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8 New York State Scholar Athlete Teams at Elwood

December 5, 2016 4:23 pm Comments Off

Student athletes excel in the classroom

The Elwood Union Free School District Athletic Department is proud to announce that all eight varsity Fall 2016 teams from Elwood-John H. Glenn High School were recognized as New York State Scholar Athlete teams based on their student GPA.
Over 100 student athletes on the teams qualified with a 90 percent […]

New Eagle Scout Jeremy Bombace

December 3, 2016 3:10 pm Comments Off

LUPINACCI CONGRATULATES LOCAL EAGLE SCOUT

Eagle Scout Jeremy Bombace with Assemblyman Lupinacci

Assemblyman Chad A. Lupinacci (R,C,I-South Huntington) recently joined Boy Scout Troop 34 in celebrating the accomplishments of their newest Eagle Scout, Jeremy Bombace. Jeremy, a freshman at Pennsylvania State University, is a graduate of Walt Whitman High School in Huntington Station.
“I was proud […]

2016 New York State Large School Soccer Coach of the Year Awarded

November 30, 2016 5:11 pm 1 Comment

Elwood-John H. Glenn High School soccer coach Lou Hanner was recently named the 2016 New York State Large School Soccer Coach of the Year by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.
The organization awards three winners from each state to receive this prestigious honor. One winner from a […]

Northport Business Teacher Honored for Exceptional Work

November 7, 2016 12:56 pm Comments Off

Northport High School business teacher Kristen Cogan was recently presented with the 2016 Fred Podolski Leadership and Innovation Technology, Teacher of the Year Award during the Long Island Technology Summit on Oct. 20, 2016. Cogan was honored based on her creative and resourceful uses of technology to greatly impact her students achievement.
The Long Island Technology […]

Harborfield Students Receive Prestigious Distinction

November 7, 2016 12:48 pm Comments Off

Seven students from Harborfields High School in the Harborfields Central School District have been recognized as Commended Students in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program. Nicholas Godfrey, Matthew Katz, Alexander Martin, Gregory Melnyk, Sarah Murphy, Donovan Snyder and Levi Tuck have been placed among the top five percent of students in the nation who entered […]

Greenlawn American Legion Post to Commemorate Veterans Day

November 4, 2016 1:49 am Comments Off

In commemoration of Veterans Day 2016, American Legion Greenlawn Post 1244 will conduct its annual Veterans Day Observance at 11:00 am on Friday, November 11, 2016, at the Greenlawn Memorial Park Monument, Pulaski Rd. and Broadway in Greenlawn.

The ceremony, which has been conducted annually for many years by the Greenlawn Post, is attended by many […]

Stand Up for Suzanne Honored

November 3, 2016 1:56 am Comments Off

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and many of us on Long Island and in the South Huntington community have had a loved one affected by this disease. Stimson students and staff wore pink on Friday, October 14, 2016 and on that one day they raised $1,000. The monies were donated to “Stand Up […]

Local Huntington High School Student Creates Tutoring Service to Raise Money for Long Island’s Toys of Hope Charity

October 30, 2016 12:49 pm Comments Off

“Tutoring For A Cause”
Noah Helburn, a junior and honors student at Huntington High School, has launched a tutoring service in which he tutors third through eighth graders in science, math and social studies. Noah tutors in exchange for a suggested donation of $20 per hour of tutoring given directly to Toys of Hope, a 501 […]

Wildcat Marching Band Wins State Championship

October 28, 2016 1:25 pm Comments Off

Congratulations on a big win at the US Bands competition on Saturday night, October 22, 2016. This is the second consecutive year that the Wildcat Marching Band has brought home a State Championship.
“Bravo to all these young musicians who have worked so diligently to achieve this most prestigious title,” said Jackie Tartaro in this week’s Superintendents […]

Twenty-One Students Honored at Hispanic Heritage Night

October 27, 2016 5:40 pm Comments Off

Supervisor Frank P. Petrone and the Huntington Town Council joined members of the Town’s Hispanic Task Force in honoring 21 outstanding high school students as part of the 22nd Annual Hispanic Heritage Celebration Program held at Jack Abrams STEM Magnet School October 21.
The Town Board and the Task Force presented Student Achievement Awards to:

Evan Aguirre, […]