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Luke Wesnofske Chooses SUNY Maritime College

Luke Wesnofske has accepted a cadet appointment program scholarship to attend SUNY Maritime College in the Bronx. The Huntington High School senior intends to study marine operations in preparation for a career in the maritime industry.

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Senior Class News

Amanda Cullinan Scholarship Presented to Thomas Kline

Huntington High School three sport athlete Thomas Kline is this year’s recipient of the Amanda Hertig Cullinan Student-Athlete Resiliency Award. The $2,500 scholarship was presented at the 57th Blue Devil senior athletic awards ceremony.

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Senior Class News

Smalling & Addeo Capture Courtney O’Bryan Scholarships

Courtney O’Bryan was a charismatic young woman with a magnetic personality. Super smart, energetic and loyal, she was a kind and considerate friend to so many. She was loved by everyone that knew her.

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Spring Sports News

Blue Devil Senior Athletes Participating in Survey

Huntington High School seniors who have participated in the Blue Devil athletic program at any point over the past four years shouldn’t pass up the opportunity to complete an online senior athlete survey. The seniors can weigh in and offer their views on a variety of aspects related to the program and provide feedback on their personal experience.

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Huntington Captures Honors in Le Grand Concours

June 20 2025

Huntington High School and J. Taylor Finley Middle School students turned in exceptional results on this year’s National French Exam, formally known as Le Grand Concours.

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Solar Science Success at Washington School

June 20 2025

First grade and third grade students teamed up at Washington Primary School for a hands-on solar oven project that blended science, technology, literacy and sustainability.

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Emely Herrera Rivas Named Ex Officio Student Member of School Board

June 20 2025

Emely Herrera Rivas has been named an ex officio student member of the Huntington School Board. The Huntington High School junior was one of nine students who applied for the position and went through a structured process coordinated and supervised by several school officials.

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H-ton to Offer Summer Weight Training & Conditioning Intramurals

June 20 2025

A summer weight training and conditioning intramural program will be available to Huntington High School students entering grades 9-12 next September. The summer program will run Monday through Thursday from June 30 through August 14 with sessions between 7:00-8:30 a.m. and again between 5:00-6:30 p.m.

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Harry Uvena Turns in Historic Baseball Season

June 18 2025

Senior Harry Uvena paced the Blue Devil varsity baseball team this spring. The teenager was named to the All-County team and was a finalist for both the Silver Slugger and Gold Glove Awards.

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Western Suffolk Counselors’ Assn. Honors Huntington Duo

June 18 2025

The Western Suffolk Counselors’ Association has honored Diana Bonilla as Counselor of the Year and Dr. Ricky V. Papandrea, Jr. as Administrator of the Year.

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Huntington GSA Club Participates in Town Parade

June 18 2025

The Huntington High School GSA club participated in this year’s Long Island Pride Parade and festival in Heckscher Park. A crowd of thousands turned out for the event, which first kicked off in 1991.

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Popsicles with Pops at Flower Hill School

June 18 2025

Flower Hill Primary School’s annual “Popsicles with Pops” event presented a wonderful opportunity for dads, uncles, cousins, brothers and their special children to connect and make lasting memories together.

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Donaghy & McDonald Capture Empire Auto Scholarships

June 17 2025

Lauren Donaghy and Timothy McDonald captured Empire Automotive Group Scholar-Athlete Awards at the 57th annual Blue Devil senior athletic award ceremony in the Huntington High School auditorium.

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Booster Club Camp Registration Continues

June 17 2025

There’s still time to register for one or more Huntington Booster Club summer camps. To date, about 150 boys and girls have signed up. Current varsity athletes will be assisting the camp directors.

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Blue Devil Athletes Garner Suffolk Gold Keys

June 17 2025

Ten spectacular Huntington High School athletes were presented with Section XI Gold Key awards at the 57th Blue Devil senior athletic awards ceremony late last week in the auditorium.

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Southdown Students Showcase Latin American Culture

June 17 2025

The Southdown Primary School dual language program hosted a captivating event that took families on a journey through Latin American countries. Students spent weeks researching and creating presentations about the history, culture, and geography of various Latin American nations and were excited to share their knowledge with their families and school community.

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Selvin Chacon Ovando Captures Dennis Edwards Scholarship

June 16 2025

The passage of time might dull the pain, but it really doesn’t make it any easier to discuss a terrible event that strikes so close to home. Patti Edwards stood by herself at the microphone on the stage in the same auditorium that her late husband had sat in so many times as a student at Huntington High School.

