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Northport flag football falls to Hills in playoffs, looks to next year
In April 2023, the Northport flag football franchise began its existence somewhat inauspiciously at Half Hollow Hills East High School, dropping its first game ever, 33-6 to a Hills team that would eventually win the Suffolk County championship. Fast forward to May of this year and the Lady Tigers lost...
Local High School Students Explore Historic Vanderbilt Mansion for Career Skills
Students from William Floyd High School's Carpentry Academy and Architecture classes recently visited the Vanderbilt Museum and Mansion. This visit was part of their Career and Technical Education program, focusing on historical architecture and carpentry skills.
Local Pride: William Floyd High Girls' Lacrosse Heads to Playoffs Again
The William Floyd High School girls’ varsity lacrosse team has qualified for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive year under head coach Nicole Alesi. They finished the regular season with a 12-2 record in Division I, earning the No. 4 seed in the Section XI Division I playoff bracket. They will host the No. 5 seed, Connetquot, at the Lincoln Avenue Sports Complex next Tuesday.
Internships offer experience, skills and can open doors
Forget summer travel or lifeguarding. College student Sky Crabtree is ready to sharpen his journalism skills this summer with an internship at NBC 4 New York at 30 Rock. The 19-year-old rising junior at Stony Brook University on Long Island will be working with the consumer reporting team for “Better Get Baquero,” monitoring tip lines, interviewing sources, logging video and more. “Internships are necessary,” said Crabtree. “Classes give you the skills that you need to get the internship; you need to do well at the internship and then you can take those experiences and apply them to your classes.” Then, “you can...
Commack Middle School appoints new assistant principal
The Commack Schools family officially welcomed its newest member at an April board of education meeting. Victoria Hogan was appointed the next assistant principal at Commack Middle School. She will succeed Frank Agovino, who is retiring at the school year’s completion. Hogan has served for the past two school...
Riverhead Charter School seeks permit for portable classrooms at high school, as it works to find permanent home for larger facility
Riverhead Charter School’s application to site three portable buildings at the charter high school site on Sound Avenue will be scheduled for a public hearing, members of the Riverhead Town Board agreed Thursday during a work session meeting with charter school representatives. But the decision came only after board...
Catch 'Footloose: Youth Edition' at William Floyd Middle School This Weekend
\'Footloose: Youth Edition\' will be performed at William Floyd Middle School on May 10 and 11, 2024. This production is a collaboration between OCEAN Arts, the Community Library Friends of the Arts, and the William Floyd School District, featuring middle school students. The premiere is on Friday at 7 pm, with two more shows on Saturday at 1 pm and 7 pm.
Upcoming Riverhead School Board Meeting and Public Hearing on May 14
The Riverhead Central School District will hold a Board of Education meeting and public hearing on May 14th, 2024. The event is scheduled to start at 5:30 PM at Riverhead High School, located at 700 Harrison Avenue, Riverhead, New York. The meeting will initially be open to the public in Room #123. After opening, the Board will go into an Executive Session, closed to the public, to discuss specific topics allowed under Open Meetings Law §105 (f). The regular meeting will resume at approximately 7:00 PM in the high school auditorium and will be live-streamed. Community members can participate by submitting questions or comments online through a designated form.'Visit here for more details.
Elwood Names New Superintendent
The Elwood Board of Education named Dr. Gayle Steele as its new superintendent Thursday. Steele, a well-regarded assistant superintendent in South Huntington, will succeed Kelly Fallon, who has served in the job on an interim basis since last summer after Dr. Kenneth Bossert resigned to Read More ...
Congratulations to the top two Rocky Point students
Rocky Point High School is proud to congratulate Isabella Rooney as its Class of 2024 valedictorian and Sofia Haviland as its salutatorian. Rooney is honored to be named the top student, calling it a privilege to earn the title in such a phenomenal class of peers. “Our school is full of so many talented, dedicated and hardworking individuals,” she said. “I could not be more excited and grateful.”
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