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Northport HS Named a NYS Scholar-Athlete School of Distinction

July 16, 2016 12:28 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 […]

2016 Northport–East Northport Board of Education Reorganizes

July 15, 2016 1:30 pm Comments Off

The Northport–East Northport Board of Education conducted its annual reorganization meeting at the William J. Brosnan School on July 7, 2016.
Board of Education President Andrew Rapiejko was sworn in to a new three-year term and was also re-appointed by the board to continue serving as its president. Trustee David Stein was also sworn in to […]

Announcement of Suffolk County’s Summer Youth Connection Activities

July 13, 2016 5:18 pm Comments Off

Yesterday July 12, 2016 Councilwomen Tracy Edwards and the entire Town Board, announces at Walt Whitman High School, The Suffolk County’s Summer Youth Connection, a summer activity program open to all but aimed specifically to provide educational and recreational activity for youth 12-18 years of age in the Town of Huntington free of charge. Programs […]

Newest Trustee Joins Harborfields Board of Education for 2016-2017

July 13, 2016 1:07 pm Comments Off

At the July 5, 2016 reorganization meeting of the Harborfields Central School District’s Board of Education, Colleen Wolcott was sworn into the position as the board’s newest trustee. In addition, Hansen Lee took the oath of office for his three-year term as trustee after being re-elected last May.
Following the administration of the oaths of office, […]

Harborfields High School Graduates Leave Their Mark

June 30, 2016 1:11 am Comments Off

Family, friends, faculty, members of the board of education, administration, staff and other special guests from the community shared an important day in the lives of Harborfields High School’s Class of 2016 at the school’s 57th annual commencement exercises on June 25.
Leading up to the final moment in the graduation ceremony, students heard speeches filled […]

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 […]

WALT WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS CHOSEN AS WINNERS OF FASNY VOLUNTEER SCHOLARSHIP

June 24, 2016 1:45 pm Comments Off

Robert Eng and Julianna Rose Pasquarello Honored at Special Ceremony
The Firemen’s Association of the State of New York (FASNY), has awarded 2016 FASNY Gerard J. Buckenmeyer Volunteer Scholarships to Walt Whitman High School seniors Robert Eng of Huntington Station, NY and Julianna Rose Pasquarello of Melville, NY. At a ceremony at Walt Whitman High School […]

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 […]

Harborfields Board of Education Appoints Russo as Harborfield HS Principal

June 24, 2016 1:22 pm Comments Off

During its business meeting, the Harborfields Central School District Board of Education appointed Harborfields High School Assistant Principal Timothy Russo as principal of Harborfields High School. Russo will be replacing Dr. Rory Manning who will be filling the position of Assistant Superintendent for Administration and Human Resources. They will respectively assume their new roles Aug. […]

LEAD CONTAMINATION AT NORTHPORT SCHOOL DISTRICT SIGNIFIES THE CRISIS AT HAND

June 24, 2016 1:13 pm Comments Off

Assemblyman Andrew Raia recently spoke out about a crisis taking place in his district. The lead
contamination crisis that made national headlines in Detroit has quietly taken the Hudson Valley region by storm, and is now impacting the Northport school district. Recent testing showed high levels of lead in 12 different drinking fountains used by children […]