Huntington School Briefs
This is Spirit Week at Huntington High School. Special days have been designated, including class color day, college day, neon day, superhero day and blue and white day. The week concludes with homecoming day activities on Saturday, including a parade, football game and student dance.
The Huntington High School College Counseling Center is once again a busy place this fall. In recent days students were visited by representatives from the Univ. of Richmond, Island Drafting and Technical Institute, Wells College, C.W. Post, Yale Univ. and the Univ. of Vermont.
The first student-faculty forum at Huntington High School was held last week in the library immediately after school. Agendas were posted around the building. Students, administrators and faculty members were able to discuss with each other their ideas and concerns.
Victoria Smith, a member of Huntington’s Class of 2008, is now attending SUNY College at New Paltz where she plans to major in elementary education in preparation for a teaching career. Ms. Smith was an intern last year in a second grade classroom at Jefferson Primary School. She learned how to plan lessons and even had an opportunity to put some of those plans into action. She also was a key member of the girl’s track and field team and participated in Habitat for Humanity, HOPE and the Varsity club.
Joseph Leavy, Huntington’s director of humanities, is pursuing his goal of obtaining 12-16 stadium seats from the soon to be demolished Shea and Yankee stadiums. Mr. Leavy is asking both ball clubs to donate the items, which will be used in a mock court room that is planned for Huntington High School.
“We understand you are certainly receiving numerous requests and perhaps even considering auctioning this valuable memorabilia,” Mr. Leavy wrote to officials of the teams. “Nevertheless, we are convinced that such a generous donation from your esteemed organization would pay dividends for generations to come as it would heighten interest and attention to our social studies education program here in Huntington, a district in high need.”
The Huntington School District will be offering an after school program for students at Woodhull and Jack Abrams intermediate schools who are English Language Learners.
The program will provide test preparation in the areas English language arts, math and science. Expenses will be covered by a Title III grant.
Classes will run on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons for one hour each day at both schools. The program begins Oct. 7 and concludes April 28.
Teachers and bilingual aides will cover the classes. Teachers will be paid $47.07 per hour. Aides will be paid at their respective contractual rate.
Brian Teubner, a member of Huntington’s Class of 2008, is now studying political science at George Washington University. As a senior, he served as an intern in the office of Suffolk Legislator Jon Cooper. He was also active with the English honor society, cross country team and The Dispatch, Huntington High School’s student newspaper.
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