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June 18, 2013 Huntington's 152nd Commencement Exercises Friday at 6 p.m.
A Veterans of Foreign Wars honor guard will lead Huntington High School's Class of 2013 into Blue Devil Stadium at 6 p.m. Friday night for the school's 152nd commencement exercises. A crowd of more than 2,000 is expected to attend...full story>>
June 14, 2013 June 14, 2013 Huntington AWOD Honored by Anti-Bias Task Force
Huntington High School's A World of Difference club, which is better known by the acronym AWOD, was honored by the Suffolk County Inter-Faith Anti-Bias Task Force during a recent spring convocation and awards breakfast at the W.H. Rogers County Legislative Building in Hauppauge...full story>>
June 13, 2013 Huntington Student Council Officer Slates Set
The Huntington High School G.O will be able to hit the ground running when school resumes in September. Full slates of officers are in position for each of the four classes in the building as well as a school-wide student government team...full story>>
June 10, 2013 Robotics Club Forming at Huntington High School
A robotics and engineering club is being organized at Huntington High School. Current sophomores Joseph Saginaw and Nicholas Sherman are working with physics teacher Judy Pazienza to get the initiative off the ground. The trio wants to "go big" and enter the FIRST robotics competition next spring. It's a lofty goal...full story>>
June 6, 2013 H-ton Mathletes Honored at Suffolk Dinner
The Huntington High School Mathletes take their competitions as seriously as any Blue Devil sports team. They also savor success just as much as anyone else. After another solid year, the group has much to celebrate...full story>>
May 28, 2013 Annalise Mozer's Excellent Albany Adventure
Annalise Mozer is still a teenager, but the Huntington High School freshman has already enjoyed many amazing opportunities and experiences, including a recent one that involved traveling to Albany as a member of an American Diabetes Association delegation that met with state officials concerning pending legislation...full story>>
May 22, 2013 Senior Senior Prom Produces a Fun Afternoon
An energetic crowd turned out for this month's senior, senior prom at Huntington High School. Hosted by the Grandfriends club, the 20th annual event drew 191 senior citizens who were interested in having a fun afternoon...full story>>
May 14, 2013 HHS Habitat for Humanity Helps Rebuild New Orleans
Huntington High School's Habitat for Humanity chapter knows its mission well and is tireless in pursuing it under founding faculty advisor Robert Gilmor III...full story>>
May 2, 2013 College Board Recognizes Two Huntington Juniors
The College Board's national Hispanic recognition program has identified Huntington High School juniors Alexander Castillo and Naomi Medina-Jaudes as being among the most academically outstanding students in the nation...full story>>
April 26, 2013 Brown Family Donates Three Pear Trees at HHS
The Brown family has been associated with Huntington High School for many years. Jim and Jane Brown are both graduates of the school and the couple's three daughters have all played on the Blue Devil tennis team. The last of the trio, Jamie Brown, will graduate in June...full story>>
April 25, 2013 Huntington Music Idol Crowns Champs
There was laughter and tears, tension and cheers during last Friday night's Huntington Music Idol finals in the Huntington High School auditorium. A crowd of 360 cheered on 35 contestants in the competition. Anna Schiffmacher, Madeline Shea and Nicholas Freiman won the top awards...full story>>
April 24, 2013 HHS Qualifies 12 for National Merit Program
A dozen Huntington High School juniors have qualified to enter the 2014 National Merit scholarship program. The contingent is among a select group nationwide to qualify for the academic competition, which began in 1955...full story>>
April 22, 2013 Huntington High School Ranked in Top 3% Nationally
A new set of rankings compiled by The Washington Post newspaper puts Huntington High School in the top three percent of all public high schools in the United States and among the best in the state...full story>>
April 10, 2013 Huntington Habitat for Humanity Honored at Citi Field
Despite evening temperatures hovering near freezing, a group of Huntington High School Habitat for Humanity club members glowed while being honored on the field at Citi Field prior to a recent New York Mets game...full story>>
April 5, 2013 Mike Schwendemann is a Lucky Fellow
Mike Schwendemann's energy and enthusiasm is contagious. Ask Huntington High School students about the English teacher and drama school advisor and they will tell you he's one of a kind...full story>>
April 3, 2013 Huntington Idol Finalist Field Set
With so many talented performers among the finalist field in this year's Huntington Music Idol, competition for top honors is expected to be especially lively. Fans of the entertainers will fill the Huntington High School auditorium on Friday April 19 at 7 p.m. for the championship round...full story>>
April 2, 2013 Huntington Students Stuff the Bus with Food
There has always been hunger in the Huntington community, but the economic hardship that has engulfed so many local families has driven up the number of those in need of help...full story>>
