Huntington School Briefs
Reunions of America is helping plan a reunion for the Huntington High School Class of 1989 next year. The date and location of the 20-year reunion has not yet been announced.
Information about the reunion will eventually be posted on the Reunions of America website at www.reunionsinc.com or contact Liz Abbagnaro at (631) 266-836 or liz@reunionsofamerica.com.
To help commemorate the seventh anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the Huntington High School student government requested students and staff to wear something red, white or blue last Thursday.
The Jack Abrams Intermediate School Husky Happenings newspaper club began meeting this week. Students in all grades are invited to participate. School librarian Patricia Dillon is once again serving as club advisor.
Ioannis Loucas, a member of Huntington High School’s Class of 2008, is now attending Stony Brook University where he ultimately plans to major in computer science. Mr. Loucas participated in various activities in high school including tennis and soccer, the Spanish honor society, Key club and student government.
The Huntington Special Education PTA (SEPTA) will hold a “coffee talk” on Thurs. Sept. 18 at 10 a.m. at the Renaissance Gourmet Deli at 35A Gerard Street in Huntington Village. The event is open to all.
The next meeting of the Huntington School Board is scheduled for Mon. Oct. 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the Jack Abrams Intermediate School auditorium.
Zain Syed Aiman, a member of Huntington High School’s Class of 2008, is now attending New York Institute of Technology where he plans to major in biology. Ultimately, Mr. Aiman hopes to attend medical school. At Huntington he was an integral member of the Habitat for Humanity chapter, organizing fundraising events and participating in building projects and a weeklong trip to New Orleans to help victims of Hurricane Katrina. He was also a member of the Natural Helpers club.
The Huntington School District is in the process of hiring three teachers to work in a community based literacy program for J. Taylor Finley Middle School students. The program will include 21 sessions of 90 minutes each beginning Oct. 10 and running through January 16. The sessions will be held on Monday and Friday of each week, from 3:20 to 4:50 p.m.
The program, which will support reading and literacy in the content areas, is being offered to seventh and eighth graders in cooperation with the Tri-CYA. Sessions will be held at either the Huntington Station branch of the Huntington Public Library or Gateway Gardens.
Teachers will be paid $47.07 per hour for all sessions. New York State certification is required.
At the dedication ceremony for Jack Abrams Intermediate School on Sept. 2, Mr. Abrams spoke about his father Harry Abrams, who studied at the Brooklyn College of Pharmacy and worked as a pharmacist for many years. Along with his wife, Harry also bought and operated a variety store, which later became a full-fledged hardware store.
Mr. Abrams said his mother hung a sign in the window of the Queens store stating, “We Fix Everything.” The store was appropriately named “Harry’s Variety Store.”
Mr. Abrams said he inherited his “can do” attitude from his father. After Harry Abrams sold the store he eventually returned to the pharmacy trade, working for many years behind the counter at Shears Pharmacy on New York Avenue in Huntington Station. The family made their home on Shady Lane in Greenlawn.
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