Huntington School Briefs
New York State Assemblyman James D. Conte visited Woodhull Intermediate School to administer the oath of office to newly elected student council officers Hunter Luckow (president), Katie Keys (vice-president), Heather DeMartino (secretary) and Jeanne Kopstein (treasurer). The ceremony took place during a school wide assembly.
Mr. Conte addressed students, discussing the importance of government service and the value of voting and being informed about issues. He noted the Woodhull student officers could one day soon be leaders on Long Island or even the state or nation.
Sixth grade teachers Christine Barresi and Martha Reilly are the Woodhull student council’s faculty advisors.
Part-time Appointments
Huntington School Board members approved part-time appointments for Martha Garland, Melanie Feltman, Steven Widerman, Nicole Lynch, Susan Hahn and Karen as piano accompanists for various school performances and productions. They will be paid $24 per hour when they work.
Trustees also approved Thomas Monks as the Blue Devil band equipment trailer driver. He will be paid $24 per hour.
Donate that Old Camera
That old 35mm SLR camera that is gathering dust on the shelf in your closet is a valuable commodity to the Huntington High School photography program. School officials are urging the community to donate old cameras for student use.
The high school is in need of 35 mm camera donations for its popular photography program. Since many people have great cameras they are no longer using, due to the convenience and quality of digital cameras, photography teacher Pam Piffard is hopeful local folks will donate their unused equipment.
Donors will receive a letter indicating the value of any donated camera to the program for tax purposes. Typically the cameras have a current market value of about $100.
Contact Ms. Piffard at ppiffard@hufsd.edu or call 673-2106 for more information. Please include the make and model of the camera in any correspondence.
Charitable Activities
The United States Marine Corps collected items for its Toys for Tots program in the main office at Huntington High School.
The Spanish Honor Society collected gently used winter clothes for eventual donation to the Huntington Interfaith Homeless Initiative for distribution to needy individuals in the community.
Creative Writing
Huntington High School students have an opportunity to take a one-semester, half-credit creative writing course. The elective class is recommended for those who are “highly motivated and competent writers.” To enroll, students much has successfully completed English the previous year.
The course is open to juniors and seniors and select freshmen and sophomores who have secured permission from the department director and their guidance counselor.
The course “is an exploration of language as a vehicle of self-expression,” according to a course description. “It allows students to experience the various forms of writing, such as the essay, poetry, short story, children’s story and the one act play as a means of self-expression and awareness. It considers form and style as part of the awareness that varied writing experiences produce. It includes revision, rewriting and self-evaluation. Students write portfolios frequently.” A creative writing portfolio that is assigned at the start of the course serves as the final examination.
For more information about the course contact Director of Humanities Joseph Leavy at 673-2079 or e-mail him at jleavy@hufsd.edu.
Winter Recess
Schools will be closed in the Huntington School District beginning on Thursday, December 24 and running through Sunday, January 3. Classes will resume on Monday, January 4. District offices will be open Monday-Wednesday, December 28-30.
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