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Plan to remove Regents exam requirement could raise RHS graduation rate, superintendent says
A state plan to eliminate the need for students to pass Regents examinations to graduate could help Riverhead students and lead to higher graduation rates, according to Riverhead Central School District Interim Superintendent Cheryl Pedisich. The proposed changes to the graduation requirements, which were outlined in a blue ribbon commission...
Ex-Rutgers president to lead N.Y. university
Richard L. McCormick, who led Rutgers University for a decade, will serve as interim president of Stony Brook University, part of the State University of New York, officials announced this week. Since stepping down as Rutgers president in 2012, McCormick has been teaching history and education at Rutgers and writing...
Port Jefferson Friends of the Library announce scholarship winners
The Friends of the Port Jefferson Free Library presented their annual scholarship to two students in June. The winners were Hope Jacobsen, a senior from Sound Beach who recently graduated from Miller Place High School as well as Fiona Reichers, a senior from Port Jefferson who recently graduated from Earl L. Vandermeulen High School.
The Stony Brook School undergoes construction project
The first major construction in over a decade is in the works at The Stony Brook School. The private Christian college-preparatory school, located just off Route 25A in Stony Brook, will soon be the home of Daley Hall — a dormitory building set to house 52 boys and four faculty families.
202 Stony Brook Student-Athletes Named to CAA Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll
RICHMOND, Va. - A total of 202 Stony Brook student-athletes were named to the Coastal Athletic Association Spring 2024 Commissioner's Honor Roll, the league announced Thursday afternoon. The CAA recognized 3,876 student-athletes for the 2024 spring semester across the league's 14 full-time members and five associate members. Student-athletes that earned...
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