Huntington Public Schools, NY

August 18, 2017 Headlines

Huntington’s Tyler Gerbavsits’ Summer of Golf

Tyler Gerbavsits has been paying his dues this summer. The Huntington High School senior has been playing as much golf as he can as he gets ready for his final season with the Blue Devils.

Driver Education Program Registration Nears

Registration for the fall driver education program for Huntington High School juniors and seniors will be held on Monday, September 11 between 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. in room 122. (Seniors will register first.)

Ana Luna-Mancia Wins 50th Reunion Scholarship

Huntington High School’s Class of 1966 continues to celebrate its 50th anniversary in festive style. The alums recently presented a scholarship to Class of 2017 member Ana Luna-Mancia.

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Rotary Awards Five Seniors $14K in Scholarships

Huntington Rotary Club officials enthusiastically awarded $14,000 worth of scholarships to five exceptional members of Huntington High School’s Class of 2017.

Huntington School District Offers Interactive Calendar

The new school year will see the Huntington School District continuing to offer students and parents an interactive calendar filled with important event listings. There’s even a mobile app for the calendar.

Brian Stellato Takes Reins of Blue Devil Marching Band

Veteran Huntington High School teacher Brian Stellato has taken the reins of the Blue Devil marching band.

Blue Devil Boys’ Track Looks to Future

The remaining members of the Huntington High School boys’ track “Dream Team” are heading off to college. Head coach Ronald Wilson knows how fortunate he has been. The veteran mentor also knows it’s now time to turn the page and begin a new chapter in Blue Devil history.

Huntington UFSD Preps for New School Year

More than 4,700 students are expected to flood into Huntington School District classrooms next month and faculty and staff members are working feverishly to put everything in place to insure a sensational year.

Chris Hender Appointed Human Resources Administrator

Veteran Huntington teacher Christopher J. Hender has been appointed the district’s human resources administrator.

School Board Sets Breakfast & Lunch Prices

Huntington School Board members voted unanimously to set breakfast and lunch prices for the 2017/18 school year. Trustees set the price for breakfast at $1.80, elementary lunch at $2.55 and secondary lunch at $2.90. The price for milk will be 50 cents.

Trustees Grant Tenure to Faculty

Huntington School Board members granted tenure to fourteen teachers and four teacher assistants during a public meeting this past Monday night in the Jack Abrams STEM Magnet School auditorium.

Katie Seccafico Plans for Fun Senior Year

Katie Seccafico is a naturally upbeat, smiling young woman. As she enters her senior year at Huntington High School, the teenager plans to get the most out of every single day.

Cynthia Martinez-Posantes Captures ALIVE Scholarship

Cynthia Martinez-Posantes wants to be a nurse. The Huntington High School Class of 2017 member has been laying the groundwork for such a career for several years, studying in a Western Suffolk BOCES professional health careers program.

Huntington High School Freshman Orientation Set

Incoming Huntington High School freshman and their parents will participate in an orientation program at the school on Wednesday, August 30. The program will begin with introductory remarks at 9:30 a.m. by Principal Brenden Cusack, Assistant Principals Joseph DiTroia and Gamal Smith and Superintendent James W. Polansky.

Hassett & Bograd Pace Huntington JV Lax

Eighth graders Liam Hassett and Torin Bograd put on dazzling displays to keep the Huntington High School boys’ junior varsity lacrosse competitive in the face of a very challenging schedule in Suffolk Division I this past spring.

Blue Devil Marching Band is Set to Roar

Huntington High School’s Blue Devil marching band is ramping up its preparations for the fall competitive season. The band’s staff has been finalized and summer camp details have been announced.

Sonia Chemerisov Wins HFD Citizenship Award

The Huntington Fire Department thinks so highly of Sonia Chemerisov that the organization presented its coveted Honorary Chief Robert Henneborn Award for Citizenship to the Huntington High School Class of 2017 member.

New SEARCH Teacher Appointed by School Board

Jessica Risalvato can’t wait to start working with fifth and sixth graders in the Huntington School District’s SEARCH and Math Olympiad programs.

Trustees Appoint HHS Club Faculty Advisors

Huntington High School’s after school club program will be at full strength when classes resume on September 6. Faculty advisors have been formally appointed by Huntington School Board members. Each one of the organizations are planning a full slate of activities during the 2016/17 school year.

Christi Reinertsen Captures Patrick McCourt Scholarship

The Patrick Thomas McCourt Memorial Scholarship was created following a gut wrenching accident. A member of Huntington High School’s Class of 2006, the 22-year old was killed September 17, 2011 after being struck by two cars while walking along Veterans Memorial Highway in Holbrook at 5:30 a.m.

Pat Sclafani is Essential at Huntington High School

It didn’t take long for Patrick Sclafani to become one of Huntington High School’s most essential students. The soon to be sophomore is always ready to answer the call to make the building a better place for everyone. He’s one of the best in the classroom and is a great golfer, too.

Proposed Sale of Woodhull Seems Surreal Today

It seems surreal to read about it today. Some might find it impossible to even believe. But it was proposed; it really was proposed.

Blue Devil Boys’ Tennis Looks to Future

Jack Flores won the Suffolk singles championship, but the Huntington High School boys’ tennis team struggled during match play this past spring. But with seven players returning, the squad has high hopes for next season.

