On March 12, 2018, the Diocese of Rockville Centre made a stunning announcement: Bishop McGann-Mercy High School in Riverhead would be no more.
A year later, the school that had become a home to generations of families sits unoccupied behind locked gates. The future of the property remains in limbo, with no clear answers yet on what will become of the school building. READ
Riverhead residents will vote on two propositions in the May budget vote, according to a presentation made at Tuesday’s school board meeting.
Superintendent Dr. Aurelia Henriquez and deputy superintendent Sam Schneider unveiled a portion of the anticipated budget for the 2019-20 academic year Tuesday. The two propositions would be voted on separately from the regular budget. READ
Riverhead High School has announced the top 15 students of its Class of 2019, a group led by valedictorian Joshua Caskie and salutatorian Brittney Miller. READ
The students of Bishop McGann-Mercy High School were thrown for a loop and heartbroken when they learned in March that their school would cease to exist after the academic year was finished.
The Class of 2018 suddenly became Mercy’s last graduating class, leaving alumni with no place to see former teachers and no way to visit the hallways that once seemed so small to them. READ
The Riverhead Central School District and the Board of Education are seeking community feedback on a number of items related to school security. READ
Roughly 40 percent of Riverhead Middle School students believe vaping is not harmful to their health, according to data collected last year by the Riverhead Youth Coalition, a group of students in grades seven through 12 whose goal is to prevent drug and alcohol abuse among youth. READ
My name is Kerri Kreh Reda. I’m a Human Development Specialist for Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County.
This summer, I will have been here for 19 years. READ
The competition was worth the wait.
After the original Riverhead Idol date earlier this year was rescheduled, student performers hit the stage Saturday night to sing an array of hits from artists like Alicia Keys, Vance Joy and John Legend. READ