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Huntington’s Nina Fascilla Named to US Youth Senate

Nina Fascilla has a knack for making the Huntington High School community proud. The senior has been selected as a delegate to the United States Youth Senate through a rigorous application and interview process. She will represent New York as one of just two students chosen in the state.

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Guidance Dep't News

HHS Guidance Offers College Services to Students

Huntington High School’s College Office and the counseling offices in general are busy places. Students need to be diligent at keeping up with all of the services and overall assistance that is available to them.

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Winter School Sports

Blue Devils Try to Make it Three Straight Wins

The Huntington varsity boys’ basketball team quickly put a season opening loss at Rocky Point behind it, beating West Babylon (58-54) and Central Islip (65-38) at home. The Blue Devils host Babylon on Friday night at 6:15 p.m. as they try to make it three wins in a row.

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Winter School Sports

Blue Devil Wrestling Tournament on Saturday

The Huntington wrestling team will take to the mats on Saturday for the season opening tournament in Louis D. Giani Gymnasium.

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National Honor Society Chapter Inducts New Members

December 5 2024

The Nathan Hale chapter of the National Honor Society at Huntington High School inducted more than five dozen new members this week in the auditorium. The ceremony marked the 71st annual induction in the organization’s history.

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Huntington UFSD’s Youth Court Members Sworn In

December 5 2024

Nine Huntington High School students were officially sworn in as members of the Town of Huntington’s Youth Court for 2024/25. Town Supervisor Edmund Smyth presided over the ceremony in the Town Board meeting room at Town Hall this week.

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Huntington Photographers on a Mission in New York City

December 5 2024

Huntington High School photography students were on a mission during a recent trip to New York City with teacher Pamela Piffard. The trip followed lessons on architectural photography and manmade elements as well as street photography and portraits.

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Finley Girls’ Soccer-White Plays Hearts Out

December 5 2024

The J. Taylor Finley Middle School girls’ soccer “white” team played its collective heart out this past fall. The 17 player squad was captained by Brianna Zavala Reyes, Annabel Stein, Annie Lopez Berrios and Mackenzie Conklin.

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Senior’s College Essay Leaves No Doubt She’s a Blue Devil

December 4 2024

Huntington High School seniors are still filing college application materials, in some cases submitting supplemental essays to make their candidacies for admission even more appealing.

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Southdown’s Glittering Stars of the Month

December 4 2024

The two J. Taylor Finley Middle School girls’ volleyball teams are in the midst of their season. Each squad will play 10 meets, split evenly between home and away sites.

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Alumni Return to Huntington to Share College Experiences

December 4 2024

Alumni Day at Huntington High School saw 13 graduates return to the alma mater to participate in a panel discussion about their college experiences.

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Finley Girls’ Volleyball Features 40 Players

December 4 2024

Huntington UFSD is currently considering reinstating its varsity boys’ volleyball team, which was discontinued many years ago. There is a boys’ volleyball team at J. Taylor Finley Middle, but it is a winter season sport on the modified level. Varsity boys’ volleyball is contested in the fall season on the high school level.

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Huntington Students Celebrate National French Week

December 3 2024

The 22nd annual celebration of National French Week and all things French was a fun time for all at Huntington High School. The French Honor Society took the lead in developing activities consistent with this year’s theme: Le Francais – La Langue Globale (French – The Global Language).

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Woodhull Students Learn About Long Island Aquifers

December 3 2024

Woodhull Intermediate School students learned about where our tap water comes from during a recent visited by the North Shore Land Alliance’s Long Island water education program. .

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Blue Devils Hold Winter Season Captain’s Academy

December 3 2024

Blue Devil winter season varsity team captains are in place for ten separate sports teams. After coaches announced their 2024/25 captains, the athletic department held a Captain’s Academy in the Huntington High School library last week.

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Boys’ Volleyball Players Asked to Indicate Interest

December 2 2024

Huntington UFSD is currently considering reinstating its varsity boys’ volleyball team, which was discontinued many years ago. There is a boys’ volleyball team at J. Taylor Finley Middle, but it is a winter season sport on the modified level. Varsity boys’ volleyball is contested in the fall season on the high school level.

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Finley Students Rally for the Hungry

December 2 2024

J. Taylor Finley Middle School students active in three separate organizations collaborated on a Thanksgiving food drive, which collected hundreds of items that were later disbursed through the good work of Helping Hand Rescue Mission in Huntington Station.

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Trustees Approve Partnerships for College Math Credit

December 2 2024

Huntington School Board members approved a pair of proposals to partner with colleges to offer Huntington High School students the option of acquiring college credit for completing Statistics and Advanced Placement/College Computer Science A in the 2025/26 school year.

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Women’s Empowerment Club Has Devoted Following

December 2 2024

The Women’s Empowerment Club at Huntington High School is constantly evolving. Faculty advisor Sara Guagliano is in her fourth year of guiding the organization and she has centered its mission around four “pillars of empowerment.”

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Blue Devil Girls’ Basketball Takes Aim at Playoffs

December 2 2024

The Huntington varsity girls’ basketball team opens the season on Thursday at home when the Blue Devils host Harborfields in a non-league game. Varsity tips off at 5 p.m. with the JV to follow at 6:45 p.m.

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District Strategic Plan Update Initiative Continues

November 27 2024

The initiative to update Huntington UFSD’s strategic plan continued this week when more than 50 staff, faculty, parents and school related organization representatives met to review the feedback provided by the community, refine the district’s vision, mission and core values and begin setting the stage for the priorities that will be included in the HUFSD’s Strategic Plan.

