Photos: First day of school at Cutchogue East
KATHARINE SCHROEDER PHOTO | Students and staff at the morning buses at Cutchogue East Elementary School on the first day of the 2013-14 school year Monday morning. Monday marked the first day of school...
View ArticleNew Suffolk school unveils redesigned website
CARRIE MILLER PHOTO | Website designer Patrick Serrano (right) showing superintendent Michael Comanda (sitting) treasurer Diana Foster and school board president Tony Dill how to use the school’s new...
View ArticleSouthold parents say students are being denied first choice on electives
FILE PHOTO | Southold High School parents are concerned about their children being signed up for multiple study halls. Some Southold High School parents have expressed concern that a cost-saving...
View ArticleSenior prank docks boat at Southold High School
TIM GANNON PHOTO | The boat used in a senior prank at Southold High School last week. A senior prank caught the attention of police this week after five Southold High School students were accused of...
View ArticleGreenport BOE to discuss academic performance
KATHARINE SCHROEDER FILE PHOTO | The Class of 2013 at Greenport High School. The Greenport school board is expected to discuss student academic performance at tonight’s regular meeting. High school...
View ArticleUpdate: Crossed electrical wires sparked fire
JENNIFER GUSTAVSON PHOTO | A fire was reported at Greenport School Thursday. An electrical fire sparked on the roof of Greenport School as students were leaving for dismissal Thursday, school and fire...
View ArticlePrincipal proposes new attendance guidelines
JENNIFER GUSTAVSON PHOTO | Greenport High School principal Lenonard Skuggevick at Wednesday night’s school board meeting. Greenport High School principal Leonard Skuggevik plans to improve attendance...
View ArticleEnrollment at Oysterponds exceeds expectations this year
KATHARINE SCHROEDER FILE PHOTO | Oysterponds Elementary School’s enrollment exceeded administrators’ expectations this year. Student enrollment at the Oysterponds Elementary School in Orient has...
View ArticleMischievous Mattituck seniors set for Petretti’s real-life Breakfast Club
FILE PHOTO | Some Mattituck High School seniors will be in detention Saturday. A group of Mattituck High School seniors will be in detention Saturday after administrators learned students had written...
View ArticleClaudio seeks salary increase, $200K in legal fees from district
JENNIFER GUSTAVSON PHOTO | Anthony Claudio, right, and attorney Frank Blangiardo enter the federal courthouse in Central Islip last October. The attorney for Mattituck-Cutchogue School District teacher...
View ArticleEditorial: State can’t even schedule a meeting
FILE PHOTO | A public forum on the Common Core State Standards Initiative was originally going to be held at Riverhead High School. Close to a month ago, New York Education commissioner John King...
View ArticleNewsday: Suffolk supes cry out over Common Core
Friday’s Newsday cover story tackles state education concerns. A group of Suffolk County school district superintendents have sent a letter to state education commissioner John King urging him to...
View ArticleParents, Southold superintendent air gripes on Common Core
JENNIFER GUSTAVSON PHOTO | Southold School District Superintendent David Gamberg holding a piece written on May 25, 2010 by education expert and local author Diane Ravitch. It lists her top ten reasons...
View ArticleSolar-panel system turns Greenport schools 100 percent green
JENNIFER GUSTAVSON PHOTO | Greenport school board president Heather Wolf cuts the ‘Porter Purple’ ribbon Friday, unveiling the district’s new solar-powered system. The Greenport School District is now...
View ArticleOne student’s dedication helps make new track a reality in Mattituck
JENNIFER GUSTAVSON PHOTO | Mattituck High School senior Kyle Freudenberg, right, and PTA vice president Jeanine Warns shortly after the bond vote passed. Both have rallied community support for a new...
View ArticleEducation forum moving to Eastport-South Manor HS
GRANT PARPAN PHOTO | The main entrance to the Kenneth P. LaValle Campus in Manorville. The public forum with New York Department of Education commissioner John King that was first scheduled for...
View ArticleNo tickets required for Common Core meeting with education commish
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS PHOTO | New York State Education Department commissioner John King. Residents will no longer have to sign up with their local school districts to secure a seat for the Nov. 26...
View ArticleNew Suffolk School looks to add camera for improved security
TIM KELLY FILE PHOTO | The district is looking into getting a camera to help improve school security at the front of the building. The New Suffolk Common School District is looking into getting a...
View ArticleSouthold students plant tree at high school in memory of teen
PAUL SQUIRE PHOTO | Southold students plant a redbud tree in honor of Ronan Guyer, the Southold teen who suffered a heart attack and died last year. Southold sophomore Billy Bucci recalled the things...
View ArticleGreenport, Southold districts planning to share superintendent
JENNIFER GUSTAVSON FILE PHOTO | Southold School District Superintendent David Gamberg during a recent public meeting on Common Core. The Greenport and Southold school districts have announced plans to...
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