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Jefferson School Field Day 2025 Fun

June 16 2025

Jefferson Primary School’s field day has always been one of the most popular days of the year for kids. The building opened in September 1962 and ever since then without interruption there’s been an extravaganza late in the school year.

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Blue Devils Reap Post-Season Awards

June 16 2025

The Huntington Lions Club is sold on Anthony Addeo. They are convinced he’s headed for success in his professional career as well as life. And those who know him well are quick to agree.

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Eric Heinz Displays Athleticism in All-State Performance

June 16 2025

The Huntington Lions Club is sold on Anthony Addeo. They are convinced he’s headed for success in his professional career as well as life. And those who know him well are quick to agree.

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Anthony Addeo Wins $5,000 Lions Club Scholarship

June 13 2025

The Huntington Lions Club is sold on Anthony Addeo. They are convinced he’s headed for success in his professional career as well as life. And those who know him well are quick to agree.

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Anderson Velasco Velasquez Captures Howard Munson Scholarship

June 13 2025

Anderson Velasco Velasquez isn’t shy about putting his head down and engaging in hard work. He is willing to take on challenging, but delicate projects that require careful analysis and problem-solving along with some elbow grease to complete. The Huntington High School senior is this year’s recipient of the Howard H. Munson Memorial Scholarship Award, which honors one of the town’s legendary business figures.

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Nicolas Francis Presented Patrick McCourt Scholarship

June 13 2025

The Patrick Thomas McCourt Memorial Scholarship was created following a frightening accident that saddened the community when word of it spread. A member of Huntington High School’s Class of 2006, the 22-year old was killed September 17, 2011 after being struck by two cars while walking along Veterans Memorial Highway in Holbrook.

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Grandfriends Club Throws Senior-Senior Prom

June 13 2025

The 30th annual Huntington High School GrandFriends senior-senior prom was a festive afternoon for both the 100 senior citizens participating in this year’s event and the dozens of teenagers who turned out to interact with the residents of Sunrise Assisted Living on West Hills Road and the Town of Huntington’s Senior Center.

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Will Fallon Garners Mazoyer Award for Economics

June 12 2025

Huntington High School senior Will Fallon has garnered the Huntington Fire Department’s Honorary Chief Ray Mazoyer Award for Economics. It carries a stipend of $500.

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Marine Ecology Class Features Dogfish Dissection

June 12 2025

There’s always something fun happening in Huntington High School science classes. Students in the Marine Ecology class recently explored shark anatomy through a hands-on dissection of dogfish sharks.

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Brennan Ackerman Captures Quentin Sammis Award

June 12 2025

Brennan Ackerman is an impressive young man. He plans to attend the University of Richmond in Virginia and intends to study business administration with a concentration in business analytics. The senior’s time at Huntington High School has seen him develop many fruitful relationships and notch notable achievements along the way.

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Blue Devils at State Track Championships

June 12 2025

Two Blue Devil track greats have qualified for the New York State Boys’ Track & Field Championships this weekend at Middletown. The pair have high hopes of earning medals

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Caitlin Maher Dubnau Captures Thomas Karolyi Scholarship

June 11 2025

Thomas Karolyi was a trendsetting orchestra teacher and director and an exceptional musician in his own right. One of J. Taylor Finley Junior High School’s founding faculty members in 1965, he instructed, encouraged and guided thousands of musicians during his storied career.

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Flower Hill’s Allison Conlon Honored with Tech Award

June 11 2025

Western Suffolk BOCES recently presented Flower Hill Primary School teacher Allison Conlon with the organization’s Teacher Technology Integration Award during a ceremony held to celebrate innovative educators across the region.

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State DEC Visits Huntington High School Science Classes

June 11 2025

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently visited Huntington High School Life Science and AP Biology classes to present an engaging program on wildlife forensics and the international trade in wildlife.

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A Field Day to Remember at Southdown School

June 11 2025

Yeehaw! Southdown Primary School physical education teachers John Romano and Natalee Schaeffer saddled up and put on an unforgettable field day this year, transforming the school’s athletic field into a lively Wild West adventure. With students and teachers decked out in cowboy hats, bandanas, face paint and western flair, the spirit of the frontier was alive and well all day long!

