Huntington School Briefs
The J. Taylor Finley Middle School PTA will host a holiday shopping night at the school on Tuesday, November 30 from 5-9 p.m. There will be jewelry, handbags, ornaments, belts, scarves, crocheted blankets, embroidered items, vitamins, clothing items for children and adults, stationery, homemade chocolates, bread pudding, cookies, hand painted items, and more. Vendors will come from the local Huntington area.
Science Honor Society Officers
This year's Science National Honor Society chapter at Huntington High School is led by officers Amy Eisen (president), Justin LoScalzo (vice president), Brielle Blatt (secretary), Shira Moskowitz (corresponding secretary), Meghan Rowland (treasurer), Laura Zenzerovitch (historian) and Alexandra Kiley (tutoring coordinator). Teachers Dame Forbes and Lori Pyzocha Kenny serve as faculty advisors.
Invitations in the Mail
Invitations to the Huntington Foundation's Reach for the Stars gala on Friday, January 21, 2011 at the Woodlands in Woodbury have been popping up in mailboxes around the district. An RSVP by January 5 is requested for reserved seating. The event will run from 6:30 to 11:30 p.m. at the former Gold Coast estate and include a lavish cocktail hour, dinner, dancing and music.
Tickets are priced at $125. Vegetarian dinners are available for those preferring such dishes. The evening will honor Huntington Booster Club President Barbara Cutrone, who will be presented with the Spirit Award.
The Huntington Foundation is also seeking items of goods and services for its silent and live auctions. For more information contact Karen Dwyer at (631) 421-4037.
A commemorative journal is also planned. It will honor the Foundation's good works over the past 16 years as well as Mrs. Cutrone's service to the district, which has included stints with various school PTAs. For advertising information contact Janice Kimchy at (516) 797-6688 or performanceprint@optonline.net. The deadline for journal advertising is December 15.
Updated School Enrollment Figures
The Huntington School District's enrollment stood at 4,457 students as of November 5 according to a report presented to the Huntington School Board last week.
Huntington High School currently has 1,276 students (8th – 12 students; 9th – 363; 10th – 344; 11th – 274; 12th – 283) while J. Taylor Finley Middle School's enrollment stands at 699 (7th – 353; 8th – 346).
Woodhull Intermediate School has 679 students (5th – 339; 6th – 340). Washington School continues to have the largest enrollment among the four primary buildings with 468 students followed by Flower Hill (461), Southdown (449) and Jefferson (425).
Adopt-a-Family
As the holiday season approaches, the faculty and support staff at Washington Primary School is reflecting on the past year and looking forward to 2011. They also realize there are many in the community not as fortunate. So the group has decided to adopt two needy families from the school.
The families consist of a single parent with children. New clothing and toy donations are being collected as well as some monetary donations, which will be used to purchase still other items "for these very special families," according to a flyer circulated around the building.
Next BOE Meeting
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Huntington School Board is set for Monday, December 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the Jack Abrams School auditorium. The public is invited to attend.
Toaz Alma Mater
Robert K. Toaz Junior High School served the Huntington School District from September 1939 through June 1982. More than 10,000 students were educated there.
The school's alma mater song was as follows: "We at Toaz will be faithful, loyal, brave, and true; We at Toaz will be faithful to the gold and blue. Shoulder to shoulder, this we proudly cry; Always onward for our school: Toaz Junior High." |