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CHS Students Recognized at Science and Engineering Fair

Mehek Sawhney earned first-place honors and three other CHS students also received grand honors at the New York State Science and Engineering Fair at the New York Hall of Science in Queens.
 
 NYSSEF is the most competitive science fair in New York, drawing projects from throughout the state.
 
 Sawhney as well as fellow CHS students Kevin Ma (second place), Shivani Muthukumar (third place) and Aaron Mathew (honorable mention) competed in the in-person Round 2 competition. They were honored with prizes in the Grand Award category for the work they completed during the past year.
 
 Round 2 includes the top 40 percent of projects from students who competed at regional fairs across the state via video.  
 
All of the Commack students gained valuable experience from their interaction with in-person judges and will take this knowledge to the fairs at which they — and other Commack research students — will compete later in the schoolyear.

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Posted Thursday, March 28, 2024

Students Advocate for District at Capitol

Commack High School student leaders impressed their state representatives and Education Department administrators with their command of issues affecting students and the district during a visit to the State Capitol on Tuesday.
 
 Twenty-two CHS students from the Legislative Advocacy Committee accompanied superintendent Dr. Jordan Cox and his cabinet as well as Board of Education vice president Steven Hartman and committee co-chairs Eric Biagi and Dr. Jennifer Santorello on the advocacy trip to Albany.
 
 The group met with state senators Mario Mattera and assemblymen Keith Brown and Michael Fitzpatrick. They then crossed Washington Avenue to meet with New York State Education Department deputy commissioners Angelique Johnson-Dingle and Jason Harmon as well as a dozen senior staff members from throughout the department.
 
 The politicians and education officials both praised the students’ effective lobbying on behalf of the Commack School District with respect to policy and funding requests.
 
 “We love the fact you’re becoming young advocates,” Assemblyman Brown told the students. “It keeps our finger on the pulse.”
 
 Said Harmon, the Education Department’s P-12 operational support deputy commissioner: “This is critical for our work being able to hear from all of you.”
 
 The students’ presentations focused on six general topics: school funding, environmental sustainability, safety, mental health, local governance and technology.
 
 The specific proposals included requesting funding for a wellness room for mental health breaks, the expansion of security badges to younger students in the district to improve safety, and assistance developing educational opportunities at the six-acre farm that had been bequeathed to the district. The students also advocated for increased practical learning opportunities such as state-sponsored financial literacy coursework and the freedom to do internships as part of the academic coursework.
 
 Students from the district annually have traveled to Albany for nearly a decade to meet their representatives as well as Education Department officials. In fact, current social studies teacher Crystal Curcio — one of the chaperones for Tuesday’s trip — had visited Albany as a CHS student leader several years ago.
 
 The officials clearly listened. Johnson-Dingle and Harmon took copious notes and pledged to stay in touch with the students to get further feedback as the state looks to reexamine how students experience school.

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Posted Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Prom Collection Drive A Huge Success

Thanks to all of the community members who donated prom attire during our collection drive. Thanks to your generosity, we collected more than 200 items of apparel while partnering with the Town of Huntington and the Suffolk County Police Department's second precinct. The items included dresses, suits, shoes and accessories for use by those in need.

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Posted Monday, March 25, 2024

FBLA Hosts Spring Fun Day

CHS' Future Business Leaders of America hosted its annual Spring Fun Day on Saturday afternoon. Children in kindergarten through fifth grade participated in carnival-type games and Bingo. The Easter Bunny even made an appearance.

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Posted Saturday, March 23, 2024

Join Us at District-Wide Nights of Music!

Please join us for four different Nights of Music featuring students district-wide as well as special guest performers, all at Commack Middle School at 7 p.m.

The dates:

• March 26, String Night, with guest performers the Fiddle Brothers

• April 9, Jazz Night, with world-renowned trombonist Marshall Gilkes

• April 17, Vocal Night, with Grammy Award-winning vocalist Sara Gazarek

• May 7, Band Night, with NYS band directors association president and tubist Mike Cordaro

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Posted Friday, March 22, 2024

Wood Park's 'Little Leaders' Recognized

Wood Park's "Little Leaders" were recognized on Friday for their contributions to the school. The second graders perform roles including delivering morning announcements, serving as teacher helpers and assisting at events such as kindergarten registration. All of the students wore yellow T-shirts emblazoned with the saying, "Serving Our School," during Friday's recognition.

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Posted Friday, March 22, 2024

Beth Considine Selected for Star Award

This month’s Star Award recipient is Beth Considine.

Beth is a true leader among the special education department.  Beth is innovative and she creates meaningful project-based learning tasks that keep the students engaged and teach them the skills they need for real-life situations. Beth works diligently to differentiate lessons to ensure that all of her students can access learning. She truly understands that all children can learn, just not in the same way. She is often seen digging deep to get to the bottom of a problem by finding a healthy and compassionate solution. She has a “let’s-get-it-done” mindset that includes rallying the team and inspiring the students.

Sawmill Principal Michelle Tancredi-Zott stated that Beth has been a champion of the special-needs students. It's no wonder that her door is a revolving one - always  encouraging students to be successful. She is constantly thinking of creative ways to engage students. Her classroom is welcoming to all learners and we are proud to call her our colleague and friend!

And Beth’s colleague Tara stated, “To know her is to love her, and we all do!” Congratulations Beth on this well-deserved honor!

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Posted Friday, March 22, 2024

March Star '24

March's Star Award recipient is Beth Considine.

Beth is a true leader among the special education department.  Beth is innovative and she creates meaningful project-based learning tasks that keep the students engaged and teach them the skills they need for real-life situations. Beth works diligently to differentiate lessons to ensure that all of her students can access learning. She truly understands that all children can learn, just not in the same way. She is often seen digging deep to get to the bottom of a problem by finding a healthy and compassionate solution. She has a “let’s-get-it-done” mindset that includes rallying the team and inspiring the students.

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Posted Friday, March 22, 2024

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