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Elwood School hosts robotics competition

December 23, 2016 5:48 pm Comments Off

Elwood Middle School proudly hosted one of the VEX IQ competitions on Dec. 15, 2016. The event was the largest one to date on Long Island as the school welcomed 30 different robot teams from eight different schools and organizations.
Presented by the Robotics Education and Competition Foundation, the event challenged teams of students […]

Northport Volleyball Players Receive Recognition

December 22, 2016 6:01 pm Comments Off

Seven members from the Northport High School Boys Varsity Volleyball team were awarded at the Suffolk County Boys Volleyball Awards Dinner on Dec. 12. Christopher Parker, Jamie O’Donnell, Jeremy Rescott, Andrew Roniger, Ben Sandt, Andrew Watts and Timothy Luft were recognized based on their successful volleyball season.
The team ended their season with an […]

Elwood Soccer Star Named Scholar Athlete

December 21, 2016 10:05 am Comments Off

Elwood-John H. Glenn High School soccer player Andrew Lule, has been recognized by News 12 Long Island as a Scholar Athlete winner, sponsored by the Bethpage Federal Credit Union. Andrew was awarded $1,000 from the Bethpage Federal Credit Union on Dec. 14, 2016.
Only a select few are chosen each year by News 12 […]

Half Hollow Hills Student Helps Launch Island-wide Piano Competition

December 18, 2016 12:55 pm Comments Off

Pianist Luke Gentil of the Half Hollow Hills CSD, who is studying music at Nassau BOCES Long Island High School for the Arts (LIHSA), was a featured performer at the Grace Music School’s official kickoff event for their Island-wide piano competition. The winner of the competition will earn $1,000 and perform at Carnegie Hall. At […]

Vote for Water Commissioner Dennis Garetano TODAY

December 13, 2016 3:58 pm Comments Off

When is the vote?
The vote will be held TODAY Tuesday, December 13th, 2016.
Where do I go to vote for Dennis?
Go to the South Huntington Water District polling locations:
King of Kings Evangelical Lutheran Church
2601 New York Ave
Melville, NY
or
Administration Building
75 5th Ave
Huntington Station, NY
What time should I go to vote?
Vote between 3:00 PM and 9:00 PM.
Review South […]

Northport Volleyball Coach Recognized as Coach of the Year

December 8, 2016 5:30 pm Comments Off

Volleyball coach recognized as Coach of the Year

The Northport-East Northport School District is pleased to announce that girls varsity volleyball coach Chris Fritch has recently been named Varsity Coach of the Year by the Suffolk County Girls Volleyball Coaches Association.
Fritch has coached 11 seasons in Northport since January 2014. These included six seasons […]

Brittany’s Baskets of Hope – Donation

December 8, 2016 5:12 pm Comments Off

Recently, South Huntington’s, Stimson Middle School homerooms 216 and 410 presented a Pennywars check for $1,500 to Brittany Schiavone, founder of Brittany’s Baskets of Hope. This is a wonderful organization that is dedicated to bringing information, support, guidance and hope to families that have recently welcomed a baby with Down Syndrome into their lives.
Brittany, a […]

Educating On The Environment At Northport High

December 8, 2016 1:24 pm Comments Off

Students at Northport High School heard from guest speakers about plastic pollution and waterways on Nov. 21, 2016. Hosted by the school’s Environment Team, a program that focuses on the interactions of human culture and the natural world, the lecture featured Executive Director for Citizens Campaign for the Environment (CCE) Adrienne Esposito and Suffolk […]

Northport High School Senior Picked to America High School Girls Soccer All-East Regional Team

December 8, 2016 12:44 pm Comments Off

Student athlete scores big opportunity

The Northport-East Northport School District is pleased to announce that Northport High School senior Stephanie Rapp has recently been selected to play for the National Soccer Coaches Association of America High School Girls Soccer All-East Region team. In addition, Rapp has also been selected by Newsday to play for the […]

Elwood-John H. Glenn High School Chamber Strings Perform at Film Festival

December 5, 2016 4:31 pm Comments Off

String students perform at local film festival

The Elwood-John H. Glenn High School Chamber Strings recently participated in a special “Music of Hope” concert in conjunction with the Gold Coast International Film Festival. The festival was held at the Post Campus at Long Island University.
In preparation for the event, the Chamber Strings, under the […]