WFHS Mrs. Victoria Hernandez assists sophomores Ronald Weisse (right) and Kevin Detlefsen (left) with collecting the water which they will use to search for micrometeorites.

Under the direction of science teachers Victoria Hernandez and Anya Swiss, two William Floyd High School students are conducting research into micrometeorites, trace particles usually found on the Earth’s surface after entering the atmosphere. The students, sophomores Kevin Detlefsen and Ronald Weisse, began their research by compiling information and analyzing published work on the composition of micrometeorites and pollutants present based on various levels of industrialization.

Ronald Weisse (left) and Kevin Detlefsen are pictured with Mrs. Hernandez.

These aspiring scientists, with the help of their teachers, recently set up a makeshift micrometeorite collector on the roof of the high school to see if they were able to collect micrometeorites in water. After collecting the samples, the students filtered it by placing neodymium magnets in parafilm and swirling it through collected water. The students are now evaluating the parafilm under a microscope to see if they can identify any spheroid particles.

“If these particles are present, we will bring them to Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) to further investigate whether or not they may be micrometeorites,” said Mrs. Hernandez. “Lastly, students will bring all possible micrometeorites back to BNL to analyze their composition and identify if any pollutants are present.”

William Floyd High School Culinary Arts students at last year’s “Taste of the Town” event.

On Thursday, November 2, from 6-8 pm in the William Floyd High School west gym, William Floyd High School culinary arts students will be hosting the third annual “Taste of the Town,” a food tasting event that gives William Floyd’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) students the opportunity to work with industry experts.

Scheduled to participate and bring samples of their food offerings are: Applebee’s, Avino’s Italian Table, Bernie’s Family Pizza, Buckley’s Irish Pub, Butera’s, Coral Restaurant, Cucina Ristorante, Espana Tapas & Wine Bar, Greek Bites Grill & Cafe, The Hamlet Golf & Country Club, Giacalone’s Pork Pasta Deli, Hero Haven & More, Inc., Ice Cream Cottage, JC’s at Mikes Place Too, Kennedy Fried Chicken, LaVolpe Ristorante & Anton’s Pizzeria, Mama Lisa’s Restaurant, Miller’s Ale House, New Rooster Kitchen, Nino’s Pizza Parlor, Onofrio’s, Painters’ Restaurant, Panera Bread, Porters on the Lane, Pine Grove Inn, Stella Trattoria, RG  Wingstop, Sea Cove Restaurant, Sunset Harbor, Swell Taco, TJ’s Hero Shop, Tend Coffee, Toro Tapas Tequila, Valentina Brick Oven Pizza and more!

Tickets cost $10 each ($5 for children 12 and under) and all proceeds will support the William Floyd High School CTE program and food pantry. Please see the order form below for additional details.

Former William Floyd student Taylor Pierce pictured doing the 100-yard butterfly in preparation for last year’s State Qualifier. This photo received an “Honor” award from NYSPRA.

The William Floyd School District earned five New York School Public Relations Association (NYSPRA) awards in the organization’s 38th annual Communications Contest receiving two first-place awards, two second-place awards and one third-place award.

The first place awards are: Excellence in Writing for “WFHS Senior Receives Congressional Nomination to U.S. Naval Academy” and Excellence in Social Media for the district’s use of its five separate platforms – Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and flickr. The two second-place Honor awards are both for photography for pictures of a teacher demonstrating the proper use of a compound mitre saw and one of a varsity swimmer competing (pictured). The third-place award (Merit) is for the school district website’s design and content.

WHFS Geometry in Construction teacher Paul Vassallo instructs students on the how to operate a compound mitre saw. This photo received an “Honor” award from NYSPRA.

Over the past four years, the William Floyd School District has received 13 total awards in the NYSPRA competition: five Excellence awards; six Honor awards; and two Merit awards. The district is also one of only three districts in all of Long Island to be recognized with an award.

Each year, NYSPRA sponsors annual communications awards to recognize and celebrate outstanding achievement in educational communications. The awards contest continues to be one of the largest in the nation and provides both members and non-members with a time to shine and an opportunity to showcase exemplary communication practices. Statewide awards provide recognition for outstanding work; they also build a greater appreciation for the skills of school public relations professionals and promote a better understanding of the broad range of services rendered by education-related communications professionals.

