Riverhead Charter School in Calverton held its annual selection lottery Tuesday for the 2019-20 academic year and officials said the number of applicants has increased from approximately 100 last year to 205.
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As physical education teacher Robert Cook blows his whistle, children scatter throughout the Riverhead Charter School gymnasium. It’s their signal to separate into pairs as they prepare for double track cup attack, a game where students run laps to collect cups. READ
The Riverhead Charter School received approval from the New York State Board of Regents last week to offer ninth and 10th grades starting in the 2020-21 school year and to increase its maximum enrollment from 700 students to 787.
The current enrollment is 492, according to Raymond Ankrum, the school’s executive director and principal. (more…)
The Diocese of Rockville Center will be closing Bishop McGann-Mercy High School at the end of this school year. READ
You see it everywhere you go. You’re probably even guilty of it yourself.
The “it” is screen time. It could be checking your phone constantly for a text message or email. It could mean falling down the rabbit hole of Instagram stalking. READ
Tuesday marked the first day of school for Riverhead School District, with children filing to classes under the direction of a new superintendent, and at Aquebogue Elementary School a new assistant principal. READ
Every American knows who George Washington was — commander-in-chief during the American Revolutionary War, a Founding Father and the United States’ first President. READ
Common Core. The name itself had become toxic. It was only a matter of time before New York followed the lead of other states, like Florida, and rebranded the educational standards with a fresh name. READ