April 1, 2013 Huntington's Habitat for Humanity club to be honored at Citi Field
Huntington High School's Habitat for Humanity club members will be honored on the field prior to the New York Mets game against the San Diego Padres at Citi Field this Wednesday night. The organization will be recognized during Sandy Relief Volunteer Night ceremonies...full story>>
March 19, 2013 Stuff the Bus Food Drive at HHS
When the Huntington High School student government sees a need, the organization does
n't just sit on its hands and do nothing. This is an activist group with plenty of energy and enthusiasm. Those qualities are being put to good use this week as the teenage leaders are pushing a "Stuff the Bus" campaign to restock the barren shelves of local food pantries...full story>>
March 12, 2013 Never a Job, Always a Joy for Pat Dillon
Pat Dillon never just goes through the motions. The Huntington High School librarian is a veteran educator, but she still shows up for work early each morning, stays late and can often be found returning after dinner to catch up on some loose ends...full story>>
March 11, 2013 Twin Exhibits Celebrate Black History Month
The Huntington High School and J. Taylor Finley Middle School main lobbies have featured colorful and informative displays for much of the past month with dozens of artifacts that have helped recognize the culture and contributions of outstanding people of color in the United States...full story>>
March 8, 2013 K-Factor Showcases Variety of Talents
There were many jaw-dropping performances at last Friday night's K-Factor talent show in the Huntington High School auditorium. A crowd numbering in the hundreds turned out to help the Key Club raise funds to benefit this year's Relay For Life...full story>>
March 1, 2013 Huntington Habitat Mobilizes in Breezy Point
Hurricane Sandy devastated the small seaside community of Breezy Point in Queens almost beyond imagination. Water covered most of the area as the surging Atlantic Ocean swept all the way to Jamaica Bay on October 29. The raging sea led to an electrical fire in a house and quickly spread to others as 111 homes burned to the ground...full story>>
February 28, 2013 Celebrating Women's History Month at HHS
Women's History Month will be celebrated at Huntington High School in March by students who know more about it than probably any other teenagers anywhere...full story>>
February 25, 2013 Brian Gilbert Captures HHS Spelling Bee
Brian Gilbert has a way with words. The junior won the third annual Huntington High School spelling bee when he correctly spelled "mnemonic" in the finals of the competition...full story>>
February 22, 2013 Grandfriends Senior, Senior Prom Planned for May 3
Attention all Huntington area senior citizens: Get your calendars out and pencil in the senior, senior prom scheduled for the Huntington High School cafeteria on Friday, May 3. With food, dancing, prizes and plenty of conversation, it promises to be an awful lot of fun...full story>>
February 20, 2013 K-Factor Talent Show on March 1
There will be some surprises in store for the audience at the K-Factor talent show at Huntington High School on Friday, March 1 at 7 p.m...full story>>
February 18, 2013 Huntington Sophomore Headed to State Capital
In an age when many young people are not actively engaged in government or politics, Katie Duval will represent the Greater Huntington area at this year's Students Inside Albany conference sponsored by the League of Women Voters of New York State. The Huntington High School sophomore was selected to participate based on the strength of her application, essay and sterling personal references...full story>>
February 15, 2013 Assembly Launches 2013 Relay For Life
This spring's Relay For Life campaign is underway. A kick-off assembly for Huntington High School students was held last week in the school auditorium. Organizers hope to surpass last year's impressive total of $134,000 that was raised for the American Cancer Society during the overnight event...full story>>
February 11, 2013 Weitzner Named National Merit Finalist
Alexis Weitzner is one of the top seniors in America this year. The Huntington High School scholar was recently named a National Merit Finalist, placing her among an elite group of U.S. Class of 2013 members...full story>>
January 24, 2013 Organizing for Relay For Life is Underway
Friday, May 17 is going to be a very special day at Huntington High School. The second Relay For Life will kick-off in the late afternoon and continue through the night and until daybreak the following morning. Planning is well underway for the event, which is expected to feature a huge turnout of students, teachers and community members...full story>>
January 18, 2013 The Dispatch is archived on District Website
While it is far from complete, an online archive is in place for electronic editions of The Dispatch, Huntington High School's student newspaper. Copies of the paper are available dating to December 2006...full story>>
January 2, 2013 Grandfriends Spread Holiday Cheer at Atria
