Huntington High Welcomes 2 New Assistant Principals

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Two new members were appointed to the Huntington High School administration at Tuesday night’s Board meeting.

Joseph DiTroia and Gamal Smith join the administration as assistant principals, according to Huntington UFSD.

“These two gentlemen rose to the top of an extensive pool of talented candidates by not only demonstrating their educational expertise, but also by showing their ability and sincere desire to help our kids reach their full potential,” Principal Brenden Cusack said. “Both Mr. DiTroia and Mr. Smith share the philosophy that all of our students matter and that they are all capable of great success. I am very eager to begin our important work together.”

DiTroia has a Bachelor of Arts in history from the University of Delaware and a Master of Science in secondary education from CUNY Queens College, where he also received his state administrative certification.

He previously worked as a teaching assistant at Plainedge High, as a social studies teacher and dean of discipline in Brooklyn for nine years and as a dean of students at Alfred G. Berner Middle School in Massapequa. He was most recently assistant principal at North Babylon High School.

Gamal Smith has a Bachelor of Science degree in biology and pre-med studies at Clarkson University in Potsdam and earned a Master of Science degree at Mercy College in the Bronx and studied for his state administrative certification at Touro College in Manhattan.

He previously worked as a teacher lab instructor at Richmond Hill High School and John Adams High School, where he also served as dean of students. He was assistant principal at John W. Dodd Middle School in Freeport, dean of students/discipline at Brooklyn Lab School, assistant principal and science department chairman at Dr. Richard Izquierdo Health & Science Charter School in the Bronx, assistant principal at PS 212 in the Bronx and dean of students and a science teacher at PS 254 in the Bronx. He was also principal of Nassau BOCES PATH (Positive Alternative Twilight High School) for a year.

Information from Hunting UFSD