New board members were also sworn in at the ceremony.
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The Shah Family Foundation established a scholarship to assist deserving virtual enterprise students who plan to attend college.
"We’re not in the same boat. We’re weathering different storms. But, we’re in the same sea, and we sail together," the honor speaker said.
The student honor speaker encouraged his fellow graduates to live in the present, while Principal John Coady is set to retire.
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He achieved the highest score of 100 at the NYSSMA level 6 for his age group and wants to eventually attend Julliard.
Families in need of sports equipment got to procure items for future use, saving them money, as well as space in landfills.
Darren Sardelli, a Smithtown native, author and poet, shared his experiences of writing poetry with students.
The students' work was titled "Links between microplastics and harmful algal blooms."
For each award, Western Suffolk BOCES will provide $1,000 to be used for the school and/or classroom.
Students learned life cycles of various insects and then performed a musical. Check out some photos.
The students raised money for the American Cancer Society. The event finished as the number one youth relay on Long Island.
The mural is meant to educate students on keeping the environment clean as well as teach them how the water enters the Long Island Sound.
The vegetables grown in the garden will be donated to the local food pantry. Students learned how to nurture and grow seeds.
"There is a cure, we just haven’t found it yet," a member of the ALS Ride for Life organization and a Smithtown HS West alumnus said.
Johnson is currently a lieutenant for the U.S. Navy reserves who was deployed to Guantanamo Bay in 2011 and 2012.
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Law enforcement officers who are parents, guardians and siblings of Dogwood students were thanked for their service. Check out some photos.
The students excelled at the recent Music in the Parks competition festival.
The event, held to raise funds for AVM, included golf, dinner, an auction, raffles, entertainment and special guest speakers.
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The students heading to the competition have been studying how microplastics increase the frequency and duration of harmful algal blooms.
Accompsett chorus teacher Shekinah Brosnan said she is "immensely proud" of her students for putting on a "high caliber" show.
Students dressed as Albert Einstein, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Taylor Swift, Walt Disney, Kobe Bryant, Neil Armstrong and Milton Bradley.
The department landed its "flying air ambulance" to teach students about medical emergencies involving trauma.
Students saw "Sweeney Todd" on Broadway, ate at Carmine's Italian Restaurant, and strolled Central Park.
Students participated in an outdoor school cleanup, recycled water bottles, played "Tick, Tack, Leaf" and painted a mural.
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College sports management classes toured all five levels of the stadium, from underground tunnels to the press box and the field itself.
"Learnin' the Ropes" worked with all classes, showing students jump rope skills, combos, and other fun ways to use a jump rope.
Schools honored children with a parent in the military with different events. A chief visited Smithtown Elementary to meet with students.
This was the first time students from Smithtown were selected for this event.
Smithtown students sang, shredded on the guitar and performed dance routines for classmates and school staff members.
Thomas Mooney, a U.S. Army veteran who organized the VFW Voice of Democracy Essay Contest for local students, was honored at the breakfast.
Students created "pin hole viewers," played eclipse Bingo and stepped outside to view a celestial event.
Sophia Enright was the leader of "Bulls Against Blood Cancer," a 20-plus person team of students.
Second graders are fostering an understanding of the positive traits of autism and promoting an inclusive learning environment for all.
Victoria Hartman attended Smithtown and played the violin. She is returning to her roots. "It’s an awesome place," she said of Smithtown.