Huntington School Briefs
Huntington Director of Science Kenneth Graham wants students to know that Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts offers a two-week summer (July 13-25) residential program for soon-to-be juniors and seniors interested in science, mathematics and engineering. Among the areas of study are aerospace engineering, biology, biotechnology, chemistry, biochemistry computer science, electrical and computer engineering, mechanical engineering, physics, interactive media and game development and robotics.
WPI is located in Worchester, MA. Huntington students interested in the well-regarded program should visit the www.wpi.edu/+frontiers or contact Mr. Graham at 673-2078 or kgraham@hufsd.edu. The summer program brochure can be downloaded at http://admissions.wpi.edu/Frontiers/Frontiers_2008_brochure.pdf.
Japanese storyteller Kuniko Yamamota will visit Huntington third graders with traditional stories while she wears various hand-crafted masks, performs mime and utilizes music from her birthplace. The visit, sponsored by the Arts-in-Education program, will combine storytelling with the art of origami and include a question and answer segment for students, who will also be asked to compare Japanese and American tales, arts and cultural elements.
Earlier this winter, Huntington High School hosted a group of 22 real estate agents from Daniel Gale. Six students shared with the agents the academic opportunities and local internship programs they feel have made them more competitive with peers in other schools across Long Island and the country. Students also spoke with pride about the art and sports programs and pointed to their practical benefits.
“Visitors learned the extent of support students can receive in the mainstream classes and special programs,” Principal Carmela Leonardi wrote in a recent staff newsletter. Department directors discussed their respective disciplines and the agents toured the building.
“Visitors experienced the cafeteria and two changes of periods and loved everything they saw,” Dr. Leonardi said. “All of us remain proud of the high level of instruction and the extent of enriching experiences we provide for all students.”
Theatreworks USA is coming to the Huntington School District to perform “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and other stories” for second and third graders. Students in these grades will be transported during the school day to Huntington High School for the live auditorium performance. School librarians have been busy preparing students for the production. Teachers have received study guide materials to assist in pre-production lessons.
The Brookhaven National Laboratory’s Community Summer Science Program invites applications from advanced math and science students from Huntington High School who are completing their sophomore or junior years (and will be at least 16 years old by July 14). The program will run from July 14 to August 14.
The program includes morning lectures by BNL scientists and engineers, tours of the facilities and afternoon workshops. Application materials can be downloaded by logging onto http://www.bnl.gov/education/programs/cssp.asp. Applications are due no later than April 18. For more information contact Catherine Osiecki at osiecki@bnl.gov.
The latest round of college acceptance letters announced by Huntington High School seniors includes Kevin Thompson (Florida Southern College), Josh Blumberg (Keene State College, SUNY Potsdam, University of Hartford), Greg Loadholt (Liberty University), Gregory Everitt (Manhattanville College), Jennifer Hannan-Backert (New England College), Jacob Zimmerman (New York University), Zachary Grill (Rider University), Matthew Scott (Sacred Heart University, SUNY Oneonta), Liam Jones (SUNY Albany, SUNY Oneonta, SUNY Stony Brook, University of Pittsburgh), Laura Beach (SUNY New Paltz), Patrick Wright (SUNY Potsdam), Virginia Ramirez (SUNY Stony Brook), Zain Aiman (SUNY Stony Brook), Brian Teubner (SUNY Stony Brook) and Sasha-Lee Hemmings (CUNY York College).
The Huntington High School drama club will present “Crazy for You” on Friday- Saturday, April 4-5 at 8 p.m. Tickets, which will be available at the door, are priced at $5 for senior citizens, staff and students and $10 for general admission.
Danielle Reminick has been appointed a long-term substitute teacher at Woodhull Intermediate School through the end of the school year. She is a graduate of Central Connecticut State University (1996 - BA communications) and Long Island University (2006 – MA childhood education).
Ms. Reminick has worked in the district as a substitute teacher since January 2007. Prior to that, she was worked as for AHRC as an employment training specialist and site manager, in the district’s adult education program as a secretary and at Woodhull as a 1:1 aide.
Former Huntington music teacher and band director Linda Shoemaker has donated a Pentax SF10 35mm camera and telephoto lens valued at $150 to the district. The equipment will be used in the high school photography program.
Resident Lorri Kessler-Toth donated a dozen bags of high quality apparel fabric to the district. The goods will be used in high school fashion program.
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