NYSSMA Awards All-State to Four Whitman Students
“We are proud to announce that four of our Walt Whitman High School students have been named all-state musicians by the New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA),” said Superintendent Dave...
View ArticleVarsity Cheer Youth Clinic
Dear Cheerleader for a day participant: We are happy to announce our varsity cheerleading youth clinic is back! Go Wildcats!! When: Saturday, September 19th and/or Saturday September 26th Where: Silas...
View ArticleNYS Educator of Excellence at Silas Wood
Congratulations Stephanie Brown, a South Huntington 6th grade teacher and Common Core Coach, who will be receiving an Educator of Excellence Award from the New York State English Council conference in...
View ArticleRecords Break Amid Strong Season
Great news from coach Karen Schmitt. The Varsity Field Hockey team won their 4th game of the season Wednesday afternoon, maintaining their undefeated status. Now 3-0 in Division I, Whitman beat...
View ArticleChampions and Stars Highlight Birchwood Pep Rally
Birchwood held its annual Academic Pep Rally during the week of September 8-11th. This year’s motivational video theme was “Champions and Stars.” Students and staff celebrated education by focusing on...
View ArticleMessage from Dr. Bennardo Regarding Maplewood
Hi All I just wanted to let everyone know that a little while ago we had a problem with several individuals riding motorbikes through outdoor recess at Maplewood. The individuals, who were dressed in...
View ArticleHaving a Blast at SHEF's Family Fun Day
The South Huntington Educational Foundation (SHEF) held their 12th annual family fun day under a picture perfect sky on Sunday, September 6th and the community came out for a great afternoon on grounds...
View ArticleWildcat Sports Updates
We hear from varsity coach Mike Patto that the Boys Volleyball team beat Center Moriches by a score of 3-0 last night. Waris Barakzai (photo) had 7 kills, 2 blocks and 1 dig. Freshman Jack Poplowski...
View Article"The Circuit" is Inspirational
Francisco Jimenez knows full well the hardships, as well as the opportunities, that many of our Mexican and Central American immigrants find here in America. As a child he worked in the fields of...
View ArticleRoses Are Red….
The students in Mrs. Chinnici’s Kindergarten Class are celebrating Valentine’s Day across the curriculum. First they created beautiful cards, developing fine motor control. They learned about poems and...
View ArticleVincent Feola Wins County Title, Terron Robinson All-County
In early December, Vincent Feola began the wrestling season by winning the Andrew Peers Memorial Tournament against a tough competitor in Conner Farrell from Sachem East. On Sunday, at the Suffolk...
View ArticleSouth Huntington's Best Honored
The Teacher of The Year Awards ceremony is always a highly anticipated event. The South Huntington Board of Education, the district’s administrators, and the South Huntington learning community were...
View ArticleWhitman Students Promote French Language
Did you know that one-third of all English words are derived from French words.If you speak English, you already know about 15,000 French words! Walt Whitman French Students decided that it was time to...
View ArticleCover Girl
Walt Whitman graduate Kelley Rauseo, class of 2005, is the new face of the New York City Marathon for 2015. A photo of Kelley crossing the finish line is on the cover of the New York City Marathon...
View ArticleAbsentee Ballot Information
ABSENTEE BALLOT INFORMATION 2015-2016 BUDGET VOTE Walt Whitman High School South Gymnasium,Tuesday, May 19, 2015,3:00-10:00 PM If you are planning to be out of the district during the scheduled voting...
View ArticleWell Earned Wins Highlight Bowling Season
The Walt Whitman Boys Varsity Bowling team showed steady improvement this year that included many highlights. “We had a good balance of bowlers this year,” said the 13-year veteran coach serving his...
View ArticleBoys Basketball Season Ends One Game Short of Playoffs
The boy’s varsity basketball team worked hard and never quit. But eventually the numbers in the win-loss column would catch them a game short of making the playoffs. “Our goal is always to make the...
View ArticleSixth-Grade Finalists
Congratulations to four students from Silas Wood who were our sixth-grade finalists in the Middle School New York State National Geography Bee. Each year thousands of schools in the United States...
View ArticleBasketball Leaders Highlight January Athletes
Our January Athletes of the Month happen to both play Basketball and each brings a different perspective as to why they were chosen for this award. Jordan Aiken, one of the senior captains, listened...
View ArticleKids Reading To Kids Takes Off
The Walt Whitman School Based Management (SBM) Team is a group of dedicated staff, parents, and students who strive to better the learning experience for the students of Whitman. They meet regularly...
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