When the Huntington High School Grandfriends club mobilizes it’s a heartwarming experience for local senior citizens. The teenagers have a special way with these seasoned adults, but sometimes it’s hard to tell who gets more out of the time the two groups spend together...full story>>
December 20, 2012 Huntington Key Club Brightens Holidays
The Huntington High School Key Club teamed up with local Kiwanis volunteers to brighten the holidays for more than four dozen local children...full story>>
December 11, 2012 Walsh Becomes Honorary NEHS Member
Popular Huntington High School college counselor Bernadette Walsh was inducted into one of the school's honor societies last week during a ceremony in the School Heritage Museum...full story>>
December 10, 2012 Habitat for Humanity Chapter Responds to Hurricane
Huntington High School's Habitat for Humanity chapter is all about helping many of the families that need it the most. An opportunity to do just that presented itself in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, which left a trail of destruction across Long Island...full story>>
December 5, 2012 The Four Pillars of NHS Membership
The Nathan Hale chapter of the National Honor Society at Huntington High School recently inducted 61 new members. During the ceremony, four of the organization’s officers spoke about character, scholarship, leadership and service, describing in detail the four criteria for belonging to the prestigious group...full story>>
December 4, 2012 Colvin & Weitzner Lead HHS Royal Court
Huntington High School seniors Todd Colvin and Alexis Weitzner have been voted Most Likely to Succeed by their classmates. The Class of 2013 selected honorees for 24 different Royal Court categories. The teenagers will be pictured in this year’s edition of The Huntingtonian, the high school’s annual yearbook...full story>>
December 3, 2012 Storm Video Makes Weinschreider a Celebrity
Hurricane Sandy’s unyielding winds took down trees large and small across the town, including one in the backyard of Huntington High School junior Mathew Weinschreider, whose video of the unfolding scene went viral on You Tube and landed him an interview with Katie Couric and airtime on a National Geographic special...full story>>
November 29, 2012 HHS Open House Next Wednesday
The second of two open houses at Huntington High School is scheduled for next Wednesday, December 5 from 10-11:30 a.m. Parents of students in grades K-8 are invited to attend...full story>>
November 27, 2012 National Honor Society Chapter Inducts New Members
Steeped in tradition, the Nathan Hale chapter of the National Honor Society has recognized the top students at Huntington High School for the past six decades. Last week the organization inducted 61 new members who boast academic records that would make their predecessors proud...full story>>
November 8, 2012 HHS Assemblies on the Dangers of Alcohol and Bullying
The issues of alcohol poisoning due to excessive and illegal drinking and bullying are important enough that Huntington High School students participated in assembly programs last week that delved into the topics...full story>>
November 5, 2012 HHS Students Attend Luncheon with First Lady
With the presidential election fast approaching, a group of seven Huntington High School students attended a luncheon featuring First Lady Michelle Obama at the Crest Hollow Country Club...full story>>
October 29, 2012 HHS Mini-College Fair Draws 50 Schools
Several hundred juniors and seniors attended last week's mini-college fair in the Huntington High School cafeteria as more than 50 institutions turned out for the 90 minute event...full story>>
October 24, 2012 Annalise Mozer's 2 Sweet 4 Sugar Team Mobilizes
Annalise Mozer and her 2 Sweet 4 Sugar team raised money and spirits at last Saturday's Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation 2012 "Walk for a Cure" at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow. The Huntington High School freshman walked in support of those suffering from Type I diabetes...full story>>
October 23, 2012 HHS to Offer Mock ACT Exam
Huntington High School juniors will be able to sit for a mock ACT exam early next year. The school will partner with Revolution Prep to offer the practice test in an effort to increase the competitiveness of students applying to college...full story>>
October 19, 2012 Profile of HHS & Class of 2013 Now Available
A profile of Huntington High School and the Class of 2013 is now available for viewing and downloading on the Huntington School District's website at www.hufsd.edu...full story>>
October 12, 2012 Huntington High School Plans Open House for K-8 Parents
Current Huntington High School students and alumni are fiercely loyal to the institution and more than willing to brag about the quality of their educational and extracurricular experiences...full story>>
October 12, 2012 Homecoming Floats Will Be Remembered
Huntington High School's 2012 Homecoming Day celebration is now but a warm memory. However, the colorful floats that were featured in the parade through the village and up New York Avenue will always be fondly recalled by the students who participated in the effort to build the four units...full story>>
October 11, 2012 Hispanic Celebration Honors HHS Trio