About NYSPRA
NYSPRA is a state chapter of the National School Public Relations Association, nationally recognized for its efforts on behalf of school public relations professionals. With members representing school districts, BOCES and independent public relations agencies throughout New York, NYSPRA is dedicated to the development and dissemination of educational communications that engage parents, staff, community residents, partners in education and other stakeholders.

Girls varsity tennis players Brooke Fernandez and Hailey Loughlin holding up the “Draw Sheet” after their Division Doubles Title.

UPDATE: The doubles team of Brooke Fernandez and Hailey Loughlin finished third in the County, which has earned them a berth in the NY State Singles and Doubles Tournament in Albany, NY, from October 27-30.

The William Floyd Colonials varsity tennis team  is set to begin their 15th consecutive year in the playoffs after taking their sixth straight League and Division titles with a 13-3 regular season record (9-1 League) as they will host the winner of No. 21 Miller Place and No. 12 East Islip matchup on Thursday, October 19 at 3 pm. Two-time United States Tennis Association Coach of the Year, Dave Pia, will lead the team in their quest for a second county title in the past four years.

Additionally, the doubles team of Brooke Fernandez and Hailey Loughlin, were crowned Division Champions at the Division IV Doubles Championship held last week at Shoreham-Wading River High School. They, along with Chloe DeGrauw and Katie Senetto (fourth place in Doubles), earned All-County honors for their performance in this tournament.

Brooke and Hailey have also advanced to the semifinals of the County Doubles Tournament, which has earned them All-State honors in the process. They are currently seeded as the No. 3 team in this tournament. Semifinals and finals will be played on October 17-18.

Additional individual honors include: Jessica Jones and Briana Gonzalez, who won two rounds in the Division Doubles tournament and earned All-Division honors; and Alyssa Drell, Alivia Cagliano, Delaney Kane and Paige Lyons earned All-League honors.

The 2017 William Floyd High School varsity cheerleaders with their coach, Alyssa Cabrera.

This Saturday, October 21 is William Floyd’s Homecoming celebration! Residents are invited to participate in the festivities beginning at 12 pm for the parade by standing along the parade route to cheer on various school and community groups. The parade will start at the William Floyd High School south lot and make its way past William Paca Middle School and Tangier Smith Elementary School all the way to the Lincoln Avenue Sports Complex. The parade is expected to end at approximately 1:30 pm. Then at 2 pm, the reigning Suffolk County Champion William Floyd Colonials will host the Sachem East Flaming Arrows! Come on out and show your support! Go Colonials!

Deborah Gurney, William Floyd Director of Student Services.

The William Floyd School District has appointed Deborah Gurney to the position of Director of Student Services, a role in which she will provide management and leadership in the areas of K-12 student services, supervision of the Central Registration office, districtwide attendance and more. She will report to Dr. Stacey Scalise, Assistant Superintendent for Elementary Instruction, Administration and Pupil Personnel Services.

Mrs. Gurney has served in various positions throughout her nearly 20-year educational career including 11 as a special education teacher in the South Country School District, and the last eight as an assistant principal in the South Country, Deer Park and William Floyd school districts. She joined William Floyd in September 2010 as an assistant principal at William Paca Middle School before transferring to William Floyd High School in the same capacity from July 2011 through October 2017.

“I am excited to advance my career at William Floyd, which has come to feel like home to me,” said Mrs. Gurney. “I am looking forward to welcoming our new families to the district in a different capacity. I’m eager to share our accomplishments and the wonderful programs the district has to offer to our new community residents. I want parents and prospective students to leave the Central Registration office saying, ‘Wow! I am excited about attending the William Floyd School District!’”

“Mrs. Gurney brings a wealth of educational experience as well as vast institutional knowledge of the William Floyd School District to the position,” said Dr. Scalise. “Her leadership and interpersonal skills will help our new families continue to feel welcome and she will be an asset in helping our students succeed and get across the stage at graduation.”

