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Grandfriends Visits Sunrise Assisted Living for Caroling
Huntington High School Grandfriends club members visited Sunrise Assisted Living in South Huntington for some old-fashioned caroling and to spread holiday cheer.
HHS Students Deck the Halls for the Holidays
Huntington High School students caught the spirit of the season late last week when more than 300 teenagers spent hours after school decorating first and second floor hallways to help create a festive holiday atmosphere.
Claire Parks Graduates from BAE’s Women in Technology Program
Huntington High School junior Claire Parks graduated earlier this week from BAE Systems’ Women in Technology program, gaining valuable hands-on experience at the global defense and aerospace company, which employs a workforce of more than 100,000 in over 40 countries.
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.
National Honor Society Chapter Inducts New Members
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.
Women’s Empowerment Club Has Devoted Following
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.”
Grandfriends Collaborate on Thanksgiving Senior Citizen Initiative
The Huntington High School Grandfriends and Key Club collaborated on a Thanksgiving food drive to benefit the hungry among the community’s senior citizens.
Huntington’s Esports Gaming Club Recruiting Members
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.
Grandfriends Create Memories at Sunrise of Huntington
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.
Perfect Attendance Celebrated at Huntington High School
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.
The Dispatch Prints 60th Year’s First Issue
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.
Huntington Environmental Club Strives for Healthier World
Huntington High School’s Environmental Club is working hard to make the school, community and world a cleaner and greener place.
A World of Difference Club Training at Woodhull
Huntington High School’s A World of Difference club members and faculty advisors traveled to Woodhull Intermediate School to present training workshops for fifth graders in the building.
Junior Kiera McGuire Eyes Career as Forensic Psychologist
Kiera McGuire is one of Huntington’s best. The junior was recently inducted into high school’s National Science Honor Society chapter, but that barely scratches the surface of her interests and accomplishments.
Huntington Seniors Eligible for Seal of Civic Readiness
The New York State Seal of Civic Readiness is a special designation placed on the high school diplomas and transcripts for graduating seniors who qualify for the recognition. Huntington High School seniors are invited to work toward earning this special distinction.
Pre-Order Huntington High School 2025 Yearbook Now
The Huntington High School Yearbook Club is busy working on a yearbook that will capture the unforgettable moments of the 2024/25 school year.
Huntington’s Blue Market & Bluetique Thrives
Introducing Huntington High School’s Blue Market & Bluetique. The initiative is a community-driven effort to provide essential resources to students, helping ensure they have the support they need to succeed in school.
United Amigos Volunteers Make a Difference
United Amigos has a history of making a difference in the lives of its members and those in the local and greater Long Island community that the Huntington High School club reaches out to when it sees a need that it can help address.
New World Club Helps Newcomers Navigate New Surroundings
Interest continues to run high in Huntington High School’s New World Club, which has welcomed new members excited to participate in the group’s mission. The organization assists students who are new to the country in adjusting to Huntington High School and navigating other lifestyle changes through mentorship.
Social Justice Ambassadors Participate in Community Building
Huntington High School’s Social Justice Ambassadors club members traveled to the Shea Theater on the Ammerman campus of Suffolk County Community College in Selden to hear motivational speaker Ken Nwadike share a message that is more important than ever.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Enchants Huntington Students
Hundreds of Huntington High School students experienced a real treat; a series of professional theatrical performances by Stages on the Sound of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.”
Huntington High School to Host Presidential Election Forum
As America prepares to go to the polls on Tuesday, November 5, the Huntington High School social studies department will hold an “enlightening forum” in the high school cafeteria on Wednesday, October 30 from 7-8 p.m.
Open House at Huntington High School on November 7
Parents of students attending private schools as well as the students themselves along with local real estate agents and other community members have been invited to attend an open house program at Huntington High School on Thursday, November 7 at 11 a.m.
Profile of HHS & Class of 2025 Now Available
A profile of Huntington High School and the Class of 2025 is now available for viewing and downloading on the Huntington School District’s website at www.hufsd.edu.
Huntington Key Club Blood Drive Nets 51 Pints
The Huntington High School community rallied last week for those who desperately need blood and related products by donating 51 pints of blood during a drive organized by the Key Club.
Chess Club Makes Moves at Huntington High School
Now in its second year, the Huntington High School chess club is making moves, offering students a fun and challenging environment to engage with the timeless game.
