College News and 2010 Senior Awards
July 29, 2010 Clifford and McGoldrick win English Awards
Johanna Clifford and Erin McGoldrick graduated from Huntington High School this past June, but not before the duo picked up prestigious scholarships from the English Honor Society for their service around the building...full story>>
July 15, 2010 Huntington PTSA Honors Four Seniors
Generous scholarships were presented to four graduating seniors by the Huntington High School Parent-Teacher-Student Association. The financial awards went to a group of teenagers held in high esteem by classmates and the school’s faculty and staff...full story>>
July 12, 2010 SEPTA Presents Awards to Seniors
Jeffly Jean-Baptiste and Luis Lopez left their respective marks on Huntington High School in a variety of ways, including in the classroom. The district’s Special Education PTA awarded $1,500 scholarships to the pair of Class of 2010 members in recognition of a job well-done...full story>>
June 24, 2010 Kimchy Captures Isaac Swezey Award
As Alexandra Kimchy nears the end of four glorious years at Huntington High School, the Cornell-bound teenager is reaping the awards that come to those who work hard...full story>>
June 24, 2010 Silverman Grabs Sammis Prize for English
Rebecca Silverman has been garnering plenty of awards this spring. That’s not surprising since the Huntington High School Class of 2010 valedictorian is an intellectual powerhouse. She’s headed to Massachusetts Institute of Technology where everyone expects her to continue smashing through every barrier she encounters...full story>>
June 24, 2010 German Alvarez Wins Conrad Hecht Award
Huntington High School senior German Alvarez is walking around with his head held high after winning the Conrad Hecht Memorial Award presented by the Long Island Association of Special Education Administrators...full story>>
June 23, 2010 Alumni Association Presents Senior Awards
Huntington High School Alumni Association President Valerie Allocco presented four current seniors with awards earlier this month during a ceremony in the high school auditorium...full story>>
June 21, 2010 Nicholas Schoen Honored with Fred Cambria Award
Huntington senior Nicholas Schoen was presented with the Fred Cambria Award, the scholarship that accompanies it and a handsome plaque, too, at the 42nd Blue Devil Senior Athletic Awards Banquet last week...full story>>
June 18, 2010 First Daniel Guido Memorial Scholarship Presented
There’s no debating that Dan Guido was a wildly popular member of Huntington High School’s Class of 2001. When he passed away suddenly last June, it was a crushing loss to his family, friends and classmates. He was 25 years old and a member of the New York Police Department stationed in the 28th precinct in Harlem...full story>>
June 18, 2010 Lauren Campbell Earns Journalism Award
Lauren Campbell is a bouncy, positive teenager. The Huntington High School senior ranks among the top five percent of the Class of 2010. She’s studious, articulate, a gifted writer and a hard worker...full story>>
June 17, 2010 Anthony Kouttron Heads to RPI
Anthony Kouttron is a man with a plan. The Huntington High School senior has his future mapped out. In the fall he will begin classes at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a dual major in electrical engineering and computer systems. He’s been on this path for a long time....full story>>
June 17, 2010 Chelsey Hoole-Shlakman Wins Kevin Sze Scholarship
A scholarship in memory of Kevin Sze, who is remembered around the Huntington School District as a kind and gentle soul, was presented to senior Chelsey Hoole-Shlakman, who is headed to SUNY College at Morrisville in the fall...full story>>
June 17, 2010 Howard Munson Scholarship Presented to Bethany Smith
Bethany Smith wants to be a nurse. To accomplish that goal will take plenty of studying and practical experience. It will require a college education. That costs money. So, the Huntington High School senior was all smiles when she was presented with the $3,000 Howard N. Munson Scholarship by the Huntington Fire Department...full story>>
June 17, 2010 Sheerin Wins Boys’ Lax Founder’s Award
Andrew Sheerin, a Huntington High School senior who is headed to Washington College in Maryland in the fall, is this year’s Donald A. Loughlin Founder’s Award recipient...full story>>
June 16, 2010 Huntington Seniors Presented with Music Awards
Thomas Monks is this year’s recipient of the $1,000 Linda Shoemaker Blue Devil Scholarship as the senior “who best exemplifies the benefits of membership in the band on his personal growth during high school.” The honor was presented during the senior academic awards night held earlier this month in the Huntington High School auditorium...full story>>
June 16, 2010 Friends of OHEKA Honor Two Huntington Seniors
Huntington High School seniors Zach Teplin and Kieran McCarthy Fell were presented with Otto Kahn Awards by Friends of OHEKA during the group’s garden party this month at the legendary Gold Coast estate in Cold Spring Hills...full story>>
June 15, 2010 Booster Club Presents Sportsmanship Awards