Three Huntington High School students were among a group of exceptional teenagers honored at the 18th annual Hispanic heritage celebration at Town Hall. Sponsored by the town's Hispanic Task Force, the evening included several performances and remarks by local and state elected officials...full story>>
October 10, 2012 Huntington High School Advisors Appointed
Teachers Anthony Troffa and Fred Bisogno will once again serve as faculty advisors to Huntington High School's student government. Huntington School Board members appointed the pair and more than three dozen other club advisors at their October 1 meeting in the Jack Abrams School auditorium...full story>>
October 4, 2012 Huntington Wins Awards at Relay For Life Summit
Planning is well underway for next spring's Relay For Life at Huntington High School. Details and logistics are being ironed out and a date for the sprawling event is expected to be announced soon, with mid-May a distinct possibility...full story>>
October 1, 2012 An Electric Homecoming Day
It didn't rain on Huntington High School's Homecoming Day parade, but some precipitation did fall later during Saturday afternoon's football game. Yet, it didn't dampen the enthusiasm of a huge crowd estimated at more than 2,000. The festivities capped off a fun-filled week that included spirit days at the school, a pep rally, float building and an evening dance in the school gym...full story>>
September 28, 2012 Huntington Students Commended by National Merit
Two more Huntington High School students have earned honors in the 2013 National Merit scholarship program. Daniel Gallagher and Ari Moskowitz have officially been "commended," placing them among the top seniors out of more than 1.5 million participants in the nationwide academic competition...full story>>
September 27, 2012 Homecoming Day Shirts a Hot Item
They are a must-have item for any Blue Devil sports fan. The Huntington High School National Honor Society chapter is selling Heather grey, long-sleeve shirts with Navy print to coincide with Homecoming Day this weekend...full story>>
September 25, 2012 Homecoming Weekend at Huntington High School
An electric week will culminate this Friday and Saturday (Sept. 28-29) as Huntington High School celebrates its annual homecoming festivities. The weekend will include the traditional Friday night float building, a noon parade on Saturday, a 2 p.m. football game and an evening dance for students...full story>>
September 19, 2012 Alexis Weitzner Named National Merit Semi-Finalist
Huntington High School senior Alexis Weitzner has been named a semi-finalist in the 58th annual National Merit scholarship program. The distinction places her among the top members of America's Class of 2013...full story>>
September 14, 2012 Fishlow Completes Ironman U.S. Championship
It's a good thing that Jamie Fishlow loves to train. The Huntington High School physical education teacher and tennis coach needed every bit of that preparation during the inaugural Ironman U.S. Championship that was contested in parts of New York City and New Jersey...full story>
September 11, 2012 Habitat for Humanity Approved for Two Southern Trips
Huntington High School's Habitat for Humanity club is planning to visit New Orleans in Feb
ruary and again in March to continue the rebuilding efforts that have been underway in that southern city since large sections of it were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005...full story>>
September 6, 2012 Freshman Seminar a Huge Success
Eight incoming Huntington High School ninth grade boys completed the school's first week-long freshman seminar, learning more about the skills needed to be successful in the building...full story>>
September 5, 2012 New Community Service Initiative for HHS Freshmen
Incoming Huntington High School freshmen are being asked to complete ten hours of volunteer community service activities by the end the 2012/13 school year...full story>>
August 29, 2012 Huntington's Class of 2012 by the Numbers
Huntington High School's Class of 2012 totaled 260 graduating seniors. They are headed off in many different directions, including dozens of two-year colleges and four-year universities, vocational and technical schools and "gap" year travel and career exploration...full story>>
August 27, 2012 Freshman Orientation on Tap at Huntington High School
If Huntington High School teachers and administrators get their wish, every single one of the 328 incoming freshmen will earn straight A grades this year and enjoy a well-rounded and fulfilling educational experience...full story>>
August 22, 2012 Huntington's AP Scholar Ranks Soar
Huntington High School's Advanced Placement Scholar ranks soared this year with 105 students being recognized for their fine performance on a series of challenging exams, 26 more than in 2011...full story>>
August 17, 2012 Freshman Seminar Planned for Aug. 20-24
The Huntington School District will host a freshman seminar next week to support students selected for program with their transition from J. Taylor Finley Middle School to Huntington High School. Attendance is by invitation only...full story>>
July 30, 2012 Huntington's Best Honored by Town Board
Huntington High School Class of 2012 valedictorian Juliana Coraor and salutatorian Justin LoScalzo were among the top graduating seniors from across Huntington to be honored by the Town Board...full story>>