Huntington School Briefs
Assemblyman James D. Conte recently welcomed Huntington High School students Andres Carrion and Anne Alvarado to the Albany. The teenagers, who are participants in the Puerto Rican/Hispanic Youth Leadership Institute, were in the state capital to learn more about the legislative process and to develop their leadership skills. During the visit they were involved in a mock session of the Assembly and played the part of a real state legislator, with Mr. Carrion taking up the role of Assemblyman Michael Fitzpatrick of Smithtown and Ms. Alvarado assuming the role of Assemblyman Steven Englebright of Setauket. Two students from nearby Walt Whitman High School were also hosted by Mr. Conte, a graduate of Huntington High School.
Culinary Honoree
Huntington High School junior, Sergio Posillico, a culinary arts student at BOCES - Wilson Tech, won first place in the food prep assistant category at the recent regional SkillsUSA competition at SUNY College at Farmingdale.
Mr. Posillico followed up that performance by capturing second place in the state competition in Syracuse. Each of the competitions required students to demonstrate the skills they had learned in their Tech programs.
Parents and prospective Tech students are invited to tour any of Wilson Tech’s four campuses during a special parent’s night on Tuesday, June 2 at 7 pm. For more information, call 667-6000 x300 or go to www.wilsontech.org/whatsnew.
Falcon Games
A sports night is planned at J. Taylor Finley Middle School for Friday, April 24 from 7-9 p.m. The Falcon Games will feature teams consisting of faculty members, seventh and eighth graders. The teams will engage in various non-contact competitive events, including limbo, tug-of-war, scooter board relays, change clothes relays, runt bike race, Australian crawl, balloon stuff, hula hoop relay and a foul shot contest. Student teams will consist of 20 youngsters and will be selected on the basis of a lottery. Tickets are on sale at the school for $4.
American Red Cross Shelters
The Huntington School Board approved an updated shelter agreement with the American Red Cross for the use of district buildings and facilities as temporary emergency public shelters for victims of disasters.
Summer Science Study
Huntington students in grades 7-12 interested in summer science study are invited to consider the Link Summer Science Explorations 2009 program in Vestal, New York near Binghamton. Information can be found at www.kopernik.org or contact Huntington Director of Science David Casamento at 673-2078 or dcasamento@hufsd.edu.
EarthKeepers Camp
Two science-related summer programs are available to elementary grade level students at Sweet Hollow Hall at West Hills County Park. The EarthKeepers camp will run from July 6-10 from 8:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. It is for students who have completed fourth or fifth grade and costs $85.
The Earth Explorers program is also available. The session will run from July 13-17 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The registration fee is $130. For more information about either program call (516) 938-6152 or log onto www.starflowerexperiences.org.
Dolan DNA Summer Programs
Huntington students in grades 6-12 who are interested in summer study at Cold Spring Harbor Lab can learn more about available programs and how to register by logging onto www.dnalc.org/ddnalc/student_camps/.
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