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Master Teachers at Commack

February 23, 2015 8:31 am Comments Off

Commack School District is proud is announce that four more of our teachers were accepted into the New York State Master Teachers Program. Please join us in congratulating Jeanette Collette, Justin King, Jeanne Suttie and Bobby Varughese on this accomplishment and honor.
As program participants, Master Teachers make a commitment to engage in professional development work […]

Lupinacci Interviews Candidates For State Board Of Regents

February 18, 2015 8:22 pm Comments Off

By Brian Finnegan (Office of NY State Assembly)
Assemblyman Chad Lupinacci speaks during the interview of candidates for the Board of Regents.
Assemblyman Chad Lupinacci the Ranking Minority Member of the Assembly Higher Education Committee, was recently part of a group of lawmakers to interview the prospective candidates for the state Board of Regents. A college professor and former […]

PCLI Scholarships For Student Journalists

February 18, 2015 7:05 am Comments Off

The Press Club of Long Island will be honoring a number of student journalists from both high schools and colleges on Long Island.
There are a number of awards categories and scholarships to apply for this year. The deadline to enter is March 1, so get your entries in before it’s too late!
STUDENT JOURNALISM: Any and all […]

The Great Kindness Challenge at Commack Middle School

February 17, 2015 6:38 pm Comments Off

By Brenda Lentsch
All students at Commack Middle School were invited to participate in the Great Kindness Challenge, which celebrated a week of kind acts from January 26 – January 30. The Great Kindness Challenge is presented by Kids for Peace, in a global effort devoted to perform as many acts of kindness from a checklist […]

Valentine’s Day Love for our Troops

February 13, 2015 7:22 pm Comments Off

By Brenda Lentsch
Kindergarten students in Diane Gandolfi’s class at Rolling Hills Primary School in Commack are spreading love and good cheer by sending Valentine’s Day cards to recovering soldiers at Walter Reed Hospital. Army Veteran, Steven Brogan, who works at Walter Reed, contacted Mrs. Gandolfi to thank her for the cards and letters from the […]

Scholarship Opportunity for High School Senior

February 13, 2015 10:03 am Comments Off

Huntington Republican Committee Announces $250 Scholarship for High School Seniors:

The Huntington Republican Committee is now accepting applications for the 2015 scholarship program. All Huntington residents graduating from any local, regional, public or private high school may apply for a $250 Award if they are planning to attend a 4-year college/university, 2-year college, or a vocational/technical […]

Huntington Teen Qualifies for National Basketball Event

February 12, 2015 2:45 pm Comments Off

Middle school student emerges from field of more than 45,000
A seventh grade student from Huntington will have the opportunity to show off his basketball skills on the big stage this weekend after finishing among the top players in the region in the NBA Fit, Dribble, Dish and Swish competition.
Freddie Amato, a student at J. Taylor […]

Senator Flanagan Leads Effort To Return One Billion To Schools By Eliminating The GEA

February 11, 2015 9:23 am Comments Off

By Robert Caroppoli (Office of Senator Flanagan)
Senator John Flanagan (2nd Senate District) joined with his Senate Republican colleagues at a press conference in Albany to call for the complete elimination of the Gap Elimination Adjustment (GEA) to protect our public schools and taxpayers. The Conference proposed a plan that would return $1 billion to schools […]

School Closings & Delays for Monday, February 9, 2015

February 9, 2015 7:04 am Comments Off

Cold Spring Harbor – Closed
Commack – Early dismissal -Commack schools will be dismissed 30 minutes ahead of schedule today. All extra-curricular and after-school programs are cancelled including tonight’s District Art Walk/Music Concert, which is rescheduled for February 11 at 6pm. SCOPE will close at 4:30pm.
Elwood – All afternoon and evening activities cancelled.
Harborfields – All after school activities cancelled.
Half Hollow […]

Raia Sponsors Legislation to Reform Common Core

February 3, 2015 1:27 pm Comments Off

By Michael Gurtowski (Office of Assembly Raia)
At a press conference in Albany, Assemblyman Andrew Raia and his colleagues in the state Assembly reaffirmed their commitment to reforming the state’s education system. Raia and the group announced they will be sponsoring legislation to delay and reform Common Core. The current disaster that is New York State’s […]