🌱 Patch AM: See how Commack High School stacks up in new state rankings

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In today's newsletter:

• See how Commack High School stacks up in new state rankings

Also on today's calendar: Pop Up Sale for Mental Health Prevention - 1 day only and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 86 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Humid with a few showers, temps: high: 85, low: 67.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• New Ranking Of Long Island's Top 15 Public High Schools Released By U.S. News (patch.com) — Commack High School in Commack has been ranked 12th in New York and 1,083rd nationally in U.S. News & World Report's latest Best High Schools list, putting it among Long Island's top performers. The rankings weigh test scores, graduation rates, AP and IB participation, and how well schools serve underserved students, using data from the 2023–24 school year.
   

📸 Around Commack

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Commack

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 21
• Pop Up Sale for Mental Health Prevention - 1 day only →
  Nest on Main, 135 Main St, Northport
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday August 19
• Learn to Play Samba at the Suffolk Y JCC →
  SYJCC, 74 Hauppauge Rd, Commack
  6:30 pm
Thursday August 20
• Monthly Meeting →
  Commack Public Library, 18 Hauppauge Rd, Commack
  6:30 pm
Friday August 21
• Healthy Snacks and Lunches for Back to School →
  The Smithtown Library - Commack Building, 3 Indian Head Rd, Commack
  10:30 am
Saturday August 22
• Walk and Learn: STROKE Edition →
  SYJCC, 74 Hauppauge Rd, Commack
  11:45 am
• The Shark Is Broken →
  Smithtown Performing Arts Center, 2 E Main St, Smithtown
  8:00 pm
Sunday August 30
• Nesconset Day Street Fair 2026 →
  127 Smithtown Blvd, Nesconset
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday August 19
• Family Indoor Movie: The Bad Guys 2 →
  Harborfields Public Library, 31 Broadway, Greenlawn
  7:30 pm
Thursday August 20
• JGHS Freshman Buddies Training 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
  Elwood UFSD Greenlawn, NY 11740
• O Welcome Back
  Northport-East Northport UFSD Northport, NY 11768
• BOARD OF EDUCATION MTG WJB SCHOOL 7:00 PM
  Northport-East Northport UFSD Northport, NY 11768
• Summer Sports Physical
  Brentwood High School Brentwood HS, Ross & Sonderling Nurse's Offices
  8:30 am
Friday August 21
• Chance The Rapper →
  Paramount, 370 New York Ave, Huntington
  8:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

Smithtown

• U.S. News ranks Suffolk County's 20 best high schools (greaterlongisland.com)
• Catholic Scouting has new name, same adventurous mission (catholicnewsherald.com)
• Greg Sill's Legacy Brews Support for Smithtown Students (southshorepress.com)

Hauppauge

• Bodybar Pilates Continues New York Growth Momentum, Opening Second Studio on Long Island (franchising.com)

Ok Commack! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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