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Harborfields High School Principal Appointed

July 30, 2012 8:10 pm Comments Off

The Harborfields Central School District welcomed Dr. Rory Manning as the principal of Harborfields High School, effective July 16, 2012. Dr. Manning joins Harborfields by way of Sachem Central School District, where he served as principal of Sachem High School East.

Centuries of Commack Service Honored

July 11, 2012 7:37 am Comments Off

Twenty-three Commack employees were recently honored at the twenty-eighth Annual Retirement Awards Ceremony held at Commack High School.

Huntington School District Mourns One of its Own

July 6, 2012 10:46 pm Comments Off

The most American of all holidays ended in tragedy for Washington Primary School third grader Victoria Gaines, one of three local children that passed away when the boat they were in capsized on July 4 at about 10 p.m. after a fireworks show in Oyster Bay.
Ms. Gaines was a valued member of the Washington School […]

Huntington School Board Reorganization Meeting

July 6, 2012 7:58 am Comments Off

Huntington School Board members unanimously re-elected trustees Emily Rogan and John P. Paci III to serve as the body’s president and vice-president, respectively, during the group’s reorganization meeting on July 5 in the Jack Abrams School auditorium.
New trustees Tom DiGiacomo and Xavier Palacios were sworn into office by District Clerk Elizabeth Troffa at the beginning […]

Playthings For Special Needs Children

July 5, 2012 4:14 am Comments Off

A group of Commack students who are members of the high school’s “Real Problems, Real Solutions Team” designed and built one-of-a-kind playthings for the children at United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) Children’s Center in Commack.

Madeon – Pop Culture (Dance Video – Walt Whitman High School Video Yearbook 2012)

July 1, 2012 10:10 pm Comments Off

The senior class at Walt Whitman High School did a remake of a dance video for their 2012 Video Yearbook. They are trying to get 1 million views.

Huntington High School Commencement Address by Emily Rogan

July 1, 2012 8:11 am Comments Off

The following is the address that Huntington School Board President Emily Rogan gave at the 151st Huntington High School Graduation Ceremony.

A Perfect Score

July 1, 2012 5:13 am Comments Off

The Harborfields Central School District wishes to congratulate fifth-grade student Carlos Godoy, who leaves Thomas J. Lahey Elementary School with the honor of having scored perfectly on the school’s monthly Word Challenge for three consecutive years. Every day for three years, Carlos and his dad would review the week’s supplied words over breakfast, and every […]

Letter To The Community From Huntington Superintendent

June 19, 2012 6:30 am Comments Off

I write this letter with gratitude for the support that you have provided me and for each other throughout 2011-2012.

Embodying The True Spirit Of Huntington

June 18, 2012 8:38 am Comments Off

As those who stayed overnight headed to their cars early Sunday morning there was a sense of exhaustion. Later in the day, after they had a chance to rest, feelings of pride emerged as they realized they had just participated in one of the greatest events in Huntington High School’s long history.