December 25, 2008 RSS feed / Schools/Sports

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Lindenhurst student heads to University of Maryland

Lindenhurst High School volleyball standout Samantha Rosario signed a letter of intent to attend the University of Maryland in the fall. She has been the team's All-Star player for the past four years and is a true leader. More...

West Babylon students practice peer mediation

West Babylon Junior High School in the West Babylon School District, in cooperation with Sheldon Shelman from Human Connections in Long Beach, provided the opportunity for all new teachers and selected sixth, seventh and eighth grade students to be More...

West Babylon math team first in Suffolk County

The New York State Math League challenges students all through the New York area to take part in their contest. More...

Deer Park's youngest students develop political interest

Deer Park John Quincy Adams and May Moore Elementary Schools engaged in interactive election activities using SMARTBoards with students actually guiding a lesson in politics. More...

West Islip's National Merit Scholarship Corporation commended students

West Islip High School seniors Daniel Frodell, Sherilyn Hellberg and Jacqueline Morley were chosen as Commended Students by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation in its 2009 National Merit Scholarship Program. More...

West Islip student accepts lacrosse scholarship

West Islip High School senior Salliebeth Finnegan recently signed a letter of intent with the University of Oregon to play girls lacrosse on a lacrosse scholarship. More...

N. Babylon student tapped for All-East Regional team by national coaches

North Babylon's 2008 girls' varsity soccer season began with a huge question mark. Senior midfielder, Jenny Melton, was coming off a major knee surgery and hoping to return to form. More...

Criminal justice class curriculum comes alive in Babylon HS

Babylon High School students in Elizabeth Quinn's criminal justice class received an up-close look at the state's justice system when they visited the Riverhead Correctional Facility. More...

Lindenhurst's Superintendent Neil Lederer awarded 2008 Golden Apple

Lindenhurst School District's Superintendent Neil Lederer received the Boy Scouts of Suffolk County 2008 Golden Apple Award for outstanding contributions to education and community affairs. More...

Tanger Outlets gives Deer Park teens job opportunities

Approximately one month prior to opening up shop in the Deer Park community, Tanger Outlets at the Arches conducted a job fair in the Deer Park High School cafeteria to allow students an exclusive opportunity to pursue parttime work around their ac More...

Babylon High School students cleaning cars for Cancer Coalition

Members of Babylon High School's DECA club held its annual car wash this fall. With soapy sponges and a bit of elbow grease, the students raised $410, of which the club donated $150 to the Babylon Breast Cancer Coalition. More...