Junior Mabelin Maldonado Simply Loves Huntington
Mabelin Maldonado is all-in all-the-time for Huntington. The high school junior is thriving as she goes about taking classes of personal interest, running on the Blue Devil varsity cross country team and participating in the after school club program, including serving as president of the Habitat for Humanity chapter.
Huntington Named to the AP School Honor Roll
The College Board has named Huntington High School to the AP School Honor Roll. Huntington was awarded Silver recognition for having exceeded various student metrics associated with Advanced Placement courses and exams.
Seniors Claim Homecoming Day Float Competition
This year’s Homecoming Day parade float competition added both flavor and color to this year’s festivities at Huntington High School. The four floats helped make the day a memorable one for students.
HHS Interact Club Gears Up for New Year
They’re gearing up to keep making a difference in the community and around the world. Huntington High School’s Interact Club is organizing for the 2024/25 school year, recruiting new members to pursue an extensive set of goals.
A Memorable Huntington High School Homecoming
Memorable Homecoming Day festivities played out under cloudy and sometimes rainy skies at Huntington High School last Saturday as the community came together in a remarkable display of unity.
Homecoming King and Queen Crowned at Pep Rally
The crowning of the king and queen is one of the highlights of any Homecoming Day celebration. Huntington High School decided to introduce the royal court at last Friday afternoon’s pep rally at Blue Devil Stadium before Principal Rochelle Brown and Superintendent Beth McCoy crowned Iverson Menjivar and Lauren Donaghy as Homecoming 2024;s king and queen.
H-ton Students Interested in College STEM Program
Farmingdale State College held its inaugural Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP) meeting at Huntington High School and the gathering drew interest from students.
Sophomore Cole Lima is a Man of Many Talents
Huntington High School sophomore Cole Lima is a man of many talents. Academically he is a strong student and artistically and athletically he can keep pace with the best. He’s currently the junior band representative and is playing an important role with the Blue Devil marching band.
Homecoming Festival & Bonfire on Thursday Night
It’s Homecoming Week in Huntington UFSD and that means it’s time to celebrate as a community at the annual Homecoming Festival. This year’s big event is this Thursday night at Huntington High School beginning at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is invited.
It’s Homecoming Week in Huntington UFSD
Huntington UFSD will celebrate Homecoming Day on Saturday. A week of festivities will culminate with an 11:30 a.m. parade through the village and up New York Avenue followed by a 1:30 p.m. Blue Devil varsity football game, performances by the marching band and Highsteppers dance team and an announcement of the winning class float. The Homecoming King and Queen will also be introduced to the crowd.
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About Huntington High School
Huntington Pride
The staff members at Huntington High School pride themselves in providing a challenging academic environment as well as opportunities for leadership, citizenship and service. The instructional programs address all levels of performance. The school offers a large selection of Advanced Placement courses in all disciplines.
Rich Curriculum
The foreign language program in French, Italian, Latin and Spanish offers advanced, honors and AP level courses with an option to acquire college credits. The academic support services provided at the high school are specific and focused. Numerous extra help programs are offered by teachers both before and after school. Walk in tutoring is available in all major subjects during all lunch periods.
Special Education programs range from teacher consultant models to life skills. The high school offers both ENL and bilingual classes (math and science) to ELL students. In addition, there is an after school alternative program provided to support those students who need to make-up credits.
Extras and Special Interests
Arts, music and physical education programs are among the best and most competitive in the country. Students choose from an extensive and creative list of electives and are afforded the opportunity to join over 40 student activities. Career exploration is provided through a well-delineated internship program that allows all 11th and 12th grade students to pursue special interests. Active student groups focus on community services that teach compassion, empathy, and social responsibility.
Creativity
The honor societies combine academic excellence with the responsibility to share talents and skills with other students throughout the district who need support in specific content areas. Drama productions provide a showcase for the magnificent talent of gifted students, exceptional staff and a stage crew that is organized, creative and efficient. The school newspaper, The Dispatch, shares provocative and insightful ideas.
Onwards and Upwards
The guidance department and the college counseling center provide students and their families with information intended to aid them in making the best possible course choices. Each year Huntington seniors are accepted by the most competitive colleges and universities in the country including Yale, Cornell, Harvard, the U.S. Naval Academy, Dartmouth, University of Pennsylvania, Duke, Fordham, Columbia, Lehigh, Tufts, Vanderbilt and many others. Huntington prides itself in assisting students to gain acceptance to the college that can best meet their needs and interests.
