Yearbook portraits scheduled for Mattituck High School seniors
Attention Class of 2016: Yearbook portraits for incoming Mattituck High School seniors will be taken in the school auditorium Thursday and Friday, Aug. 27 and 28. Call Pixels Photography Studio...
View ArticleSchool administrators weigh in on recent state assessment scores
Only a portion of students were declared “proficient” in state math and English Language Arts exams this year, and local superintendents say they believe the assessments fail to accurately reflect...
View ArticleMattituck school board to appoint interim member
The Mattituck-Cutchogue school board has decided to fill a vacancy by appointing an interim member to the school board. District residents are asked to submit letters of interest in the position by...
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New Suffolk hires three new teachers, still looking for two part-time positions
Returning New Suffolk students can expect numerous changes in the three-room schoolhouse this year. Four teachers left the school this past summer and three replacements have been hired. Christina...
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Back to school in Greenport: Shared classes, field-based learning
While most local students are returning to the classroom Tuesday, Greenport Union Free School District’s students are getting a reprieve until Wednesday. Superintendent David Gamberg said about 650...
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Back to school in Mattituck: New greenhouse, trophy case
Mattituck High School students returning to school Tuesday were greeted by a new greenhouse and trophy case. Superintendent Anne Smith said Jamesport farmer Carl Gabrielsen donated and built the...
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Photos: Back to school in Southold with new cafeteria, entryway
With a new school year comes new infrastructure, such as a cafeteria and entryway, in the Southold Union Free School District. The secondary school’s cafeteria recently received an upgrade to the...
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Resignations official in Greenport; district looking to hire new athletic...
The Greenport school board officially accepted the resignations of three staffers at Tuesday’s school board meeting. The list of employees leaving the district includes athletic director James...
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Mattituck school board to stay at five members after second resignation
A second Mattituck-Cutchogue school board member has resigned, about two months after the former board president announced he would be leaving. At Tuesday’s meeting,Jeffery Smith said he is giving up...
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Mattituck’s donated greenhouse doesn’t meet state code, plans stall
Construction of the greenhouse at Mattituck High School has come to a halt because the greenhouse doesn’t meet state building code, school board member Douglas Cooper said at Tuesday’s board of...
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Gov. Cuomo: ‘Common Core is not working’
It seems that Gov. Andrew Cuomo has heard the complaints of many superintendents and principals: Common Core, in its current form, has some problems, and it’s time to make some changes. “The fact is...
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For Project Bus Stop, frustration returns months later
In early January, the kids with Project Bus Stop were frustrated and tired of waiting for the various levels of government to come through and build the bus shelters for which they had spent three...
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A Southold school bond could be up for a vote this December
Southold School District residents may be asked to vote on a capital improvement bond in early December, as the district looks to continue improving facilities once an existing bond is paid off. A...
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Greenport principal to host monthly education roundtables
With a new school year and a new principal comes new events for parents. Greenport secondary school principal Gary Kalish is hosting the first of what will be monthly roundtable discussions on...
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Mattituck among 26 schools worldwide invited to visit the U.N.
Students from Mattituck High School joined 25 other high schools and universities from around the world at the United Nations’ Manhattan headquarters Monday to celebrate the International Day of...
View ArticleMattituck High School’s ‘haunted basement’ event set for Oct. 16
Mattituck High School’s basement is haunted! Well, it will be on Friday, Oct. 16. The fundraiser event, called “Haunted Basement: Alien Abduction,” benefits the senior chorus class. Check it out...
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Fast chat: Peconic Community School gets new teacher
Peconic Community School in Aquebogue has a new teacher who’s a familiar face to most of the staff. Shannon Timoney is the private school’s new upper primary teacher, whose class includes students in...
View ArticleMattituck extends non-teaching staff contract for seven years
The Mattituck school board has approved a new seven-year agreement with the district’s non-teaching staff, which carries an annual salary increase of 1.25 percent. A final copy of the draft has yet to...
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Gabrielsen Farms helps grow discussion about agriculture in schools
It’s not enough for students to go visit a farm in order for them to learn about agriculture, said Katie Bigness, a coordinator at New York Agriculture in the Classroom, a group of state and...
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Southold School District residents to vote on $9.8M construction plan
Southold School District residents will be asked to approve a nearly $9.8 million capital improvement project that includes a new turf athletic field, security features and a reconfiguration of...
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