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Grandfriends Collaborate on Thanksgiving Senior Citizen Initiative

November 27 2024

The Huntington High School Grandfriends and Key Club collaborated on a Thanksgiving food drive to benefit the hungry among the community’s senior citizens.

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Huntington’s Esports Gaming Club Recruiting Members

November 27 2024

Huntington High School’s Esports Gaming Club is up and running and in the preliminary stages of recruiting members. Esports is the popular name given to electronic sports, which involve competitive video game competitions. Organized high school and college teams are becoming increasingly common across the country.

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Register Now for Blue Devil Winter Baseball Clinic

November 27 2024

The Blue Devil baseball program will be holding an indoor clinic on five Sundays this winter. All Huntington students currently enrolled in grades 2-8 are invited to consider participating.

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Grandfriends Create Memories at Sunrise of Huntington

November 26 2024

The Huntington High School Grandfriends club is all about making memories. The teenagers who comprise the organization’s members succeeded on every level in making their Halloween visit to the Sunrise of Huntington assisted living facility in South Huntington a time to remember for everyone.

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Huntington UFSD trustees approved changes to the math course sequence.

November 26 2024

Huntington School Board members approved a proposal to resequence three math Regents courses beginning with the 2025/26 school year. Assistant Superintendent Brenden Cusack outlined the reason for the change and answered questions regarding it.

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Huntington 101 Claims Post-Season Awards

November 26 2024

The Huntington High School football team’s 101st season is now in the history books after the Blue Devils won five games and had eventual county champion Half Hollow Hills East on the run late in a 33-21 playoff loss.

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Blue Devil Gymnasts Capture Honors

November 26 2024

Valerie Ferreira captured All-County honors and Elizabeth James and Khloe Bedell garnered All-League recognition to pace the Blue Devils’ contribution to the combined Harborfields/Huntington girls’ gymnastics team this fall.

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Perfect Attendance Celebrated at Huntington High School

November 25 2024

Huntington High School celebrated students with perfect attendance at an early morning breakfast in the cafeteria late last week. Honorees were called up to the front one by one by Principal Rochelle C. Brown and Assistant Principal Trish Avelli presented each of them with a certificate and pin.

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Virtual Enterprise Executives Participate in Leadership Conference

November 25 2024

Huntington High School recently sent 18 executives from its four Virtual Enterprise business firms to the leadership conference at LIU Post in Brookville where they had an opportunity to meet and network with fellow VE students, program alumni and actual chief executive officers, chief operating officers and chief marketing officers from real work businesses.

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Huntington Expected to Field Strong Science Olympiad Teams

November 25 2024

The competition will once again be grueling, but Huntington High School Science Olympiad team members will be up to the challenge. Two dozen top science students on the roster and are expected to make the Blue Devils one of Long Island’s best.

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Blue Devil JV Golf Compiles 10-5 Mark

November 25 2024

The Huntington junior varsity boys’ golf team compiled a 10-5 record this past fall. The Blue Devils were coached by social studies teacher James Graber and captained by Joe Perotti and Graham Gooch. The roster included 14 players.

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Huntington High School Poetry Café Packs Library

November 22 2024

Huntington High School’s National English Honor Society chapter held perhaps its largest poetry café ever earlier this week as about 150 students jammed into the library at 2:30 p.m. The organization has been organizing poetry cafés in the fall and spring for many years.

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The Dispatch Prints 60th Year’s First Issue

November 22 2024

The first issue of the 60th year of Huntington High School’s student newspaper is now in print. The Dispatch’s fall issue is available for free.

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Huntington Environmental Club Strives for Healthier World

November 22 2024

Huntington High School’s Environmental Club is working hard to make the school, community and world a cleaner and greener place.

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Blue Devils Win New York State Scholar Honors

November 22 2024

All 11 fall season varsity athletic teams at Huntington High School have captured the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Scholar Athlete Award based on the grade point averages of respective team members.

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School Board Presentation Focuses on Woodhull School

November 21 2024

Principal Stephanie Campbell, Learners Who LEAD program teacher Nicole Leggio and a group of articulate students gave a look into Woodhull Intermediate School during a presentation at Monday’s Huntington School Board meeting.

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Washington Third Graders Visit Sweetbriar Nature Center

November 21 2024

The fall is well underway and Washington Primary School students are maintain their strong performance. Principal Michelle Richards recently announced the October recipients of the Washington Winners awards.

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Heinz & Driscoll Lead Blue Devil Boys’ Cross Country

November 21 2024

The Blue Devil varsity boys’ cross country team wrapped up its season after a particularly warm fall. Huntington was coached by Southdown School physical education teacher John Romano and captained by sophomore Eric Heinz and senior Michael Mendikyan.

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Blue Devil Fall Teams Win Sportsmanship Awards

November 21 2024

Six Huntington UFSD fall interscholastic athletic teams have captured Section XI Sportsmanship Awards. Each of the squads will be given a certificate to display at the respective school.

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Recognizing the strengths of our district’s traditions, its history of community support, the diversity of our population and our commitment to educational excellence, the mission of the Huntington Union Free School District is to educate students by effectively teaching an enriched body of knowledge through the active participation of all students, building upon their unique talents and abilities to produce creative, self-assured, responsible citizens who are capable of critical thought and action.

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