The Huntington Blue Devil Marching Band and Huntington Union Free School District will present its home show competition at Huntington High School, Oct. 20th starting at 1 p.m. Eight marching bands will compete, including: Copiague, Walt Whitman, Division Avenue, Sachem, Huntington, Roslyn, Malverne and Brentwood. Tickets can be purchased at the door for $12. Students can purchase tickets for $5 with a valid student ID, and children under 10 enter for free. All proceeds from the event will go to Band Parents Association of Huntington, a not-for-profit organization and will benefit the Huntington Band program. The bi-annual HBDMB home show is a competition level show for New York State Field Band Conference and scores will count in the band’s standings in the Conference. Awards will be presented after the final performance.
Strategic Plan Updating The Huntington school district is updating its strategic plan and inviting members of the district community to participate. Faculty and staff to students and parents. Alumni, residents without school age children and business owners are invited to join in by offering their thoughts. An online platform called Thought Exchange is live and accessible at the following link:
https://tejoin.com/scroll/520204909. Participation is anonymous and the insights gathered will play a key role in shaping the district’s strategic planning process. “As we continue into the year together, we are very excited to announce the launch of a process to develop our strategic plan,” Superintendent Beth McCoy said. “This will be a pivotal initiative that will shape the future of our district. As we begin this journey, we want to emphasize the importance of your involvement in this endeavor.” The superintendent said the aim of the district’s updated strategic plan is “to create a roadmap that not only reflects the aspects of our school that are already working well but also addresses areas in which we can make improvements. We are committed to considering your perspectives and opinions on the direction we should take.” The survey will remain accessible until Nov. 1.
National Merit Semi-Finalists
Northport High School seniors Dora Fields and Michaela Tumsuden have been selected as semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program.
Students selected as semifinalists in the scholarship program excel in multiple Advanced Placement courses while achieving great academic success in extra- and co-curricular activities, among other academic accomplishments.
Half Hollow Hills Musicians Selected
Hills East, Hills West and West Hollow students selected as SCMEA All-County Jazz musicians at the advanced and intermediate levels: Hills East’s Kent Malaby, Brookelynn Flanagan, Bryce Parham, Justin Shen and Samuel Tom, Hills West’s Francesca Saladino and West Hollow’s Michael Deaner.
On Board in South Huntington
Walt Whitman High School senior Gracie DeMarinis will serve as the Ex-Officio Student Member of the South Huntington Board of Education for the 2024-2025 school year. She was approved unanimously by board members at the BOE meeting on Wednesday, September 18th.
DeMarinis is the fourth student to hold the ex-officio seat since South Huntington voters approved the position in 2021. At that time, New York State required that the question of allowing an ex-officio student member had to be put to voters. Now, that board position is about to become state law. This September, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill that mandates every school board and BOCES board in the state have at least one ex-officio student representative. Student board members are not allowed to vote or attend executive sessions. The law goes into effect on July 1, 2025.
Elwood AP Scholars
A total of 104 Elwood-John H. Glenn High School students were named by the
College Board as AP Scholars for 2024. The Advanced Placement Program recognizes
several award levels for college-level student academic achievement on AP courses and
exams.
30 students – Mark Antoniak, Camila Avila, Jenna Ban, Colin Bible, Bryce Blaylock,
Nicolas Chery, William Conlon, Gianna Cook, Gabriella Geddes, Dillon Goralski, Aidan
Hanratty, Faith Hausch, Aaleshan Jamal, Sienna Koerner, Angelina Lombardi, Erin Lowe,
Cole Madden, Emelia Maletta, Ellie Mitola, Kendall Plankl, Ibraheem Riaz, Ryan Rivera,
Sierra Roizman, Hailey Schombs, Dave Singh, Anna Stavros, Eli Tyll, Reginald Valentin,
Caroline Weiss and David Xuereb – were named AP Scholars, a designation granted to
students who receive scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP Exams.
23 students – Jack Beaudry, Delia Beuka, Gabrielle Collins, Alexandra Durham, Gavin
Fazal, James Froh, Mariel Fusco, Carmine Gerbino, Madelyn Katzman, Peter Kenney, Lilli
Kern, Domenick Lanzi, Molly Lavitt, Alexia Monclova, Grace Oliveri, Azn Pineda, Lillie
Polese, Sabrina Rivera, Nicole Robin, Mattias Weber, Zoe Wilkinson, Emily Yang and Dua
Zahra – were named AP Scholars with Honor, awarded to students who receive an average
score of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of
these exams.
51 seniors – Nina Abrenica, Anthony Bell, Joseph Borodkin, Janine Carlson, Elizabeth
Clarke, Sara Collins, Ellie Crowley, Logan Demianczyk, Daniel Elling, Sean Faraci, Caroline
Flore, Mary Fratarcangeli, Haley Katzman, Erin Kenny, Joanna Kim, Brayden Klement,
Cooper Knorr, Lauren LaMena, Benny Lee, Davin Li, Kainaat Malhi, Meghan McGowan,
Samuel Mintz, Katherine Moravec, James Mossey, Caroline Mullman, Nicola Palisciano,
Jenna Parisi, Matthew Pepper, Addison Perinchief, Hafsah Raza, Nolan Reinhardt, Robert
Rhatigan, Michael Roch, Benjamin Ross, Christopher Sanelli, Nicholas Siegler, Jack Sikes,
Jack Smith, Angelina Song, Madison Sorok, Chloe Suskin, Andrew Tartaglia, Luke Umstetter,
Louis Viteritti, Nicole Wang, Stephen Wasylenko, Victoria Weissberg, Maryam Yassir, Gul
Zahra and Madison Zisel were named AP Scholars with Distinction, granted to students
who receive an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or
higher on five or more of these exams.
Schools: AP Workshops for Teachers; FSL Book Fair
Schools: Presidential Scholar Nominee
Schools: Honor for St. Anthony’s Principal; Northport Program Recognized
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