Four Huntington Artists Tapped for Heckscher Museum Exhibit

April 1 2025

Huntington UFSD has a new strategic plan. Superintendent Beth McCoy presented an overview of a “Blueprint for Excellence,” as the plan is called, during a public meeting of the Huntington School Board earlier this week.

April 1 2025

Huntington UFSD Arts Night at Huntington High School is set for Wednesday, April 2 from 6-8 p.m. The third annual event looks to be a sensational evening featuring a faculty arts show, crafts and musical performances.

April 1 2025

Three Huntington UFSD faculty and staff members were honored at SCOPE’s 24th annual school district awards dinner at Villa Lombardi’s in Holbrook.

April 1 2025

The Huntington girls’ and boys’ varsity lacrosse teams both won their season openers at Farmingdale on consecutive days. The Blue Devil girls’ claimed a 14-10 victory on Friday with the boys’ winning on Saturday, 17-6.

March 28 2025

Huntington UFSD has a new strategic plan. Superintendent Beth McCoy presented an overview of a “Blueprint for Excellence,” as the plan is called, during a public meeting of the Huntington School Board earlier this week.

March 28 2025

About 15 workers toiled for most of Saturday, cleaning the bleachers, wall padding, floor and basketball backboards and installing black base molding and silver door saddles. The final base moldings will be put in place on Monday night.

March 28 2025

Registration for the Huntington School District’s summer driver education program is on the horizon. A series of important dates and related information has been announced. The program is open to any student who has reached the age of 16 by June 30 and holds a valid learner’s permit.

March 28 2025

For many students, financial aid is the key to making college a reality. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the first and most important step in securing financial assistance for higher education. Completing the FAFSA opens doors to grants, scholarships, work-study opportunities, and low-interest federal student loans—resources that can make a significant difference in covering the cost of college.

March 27 2025

The Huntington High School auditorium will spring to life this weekend at the drama club presents the hilarious musical, “Mean Girls High School Edition.” The curtain will rise on Friday at 7 p.m. and again on Saturday at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets will be available at the door.

March 27 2025

Huntington freshman Hennie England claimed the Mike D’Innocenzo Outstanding Entry on Long Island History Award at last weekend’s National History Day regional finals at Hofstra University.

March 27 2025

Huntington High School will host a virtual presentation by Princeton Review titled “PSAT 10 Scores: Now What?” on Thursday, April 10 at 7 p.m. This session will guide students and their families through understanding PSAT 10 scores and how to use them to plan for future standardized testing and college admissions.

March 27 2025

Residents of the Huntington School District are being asked to authorize creation of a new Building Improvement Fund when they go to the polls on Tuesday, May 20. The new fund would replace a similar one that is set to expire soon.

March 26 2025

March 26 2025

It’s all about the kids as far as Huntington alum and Washington and Flower Hill art teacher Nicholas J. Matarazzo is concerned. So when five of his students won honors at this year’s Suffolk County Art Leaders Assn. show in Babylon he was there right alongside each of the youngsters.

March 26 2025

There’s no stopping Emma Boyle, who is in the midst of an incredible run through Huntington High School. The junior is achieving new heights in the classroom and as an artist and athlete.

March 26 2025

Huntington 102 is underway. The 102nd season of the Blue Devil football program learned its 2025 fall schedule during a Section XI seeding meeting at Patchogue-Medford High School on Monday night.

March 25 2025

Taylor Nappi is one of Huntington High School’s most talented young photographers. The senior was recently one of seven award recipients across Long Island in the Fifth Annual Roberta Stent Memorial Photography Award contest.

March 25 2025

Math teachers Abigail Simon and Denise Grodzicki recently accompanied J. Taylor Finley Middle School’s Math Counts and Mathletes teams to the first ever Masters Invitational at Udall Road Middle School in West Islip where about 120 math whizzes spread across 20 teams from Long Island middle schools vied in a challenging completion.

March 25 2025

Lauren Desiderio was named Teacher of the Year at Long Island History Day at Hofstra University on Sunday. The veteran Huntington High School faculty member was presented with the Robbie Harte Teacher Recognition Award, “in recognition of your commitment and dedication as a teacher and in grateful appreciation for your longtime service to the Long Island History Day program.”

March 25 2025

Huntington High School boys’ basketball players have begun their off-season workouts, participating in intramurals on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights from 6-7 p.m. The coaching staff is being reshuffled with Peter Lipka returning as varsity head coach and Patrick Reilly coming in as the varsity assistant and Joe Crocco taking over the junior varsity squad.

March 24 2025

Huntington UFSD sixth graders returned from a trip to the Frost Valley YMCA Environmental Education Center happy and healthy. The trip spanned parts of four days and included 123 youngsters, 14 chaperones and a pair of teacher aides.

March 24 2025

The J. Taylor Finley Middle School spring sports season will begin on Monday, March 24. Students can choose from among the following sports: Softball, baseball, girls’ track and field, girls’ lacrosse, boys’ track and field, boys’ lacrosse and boys’ tennis and a combined girls’ gymnastics team with Oldfields, which will practice at Harborfields High School.