“In her short time in this new role, Deb has already demonstrated an astute understanding of the magnitude of the responsibilities and the leverage that position holds to our students and community,” said Dr. Scalise. “We are excited to work with her as she grows in her role as director of student services.”

Mrs. Gurney earned a Bachelor of Arts in Child Study/Elementary Education at St. Joseph’s College, a Master of Science in Special Education at Dowling College and a Post-Masters Advanced Graduate Certification Program for Administration at Stony Brook University. She also holds permanent New York State certifications in Elementary Education, Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten and Grades 1-6 and Special Education K-12 from St. Joseph’s College and her School District Administrative certificate from Stony Brook University.

Pictured with head coach Dave Pia are members of the girls varsity tennis team, top row (l-r): Alivia Cagliano, Delaney Kane, Hailey Loughlin, Brooke Fernandez and Jessica Jones. Bottom row (l-r): Alyssa Drell, Briana Gonzalez, Paige Lyons, Katie Senetto, Emily Drell and Chloe DeGrauw. Not pictured Saskia DaSilva.

The William Floyd Colonials varsity girls tennis team ranked No. 5 in the playoffs, dispatched East Islip (No. 12) in a second-round playoff match today 6-1. They will now play in a quarterfinal match tomorrow afternoon against the winner of Commack (No. 4) vs. Mattituck (No. 20). Head coach Dave Pia recounted how the strong play by singles players Brooke Fernandez, Alivia Cagliano and Delaney Kane keyed the Victory for William Floyd. The doubles teams of Hailey Loughlin and Alyssa Drell, Katie Senetto and Chloe DeGrauw, Briana Gonzalez and Jessica Jones won their matches. Go Colonials!

Other 2017 Girls Varsity Tennis News
Varsity Tennis Doubles Wins Division Championship, Team Seeded No. 5 Heading into Playoffs
Girls Varsity Tennis Wins Sixth Consecutive League & Division Titles
Girls Varsity Tennis Continues Winning Ways

Nathaniel Woodhull Elementary School students with their “All About My Selfie” projects.

Students in Kristin Smith’s fourth-grade class at Nathaniel Woodhull Elementary School kicked off the school year with a project titled, “All About My Selfie,” a writing activity that helps students share about themselves and their interests along with a picture, which is also a fun activity that covers all steps of the writing process!

Mrs. Kristin Smith’s fourth-grade class and their writing projects.

Moriches Elementary School Principal Eileen Filippone and ENL teacher James Lollo with students and the supplies collected for the students of Anguilla.

Moriches Elementary School recently conducted a two-week school supply drive to help provide relief to students in the Caribbean island of Anguilla, which suffered a direct hit from Hurricane Irma in early September, which devastated the island and its schools. Altogether, the Moriches Elementary school community collected 10 large boxes of school supplies including 125 notebooks, more than 60 boxes of crayons, dozens of folders, hundreds of pencils, backpacks and more.

“We chose Anguilla because it is one of the lesser-known islands that suffered a catastrophic direct hit from Hurricane Irma,” said James Lollo, English as a New Language teacher at Moriches Elementary School, who spearheaded this drive along with his students. “Schools were destroyed, ports wrecked and their short airstrip is not able to handle large planes of relief the way other islands can. Now that they are slowly able to get supplies back into the country, we wanted to help their 2,500 students regain the feeling of normalcy as they return to school.”

Moriches Elementary School has partnered with the New York branch of Anguilla People Living Overseas (APLO), a 501 (c) (3) organizations, which has connected the school to the Anguillan Department of Education and several of its principals who have specified what their children need. The APLO will be shipping the supplies free of charge.

“This supply drive helped reinforce the ideals of compassion, selflessness, and citizenship to others in a time of need,” said Mr. Lollo. “Students were eager to participate in the drive, and were excited to help as evidenced by the outpouring of donations.”

Representatives from the United Paraprofessional & Teaching Assistant Association march in the parade with more approximately 40 school and community groups including the Port Authority Pipes & Drums and Honor Band, the Brookhaven, Mastic and Mastic Beach Fire Departments, NYS Assemblyman Dean Murray and more!

