Southold administrators discuss ongoing projects, future plans
Southold School District administrative staff participated in a roundtable discussion with Board of Education members and Superintendent David Gamberg at last week’s regular board meeting. The...
View ArticleOysterponds mulling secondary student contract with Shelter Island
Could Oysterponds students soon have the option of attending junior and senior high school on Shelter Island? Oysterponds Superintendent Richard Malone and Shelter Island Board of Education president...
View ArticleHonor a veteran by purchasing a flag through Southold’s Class of 2020
Southold High School’s Class of 2020 is selling flags to honor veterans, current service members or ROTC cadets. Flags will be displayed on the school’s Memorial Meadow Field of Flags Nov. 5 through...
View ArticlePhotos: Southold-Greenport Drama Clubs presents ‘Almost, Maine’
The Southold-Greenport High School Drama Clubs is scheduled to perform the critically-acclaimed play “Almost, Maine” at three performances. The plays — directed by Casey Rooney and Jessica Ellwood —...
View ArticleScholarship created to honor longtime Mattituck school board member
Fifty years ago, Jeffrey Smith graduated from Mattituck High School. And in the nearly two decades that followed, he served his community as a member of the district’s Board of Education. Now, a few...
View ArticleTimeline for Southold’s capital improvements announced
The architects behind Southold School District’s $9.8 million capital improvement project gave a timeline for when work will be completed at last Wednesday’s Board of Education meeting. Jim Weydig of...
View ArticleMercy High School students qualify for all-county music groups
Of the middle and high school students across the county, 7,000 are nominated by their music teachers to perform at the Suffolk County Music Educators Association festival. Out of these thousands of...
View ArticleGreenport picks location for new school garden
Months after the district was awarded a $10,000 grant from Seeds of Change to create a larger school garden, Greenport school officials have decided on a location for the project. The new garden will...
View ArticleShould Southold rent school auditorium for dance recitals?
The owner of a local dance studio and the parents of several of her clients attended last Wednesday’s Southold school board meeting to ask why the business isn’t allowed to use the high school...
View ArticleWatch Southold broadcast students cover Election Night live
Southold High School’s television broadcasting program SOHO TV will provide live election coverage Tuesday night. A video posted by SOHO TV News (@sohotvnews) on Nov 8, 2016 at 8:27am PST...
View ArticleFresh Food Fridays comes to Cutchogue East Elementary School
While visiting Cutchogue East Elementary School with their children late this summer, parents Rebecca Nolan and Tonya Witzcak noticed an abundance of produce remaining in the school garden. They hated...
View Article‘Socktober’ success for Cutchogue East second-grade students
As temperatures fall, people are trading their flip-flops and sandals for warm socks and boots. So at Cutchogue East Elementary School, second-graders spent last month collecting socks to donate to...
View ArticleSee photos of Mattituck Jr. High School’s performance of ‘Hallows Rising’
‘Hollows Rising,’ a play written by Mattituck High School senior Ryan Buchholz, will be performed by the Mattituck Junior High Players Thursday and Friday, Nov. 17 and 18, in the high school...
View ArticleMattituck schools considering $1.6M energy efficiency contract
Following completion of a successful first phase in 2009, the Mattituck-Cutchogue School District is once again looking to make its buildings more energy efficient. The administration is currently...
View ArticleNorth Fork school gardens awarded $68,000 state grant
North Fork school districts were recently awarded a nearly $68,000 state grant to help further their school garden programs, according to a press release from Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office. The grant...
View ArticleCutchogue East students Skype with kids in India, Virginia
Early Wednesday morning, third graders in Marianne Wachtel’s class gathered on the floor, eager to introduce themselves to fellow students across the world. The Cutchogue East Elementary class...
View ArticleThese local students made honor roll last semester
Here’s a list of all the local students who made honor roll in the first quarter. Parents, you have plenty to be proud of this holiday season. MATTITUCK JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL High Honor Roll...
View ArticlePeconic Landing donates dictionaries to North Fork schools
Third-graders buzzed with excitement last Thursday as Peconic Landing residents handed them personalized dictionaries. This year, local residents and volunteers at the Greenport facility distributed...
View ArticleMusic students have new opportunity to make honors in Mattituck
National Honor Society chapters, which recognize students who achieve high academic honors, have become a staple at North Fork schools. And now, Mattituck High School students who excel in music have...
View ArticleYear in Education 2016: A Q&A with David Gamberg, Anne Smith
As 2016 draws to a close, it’s time to reflect on all the changes that took place at local schools over the past 12 months. The Suffolk Times sat down with Anne Smith, superintendent of the...
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