Huntington School Briefs
Jefferson Primary School students have flipped for math. Dozens of youngsters participated in November’s Math Challenge. Students answered questions on their own time, submitted the answers and then anxiously awaited word on who the monthly winners would be.
Amalia Heinz, Jack Hotine, Natalia Hernandez, Chloe Hunt, Jessica Oliva and Margarita Araujo-Yanes were honored as November’s Math Challenge winners.
The award winning youngsters posed for a joint photo in front of the math bulletin board at Jefferson. Needless to say, all of them were beaming with pride.
District Enrollment Update
The Huntington School District had 4,599 students as of Friday, December 11. The total includes 1,448 teenagers at Huntington High School, including 400 freshmen, 386 sophomores, 314 juniors, 318 seniors and 30 students enrolled in GED programs. J. Taylor Finley Middle School’s enrollment stands at 705, including 326 seventh graders and 379 eighth graders.
Woodhull Intermediate School has 531 students. Washington Primary School’s enrollment is 410. There are 397 students at Flower Hill Primary School and 386 at Southdown Primary School. Jefferson Primary School has 361 students. Jack Abrams STEM Magnet School’s enrollment stands at 290. There are 71 students enrolled in the district’s pre-kindergarten program.
Flower Hill Honors November’s Stars
Flower Hill School honored its Star students for November by presenting members of the group with certificates before assembling the youngsters for a photo with Principal Marlon Small.
The honorees include:
Kindergarten: Jeiden Gutierrez, Anabelle Koelmel, Claire Dello-Iacono, Bryce Gilroy, Jeremy Romero Jaramillo, Keyri Gudiel Ramirez, Cameron Batts, Vojin Bajovic;
First grade: Andie DiGioia, Kaci Caceres, Norah Moscowitz, Mya Mori, Amani Hug, Julian Cabera Gamez;
Second grade: William Kim, Matthew Ross, Erika Hernandez Veliz, Adriana Nunez Mendez; Third grade: Chase Gadaire, Valentina Maldonado-Martinez, Tess Markotsis, Emily Kustera, Thomas Milner, Caitlyn Maher Dubnau, Avante Williams-Samuels, Jacob Ward-Hateau;
Fourth grade: Adriana Abbatiello, Joanna Chavez-Hernandez, Jane Callery.
District Retirements and Resignations
Huntington School Board members approved several retirements and resignations of faculty and staff members during a public meeting last week.
Elementary grade level health teacher Carol Daub is retiring effective at the close of business on June 30. Teacher aide Barbara Uhlich (close of business on December 23), chief custodian Richard Franklin (close of business on January 29, 2016) and head custodian Joseph McMenoman (close of business on February 26, 2016) are also retiring.
J. Taylor Finley Middle School special education teacher Kristina Maguire (close of business on December 1) and Jack Abrams STEM Magnet School librarian Heidi Sanchez (close of business on December 23) both had their resignation requests approved.
New Finley Special Education Teacher
Katherine Schindlar has been appointed to work as a long-term leave replacement special education teacher at J. Taylor Finley Middle School. She will work through March 1, 2016.
Ms. Schindlar obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration degree at Dowling College in 1988 and a Master of Education degree at Dowling in 2004.
She has worked as a first grade teacher in Connetquot, leave replacement second grade leave replacement teacher in Bayport-Blue Point, leave replacement special education teacher assistant in Sachem, special education teacher at Empowering Minds Therapy, Inc./Long Island Developmental Consulting and as a leave replacement special education teacher in Sayville.
District officials reviewed 43 applications, pre-screened 22 candidates and conducted 12 in-depth interviews prior to recommending Ms. Schindlar for appointment.
Save the Date for HFEE
The Huntington Foundation for Excellence in Education will host its annual Reach for the Stars gala on Thursday, February 4 at OHEKA Castle. Tickets are sale now for $150. HFEE will present technology teacher Brian Reynolds and Suffolk Police School Resource Officer Andrew Fiorillo with its Spirit Awards.
The evening will feature fine dining, music, dancing and an assortment of high quality raffles, including a chance to win a 24 month lease for a 2016 Chevrolet Equinox or $5,000 cash.
Visit www.huntingtonfoundation.org or contact Huntington Foundation President Alice Marie Rorke at alicemarierorke@aol.com for more information.