This year’s homecoming festivities were a great success! Beginning with the pep rally on Friday afternoon and the homecoming dance and crowning on Friday night to the homecoming parade and homecoming game on Saturday, participants and spectators showed off their William Floyd pride and spirit! The weather was perfect and the reigning Suffolk County Champion William Floyd Colonials did their part by defeating Sachem East 35-7 as they continue the march to defend their title and quest for a sixth Long Island Championship!

In the game, quarterback Robert Taiani led the Colonials with 10/12 passing for 265 yards and two touchdown passes – one each to Brandon Zack and Jordan Clinton. Nick Silva rushed six times for 95 yards and Mack Driver added two rushing touchdowns. Keith Winfrey also returned a fumble for a touchdown in the first half. At halftime, the varsity cheerleaders and Rockettes dazzled the crowd with their moves and the homecoming court was introduced including Homecoming King Evan Meinke and Homecoming Queen Sofia Galvez.

Click these links for videos of the Pep Rally and the Parade!

Please enjoy the images of homecoming in the galleries below!

Homecoming Parade

Homecoming Court

Homecoming Game

Rockettes

Varsity Cheer

The 2017 William Floyd boys varsity soccer team. (Photo courtesy of Lyn Stirber).

Update 2: 10/25: The boys varsity Colonials lost a close one today by a score of 2-1. They gave it their all and just came up a little short. The William Floyd School District is proud of them and congratulates them on a wonderful season!

Update: 10/25: The No. 8 ranked William Floyd Colonials boys varsity soccer team will host No. 9 ranked Newfield today, October 25 at 2 pm in a first-round playoff match! This is the third consecutive year making the playoffs and possibly the first time in William Floyd history that the program will host a home playoff game. Good luck Colonials!

The William Floyd Colonials boys varsity soccer team is in the midst of their best season in decades, which saw them clinch a playoff spot for the third consecutive year and upset Commack (ranked No. 3 in NYS at the time) in a thrilling double-overtime victory. They also cracked the New York State Sportswriters Association Class AA New York State rankings in September (No. 19) for the first time. Led by head coach Paul Paniccia, assistant coaches Desmond Megna and Jeff Cronk, along with a talented roster of student-athletes, the Colonials hope to finish out their final three games of the season on a high note with matches against Patchogue-Medford, Longwood and Sachem North.

Gio Fiore controls the ball on the way to the net in a game against Brentwood (9/12). (Click to see more photos)

Sitting in third place in League I with a 9-3-1 overall record (7-3-1/League), the Colonials have a tremendous group of starters coupled with a deep and talented bench who continue to step up and perform along with the rest of their teammates when called upon.

“All of our players are healthy, ready and rested for the first time in a while,” said Coach Paniccia. “I believe we are just starting to peak at the perfect time.”

Playoff seeding will take place after the regular season finale. Coach Paniccia is hopeful that the team will get a good seed to have an opportunity to showcase their talent to the home crowd.

“The boys are playing with so much confidence right now – they know that they have the capability of beating anyone at any time,” said Coach Paniccia. “After an unfortunate last-minute loss against Brentwood last week, the rallying cry has been ‘No More!’ as in no more losses in 2017. “They have very high expectations and we believe in them.”

Team members include: Mert Altun, Elvin Carranza, Thomas Castaneda, Roberto Cifentes, Joseph Ditillo, Giovanni Fiore, Anthony Garcia, Jefferson Guerra, Erik Guzman, Ethan Loarca, Danny Lombardo, Yorlin Mancada, Dylan Maceroni, Brian Martinez, Evan Meinke, Chris Muchow, Sebastian Paniccia, Nick Pantelidis, Gavin Samuelsen, Sebastian Sosa, Kevin Stirber, Jonathan Vanagas, Ty Walker, Justin Wheeler and Elgar Velasquez.

Additional coverage from Newsday:

Ethan Loarca’s goal in second OT helps Floyd hand Commack first loss

Brentwood and Floyd in hard fought soccer tie

Did one of your students or a staff member do something wonderful this past month? Please take a moment to recognize this act by nominating him/her for Student member of the month or Faculty member of the month! We need nominations from each grade level.

