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Commack High School Assistant Principal Named

August 20, 2016 2:11 am Comments Off

Michael Larson was appointed as an assistant principal at Commack High School, beginning August 15, 2016. Michael will fill the position left vacant when former assistant principal, Leslie Boritz, was named the new high school principal.
“Michael is a dynamic educator, who is compassionate and committed to our students,” stated Dr. Donald James, Superintendent of Commack […]

A Special Day at Project Play, Jack Abrams STEM Magnet School

August 19, 2016 4:03 am Comments Off

Huntington Supervisor Frank P. Petrone and Councilman Mark Cuthbertson joined with campers attending the Town’s Project Play Camp in thanking the Suffolk County Police Department’s Hispanic Society for funding a day of special activities, including a bounce house and a disc jockey, on the last day of camp August 12, 2016.

Each year for the past […]

South Huntington Educational Foundation Present its 13th Annual Family Fun Day Sept. 10, 2016

August 19, 2016 2:55 am Comments Off

The South Huntington Educational Foundation is proud to present its 13th Annual Family Fun Day at West Hills Day Camp, 21 Sweet Hollow Rd., Huntington, NY on Saturday, September 10, 2016 from 11:00am-4:00pm. $10 admission includes use of the camp’s facilities including several pools, water slides, paddle boats, etc. Barbecue lunch and drinks are included!
Raffles, entertainment, vendors […]

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 […]

Town of Huntington Commends Oldfield Middle School for Supporting Veteran

July 22, 2016 1:26 am Comments Off

Trackchair fundraising makes a difference

Harborfields’ Oldfield Middle School received a proclamation from the Town of Huntington on July 12 in recognition of fundraising efforts that supported the purchase of a Trackchair for disabled veteran Julia Torres. Principal Joanne Giordano was joined by several students to accept the honor at a town board meeting held at […]

Summer Youth Connection Begins Second Year in 2016

July 21, 2016 3:21 pm Comments Off

Building on the success of its initial year, Summer Youth Connection has begun its second season of offering a variety of free educational and recreational activities for the Town’s youth five evenings a week between July 11 and August 19, 2016.
More than 200 teenagers took part last year, and program founder Councilwoman Tracey Edwards said […]

Northport HS Named a NYS Scholar-Athlete School of Distinction 2016

July 20, 2016 6:51 pm Comments Off

Congratulations to the student-athletes, coaches and teachers at Northport High School, which was named one only of 32 high schools in New York State to earn the New York State Public High School Athletic Association’s Scholar-Athlete School of Distinction Award for the 2015-16 school year. This is the second year that the school has earned […]