This year’s 5th Grade Track and Field Meet proved once again to be a huge success. Coupled with sunny but brisk fall weather, athletes from Birchwood and Maplewood participated in this annual event that features Sprints, 4x100 Relay Races, Accuracy and Distance Throws and Standing and Running Long Jumps. What an exciting day with 4 athletes breaking district records and one student tying a previous record!! Here are our new record winners who deserve special recognition!
From Birchwood:
80 Meter Dash: Jayla St Croix-11.3 seconds
Distance Throw: Emily Butera- 114 feet
From Maplewood:
80 Meter Dash: Ryan Downes-10.8 seconds
Accuracy Throw: Eddie Beck- 9/10 throws
And tying a previous record was: Brianna Bryan in 50 Meter Dash in 7.6 seconds
Thanks to all the Physical Education teachers who worked the event and to our fabulous 5th-grade athletes who competed to do their own personal best that day! You made us all proud of your effort and a wonderful display of sportsmanship!!
Thanks to all the Physical Education teachers who worked the event and to our fabulous 5th-grade athletes who competed to do their own personal best that day! You made us all proud of your effort and a wonderful display of sportsmanship!!
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5th Grade Track & Field Sets New Records
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English Language BOE Presentation
At the October 18th
Board of Education meeting, the community was pleased to hear that students in
South Huntington are becoming more proficient readers and writers and were
taken through a presentation detailing programs from kindergarten through high
school to accomplish its goals. The presentation is attached below.
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The Search is on at Oakwood
Over 700 pumpkins patiently waited to find their perfect match this past Thursday at Oakwood Primary Center. On a crisp fall morning, the staff at Oakwood carefully placed each pumpkin on the backfield. On their bus ride to school that morning, students were already thinking about what pumpkin would be just right and how they might decorate their native North American squash.
And to the pumpkins' delight, kindergartners through second-graders emptied onto the fields to find the pumpkin of their dreams. As you can see from the photos, staff, students, and pumpkins all had a wonderful morning.
A big thank you to the following Oakwood staff who assisted: Tom Montalbano, Christy Stiles, Liz Sousa, Donna Farkas, Donna Finnegan, Joyce Gardner, Dana Tafe, Courtney Galano, Marriol Torres-Banegas, Melissa Renda, Joanna Baumbach, Christine LeClaire, Luella Pinelli and Joan Lay.
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Wildcat Golfers Send Three to Championships
On October 23rd, the Walt Whitman Golf team competed in the Section XI, League III tournament at Rock Hill Country Club, in Manorville. Whitman golfers wore pink wristbands while they competed on the difficult and challenging Rock Hill course in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. "I am extremely proud of how our team prepared for this year’s League III tournament," said coach John Labate. “The hard work paid off when three of the six Whitman golfers qualified for the Section XI County Tournament." Congratulations to Scott McEntee, Robert Posillico and Raymond Matuza who will be heading back to Rock Hill Country Club on October 31st to represent Walt Whitman and League III in the Section XI County Tournament. Go luck Scott, Robert and Ray and congratulations on a job well done.
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Stimson Cross Country Excels
The Stimson Boys Cross Country team is undefeated with a 5-0 record so far on the year. They won their race at the Sunken Meadow Middle School Invitational this past Thursday. With fifteen teams in the race, and 241 runners, Stimson came out on top. Joe Tonna won the race in 8:30 (mile and a half race) Luca Rombaldi, Trevor Galgano, Ryan Hansen, Anthony Carino, Dan Muccinni and Ryan Davis all finished in the top 20.
The Stimson Girls Cross Country team also ran in the Sunken Meadow Invitational this past Thursday. There were over 1500 runners competing in this Mile and half race from all over Long Island. The top seven runners for Stimson were: Kasey Wagner 10:38, Ariel Niers 10:40, Noelle Decker 10:54, Marie St.Charles 11:18, Sienna Guerrero 11:35, Maya Biblow 11:36 and Emma Kowalczyk 11:54.
Congratulations Stimson Cross Country teams!