Students may nominate a staff member for Staff Member of the Month by visiting any assistant principal’s office or the library to get a nomination form, or print the attached form below. Please return all nominations to the 1 West Office. If you have any questions please contact Carissa Sexton at 631-874-1185.

CLICK HERE to download the nomination form for Student Member of the Month

CLICK HERE to download the nomination form for Faculty Member of the Month

William Floyd Capital Project: Vote on Monday, October 30, 2017, from 7 am – 9 pm in the William Floyd High School east lobby!

On Monday, October 30, residents of the William Floyd community will have the opportunity to vote on a $39.4 million capital project proposal, which if approved, can transform our schools and community. Highlights include much-needed repairs and upgrades throughout all of our buildings, revamped secondary school auditoriums for music and theater students, a centrally-located adaptive playground, air conditioning in the three elementary buildings that currently do not have it and new multi-purpose athletic fields for ALL of our outdoor girls and boys student athletes and community groups!

This project will be at NO ADDITIONAL COST to taxpayers!

How can it be at zero additional cost to taxpayers, you might ask? In 2016, voters approved the creation of a $5 million Capital Reserve Fund, which will be used for this project; and the remaining 87.9% will be reimbursed through NYS Building Aid.

Click each thumbnail below for an FAQ, the video and the brochure!

Click here for an Absentee Application.

Please Note:  Completed Applications with original signature must be received by the District Clerk prior to the issuing of a ballot. If the absentee ballot is mailed, the application must be received by the district before 4:30 pm on Monday, October 23rd. All ballots are due to the district clerk by 5:00 pm on Monday, October 30th.  For any further information regarding absentee voting, please contact Jen Schildkraut at (631) 874-1696.

Presentation Files

Capital Project Road Show – Presented to the Community, Faculty and Staff
Capital Project Review #7 – Presented on October 24, 2017
Capital Project Review #6 – Presented on October 10, 2017
Capital Project Review #5 – Presented on August 15, 2017
Capital Project Review #4 – Presented on July 11, 2017
Capital Project Review #3 – Presented on June 27, 2017
Capital Project Discussion #2 – Presented on January 24, 2017
Five Year Facilities Review – Presented on December 13, 2016

Check out the stories below from the Long Island Advance and Newsday detailing the capital project!

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The 2017 Outstanding Educators with William Floyd Alumni Association members: Sandra Pagano, Class of 1987 (left) with “Outstanding Educators” Dr. Keith Fasciana, Frank Turso, Ruth Trimble and Richard Daly with WFAA president, Jackie (Intonato) Eglevsky, Class of 1964.

The William Floyd Alumni Association in collaboration with the William Floyd School District recently honored four “Outstanding Educators” at the eighth annual Outstanding Educators Award Dinner held at the Rock Hill Country Club. This year’s honorees include Richard Daly, Dr. Keith Fasciana, Ruth Trimble and Frank Turso, who were selected for making a positive difference in the lives of countless students. This award is unique in that nominations are made directly by former students.

Past and present “Outstanding Educator” honorees are pictured together.

“There is no greater recognition for an educator than to be nominated for this award by a former student,” said Kevin M. Coster, Superintendent of Schools. “These educators have had a lasting and profound impact on the lives of children. I congratulate Keith, Richard, Ruth and Frank on this great honor and thank the William Floyd Alumni Association for providing this wonderful opportunity to honor our colleagues and friends.”

“These four educators, Ruth, Frank, Keith and Richard, exemplify our educators at William Floyd – kind, supportive, knowledgeable and passionate about education,” said Jackie (Intonato) Eglevsky, William Floyd High School Class of 1964, President, William Floyd Alumni Association. “The impact they’ve had and continue to have on their students is a legacy for which to be proud.”

The 2017 Class of William Floyd Alumni Association Outstanding Educators join 29 past recipients: Mary Arslanian, Jude Bouer, Candy Carro, Patty Casey, Michael Cordaro, Beth Cutrone, Chip Ezelius, Robert Feeney, Donna Gaspari, Ron Gross, Bill Hennessy, Dick Horton, Joe Hurley, Paul Longo, Mike Merolla, Flora Metrick, Laura Mole, Dori Orofino, Bill Pike, Ed Pinto, Karen Poidomani, John Raptis, E. Marianne Ritz, Denise Robertson, Phil Scotto, Marge Sabbeth, Mary Schultz, Phyllis Siano and Stephen Stengel.

