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Smithtown Central School District Students Enjoy Eclipse Viewing

LIMG April 9, 2024

Photo courtesy of Smithtown CSD Students throughout the Smithtown Central School District participated in various activities celebrating the area’s historic solar eclipse on April 8. Donning protective glasses — many of which were purchased by school PTA groups— students created “pin hole

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Smithtown Booster Club Names Student Athletes Of The Year

LIMG June 28, 2023

Pictured: Four student-athletes were recently honored at the Smithtown Board of Education meeting. Photo courtesy of Smithtown CSD Four student-athletes in the Smithtown Central School District have been named Smithtown Booster Club Student Athletes of the Year. Emma Cawley and Ryan Rooney from Smithtown High School East, and Laura Luikart and Jack LaPrarie from Smithtown

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Smithtown’s Nesaquake Middle School Students Step Up For Teacher Battling Cancer

LIMG June 26, 2023

Pictured: From left to right: Rick Iurka, Gracyn Catalanotto, Morgan DeBello and Nesaquake Middle School Principal Dan McCabe. Photos courtesy of Smithtown Central School District Nesquake Middle School Social Studies teacher Rick Iurka, who has been battling cancer the last few months, reunited to see faculty and students at the recent moving up ceremony. There […]

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Nesquake Sixth Grader Saves Life Of Newborn Fawn

LIMG June 15, 2023

Photos courtesy of Smithtown CSD Like most middle school students, Anthony Masaitis went to school to take his final exams. But the week of June 14 was anything but normal for the Nesaquake Middle School sixth grader. Anthony went “viral” for rescuing a newborn fawn after she fell in his backyard pool on June 11. […]

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Fire Place Essay Award For High School West Junior

LIMG December 16, 2022

Photos courtesy of Smithtown CSD For her submission to the VFW Voices of Democracy essay contest, High School West junior Oliva Wolber won first place and was honored recently by Smithtown VFW Post 10870. Olivia had to write and record a 3-5 minute broadcast script on a patriotic theme, competing for more than $2.3 million […]

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A Day In The Life On The Nissequogue River

LIMG October 24, 2022

Photos courtesy of Smithtown CSD Think Discovery Science Research students from Smithtown High School East, coordinated by Ms. Maria Zeitlin, recently returned to conduct citizen science along the Nissequogue River. Part of a multi-school collaboration with Brookhaven National Laboratory, the Central Pine Barren Commission, and the NYS DEC, this annual STEM activity takes

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Meet And Greet With St. James Elementary School Principal Javidi

LIMG August 3, 2022

Photos courtesy of Smithtown CSD On Tuesday afternoon, Adam Javidi hosted the first of his two “meet and greets” at the St. James Elementary School playground. Javidi says his goal was to “get to know community members and get them to know him.” Javidi added he’s heard great things about the St. James School DistrictSt. […]

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Mile-long walk for water at Nesaquake

LIMG April 19, 2021

Seventh graders at Nesaquake Middle School in the Smithtown Central School District participated in a walk to raise awareness about the water crisis in South Sudanduring the first two weeks in April. The seventh graders recently read the novel “A Long Walk to Water.” The main character Nya is one of the many girls in […]

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Reading is ‘marvel’-ous at Mills Pond

LIMG March 11, 2020

To kick off their Parents as Reading Partners initiative, members of the Smithtown High School East Drama Club performed for the students of Mills Pond Elementary School in the Smithtown Central School District on Feb. 29. Smithtown High School East senior Jennifer Donohue wrote a play to kick off their PARP event “Reading is MARVEL-ous.” […]