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Smithtown High School West Relay For Life Team Scores For Fight Against Cancer

LIMG March 8, 2024

Photo courtesy of Smithtown CSD They came. They saw. They scored. Students and faculty at Smithtown High School West hooped it up for a great cause on March 8. The Relay For Life team came up with the idea of a student versus faculty basketball game, and more than 60 people participated. More

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‘Birds Of Prey’ Visit Dogwood Elementary School

LIMG March 6, 2024

Photo courtesy of Smithtown CSD Dogwood Elementary School students met three fine-feathered friends on March 6. Birds Turnip, Aurora and Stich were part of a presentation led by Sweetbriar Nature Center representative, James MacDougall. Among the things Dogwood students learned was that owls have three eyelids and have twice as many neck bones as humans […]

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Mt. Pleasant Elementary Student Punches Ticket To Carnegie Hall

LIMG March 6, 2024

Photo courtesy of Smithtown CSD A round of applause to Mt. Pleasant Elementary second grade student, Gabriella Stanco, who will be playing at Carnegie Hall next month. Gabriella won the silver award for her submission, M. Clementi – Sonata Op. 36, No. 3: Spiritoso. She was among several students chosen out of more than 500 […]

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Tackan Elementary School PTA Shoots And Scores

LIMG February 27, 2024

Photo courtesy of Smithtown CSD The Tackan Elementary School PTA recently raised nearly $700 for the school’s Arts in Education program with a fundraiser held at UBS Arena. More than 120 members of the Tackan community came out to cheer on the NY Islanders as they played against the Calgary Flames. After the game, the […]

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From Smithtown To Japan And Back

LIMG February 26, 2024

Photo courtesy of Smithtown CSD The Smithtown Central School District’s first educational trip to Japan took place during February’s winter break with an amazing exploration of Tokyo, Yokohama, Hiroshima and Osaka. Teachers Nancy Raftery, Tim Needles, Nancy Anderson, Michael Menendez, Amy Rothleder and Robin Jacobsen helped lead students from High school East and West on

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Smithtown High School West Senior Wins State VFW Contest

LIMG February 19, 2024

Pictured: Pictured left, Assistant Principal Annemarie Freund, social studies teacher Nancy Stewart, Abigail Jung, social studies teacher Daniela McKee and Social Studies Director Chuck Benvenuto. Photo courtesy of Smithtown CSD Abigail Jung, a senior at Smithtown High School West, has won the New York State VFW Voices of Democracy audio-essay contest. The theme was

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A Celebration Of Culture For Smithtown World Language Students

LIMG February 16, 2024

Photos courtesy of Smithtown CSD World Language students from Smithtown High School West recently celebrated a night of dancing, music and food at the annual “International Night.” Held at Flowerfield in St. James, students from the German, French, Italian and Spanish honor societies as well as the American Sign Language came together to celebrate language […]

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Hoops For Hearts

LIMG February 15, 2024

Photo courtesy of Smithtown CSD Fourth and fifth graders at Mills Pond Elementary had a nice workout for a great cause when they participated in Hoops for Hearts, raising over $900 for the American Heart Association. The students gathered together on Feb. 15, to compete in a three-point challenge, relay races and basketball games.

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Smithtown/Hauppauge Swim And Dive Team Does It Again

LIMG February 13, 2024

Photo courtesy of Smithtown CSD. They’re champions once again. The Smithtown/Hauppauge swim and dive team won its second consecutive Section XI Suffolk County championship on Feb. 10 at Stony Brook University. The team, which set a new county record for the 200 freestyle relay, now advances to the New York State Championship in March.

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Smithtown High School East’s Visciano Crowned County Champion

LIMG February 13, 2024

Photo courtesy of Smithtown CSD. Smithtown High School East senior, TJ Visciano won his first county wrestling championship on Feb. 11. Visciano, who is in the 13-pound class, defeated Patchouge-Medford’s Joel Duchimaza. Smithtown High School East and High School West together have five wrestlers qualify for the state tournament later this month.