Huntington School Briefs
The Woodhull Intermediate School student council helped coordinate Spirit Day last Friday. Students were asked to show support for their favorite sports team. With the NFL playoffs kicking-off the following day, many of the youngsters, along with teachers and support staff members, donned New York Jets jerseys.
A group of them posed for a commemorative photo and then headed into the main office for a joint rendition of the Pledge of Allegiance. Then they performed the famous J-E-T-S, J-E-T-S, J-E-T-S chant over the public address system.
“It was fun and exciting for the entire building,” Principal Jarrett Stein said.
Donations to District
A donor who asked to remain anonymous has given 30 illustrated children’s dictionaries to Washington Primary School for use in first grade classrooms there. Huntington School Board members accepted the gift, along with several others, at their meeting last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Gregory Bavaro and family donated $2,137 to purchase a SMART Board and related projector at Southdown Primary School. Jefferson Primary School parent David Butler donated $1,000 for use in purchasing tickets for Jefferson students to attend a production at the Engeman Theater in Northport. Parent Lisa Baker donated $100 for deposit into the Huntington High School orchestra student activity account. The funds will be used for scholarships.
Trustees also accepted a $900 grant from DonorsChoose. It was submitted by Flower Hill School teacher Veronica Quinlan. The funds will be used to purchase dozens of guiding reading books.
Budget Transfers
Huntington School Board members approved numerous budget transfers at their meeting on January 4. The transfers, from one budget code to another, covered costs associated with transportation ($52,000), instruction ($60,000) and teacher aides ($5,000) for a district-wide elementary grade level after school classroom program; interscholastic athletics officials’ fees ($11,300); music equipment due to increased orchestra program enrollment ($7,497); library books at Huntington High School ($2,000); intermediate grade leave health class DVDs ($600); special education supplies for grades 4-8 (750); high school special education supplies ($200); Eastern Suffolk BOCES scanning services for the Global History Regents exam.
Retainer Increased for Survey
Huntington School Board members voted unanimously to increase the amount of the district’s retainer with the law firm of Ruskin, Moscou and Faltischek by $13,000 to cover the cost associated with conducting a survey of the former Robert K. Toaz Junior High School/Touro Law School, located along Woodhull Road and Nassau Road. The district is currently considering reacquiring the site, which served residents as a school from September 1939 through June 1982.
French Honor Society
This year’s French honor society at Huntington High School is led by President Camille Baron, Vice-President Tom Monks, Treasurer Ariel Wertheim and Secretary Caitlin Etri. Deidre Mayer serves as the faculty-advisor.
Author Tracey Delio Visits
Tracey Delio, a dynamic children’s author and certified speech pathologist recently visited Huntington School District students. Kindergarten and first grade students enjoyed an interactive presentation of her first book, “The Secret Adventures Louie V,” which chronicles a mischievous Siamese cat who is left alone all day while his owner is at work. The book received an honorable mention award at the 2009 San Francisco Book Festival. (Since Jefferson School first graders experienced this presentation last year, Ms. Delio discussed her new book, “ Louie V Takes the Cake” with these youngsters.)
The visit was sponsored by the district’s Arts-in-Education committee. Ms. Delio encouraged students to write about things in their environment and shared how an author is inspired to write a book or story by the everyday things that happen in their life.
Creative Video
As the course registration process for next year nears at Huntington High School, students will be able to sign-in for Creative Video, a full-year, one credit course open to everyone from freshmen to seniors. (Ninth graders must have taken Studio in Art in eighth grade or be simultaneously registered for an art or music course that fulfills this graduation credit.)
“In Creative Video, you will learn all aspects of creating movies,” states the 2010/11 course bulletin. “Students will be using school camcorders to capture their vision on video. Students will be working in our state-of-the-art Mac lab using Final Cut Studio Pro to edit their very own music videos, commercials and documentaries. Working individually and in groups, the class will go through all the steps of movie making from original concept to final video productions.”
Students will work in the schools own “mini-Hollywood studio” located on the lower level of Huntington High School.
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