced the idea of collecting Capri Sun-type juice pouches and sending them to Terracycle, a company that upcycles them […]

Community Support Needed for Former HHS Graduate

January 31, 2012 6:49 am Comments Off

Huntington High School Key Club Plans February 10th Talent Show to Help Local Leukemia Patient Kaila Harlan and Family.
The Huntington community has opened its hearts and its pocketbooks to help one of its own to pay for her uncovered medical bills.
Kaila Harlan, a 2009 graduate of Huntington High School, had just finished her second year of […]