What are high school students to do when they can’t squeeze all their advanced courses into eight class periods?
For some, the solution is simple: Add a ninth period to their daily schedule. READ
Education
Residents in the Riverhead and Shoreham-Wading River school districts gave their administrations a vote of confidence Tuesday, approving proposed spending plans in both communities with two additional ballot propositions also receiving support in Riverhead.
This year, six candidates will battle it out for three school board seats in the Shoreham-Wading River Central School District.
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Riverhead High School sophomore Lauren Enos, 15, sits on the edge of her seat in Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium, her clarinet pointed down. Her eyes are glued to the sheet music in front of her, but she’s practiced enough that she knows composer Aaron Copland’s “Lincoln Portrait” like the back of her hand.
(more…)Although the proposed budgets for the town’s school districts will remain well under the tax cap, there are a few developments to keep in mind as school budgets come up for votes Tuesday, May 21.
(more…)Riverhead Central School District will see a contested school board election this year as two newcomers challenge a pair of incumbents for two available seats.
Jerome Bost of Riverhead and Matthew Wallace of Calverton are seeking three-year terms. They’ll face off against incumbents Laurie Downs and Elizabeth Silva.
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About a week after sexual assault allegations were filed against reassigned Riverhead High School principal Charles Regan, the alleged victim, Anastasia Stapon, and her family urged the Riverhead school board through their attorney to suspend Mr. Regan from his position.
(more…)A quick-thinking Riverhead bus driver is being honored for saving a Pulaski Street School student from choking, the school district announced in a press release Monday.
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