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March 4, 2013 Florence Walter Finds Missing Diploma
Erik Laing needed his Huntington High School diploma to join the U.S. Air Force Reserve. Since the 2000 alum never picked it up, he had a problem. So he sent an e-mail to the Huntington School District's website last week requesting a copy of the diploma...full story>>
February 11, 2013 Former Asst. Superintendent Passes Away
Steven Tribus enjoyed his time in the Huntington School District, interacting with teachers, students and parents and offering significant contributions toward initiatives to improve classroom instruction. The former assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction passed away on January 28. He was 69...full story>>
December 12, 2012 Huntington Music Teacher Passes Away
Retired Huntington School District music teacher Enoch "Mac" McCune passed away in Hot Springs Village, Arkansas. He was 77...full story>>
November 29, 2012 Remembering Huntington’s Math Club
There once was a math club at Huntington High School called Sigma Mu. It was formed in 1926 “by a group of students who desired to advance farther into mathematics than what the school offers,” according to the 1931 yearbook...full story>>
November 28, 2012 The Question Mark
Huntington High School’s student newspaper, The Dispatch, is all set for a new publishing year as faculty advisors Ed Florea and Aimee Antorino hold meetings and organize a staff of reporters and editors for what the pair hopes is another volume of interesting and provocative stories. Copies of the paper are usually scooped up shortly after they are printed...full story>>
November 6, 2012 Artista Meant Prestige for Huntington's Young Women
The Arista was once an extremely prestigious club for young women attending Huntington High School. It was essentially an honor society and membership in it was highly sought after for the status and recognition it conveyed...full story>>
October 17, 2012 Founding Finley Faculty Member Passes Away
Retired J. Taylor Finley Junior High School guidance counselor Anne P. Royce passed away on October 5. She was just two weeks shy of her 86th birthday...full story>>
October 15, 2012 Retired PE Teacher Ron Cuppernull Passes Away
Ron Cuppernull taught his physical education classes with a wry sense of humor and a touch of class and his students loved every minute of their time in the gym. Known for his many years of coaching the Blue Devil boys' and girls' varsity tennis teams, Mr. Cuppernull passed away suddenly at home last Thursday. He was 77...full story>>
August 29, 2012 Huntington's First Social Worker Passes Away
As the Huntington School District's first social worker, Margaret Crowley blazed a trail that many have since followed. The educator helped countless students and families during her long career and left a lasting impression on her colleagues...full story>>
August 13, 2012 Equestrienne Club a Relic from a Bygone Era
Like most of Long Island and the rest of the world, Huntington was a very different place in the 1930's. It was the era of the Great Depression and legions of unemployed, of storm clouds forming over Europe and of bread lines on Main Street in Huntington village...full story>>
August 8, 2012 Lou Giani Inducted into NYSPHSAA Hall of Fame
Lou Giani's competitive and coaching careers have brought the legendary Huntington High School wrestling mentor to dizzying heights. Last week he added to his lengthy list of honors received when the Blue Devil great was inducted into the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame during the organization's 89th annual banquet last week at the Fort William Henry Hotel & Conference Center in Lake George...full story>>
July 11, 2012 Retired Teacher Passes Away at 88
Edythe Bronstein, who spent 31 years in first and second grade classrooms at Nathan Hale and Flower Hill Elementary Schools in the Huntington School District, passed away June 16. The retired teacher was 88 and residing in Laguna Woods, California...full story>>
July 2, 2012 Hansen Named School Museum Curator
The Huntington School District's Heritage Museum has a new curator for the first time in decades after Brian Hansen was named to the part-time post to replace Jack Abrams, the institution's founder and longtime leader...full story>>
June 11, 2012 Jack Abrams Retires from Museum Curator Post
The founder of the Huntington School District's School Heritage Museum and the only curator the institution has ever had is retiring. Jack Abrams has stepped down from his part-time post after 25 years of service...full story>>
