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Ward Melville High School’s ‘color run’ is a success
On Saturday, May 4, the Ward Melville Parent Teacher Student Association hosted a Star Wars-themed color run. The event welcomed all members of the Three Village Community, including all ages, from 2 to 4 p.m. for a one-and-a-half mile run around the perimeter of Ward Melville High School. Younger children ran a shorter quarter-mile lap around the track field.
Stony Brook University confers more than 7,700 degrees to Class of 2024 at LaValle Stadium
Honorary Degree Provided to Nobel Prize-Winning COVID Biochemist and Researcher Katalin Karikó. More than 7,600 Stony Brook University students joined the ranks of the university’s accomplished alumni at the 2024 Degree Commencement Celebration ceremony. The ceremony took place at LaValle Stadium on Friday, May 17, 2024. Students from this...
Voters in 8 Districts to Decide on School Trustees, Budgets
Voters in the eight public school districts of Huntington will go to the polls Tuesday to select members of their Boards of Education as well as determine the fate of proposed budgets. Many of the elections are relatively low key, with few or no contested Read More ...
Educators Deliver for Whitman Seniors
South Huntington school educators reinstated a happy protocol that began in the glum days of the Covid-19 pandemic, delivering lawn signs and personal congratulations to Whitman seniors who will soon graduate. Walt Whitman principal John Murphy promoted the return of the sign delivery that began Read More ...
Editorial: Investing in our children’s future
It’s easy to overlook the impact that local school boards have on our community. Yet, the decisions made by these boards directly influence the quality of education our children receive, shaping not just their future, but the future of our communities. As we approach another election season, we must recognize the importance of voting for local school board members, for the sake of our children, pillars of our collective future.
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