Things are moving full-steam ahead for a group of parents and community members who are trying to open an independent Catholic high school at the Bishop McGann-Mercy property — or should we say full STREAM ahead. READ
Education
Before the start of the Run to Remember 5K at Riverhead High School Sunday morning, Luke Coulter assured his former coach, Patrick Burke, that he would win. READ
Voters in the Riverhead and Shoreham-Wading River school districts on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved their budgets.
In the Riverhead Central School District, the $140,380,950 budget was approved 1,581 to 862. The budget carries with it a 0.91 percent tax levy increase. READ
Students on the staff of The Riptide, Riverhead High School’s newspaper. (Credit: Courtesy Photo)
Voters in the Riverhead and Shoreham-Wading River school districts will be asked to vote on the 2018-19 budgets and more this Tuesday. READ
In 2014, South Fork school districts partnered with local hospitals, elected officials and the Family Service League to create the South Fork Behavioral Health Initiative. READ
In less than a month, Olivia Valle will stand on that stage at Bishop-McGann Mercy High School and look out at the audience — fellow classmates wearing green and white gowns, the teachers who have inspired her and alumni of the close-knit Riverhead Catholic school. To have the opportunity to address the class as valedictorian is a once-in-a-lifetime moment for any student. For Olivia, it will be so much more. READ
The Shoreham Wading River School District introduced a motto last week — “See it, say it, report it” — to accompany the adoption of a new safety strategy designed to help encourage students to speak up when they see or hear things that trouble them or make them uncomfortable.
In addition, the district has introduced a web-based app called Report It that enables students to anonymously report anything they deem alarming or concerning. The app will function in all four district school buildings. READ
Days after they dove into the cold water at Splish Splash’s Kahuna Bay Wave Pool, the seven friends from Pulaski Street Elementary School were still excited, saying they felt this year’s Polar Plunge was better than the last. READ
