Whitman Girls Head for Semi-Final Game

Students, staff and families wished members of Walt Whitman’s girls basketall team well as they left Friday morning for the state seminfinal game upstate. Led by vehicles from the Huntington Manor Fire Department, the team walked the circle in front of the high school which Read More …

Report: Teens Brawl at Half Hollow Hills Library

About a half dozen students got into a brawl Wednesday at the Half Hollow Hills Community Library, according to News12. The brawl occurred about 3:30 p.m., with the students leaving before police arrived. Half Hollow Hills East High School is directly across the street from Read More …

Parade to Send Off Whitman Team to State Basketball Finals

Walt Whitman High School will host a parade and celebration Friday to send off its girls basketball team to the state finals. The Wildcats beat Syosset, 38-29 Sunday to capture the Long Island championship. They are scheduled to play Saturday against Our Lady of Lourdes Read More …

Cold Spring Harbor Superintendent to Depart

Jill Gierasch, who has served as superintendent of the Cold Spring Harbor Central School District since 2021,will retire in June. “The Cold Spring Harbor Board of Education would like to express its sincere gratitude to Ms. Gierasch for her service to the District,” the Board Read More …

Schools: Habitat Help; Shaving for St. Baldrick’s

A delegation of Huntington High School Habitat for Humanity club members traveled to New Orleans during the students’ recent mid-winter vacation, partnering with a local affiliate to help continue rebuilding housing stock destroyed more than 15 years ago when Hurricane Katrina devastated the area. The Read More …

Cold Spring Harbor to Offer Universal Pre-K

The Cold Spring Harbor Central School District will offer universal pre-kindergarten in the fall. The district said that the program will run five hours per day, with two classes of 18 students, running Monday-Friday on the district school calendar. Before- or after-school child care will Read More …

‘Lip Sing’ for a Good Cause at Walt Whitman High School

The singing may have been lip synced and the names fictitious, but the performances were real Friday night at Walt Whitman High School at a fundraiser for scholarships. Each of the South Huntington district’s seven schools, plus a cast from the Board of Education and Read More …

Half Hollow Hills School Board Approves Armed Guards

The Half Hollow Hills school board Wednesday approved the hiring of armed guards who will be stationed on school campuses. Six of the seven trustees voted to hire Covert Investigations & Security; trustee Michael Prywes abstained after a passionate statement against the move, saying there Read More …

Credit Union Partnering With SUNY for Scholarships

Suffolk Credit Union will award more than $43,800 in scholarships for the upcoming academic year. Scholarships will be available for new or returning, full-time or part-time students. Note deadlines. The scholarships include: Award Name Actions $12,550 LT Michael P. Murphy Memorial Scholarship Matched with a $6,275.00 gift Read More …

Schools: Lip Singing for Scholarships; Project Prom Returns

Musical talent will be on display Friday at Walt Whitman High School as competitors  battle it out in Lip Sing 2024, a performance to raise money for scholarships. Teachers, students and administrators from around the district will take the stage starting at 7 p.m. Project Read More …

Bike Safety Campaign Contest Underway

Students are invited to participate in a bicycle safety campaign contest sponsored by the Suffolk County Legislature. Elementary students can create posters; middle and high schoolers can produce videos. The theme of the contest is “rules of the road” for bicyclists, including wearing a helmet, Read More …

Lacrosse Coach Inducted Into Hall of Fame

Paul McDermott, who over his long career, coached championship lacrosse teams and impacted the sport around the region,  was recently inducted into the Long Island Metro Lacrosse Foundation Hall of Fame. Among his many achievements was coaching the Huntington HIgh School team to 63 consecutive Read More …