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Please Vote For Me –Documentary & Discussion

January 15, 2015 8:12 am Comments Off

All are welcome to this free program. The film is Please Vote For Me with discussion moderator Joseph Leavy.

North Ridge Primary School has Cookie Swap.

December 16, 2014 8:38 am Comments Off

Story and Photo by Brenda Lentsch

The teachers and staff at North Ridge Primary School in Commack held their first annual cookie swap. They baked and shared a variety of cookies, but best of all, they filled more than 30 tins and delivered them to a local food pantry. According to the participants – it was […]

Pajama Theme Day a Huge Success!

December 16, 2014 6:32 am Comments Off

Story and Photos by Brenda Lentsch
If you happened to stop by Burr Intermediate School in Commack on December 12, you would have noticed the students and staff wearing unusual and extraordinary – pajamas! Burr’s Pajama Theme Day raised awareness and accepted donations of new pajamas for a very special group, Stony Brook Hospital’s Child Life […]

Commack’s Apple Run for Thanksgiving

November 30, 2014 6:58 am Comments Off

Commack Middle School students took an early morning one mile run to celebrate Thanksgiving and good health.
Sponsored by the school’s Physical Education Dept., the annual tradition takes place the day before Thanksgiving. Runners received an apple, apple pie, and apple juice after completing the chilly course.
Photos: Courtesy of the Commack School District
Principal Anthony Davidson joins […]

Generational Thanksgiving Preparations at Commack Schools

November 27, 2014 7:20 am Comments Off

Third graders in Diane D’Allesandro and Patricia Ammirato’s classes at Burr Intermediate School in Commack worked side by side to prepare for food and decorations for a Thanksgiving feast. As students moved from station to station they were guided by the many helpful moms, dads, and grandparents who came to help.
Parents and grandparents joined in, […]

Thanksgiving Message From Huntington Superintendent Polansky

November 25, 2014 9:46 am Comments Off

I am genuinely thankful to be part of a school community that gives selflessly to 4,600 children who look to us every day for guidance and support.

Commack Boys Varsity Soccer Win State AA Championship

November 22, 2014 7:57 am Comments Off

By Brenda Lentsch
The Commack Boys Varsity Soccer Team took home the NYSPHSAA Class AA State Championship on Sunday with a 2-0 win over Fairpoint. Played in Middletown, NY, the team had a thrilling victory on Saturday in the semifinal game, with the only goal scored by Commack’s Anthony Izzo in overtime beating Shenendowa 1-0.
Izzo, a […]

Commack Homecoming

November 6, 2014 5:47 am Comments Off

Commack Homecoming was picture perfect in every way this year. The festivities began with a spirited parade and ended with a shutout victory 20-0 for the Cougars.

St. Anthony’s High School Conducts Disaster Evacuation Drill

November 4, 2014 12:40 pm Comments Off

Huntington Community First Aid Squad’s (HCFAS) Chief Dominic Heavey and Captain Mark Cappola participated in St. Anthony’s High School “Evacuation in Place” drill along with representatives from Suffolk County Police Department’s 2nd Precinct and the Huntington Manor Fire Department on Wednesday, October 29th.
The drill, coordinated by Michael Savallo, Director of Security at St. Anthony’s, was […]

Overtime Win Sends Whitman Boys Soccer Deeper into Playoffs

October 31, 2014 8:28 am Comments Off

South Huntington’s Whitman Boys Soccer won their first playoff game in grand fashion before a crowded stadium on Tuesday afternoon. Up against a tough Sachem North team, who equaled the talent, drive, and tenacity of their Wildcat opponents, the game came down to overtime knotted at 3.