March 24 2025

The mock trial club at J. Taylor Finley Middle School has been gathering steam throughout the current school year. Students recently had an opportunity to showcase their skills at Western Suffolk BOCES’ 41st annual mock trial tournament at Suffolk Community College in Selden.

March 24 2025

Huntington High School recently welcomed Canadian hip-hop artist David Dufour, known as D-Track, from Gatineau, Quebec. He performed for over 400 French students from various schools, including Babylon, Baldwin, Northport-East Northport, East Williston, Holy Child Academy, Plainview-Old Bethpage, Walt Whitman and J. Taylor Finley Middle School. The performance helped celebrate International Francophonie Day.

March 21 2025

The J. Taylor Finley Middle School spring sports season will begin on Monday, March 24.

March 21 2025

Huntington High School was a happening place on Thursday; the first day of spring. Advanced Placement Biology students were able to get a hands-on experience with evolution by growing Wisconsin Fast Plants and tracking genetic changes over generations.

March 21 2025

A spectacular run by the Huntington High School mock trial team ended by the narrowest of margins in the Elite Eight round of the Suffolk mock trial tournament against second seeded Northport. The Blue Devils fell 63-62 in an abrupt ending to the careers of six exceptional seniors who helped carry the team to dizzying heights in recent years.

March 21 2025

An announcement concerning the date of Huntington UFSD’s Homecoming Day festivities is coming soon. Officials have been waiting for Section XI to issue varsity football schedules listing 2025’s four home games. Those schedules will be released next week.

March 20 2025

While it’s easy to look at Huntington UFSD as tradition laden since the district traces its roots to the hiring of the first public school teacher in February 1657, but truth be told the 4,000 student strong system has constantly reinvented itself to remain among the very finest on Long Island and in the state.

March 20 2025

Principal Michelle Richards and her teachers and staff will do just about anything to get Washington Primary School students interested in reading. They have all been tireless promoters of reading on every grade level.

March 20 2025

Seven Huntington High School art students will have their work on exhibit soon at the Huntington Arts Council’s Main Street Gallery in Huntington. High Arts Showcase XXI will run from March 25 to April 19, 2025. An opening reception is set for March 28 from 4-7 p.m.

March 20 2025

Huntington High School boys’ swimming and diving coach Meg McConnell has been honored as Suffolk’s Coach of the Year. The Blue Devil alum and longtime boys’ and girls’ coach was presented with the award at this week’s county awards dinner at Villa Lombardi’s in Holbrook.

March 19 2025

Wynne Franciscovich battled her way to 17 varsity wins and fourth place in Suffolk as the Huntington High School junior enjoyed a banner year with the Blue Devil girls’ wrestling contingent on the “super team” consisting of athletes from John H. Glenn, Walt Whitman, Harborfields, Commack, Northport and Huntington.

March 19 2025

Jefferson Primary School third grade leadership team members recently partnered with student leaders at Huntington High School along with the Interact Club for a meaningful and engaging activity.

March 19 2025

Huntington High School Class of 2021 alum Tess Stanley will graduate in May from Lafayette College with 4.0 grade point average in neuroscience and dual degrees; BS in neuroscience and a BA in philosophy. She will begin studying for a Ph.D. in neuroscience at the University of Cambridge.

March 19 2025

The Huntington High School boys’ indoor track and field team uphold the Blue Devils’ tradition for excellence this past winter. Huntington’s 4x400m relay won the Suffolk title and a string of other performances were notable.

March 18 2025

The J. Taylor Finley Middle School drama club will present “Once Upon A Mattress Jr.” on Friday and Saturday, March 21-22 at 7 p.m. in the school auditorium. The cast and stage crew have been preparing and rehearsing for the production for weeks with final rehearsals set for this week before the curtain rises on Friday evening.

March 18 2025

In celebration of Women’s History Month, Huntington High School’s Women’s Empowerment Club invited women leaders found at various levels of district and building administration to share their stories with students.

March 18 2025

Huntington High School’s bowling team has struggled since it was reinstated four years ago, but first year head coach Dianna Cazzalino has plans to turnaround the Blue Devils’ fortunes.

March 18 2025

The revamped Huntington High School boys’ basketball team is holding a fundraiser today, Tuesday, March 18 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. at Jonny D’s Pizza at 946 New York Avenue. If you mention Huntington boys’ basketball or show the fundraising flyer, 25 percent of each order will be donated to the Blue Devils hoops program.

March 17 2025

The Huntington High School mock trial team nipped East Hampton in the closest matchup of the season to advance to the Suffolk courtroom tournament’s Elite Eight Round.

March 17 2025

Flower Hill Primary School’s Pick A Reading Partner program kicked off in early March and it’s been an “incredible adventure,” Principal Cindy Siegel said.

March 17 2025

Washington Primary School students love science. They always have since the school first opened in September 1954. More than 70 years later, that’s still the case.

March 17 2025

To assist Huntington parents and Blue Devil student-athletes with planning for 2025/26, the athletic department is announcing important dates for next year’s fall, winter and spring seasons.