Huntington School Briefs
Huntington High School Class of 1956 member John Hulsen has passed away. He was 72 and had been residing in the Palm Beach, Florida area.
Mr. Hulsen was born and raised in Huntington and lived almost his entire life in the town. He was an active outdoorsman and enjoyed boating, hunting, fishing and trapping. He maintained memberships in the Elks Club, Moose Lodge, Knights of Columbus and American Legion. The Huntington grad also had a fondness for antique cars.
A memorial Mass will be celebrated at St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church on Main Street in Huntington on Saturday, November 6 at 10:30 a.m. Interment will follow at St. Patrick's Cemetery.
Club Advisors Appointed
Huntington School Board members recently appointed Christopher Scarnato (Tri- M Music Honor Society, Jazz ensemble), Frank Battista (wind ensemble), Deborah Kim (honor string ensemble) and Josephine Rosado (show choir) as music advisors at J. Taylor Finley Middle School.
Trustees also appointed Veronica Mainville (Tri-M Music Honor Society, choral director, Jazz choir), Brian Stellato (instrumental director, wind ensemble), Jason Giachetti (Jazz ensemble), Lisa Leonardi (chamber orchestra), Michael Schwendemann (drama director), Lora Ayala (Highsteppers head coach) and Kristen Margraf (Highsteppers assistant) as club/performing arts advisors at Huntington High School.
Next School Board Meeting
The next meeting of the Huntington Board of Education is scheduled for Monday, November 15, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. in the Jack Abrams School auditorium. The public is invited to attend.
Change Order for Smoke Doors
Huntington School Board members approved a contract change order related to a capital project/facility upgrade involving "smoke doors" at Huntington High School.
"In order for large instruments, such as tympanis and pianos to fit through the smoke doors, we need to provide for removable mullions," explained David H. Grackin, assistant superintendent of finance and management services. "Our architect, Burton, Behrendt & Smith, recommends this and has discussed the cost of this with the contractor, Valco, Inc."
The agreed upon price to modify the two door frames amounts to $3,924. "We are still well within the budget for this project," Mr. Grackin said.
The change order brings the new value of the contract with Valco, Inc. to $205,724.
Mileage Reimbursement Authorized
Huntington School Board members authorized teachers Lauren Baglivi, Pamela Jacovina, Christine Lofaro, Karen Morea, Natalee Rubcewich, Laraine Schirripa, Carol Soskil and Kathleen Thompson and district clerk Elizabeth Troffa to receive reimbursement for the job related travel between buildings.
Disposal of Equipment
Huntington School Board members authorized that three ice cream chests, a china dish holder, Xerox desktop copier, Panafax UF-895 FAX machine, AEG Olympia Mastertype 2 typewriter and six metal media card catalogs be placed on the district's surplus bid list for the purpose of being disposed of. "This equipment is either broken or obsolete," said David G. Grackin, assistant superintendent of finance and management services.
Huntington Contributes to Making Strides
This year's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk at Huntington High School received contributions from Maria Motley, Anne Scott, Amy Eisen, Mikah Feldman-Stein, John Ferraiolo, Destiny Allen, Dylan Ferber, Mia Rienzo, Mike Valente, John Stahno, Jeffery Sun, David Stillman, Mary-Liz O'Neill, Lee Reiver, Matt Whitcher, Erin LaSorsa, Honor Corbly, Ryan Newell, Louie Contino, Brian McConnel, Nimsy Rivas, Pat O'Brian, Josh Zimmerman, Junior Balogun, Danielle Straub, Lauren Whiteman, Donovan Richardson, Rhiccia Gomez, Jocelyn Oreillana, Cassidy Giammarino, John Coffey, Sami Aiman, Evelyn Brandon, Nyasia Martin, Joe Straub, Mrs. Kuaja, Angelo Noce, Ken Krummanacker, Michael Schwendemann, Roberta Amian, Raynisha Witherspoon, Bobby Scott, Kelly Krysinski, Aimee Antorino, Andy Bene and James Graber.
Also contributing were Jake Gellerstein, Taylor Palmer, AJ Phelan, TJ Greenhill, the Sorrentino Family, the Colwin Family, the Brown Family, Nick Saputo, Barbra Cutrone, Meghan Latini, Naya Shipp, Haley and Timothy Robbins, Ms. Harris, Rob Gilmor, Jesse Annunziata, Brendan Higgins, Phoebe Curran, Ms. Baglivi, Mrs. Walsh, Mrs. Ehrman, Christiana and Alex Reinertsen, Dolores McComb, Donna Nugent, Frank Rosamilla, Katie Petrozzo, Corina Antonucci, Amber Kavanaugh, Jeff Conte, Katherine Velasquez, Matthew Sherman, Jake Ryan, Meghan Rowland, Nicole Farriella, Jackie Beatty, Holly Blakely, Cali Hochman, Alex Grabowski, Rosanne Brienza and her class, Mike Serbanoiu, Jack Castelli, Lorraine Cortes, Mary Lou Paxton, Angel Rodriquez, and Jason Giachetti, Veronica Escamilla-Mainville and Anna Fabela.
Substitute Workers Approved
Huntington School Board members approved the addition of numerous individuals to the district's substitute teacher list including Lauren Ausubel, Wedny Carswell, Suzanne Cavanaugh, Jonathan Chevalier, Lauren Curley, Nicholas Formont, Claudia Grammatico, Daniel Ingham, Jessica Kennaugh, Kara Kiernan, Scott Mines, Peter Muneyyiric, Laura Papillo, Monica Rea, Rory Reiss, Melissa Ryan, David Schildhorn, Celina Taylor and Joann Whitcher. They will be paid $90 per diem when they work.
Allison Dyer and Kathleen Sager were authorized to work as substitute nurses. They will be paid $105 per diem when they work.
Lisa White was authorized to work as a substitute athletic trainer. She will be paid $45 per hour when she works.
Nancy Levine and Judith Weigold were authorized to work as substitute teacher aides. They will be paid $9 per hour when they work.
Toni Mesiano, Marie Nardelli and Cathy O'Connor were authorized to work as substitute food service workers. They will be paid $9 per hour when they work.
Thomas Verna was authorized to work as a substitute custodian and Judith Weigold was added to the substitute clerical list. They will each be paid $10.50 per hour when they work.