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Charter school kicks off new year in new building
Integrated first grade co-teachers Lindsay Davis and Anthony Dohrenwend set up a teaching objectives display in their classroom Monday afternoon. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch) Riverhead Charter School...
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2014 Educator of the Year: Phillip ‘Skip’ Munisteri
Southold Elementary School teacher ‘Skip’ Munisteri is the Suffolk Times’ 2014 Educator of the Year. (Credit: Carrie Miller, file) On a misty May morning, a group of Southold Elementary School...
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Southold, Greenport boards meet to review Gamberg arrangement
The Southold and Greenport school boards held a joint work session at Greenport High School on Wednesday. (Credit: Jen Nuzzo) Lots of praise. Few concerns. No complaints. And, the difficulty of...
View ArticleWhat’s happening in our schools this week
A list of events for this week at each of the local schools, as listed on school calendars. MATTITUCK-CUTCHOGUE SCHOOL DISTRICT Thursday, Jan. 15 • 7:30 p.m. — Board of Education meeting SOUTHOLD...
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Mattituck’s long-lost school song recovered, sung once more
Mattituck High School music teacher Jacob Fowle, right, and principal Shawn Petretti in the chorus room where students practiced the school song for the winter concert. (Credit: Jen Nuzzo) Mattituck...
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New Suffolk school takes bullying head-on with technology
From left, New Suffolk Elementary School students Robbie Cooper, 10; Jonathan Blanchard, 12; Katheryn Vitiello, 10; and Sadie Heston, 11. They’re using iPads to create a mini-movie that will serve as a...
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Mercy H.S. evacuated Wednesday as police investigate bomb threat
Students are evacuated from McGann-Mercy High School Wednesday afternoon. (Credit: Tim Gannon) Bishop McGann-Mercy High School was evacuated at around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday after a man called the school...
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Mattituck students show what the weather will be like in 2040
BARBARAELLEN KOCH PHOTOSupervisor Scott Russell (far left) with the “Weather in 2040″ poster contest winners. Front row from left, middle school winners Caleb Foley, Dane Reda, Jillian Orr, Cassidy...
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Update: Unfounded threats at Riverhead, Mercy lead to early dismissals
McGann-Mercy students were brought into the auditorium at Riverhead High School following a threat made against the school. (Credit: Barbaraellen Knoch) (UPDATE 1:30 p.m.): Bishop-McGann Mercy High...
View ArticleMattituck BOE: Field tests, glow-in-the-dark run, auditorium naming
The Mattituck school board has joined neighboring districts in making an official statement against the state’s controversial plan to mandate “field testing.” Superintendent Anne Smith said there’s...
View ArticleA plan to streamline ESL enrollment in Greenport
Non-native English speaking families moving to Greenport could soon have an easier time enrolling their children in the school district. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced a plan last week...
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Teacher charged in fatal crash retires from Southold H.S.
Diane O’Neill enters court in Riverhead last Wednesday. (Credit: Paul Squire, file) The Southold High School math teacher arrested on a drunken driving charge after she fatally struck a pedestrian in...
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Southold reconsiders European class trip due to terror attack
The Southold school board discussed the annual European trip Wednesday night. (Credit: Jen Nuzzo) Southold School District officials are re-evaluating the annual sophomore trip to Europe in light of...
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Peconic Landing donates $4K to school’s television, film program
Peconic Landing CEO Robert Syron (right) hands over a check for $4,000 to Southold Superintendent David Gamberg last Friday. (Credit: Paul Squire) The Southold School Educational Foundation has been...
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Photos: Peter Pan at Cutchogue East Elementary School
Cutchogue East Elementary School students rehearsing. (Credit: Katharine Schroeder photos) Cutchogue East Elementary students will be performing a musical production of Peter Pan Jr. on Friday and...
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North Fork DECA students earn top awards in county competition
From left, Mattituck High School students Chris Dwyer, Ryan Mowdy and James Nish at this month’s DECA contest in Selden. (Credit: Lu Anne Nappe) DECA students from all three North Fork high schools...
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Southold student on track to become professional artist
Southold High School senior Juliane Van Gorden sketches a self-portrait after school earlier this month. She travels into Manhattan once a week to take classes at Fashion Institute of Technology....
View ArticleOysterponds approves veterans tax exemption
School property tax relief is coming next school year for veterans living in the Oysterponds School District. The school board voted 4-1 at last Tuesday’s meeting to approve the exemption, which is...
View ArticleAchievements: Local students excelling in college
• Lauren Ficurilli, Kenji Fujita and William Fujita, all of Southold, have been named to the fall 2014 dean’s list at Providence College in Providence, R.I. • Aaron Pacholk of Greenport has been...
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Comanda takes over budget planning in New Suffolk
Michael Comanda, who retired as Greenport’s superintendent, will take over the New Suffolk budget this year. (Credit: Jen Nuzzo, file) New Suffolk school board president Tony Dill confirmed this week...
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