More refuse to sit for math than ELA tests
North Fork school district officials are reporting a total of 256 students declined to participate in this year’s state-mandated math assessments, 77 students more than opted out of the English...
View Article2014 voters’ guide for North Fork school districts
Residents will head to the polls Tuesday to vote on their local school budgets. (Credit: Katharine Schroeder, file) Taxpayers in the five Southold Town school districts will vote on the 2014-15...
View ArticleWhat’s happening in our schools this week
A calendar of events for this week at each of the local schools, as listed on school calendars. MATTITUCK-CUTCHOGUE SCHOOL DISTRICT Tuesday, May 20 • 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. — School budget vote and school...
View ArticleWrite-in race for school board heating up in Greenport
One write-in candidate for the Greenport Board of Education has turned to Facebook, every few hours updating a status asking her friends to vote for her. Another is promising through social media to...
View ArticleRecap: All five local budgets pass; Droskoski wins write-in race
Kirsten Droskoski won a write-in campaign for school board. (Credit: Carrie Miller) Voters from all five school districts within Southold Town passed proposed budgets for the 2014-15 school year on...
View ArticleSouthold, Greenport set to approve superintendent contract
Southold Superintendent David Gamberg, right, and Greenport Superintendent Michael Comanda (Credit: Katharine Schroeder, file) Both the Greenport and Southold school boards are set to approve a...
View ArticleAchievements: Fulbright scholar bound for University of Luxembourg
• Ashley Finger of Cutchogue has graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Davidson (N.C.) College with a degree in physics and a minor in mathematics. She will spend the next year at the University of Luxembourg...
View ArticleWhat’s happening in our schools this week
A calendar of events for this week at each of the local schools, as listed on school calendars. MATTITUCK-CUTCHOGUE SCHOOL DISTRICT Wednesday, May 28 • 7:30 p.m. — Grades 5-6 band and chorus concert,...
View ArticleTeacher bikes to school as students hit reading challenge
Fourth-grade teacher Skip Munisteri hands out high-fives as he reaches the school Friday morning. (Credit: Carrie Miller) In an effort to get his students to read, Southold Elementary School...
View ArticleGraduations and other achievements
Emily Bredemeyer Emily Bredemeyer of Orient has graduated magna cum laude with performance honors from Syracuse University with a Bachelor of Music degree in music industry. She will relocate to...
View ArticleGreenport Elementary School’s pre-k registration June 4-5
Greenport School District will hold pre-kindergarten registration June 4-5. The new full-day program includes transportation. Parents are asked to call the school at (631) 477-1950 ext. 1221 to make...
View ArticleWhat’s happening in our schools this week
A calendar of events for this week at each of the local schools, as listed on school calendars. MATTITUCK-CUTCHOGUE SCHOOL DISTRICT Monday, June 2 • Grade 8 science exam • 7 p.m. — Varsity Spring...
View ArticleSouthold HS student wins 2nd place in The Stock Market Game
(Credit: Courtesy) Southold High School student Jamie Molnar won second place in The Stock Market Game, a statewide competition organized by the SIFMA Foundation in Manhattan. Jamie, a ninth-grader,...
View ArticleMattituck students win P.E. leadership awards
From left, McKenzie Hoeg and Christopher Nicholson of Cutchogue East Elementary School and Mattituck-Cutchogue Junior-Senior High School students Larysa Andreadis and Jacob Kupecki. (Credit: Courtesy)...
View ArticleMattituck on track after second round of bids
Mattituck senior Desirae Hubbard competes in the 200-meter dash at the Division Championships last month at Connetquot High School. A new track is scheduled to be installed at Mattituck. (Credit:...
View ArticleNJROTC wins big at competition in Mastic Beach
The Southold-Mattituck-Greenport NJROTC unit during its annual inspection in December at Southold High School. (Credit: Jennifer Gustavson, file) The Southold-Mattituck-Greenport NJROTC took first...
View ArticlePhotos from McGann-Mercy graduation ceremonies in Riverhead
Mercy graduates move their tassels during Thursday’s commencement ceremony in Riverhead. (Credit: Robin Bay) Bishop McGann-Mercy High School’s Class of 2014 graduated Thursday evening, marked by a...
View ArticleAchievements include college graduations, Navy commission
Sarah and Stephen Conlin (Courtesy photo) Sarah Conlin of Cutchogue was commissioned as an ensign in the U.S. Navy on May 17 and will train as a pilot at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla. Participating...
View ArticlePhotos: Three local theater students win Teeny Awards
Southold High School nominees are interviewed for MyLITV on Verizon Fios1. (Credit: Grant Parpan) On the same day Broadway’s best headed to Radio City Music Hall to celebrate a year’s worth of...
View ArticlePhotos: Students honor McKenna at garden grand opening
Retiring Mattituck/ Cutchogue Superintendant James McKenna received a garden tool gift bag from students during the ceremony. (Credit: Cyndi Murray) Cutchogue East Elementary students gave retiring...
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