The Huntington Booster Club awarded sportsmanship scholarships to seniors Lauren Visbal and Daniel Smith near the close of the 42nd senior athletic awards banquet held earlier this month in the high school gym...full story>>
June 14, 2010 Colleen Teubner Earns Sarah Murphy Award
Is there anything Colleeen Teubner can’t do? Everything the Huntington High School senior touches seems to turn to gold. She’s the “can-do” kid...full story>>
June 11, 2010 Senior Trio Awarded Bene Foundation Scholarships
Much to their delight, three special Huntington High School seniors were awarded scholarships by the Kimberly Bene Foundation at last week’s senior academic awards night...full story>>
June 10, 2010 Bosco Garners Ray Deren Memorial Scholarship
Ray Deren played a key role in Blue Devil athletic history. It was his innovative ideas and dogged leadership that resulted in the steady growth of opportunities for Huntington student-athletes. He pioneered the use of an athletic trainer in a high school setting and engineered an array of well-received initiatives. His influence is still apparent today, even though he retired more than two decades ago...full story>>
June 10, 2010 ATH Presents Scholarship to Joselyn Fajardo
The Associated Teachers of Huntington presented a $2,000 scholarship to Huntington High School senior Joselyn Fajardo at last week’s senior academic awards night. She hopes to one day become a special education and Spanish teacher...full story>>
June 9, 2010 Meredith McCourt Wins William Class Award
Bill Class came to Huntington in 1929 and set a standard of excellence that still lives on today in the Blue Devil athletic program. He retired 47 years ago and passed away in August 1984, but he hasn’t been forgotten in the community or its high school...full story>>
June 8, 2010 Elizabeth Mohr Earns Cohen Scholarship
Ask any of his classmates still residing locally and they will tell you that Joel Cohen was a swell kind of guy. One of Huntington High School’s most well-known and proudest graduates, he was also one of its most successful. So successful, that upon his passing, a generous scholarship fund was endowed in his memory...full story>>
June 7, 2010 Rebecca Silverman Wins Principal’s Award
Rebecca Silverman’s infectious smile, contagious laugh and intellectual firepower are hard to resist. Certainly her classmates at Huntington High School can’t. The senior is the valedictorian of the Class of 2010 and her potential appears unlimited...full story>>
June 7, 2010 HARTE Scholarship Goes to Dayna Reyes
The Huntington Association of Retired Teachers and Employees has awarded a $1,200 scholarship to Huntington High School senior Danya Reyes, who is headed to the University of Arizona in the fall...full story>>
June 4, 2010 Samuel Sainthil Heads to Columbia University
Samuel Sainthil has always been a classy sort of guy. Decked out in a white shirt, tie and black suit at the recent Distinguished Seniors Dinner, the Huntington High School, the teenager had a certain James Bond-esque look; cool, calm and comfortable...full story>>
May 20, 2010 McGoldrick is one of Huntington’s Unforgettable Seniors
Erin McGoldrick will graduate next month as one of the most unforgettable seniors in Huntington High School’s Class of 2010. She’s been immersed in activities and challenging courses for the past four years and said her experience has been wonderful. She will leave a happy young woman...full story>>
May 12, 2010 Leif Drace a Rising Artist
As Leif Drace enters his final weeks at Huntington High School, teachers say the senior has left his mark academically, artistically and as a fine young man...full story>>
January 14, 2009 Huntington’s Everett Coraor Named Intel Semi-finalist
In one fell swoop Huntington High School senior Everett Coraor put the district’s science program in the national spotlight on Wednesday when he was named a semi-finalist in the 2010 Intel Science Talent Search competition...full story>>
January 13, 2009 Kevin Sze Scholarship Raising Funds
In his short 16-year life, Kevin Sze touched many hearts and minds. He won’t be forgotten if organizers of a scholarship fund created in his name have anything to do about it...full story>>
December 22, 2009 Cornell Accepts Huntington Senior Alexandra Kimchy
It’s hard to define Alexandra Kimchy. She can be extremely serious and intense one minute and cracking jokes the next. She’s a legitimate scholar, but also someone who mixes it up with the best of them on the athletic field. She loves her hometown but will be leaving it soon as one of the happiest people around after being accepted into Cornell University...full story>>
December 4, 2009 Karly Kocis Inks NCAA Letter of Intent
Karly Kocis, a Huntington High School senior, has signed an NCAA Division I letter of intent, accepting a scholarship and committing to play lacrosse at St. Bonaventure University in southwestern New York...full story>>
December 2, 2009 Higbie Scholarship Grows by $61K
Since it was first established in the fall of 2006, the William H. Higbie Memorial Scholarship Fund at Huntington High School has grown by $61,000 and now stands at an impressive $771,117. It has yet to be awarded to a student...full story>>