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Boys Soccer Moves to Round Two
The Boys Varsity Soccer Team defeated North Babylon on Wednesday by the score of 4-0 in the first round of the Suffolk County Class AA playoffs. It was a hard-fought game that was tied 0-0 at the half, but Whitman's offense ignited in the second half. TJ Garcia got the Wildcats on the board early in the second half with a great re-direction off a direct kick. Jordan Perez netted 2 goals and Fernando Hernandez added 1 goal and 2 assists. Tony Valencia chipped in with an assist as well. Garcia, Elmer Aleman, Sergio Licona and Anthony Paredes played good defense in front of Alec Wurtz who made 7 saves for the shutout. Come out and support the Wildcats in the quarterfinals this Friday, October 27th -2 PMat Brentwood.
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Boy's Volleyball Make Playoffs
The boy’s volleyball lost a tough match against Northport Monday night 3 sets to 2, but rebounded nicely and beat East Islip 3-0 in their final regular season game of the year on Wednesday evening. Despite the loss to Northport the team made a strong push at the end of their season and hopes to clinch a playoff berth for the first time since 2013. Senior captains Robby Seebach, Josh Friedman, & Sean Williams have played huge roles throughout the season. Junior captain and 3-year varsity starter Jack Poplawski has continued to consistently produce offensively. "This is a great senior class and you will all be missed next year," added proud Varsity Coach Mike Patto. In addition to the senior captains mentioned above, Jack Anest, Michael Bronson, Hunter Eichner, Ryan King, Griffin McNally, Craig Stockfeder, Cliff Sweezey, and Jonathan Lew have made their coach and their teammates proud all year. In the East Islip win, Jack Anest had 7 kills and 1 block and Robby Seebach had 22 assists, 3 digs, 1 kill, and 7 aces. The Wildcats will travel to Eastport South Manor for a 4PM Playoff match on Thursday, November 2nd.
Congratulations Wildcats and welcome back to the Playoffs!
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Homecoming Video Message
Join us...Join our community...
for a great Homecoming celebration:
https://youtu.be/jORi1jts8D4
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Stimson Football On a Roll
The Stimson football team continued its winning ways with a 41-0 victory over Nesaquake (Smithtown). The team currently has a 5-0 record. Quarterbacks Nick Bottoni and Rashan Thompson have been leading the offense with both their arms and legs. Receiver Mike Phillips, Brandon Ivy and Nick Cruz have scored both through the air and on the ground. Running backs Tyreek Mckoy and Anthony Brown have been picking up yards behind the blocking of their line. The defense has been a solid team effort as the Wildcats have pitched back-to-back shutouts. The team had their most recent win against Great Hollow securing the junior Wildcats 5-0 record. They close the season at Hauppauge next Thursday, November 2nd at 4:15.
Great season, players and coaches!
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Wildcats Ready for Homecoming
The Girls Varsity Gymnasts finished Tuesday’s meet with their highest team score. All of the girls competing put 110% into their skills and routines. Yagmur Aykanat, Danielle Harris, and Sarah Astegher received personal bests on the balance beam. Shannyn Cory’s score was a personal best on the uneven bars. Alexa Toledo and Brianna Scala scored personal bests on the floor exercise. Excellent job, ladies! Come support your Seniors and the rest of the Varsity Gymnastics team at their last home meet of the season Today! Friday at 4pm in the South Gym.
Homecoming is upon us, and we look forward to celebrating the spirit and positive energy that makes our community strong. The action continues this afternoon at 4 PM with a community carnival on the high school grounds, and we welcome elementary and pre-school parents to bring their children out for the fun. Of course, we also have our popular Homecoming Bonfire Friday night at 6PM and look forward to building game-day enthusiasm at this traditional event.
The sun then rises on what is sure to be a beautiful Saturday Homecoming morning with an expanded parade at 11:30AM that will march north on West Hills Road, east on Jericho Turnpike, south on Collins Place, west on Peachtree Lane to West Hills Road and Walt Whitman High School. We hope you can join us on the parade route and at the 2 PM Football game, as our learning family celebrates South Huntington excellence and Wildcat Pride.
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Daddy-Daughter Dance
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JOIN US!!
A beautiful Saturday homecoming morning greets ourschool community with an expanded parade starting at 11:30AM that will begin at the high school, march north on West Hills Road, east on Jericho Turnpike, south on Collins Place, west on Peachtree Lane to West Hills Road and Walt Whitman High School. We hope you can join us on the parade route and at the 2 PM Football game, as we celebrate South Huntington excellence and Wildcat Pride.
