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Commack’s Commended Students in the 2016 National Merit Scholarship Program

November 20, 2015 6:45 am Comments Off

Commack High School is proud to announce that 16 students have been named Commended Students in the 2016 National Merit Scholarship Program. Framed Letters of Commendation were presented to these scholastically talented seniors.
Commended students placed among the top five percent of the more than 1.5 million students who entered to 2016 competition by taking the […]

Commack Students Support Parisians

November 18, 2015 2:02 pm Comments Off

French students in Dominick Kosciuk’s classes expressed their sympathy and showed their solidarity with the people of France after the attacks on Paris on November 13, 2015. “My students and I needed to share our grief and show our support.” The classes composed letters of sympathy and delivered them to the French Consulate in New […]

History Made Walt Whitman Boys Varsity Soccer Wins State Championship For the 1st Time!

November 16, 2015 10:05 am Comments Off

The Boys Varsity Soccer Team captured the State Championship for the first time in school history with a 5-1 victory over Ballston Spa yesterday in Middletown. Witman Hernandez and Michael Lorello had 2 goals each and Blake Aronson added another. Hernandez, Aronson and Fabrizio Chamorro added assists. Eduardo Alfaro, Bobby Cerrito, Noel Reyes and Sean […]

HISTORY & PRACTICE OF BONSAI at Huntington Public Library

November 14, 2015 3:27 pm Comments Off

Bonsai is the convergence of art and nature and has been practiced for over 2000 years in Asia. Master Gardener and Bonsai Horticulturist Giacomo Mulé creates a bonsai from a standard nursery plant, using traditional techniques of pruning, wiring, shaping and transplanting. While he works, he discusses the philosophy, history, aesthetics and care of this […]

Huntington’s Jessie O’Hagan tabbed to Skyline Conference Women’s Swimming Weekly Honor Roll

November 10, 2015 11:40 am Comments Off

SUNY Old Westbury women’s swimming junior Jessie O’Hagan has been named to the Skyline Conference Weekly Honor Roll for meets competed in November 2-8, announced Monday by league officials. The Huntington Station, New York native placed second or better in all six races last week.
In a season-opening meet versus St. Joseph’s (L.I.) and New Rochelle […]

Lupinacci Honors HUNTINGTON’S Newest EAGLE Scouts Tyler Varacchi & Michael Signorile

November 6, 2015 12:28 pm Comments Off

Assemblyman Chad Lupinacci joined members of Boy Scout Troop 78 at the Halesite Fire Department Sunday night to honor Tyler Varacchi and Michael Signorile for achieving the rank of Eagle. Lupinacci presented both young men with an official New York State citation and a pin in commemoration of their accomplishments.
“As a duly elected member of […]

THE RIGHT STUFF: COMMACK SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARD

October 31, 2015 2:58 pm Comments Off

Commack High School once again earned the New York State NYSPHSAA Scholar Athlete Team School of Distinction Award for the 2014-15 school year.
In order to qualify for this honor, every varsity athletic team must have 90% GPA. Commack is one of only six high schools in Suffolk County to receive this award for this past […]

Huntington Matters Endorses – Cook – Thompson & Spencer

October 29, 2015 5:57 pm Comments Off

Halloween Safety Letter from Halesite Fire Chief

October 29, 2015 3:02 pm Comments Off

Dear Neighbors,
Children dressed in costumes excitedly running door to door to trick-or-treat, festive decorations like glowing jack-o-lanterns, paper ghosts and dried cornstalks adorning front porches these are some of the classic hallmarks of Halloween that make the holiday special for kids and adults alike. Unfortunately, these Halloween symbols and activities can also present lurking […]

“Erich, I Love You Dearly,” States Councilwoman Susan Berland

October 28, 2015 6:14 pm Comments Off

At last night’s Meet the Candidates Night hosted by the Half Hollow Hills PTA, a Question was asked by a citizen that described himself as being on the spectrum.
Erich Pries stated, “8 percent of our population has Autism. I have not heard anything about it. I am on the spectrum myself and I run a respectful […]