Huntington School Briefs
The new school year jumped off to a strong start at Flower Hill Primary School. “Our first day went smoothly,” Principal Marlon Small said. “The students were all excited to begin the new school year. Their faces were lit with smiles as they disembarked the buses in the morning.”
Many parents turned out and snapped photos as students stepped off buses and made their way into the building. “The faculty and staff did an excellent job welcoming all our students and ensuring our kindergartners transitioned smoothly to the building,” Mr. Small said. “Throughout the day, the classroom teachers and their students spent time getting to know each other and getting the students familiar with classroom and building routines. I think we will have another wonderful year at Flower Hill.”
Finley PTA to Meet on Weds. Night
The J. Taylor Finley Middle School PTA will hold a meeting on Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m. in the school cafeteria. “We’ll be covering upcoming Finley events, as well as other Finley and district happenings,” PTA President Donna McKenna said. PTA memberships and assorted merchandise will also be available at the meeting.
Driver Education Registration
Registration for the fall driver education program at Huntington High School is scheduled to be held this week. In person registration was slated for room 122 from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. on Monday for seniors and on Tuesday for juniors and sophomores. There are 54 openings which will be filled on a first-come, first served basis. Students must complete 24 hours of lecture and 24 hours of training in a car before an MV-285 card will be issued to them. Call 673-2018 for more information or to see if space still exists in the program.
School Board Meetings
The Huntington School Board will hold regularly scheduled meetings this fall on the following Mondays: Oct. 5, Oct. 26, Nov. 16 and Dec. 7. All of the meetings will be held in the Jack Abrams Intermediate School auditorium at 7:30 p.m. The sessions are all open to the public.
Parking Lot Painting
The Huntington High School roadway received it second and final layer of asphalt on Sept. 8. The new security guard has been permanently installed and is functional. Suffolk Paving has been working to complete the project by installing signs, cleaning storm drains and dealing with some small items.
Permanent lines will be painted on Mon. Sept. 28 “when school is closed and the pavement has cured,” explained David H. Grackin, assistant superintendent for finance and management services.
Town Loans Speed Machine
The Town of Huntington is loaning a Galaxy series RS-20 speed machine to the Huntington School District for use around its eight buildings. The portable machine determines and flashes the speed of oncoming cars, alerting them to violations of the speed limit.
Youth Court Agreement
The Huntington School District has agreed to continue participating in the Town of Huntington’s youth court program through August 2010. Cases are referred to the court through the Suffolk Probation Dept. The students who volunteer to staff the court receive six to ten weeks of training from attorneys, social workers and probation officers, learning about basic principles of criminal procedure and law, sentencing considerations and options related areas.
SEPTA Donates
The Huntington Special Education PTA has donated $1,500 to the Huntington School District to provide yoga training to physical education teachers.
Cafeterias Get Start-up Funds
Huntington School District cafeterias received $600 in start-up cash to get the school lunch program off the ground in each of the eight buildings. The district’s auditors indicated that the Board of Education should formally approve this bank of monies and so trustees passed a resolution doing just that.
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