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: AP Workshops for Teachers; FSL Book Fair

=The Cold Spring Harbor Central School District hosted four days of workshops for more than 100 teachers of Advanced Placement courses islandwide. The teachers, representing 31 Long Island school districts, focused on improving student understanding and achievement on AP exams. “This initiative demonstrates Cold Spring Read More …

Schools: Hunting-Tony Winners; Young Scientists

Theater students from around Huntington were recently recognized by the  11th Annual Hunting-Tony Awards. The ceremony went on via Zoom conference because of restrictions from the Covid-19 epidemic. Councilwoman Joan Cergol and Councilman Mark Cuthbertson hosted the ceremony. “We were not going to let the Read More …

Cold Spring Harbor Appoints New Superintendent

Jill Gierasch has been appointed superintendent of the Cold Spring Harbor school district. She will come to the district from Mattituck-Cutchogue system. Previously, she worked in the Plainview-Old Bethpage district for 10 years, as both deputy superintendent and assistant superintendent of curriculum. “In both districts, Read More …

Cold Spring Schools Set Bond Vote for Nov. 19

The Cold Spring Harbor  Board of Education will ask voters to approve a $34,450,000 bond in November, focusing on improving safety and security, expanding academic opportunities and preserving and improving facilities. Of that total, $1,225,000 will be funded through the district’s capital reserve fun.  The Read More …

School Notes: ATV MX National Champ, Robotics Gift

ATV MX Champ J. Taylor Finley Middle School eighth grader Tino Abbatiello was honored recently as a national champion at the American Motorcyclist Association ATV Motorcross annual awards Night ofChampions celebration in Morgantown, W. Va. The 13-year old  won the national title in the 90 Read More …