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Devon St. John and Luca Cuozzo Capture Dellecave Awards

June 10 2025

Seniors Devon St. John and Luca Cuozzo are Huntington High School’s recipients of this year’s Guy “Butch” Dellecave Award, which is presented to one graduating male and female from each Suffolk high school who possess “outstanding accomplishments on the field of play, in the classroom and within the community.”

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SEPTA Presents Distinguished Service Awards

June 10 2025

Three outstanding educators who have dedicated their professional careers to Huntington UFSD children are this year’s Special Education PTA Distinguished Service Award recipients.

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Blue Devil Senior Athletic Awards Night on Thursday

June 10 2025

The 57th annual Blue Devil senior athletic awards ceremony will be held on Thursday night (June 12) in the Huntington High School auditorium at 6 p.m.

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Woodhull Fifth Graders Are Learners Who Lead

June 10 2025

Fifth graders participating in Woodhull Intermediate School’s Learners Who LEAD program recently took part in a meaningful community service trip to Huntington UFSD’s primary schools to lead and inspire younger students.

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Senior Elizabeth James Chooses Hofstra University

June 9 2025

Elizabeth James is one of the top track and field athletes in the state, but her classmates know her simply as a kind-hearted and considerate soul that cares about everyone. The Huntington High School senior plans to study nursing at Hofstra University and compete on the school’s NCAA Division I track team.

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Huntington Habitat Donates $78,000 to Build House

June 9 2025

Huntington High School Habitat for Humanity club members came to last week’s public meeting of the Huntington School Board in the Jack Abrams STEM Magnet School auditorium to announce the club would be donating $78,000 to Habitat for Humanity of Long Island to build a much needed home in Wyandanch.

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Presentation Outlines Possible Intermediate Level Restructuring

June 9 2025

Possible restructuring changes to the instructional and co-curricular programs at Jack Abrams STEM Magnet School and Woodhull Intermediate School were shared during a presentation at last week’s Huntington School Board meeting.

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JV Flag Football Team Compiles 5-3 Record

June 9 2025

Huntington is determined to develop a championship flag football program. To help me interest in the sport, the district added a junior varsity team this past spring and that young squad battled its way to a 5-3 record.

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Senior Ludo Cattano Headed to UConn to Study Business

June 5 2025

Ludo Cattano is finishing up his time at Huntington High School and turning his attention to what comes next. The senior plans to attend the University of Connecticut and study business.

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Huntington Faculty Earn Trauma Informed Educator Certification

June 5 2025

Eight members of Huntington UFSD’s faculty corps have earned certificates as Trauma Responsive Educators. Beginning in February, the group engaged in a 10 hour series of professional development sessions to learn about and respond to students who may have adverse childhood experiences (ACEs).

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Isabella Careccia-Johnson Honored at Valedictorian’s Luncheon

June 5 2025

Isabella Careccia-Johnson was among the county valedictorians feted at a recent lunch hosted by the Suffolk County School Superintendents Association at Villa Lombardi’s in Holbrook. The Huntington High School student is No. 1 academically in the Class of 2025.

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Starry Stories Come to Life at Washington Primary

June 5 2025

Washington Primary School students recently enjoyed an opportunity to explore Native American legends in the district’s Star Lab. The youngsters stepped into a giant inflatable dome and journeyed through the stars, without ever leaving the school grounds.

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Madeline Francis Invites Viewers to Feel What She Hears

June 4 2025

Huntington High School senior Madeline Francis is a talented young woman. One of her splendid gifts is photography. Her Advanced Placement 2D Art & Design portfolio of work is simply spectacular.

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Blue Devils Win Long Island Girls’ Lax Championship

June 4 2025

Whatever it takes. As long as the team gets the “W,” no one really cares who the star is on any given day. The Huntington girls’ lacrosse team raced out of the starting gate and built what proved to be an insurmountable lead to topple mighty Massapequa and lift the Blue Devils to their first Long Island championship in 30 years, 12-8 on Tuesday at Adelphi University.

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Alexis Estrada Appointed Finley Assistant Principal

June 4 2025

The Huntington School Board has appointed Alexis Estrada to serve as J. Taylor Finley Middle School’s assistant principal beginning July 1. She will succeed retiring Kenneth Parham, who has been in the post for many years.

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Blue Devil Girls’ Golf Successfully Rebuilds

June 4 2025

The Huntington varsity girls’ golf team successfully completed a rebuilding season, restocking its ranks and winning four matches in a tough league.

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