Tradition of Excellence
Through the monthly Pride Award program, teachers nominate and recognize a large number of students who are working diligently to improve their academic performance. It is through the efforts of dedicated teachers, staff members and devoted parents that the school is able to provide a challenging and supportive environment for all students.
Huntington High School’s tradition of excellence and social responsibility will continue to provide the foundation from which the community’s youth will draw strength and inspiration.
Huntington High School Leadership
Rochelle C. Brown
Principal
Rochelle C. Brown has been Huntington High School’s principal since August 2024. She came to the district after serving as Uniondale High School’s assistant principal for the past three years. Prior to that she was an assistant principal at Roosevelt High School for nearly three years. She began her career as a science teacher in Queens.
Ms. Brown holds a Bachelor of Science degree in biology and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish having earned both at City College of New York. She obtained a Master of Science in Education degree at Pace University and studied for her administrative certification at The College of St. Rose.
Ms. Brown has also served as an attendance teacher, dean of safety and student culture and lead science teacher. She taught science on 6-8 grade level, including Living Environment and Earth Science Regents along with honors science.
Fluent in written and spoken Spanish, Ms. Brown began her administrative career at Northside Charter High School in Brooklyn where she supervised the science and guidance departments along with the deans and security personnel.
At Roosevelt, Ms. Brown created the high school’s master schedule for more than 1,000 students, supervised social studies, ENL, world language, music, chemistry, geometry and family and consumer science teachers as well as the Advanced Placement program. She managed the building’s website and Twitter page.
At Uniondale, Ms. Brown oversaw the science, guidance, speech and multi-media specialist departments, was the testing coordinator for Regents, state field tests and the PSAT and chaired the scholarship committee.
Ms. Brown maintains memberships in the National Association of Secondary School Principals and the School Administrators Association of New York.
Gamal Smith
Assistant Principal
Gamal Smith has been an assistant principal at Huntington High School since July 2015. Mr. Smith obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in biology and pre-med studies at Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York, where he also played on the varsity basketball team for four years. He earned a Master of Science degree at Mercy College in the Bronx and studied for his state administrative certification at Touro College in Manhattan.
Prior to joining Huntington’s administrative ranks, Mr. Smith worked as a teacher and lab instructor at Richmond Hill High School and John Adams High School, where he also served as dean of students. He was assistant principal at John W. Dodd Middle School in Freeport, dean of students/discipline at Brooklyn Lab School, assistant principal and science department chairman at Dr. Richard Izquierdo Health & Science Charter School in the Bronx, assistant principal at PS 212 in the Bronx and dean of students and a science teacher at PS 254 in the Bronx. He was also principal of Nassau BOCES PATH (Positive Alternative Twilight High School) for a year.
Mr. Smith has worked for several years as the assistant principal and principal of the Western Suffolk BOCES summer school program.
Over the years Mr. Smith has helped spearhead many initiatives at schools where he has worked, including Saturday, after school, extended day and early college awareness programs and science fairs and expos.
Patricia Avelli
Assistant Principal
Patricia Avelli was appointed assistant principal at Huntington High School effective February 5, 2024.
Ms. Avelli has taught mathematics at Huntington High School since September 2011. She obtained undergraduate and graduate degrees at Adelphi University in May 2006 and May 2007, respectively. She studied for her state administrative certification at Stony Brook University.
The educator has taught a variety of courses at the high school, including Beacon pre-calculus, pre-calculus honors, intermediate algebra inclusion, financial algebra, Common Core algebra and AIS, Common Core algebra inclusion, pre-calculus BC honors, intergraded algebra and AIS and algebra II honors.
Named a Distinguished Teacher in 2022, Ms. Avelli served as the Class of 2022 faculty advisor. She has been the National Honor Society advisor since 2017. The classroom veteran was previously the Math Honor Society advisor from 2014-2017.
While studying for her state administrative certification, Ms. Avelli interned with Huntington High School Principal Brenden Cusack. She has mentored new teachers, served on grading, scholarship and interview committees and was a member of the high school’s Leadership Team and Shared Decision Making Committee.
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