Tara Wilson Garners Christine Palmer Memorial Scholarship

Even when she was in unforgiving pain, Christine Amodeo Palmer summoned the strength to smile and laugh for her students and colleagues. The Huntington School District librarian was a fighter and she battled breast cancer with everything she had before passing away on June 13, 2015. She was 41.

H-ton Football Players Conditioning for Season

Huntington football players are conditioning themselves for the coming season, which officially kicks off on Monday, August 14 at 7 a.m. sharp. Will this be a special year for the Blue Devils? Only time will tell.

New Leadership for H-ton Science & Math Departments

A pair of familiar faces have been named to new leadership positions in Huntington’s science and math departments. The appointments bring the two disciplines up to full strength for the 2017/18 school year.

Blue Devil Basketball Seniors Honored

In a few weeks they will be heading off to college, but first they were offered congratulations for a job well done. Three Huntington High School boys’ basketball players were recognized at the 49th Blue Devil senior athletic awards dinner in Louis D. Giani Gymnasium.

Allyson Arleo Wins Carmen Rivera-Gotay Scholarship

Four years after a terrifying car crash took the life of Carmen Rivera-Gotay, local attorney Carol Schlitt presented the fourth annual scholarship given in the teenager’s memory to Huntington High School Class of 2017 member Allyson Arleo.

H-ton Students Notch AP Exam Honors

Huntington High School students challenged themselves this past spring by taking 840 Advanced Placement exams.

Garrett Moya Captures Boys’ Lax Founder’s Award

Garrett Moya has been a “gamer” for the Huntington High School boys’ lacrosse team. One of Long Island’s best players over the past four years, the Blue Devils will never forget his rugged style or his goal scoring.

Robert Jean-Gilles Studies Novel Possibility

Robert Jean-Gilles can act, sing and dance, but that just scratches the surface of the teenager’s many talents. He has amazing research skills, too.

Miranda Nykolyn Wins Quentin Sammis Award

The Kiwanis Club of Huntington is just as impressed with Huntington High School Class of 2017 salutatorian Miranda Nykolyn as her classmates and teachers have been over the past four years.

Huntington High School PTSA Presents Awards

Three very special seniors were presented with scholarships by the Huntington High School Parent-Teacher-Student Association after sensational four year runs by each of the teenagers.

HHS Spanish Honor Society Looks to New Year

Traditionally one of the most active organizations around Huntington High School, the Spanish Honor Society is looking ahead to the new school year with a sense of optimism and excitement.

Highsteppers Ready to Dance into New Season

Huntington High School’s competitive dance team has reorganized following this past June’s graduation. The Highsteppers will formally kickoff the new season with a four day camp beginning August 16.

Arelis Batista Wins Huntington Foundation Scholarship

Arelis Batista has goals; big goals and no one should underestimate the Huntington High School Class of 2017 member.

Theresa Moreno Garners Robert Potter Scholarship

There was nothing artificial about Huntington High School art teacher Robert Potter. If ever there was an original it was him. The same can be said about Theresa Moreno, one of the most talented members of the Class of 2017. The pair would have surely hit if off if their paths had crossed.

Sensational Duo Captures October Dawn Scholarships

The October Dawn scholarship is presented annually to a graduating Huntington High School senior. It carries a generous stipend and is a very special award that typically goes to just one individual. In a rare departure from tradition, two members of the Class of 2017 were honored.

H-ton STEM Summer Academy Energizes Participants

It might be summer vacation, but 60 incoming Huntington School District sixth and seventh graders showed they weren’t ready to completely kick-back and forget about the classroom.

Jolena Smith Wins Tri-CYA’s Martone Scholarship

Jolena Smith has garnered this year’s Tri-Community & Youth Agency’s Joseph A. Martone scholarship. The Huntington High School Class of 2017 member is headed to Delaware State University in the fall. She is interested in studying either criminal justice or social work.

Finley’s Class of 2017 Garners Dozens of Awards

J. Taylor Finley Middle School’s Class of 2017 was a powerhouse. The group spent the past two years distinguishing itself in every possible way, setting new standards of academic, artistic, athletic and community service and leadership excellence.

Leanne Daly Captures Joan Balsari Scholarship

Joan Marie Balsari was a very unique person. She had an opinion about everything and she didn’t hesitate to tell you what it was. But, she also enjoyed hearing what everyone else thought, too.

School Board Reorganizes, Approves Appointments

Huntington School Board members elected trustees Thomas DiGiacomo and Jennifer Hebert to serve as that body’s president and vice-president, respectively, during the group’s reorganization meeting on July 11 in the Jack Abrams STEM Magnet School auditorium

Courtney O’Bryan Memorial Scholarships Awarded

Courtney O’Bryan was an enthusiastic and happy young woman, an energetic competitor and a loyal and loving friend. The 2011 Huntington High School alum will always be remembered at her alma mater, where her contagious smile and sunny disposition made a lasting mark on everyone she encountered.

 Huntington Highlights  Did you Know...Huntington High School's Class of 2017...
                         92% are headed to College
                    
                         95% earned Regents Diplomas
                    
                         Graduates captured nearly $19 million in scholarships and grants

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A Tradition of Excellence since 1657

“Recognizing the strengths of our district’s traditions, its history of community support, the diversity of our population and our commitment to educational excellence, the mission of the Huntington Union Free School District is to educate students by effectively teaching an enriched body of knowledge through the active participation of all students, building upon their unique talents and abilities to produce creative, self-assured, responsible citizens who are capable of critical thought and action.”