Shoreham-Wading River High School has received a $6,750 grant to fund a course called Long Island Sustainability that acclimates students to the dynamic science of agronomy, or the science of soil management and field crop production. READ
Education
A familiar face returned to Riverhead Middle School last week.
Stephen Hudson was appointed principal of Riverhead Middle School after the board unanimously approved his hiring at a Jan. 8 board meeting. His contract is expected to run through Jan. 8, 2023. READ
The Riverhead School District approved price increases for adult meals served throughout the district’s cafeterias at Tuesday’s school board meeting.
Aurelia Henriquez will retain her position as superintendent of the Riverhead Central School District for an additional two years. Although a proposed extension of her contract was not listed on the school board’s agenda Tuesday night, it was approved 4-2, with members Laurie Downs, Brian Connelly, Elizabeth Silva and Therese Zuhoski in favor and president Susan Koukounas and vice president Christopher Dorr rejecting the proposal. READ
All schools in the Riverhead Central School District were briefly in a lockout Tuesday morning as police investigated the possibility of a “violent incident,” according to a statement from the district. (more…)
As the coaches surveyed the talent in front of them, the long-term future of the Bishop McGann-Mercy baseball program came into focus. In early March, the 2018 team convened to begin the season with a roster featuring talented underclassmen who had the coaches thrilled about the possibilities for upcoming years. 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
North Fork school districts have experienced numerous changes this year after being faced with the closing of Riverhead’s McGann-Mercy High School, a record number of school shootings across the country and continued national concern about student mental health. The Riverhead News-Review spoke with Dr. Aurelia Henriquez, superintendent of Riverhead Central School District, and Gerard Poole, superintendent of Shoreham-Wading River Central School District, about some of this year’s changes. Following are abbreviated versions of their remarks. READ