Previous Headlines
- May 18, 2012 A Huntington History Lesson
- May 18, 2012 Lou Giani Named to NYSPHSAA Hall of Fame
- May 17, 2012 Retired Reading Teacher Passes Away
- April 30, 2012 Retired Huntington Music Teacher Passes Away
- April 25, 2012 Retired Huntington Teacher Passes Away
- April 13, 2012 It Must be Spring as Carol's Trees are Flowering
- March 16, 2012 The Origins of Huntington's PTA
- March 15, 2012 Looking for J. Taylor Finley
- February 1, 2012 School Heritage Museum Seeks Donations of Artifacts
- January 6, 2012 Alum Helps Restore Huntington's Class of 1961 Memorial
- December 22, 2011 Retired Teacher John Messbauer Passes Away
- December 19, 2011 Former Coach Inducted into Hall of Fame
- December 7, 2011 Retired Science Teacher Passes Away
- November 22, 2011 Teacher Earns Plaudits Even in Retirement
- September 12, 2011 Legendary Music Teacher Andy Housholder Passes Away
- July 25, 2011 Huntington Legend Emory Bromsted Passes Away
- July 13, 2011 Huntington El's Founding Principal Passes Away
- May 26, 2011 The Irreplaceable Nora Maier is Still Missed
- May 3, 2011 Carol's Trees are Flowering
- March 31, 2011 Former Principal's Wife Passes Away
- March 30, 2011 Former Huntington Coach Passes Away
- March 17, 2011 Former Toaz Science Teacher Passes Away
- March 4, 2011 Finello One of Huntington's Longest Serving Superintendents
- February 18, 2011 Woodhull Property Once Eyed as Possible Junior High School Site
- January 28, 2011 Former Huntington Science Teacher Passes Away
- January 24, 2011 Former Huntington English Teacher Passes Away
- December 23, 2010 Leon Gimpel Passes Away
- November 18, 2010 Huntington History Lesson
- November 3, 2010 Former Teacher and BOE President Passes Away
- October 22, 2010 Huntington History: A Mother's Lament
- October 12, 2010 School Heritage Museum Seeks Donations of Artifacts
- August 23, 2010 Remembering the Main Street School
- August 9, 2010 Remembering Nathan Hale School
- August 2, 2010 Washington School History is Fascinating Tale
- June 15, 2010 Flower Hill’s Founding Librarian Passes Away
- June 14, 2010 Huntington School Nurse Passes Away
- June 3, 2010 Long Retired Art Teacher Sends Message
- April 21, 2010 Tony Barresi Lives an Active Retirement
- April 15, 2010 Flowering Trees Honor Fallen Trustee
- April 14, 2010 Remembering Station School on School Street
- April 7, 2010 Retired Jefferson Custodian Fred Rocco Passes Away
- March 24, 2010 Sophomore Michael Lambui Fills in Missing District History
- February 22, 2010 Founding Principal of Two Huntington Schools Passes Away
- February 12, 2010 Remembering Huntington’s Longest Serving Principal
- February 10, 2010 Remembering Washington School’s Founding Principal
- February 4, 2010 Retired English Teacher Passes Away
- January 29, 2010 Remembering Southdown School’s Founding Principal
- January 26, 2010 Huntington Student Government Born in 1925
- January 22, 2010 Southdown School Rises in an Open Field
- January 15, 2010 Origins of Huntington Drama Club Date to 1928
- January 14, 2010 Remembering Superintendent Charles T. St. Clair
- January 11, 2010 Remembering Dr. Garson Rockoff
- January 7, 2010 How the New High School Came to Be
- December 21, 2009 Woodbury Avenue School is Gone but Not Forgotten
- December 21, 2009 School Retiree Passes Away at 98
- December 11, 2009 The Sad Story behind Southdown School’s Yellowbird
- December 11, 2009 Remembering the Principals of Toaz
- December 7, 2009 Superintendent Robert K. Toaz Remembered
- December 7, 2009 Blue Devil Wrestling’s Roots Traced to 1933
- November 24, 2009 Retired English Teacher Passes Away
- November 20, 2009 Remembering Ralph Thompson and his Fatal Fall
- November 19, 2009 Don Loughlin Returns to Huntington
- November 18, 2009 Adventures into that Mysterious Dome
- November 17, 2009 Principal Returns after Four Decade Absence
- September 25, 2009 It’s Time to Celebrate as Blue Devil Band Turns 75
- September 17, 2009 Blue Devil Marching Band Plans 75th Anniversary Dinner
- August 10, 2009 Retired Huntington Librarian Passes Away
- August 3, 2009 Remembering Historic Huntington Commencements
- July 30, 2009 Remembering Robert L. Simpson
- July 22, 2009 Former Huntington Administrator Chris Vagts Passes Away
- R. K. Toaz Junior High School Dedication Exercises Program
- Floor Plans for Robert K. Toaz Junior High School
- Floor Plans for Robert L. Simpson Junior High School