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Fire Safety @ Oakwood
Huntington Manor Fire Department visited Ms. Groe's Oakwood class to demonstrate fire safety. With the help of Firefighters Ron and Patrick, the children learned what to do in the event of a fire. They practiced “Stop, Drop, and Roll” and “Stay Low and GO!” The children were given the opportunity to use the fire hose and climb aboard the fire truck. The children enjoyed having the firefighters come into the classroom. They made the topic of fire safety easy to understand and not so scary!
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Cross Country Looks to State Qualifier
The boys cross country team finished their dual meet season with a record of 5-1, losing a close meet with Bay Shore for the League Championship. The team finished 2nd in Division II once again behind Bay Shore. “I credit the team's work ethic over the summer for their continued winning ways,” said Varsity Coach Rob Conroy.
Senior Aiden Smyth ran the Sunken Meadow 5K course in a time of 16:51 at the Division Championships. This places him #15 on the Whitman all-time list for that course. Aiden will be running in the Section XI State qualifying meet on Friday, November 3rd.
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An Important Message from Dr. Bennardo and Mr. Murphy
Letter from Dr. Bennardo and Mr. Murphy
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Halloween BOO-tique returns as a HUGE success!
We continue to be inspired by the work of Whitman senior Daniela Pasquarello, who again coordinated a drive to bring Halloween costumes to students in need throughout our school district.
Daniela reached out to caring community members and hundreds of generous South Huntington teachers to create a Holiday Boutique that allowed dozens of students to browse before proudly selecting that perfect costume for the big day. It was incredible to see the smiles and feel the power of good work as the school district community galvanized behind such a worthy common cause. We are truly blessed to have such fine students serving as role models in our South Huntington schools.
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Happy Halloween!
Halloween events were on display throughout the district on a very busy October 31st. At the newly named James Kaden Administrative Offices, our SHIP Pre-schoolers were treated as they stopped into the many offices for a surprise. At Oakwood and Countrywood Primary Centers, hundreds of costumed children led huge parades as their families eagerly jockeyed for position, snapping photos of their little trick or treaters. The Stimson Middle School Band played a perfect set at Oakwood and the Walt Whitman Wind Ensemble did the same at Countrywood, providing Halloween themed music as the children circled the front of their school a couple of times to ensure everyone was able to enjoy their amazing costumes.
The costumes brought tremendous joy and laughter to the staff, students, and parents. Later today, (4-6PM) is the always-amazing Safe Halloween at Walt Whitman High School. South Huntington students of all ages are invited as student decorated theme rooms provide fun activities and treats for all.
CountrywoodPhoto Gallery
OakwoodPhoto Gallery
Whitman Safe HalloweenPhoto Gallery
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BFF Found at Atria
Mrs. Nicolino and Mrs. Sullivan's second grade class at Countrywood had a spooktacular time making Halloween masks and trick or treating with the residents at Atria Senior Living. The seniors loved spending time with the children and admiring their Halloween costumes. We can't wait to go back and visit our new friends during the holidays!
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Busy Bees at Maplewood and Birchwood
South Huntington’s School Nutrition Services is beginning a campaign to show our children where some of our foods come from. Recently, honey was the hot topic and Beekeeper Marianne Dayton's presentation kept our Birchwood and Maplewood students enthralled.
Ms. Dayton visited our two intermediate schools to teach the children where honey originates, how it’s made and how it’s harvested. The students learned a great deal about the interesting process. We thank Mrs. Sheila Buhse and the School Nutrition Services office for setting up this program for our students.
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Successful Program Highlighted
“It was both an honor and privilege to see our Project Excel Summer Employment students recognized by the Board of Education for their successful work,” said Deputy Superintendent Dr. Jacqueline Harris. “As usual, Program Coordinator David Perkins did an outstanding job preparing the evening, and our Extended School Year Principal Geraldine Maurice, and Facilities Director John Hustedt, spoke beautifully about our student workers.” We congratulate this talented team and look forward to following their continued success.
Summer Youth Employment Students: Salvatore Belfiore, Joshua Bellamy, Pedro Benitez-Flores, Jalynn Cook, Melvin Cruz, Shadae Graham, Ashley Guiteau, Wendly Jean Baptiste, Frantz Jean Baptiste, Lens Jean Pierre, John Joy, Ronnie Lane, Jr., Chance Laughton, Tamia Lewis, Carlie O’Riordan, Nya Paul, Alexander Plaisir, Nicholas Rows, Elvira Taku, Roberto Vanacore, Elias Vargas, Kedar Virgil, and Ona Sonata Weingarten.
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