Huntington School Briefs
The school year jumped off to a fast start at Woodhull Intermediate School last week. “We had a very successful and uneventful opening,” Principal Kenneth A. Card, Jr. said. “The students arrived ready and excited about the new school year.”
The second day of school saw Dr. Card and Karen Behrman, Woodhull’s dean of students meet with fourth and fifth graders to discuss expectations for school behavior. Discussions have also been held with sixth graders, who are already enjoying their last year at the school before moving to J. Taylor Finley Middle School next September.
The Huntington Blue Devil marching band is improving by leaps and bounds as it prepares for the fall competitive season. Band members are working long hours each week to put a shine to this year’s show. The band will be marching in the homecoming parade scheduled for
"This year the HBDMB is performing Bacchanale,” said band director Brian Stellato. “Bacchanale is a dramatic musical composition from the famous grand opera Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saëns. The music is full of driving rhythms and wonderful melodies that will make for an exciting show full of high impact moments and a wide range of emotions."
Two courageous American soldiers were honored last Friday when schools in the Huntington School District flew their flags at half-staff.
The soldiers were killed August 28 while on duty with United States forces in Iraq. Army Reserve specialist Michael Luis Gonzalez died in Baghdad when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device. Specialist Jorge L. Feliz Nieve was killed in Mosul as a result of injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle accident.
“We honor these brave soldiers,” Huntington Principal Carmela Leonardi said.
The Huntington School Board will meet on Mon. Sept. 15 at 7:30 p.m. in the Jack Abrams Intermediate School auditorium on Lowndes Avenue in Huntington Station. The meeting is open to the public.
Huntington School District administrators are organizing this year’s alternative high school program, which will operate each week from Monday to Thursday from 3-7 p.m. Each class will be 90 minutes in length.
The district recently posted openings for fall semester English, Earth Science, Living Environment, Global Studies, Algebra, Economics, U.S. History and Participation in Government teachers. They will be paid at the rate of $51.19 per hour and compensated for an additional hour (for planning persons) for every five hours taught.
A program administrator is also in the process of being hired. The position requires five years of teaching experience, demonstrated leadership skills, ability to work productively with high school students who exhibit unique needs and state administrative certification. The administrator will be paid $57.43 per hour.
The Huntington School District’s Saturday academy for kindergarten and first grade English Language Learner students will debut on Saturday, October 18. “The goal is to teach the ELL students pre-literacy skills through ESL methodology,” according to a posting seeking applications for seven teaching positions. The program is funded by a Title III grant.
The program will meet on 22 Saturdays, not including vacation periods, through May 16 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Teachers will attend a two-hour training sessions before the official start of the program.
Teachers must possess a valid state certification. ESL certification is preferred. Teachers will be paid at the rate of $47.07 per hour.
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