Proceeds from the Outstanding Educators Awards event helps to fund many William Floyd Alumni Association initiatives such as scholarships and programming supplies for students, kindergarten supply packets, food drives and more.

About the Honorees
Richard Daly, the culinary arts teacher at William Floyd High School and world-champion ice carver who also holds the Guinness World Record for fastest ice carver, was nominated by recent graduate, Zyaire Bias. Dr. Keith Fasciana has served the William Floyd School District in a variety of roles including teacher, assistant principal and now principal of William Floyd Elementary School for the past decade was nominated by former student and current high school freshman, Madison Mentz.  Ruth Trimble, a longtime business teacher and former chair of the Business Education Department, was nominated by former student, Nancy Horton. And lastly, Frank Turso, a longtime music teacher, was nominated by former student, Jim Brosnan.

About the William Floyd Alumni Association
The William Floyd Alumni Association, now in its 10th year, continues to make a positive difference in the lives of many. Some of the outreach initiatives they have contributed to include awarding more than $11,000 in scholarships to graduating seniors; more than $11,000 in kindergarten supplies for incoming students; more than $11,000 in Career and Technical Education awards for high school students; the creation of the Armed Forces Memorial to honor alumni who made the ultimate sacrifice; STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) initiatives for middle school students and so much more.

Click below to see more photos from the event!

The William Floyd Capital Project has been approved.

Yes Votes: 1289

No Votes: 123

John S. Hobart Elementary School students holding up their pumpkins in the PTO Pumpkin Contest.

Elementary schools throughout the district have been holding pumpkin carving and decorating contests as a festive way to focus on visual arts and ELA standards. Students came up with innovative designs which showcased their creativity and artistic skills.

Moriches Elementary School students Rylie and Drew Wiegand with their first-place “Dunkin’ Donuts” pumpkins.

At Moriches Elementary School, Linda Tucci’s art students participated in the 38th annual “Great Pumpkin Contest,” in which students and their families worked collaboratively to create an original sculptural pumpkin using any materials and techniques they could incorporate. Taking first place in the contest were Drew and Rylie Wiegand and family for their “Dunkin’ Donuts” pumpkins; “The Shark” by Courtney Petersen and family received second place; and third place went to Julianna Zach and family for their “Gumball Machine” pumpkin which used real gumballs. Also earning honorable mentions were Jack and Riley Meyer and family; Matthew and Brooke Filosa and family; and Madalynn Carter and family.

Click below to see photos of the pumpkin contests!

Moriches Elementary School Pumpkins

John S. Hobart Elementary School Pumpkins

William Floyd Elementary School Pumpkins

Nathaniel Woodhull Elementary School Pumpkins

If your school was not featured and you have photos to share, please send high-resolution (original or large) images to publicrelations@wfsd.k12.ny.us.

In May 2017, voters approved the 2017-18 budget with a tax rate increase of 1.74%, a responsible plan well within New York State’s two percent tax cap. At a recent meeting, the William Floyd Board of Education voted unanimously to lower the tax levy from 1.74% to 0.70% which translates to $1 million less in taxes collected, which means a savings of $60.79 per year for residents in the average assessed home of $1995.

This change was possible due to several reasons including the year-end financials coming in with a better outlook than expected along with cost estimates for the 2017-18 school year coming in lower than projected. Additionally, just last year, the district had its credit rating increased to Aa3 by Moody’s Investor Services signifying William Floyd’s finances to be of high quality and subject to very low credit risk.

Since the two percent tax cap era began, the Board of Education has stayed at or below the two percent tax cap each of the six years and effectively lowered the tax rate five times to provide some relief to community residents. “It is always important to our Board to pass along tax relief whenever we can,” said Robert Vecchio, President, William Floyd Board of Education.

The 2017 William Floyd Colonials varsity football team and their coaches.

The defending Suffolk County Champion William Floyd Colonials varsity football team concluded their regular season with a 13-7 victory over the Northport Tigers, cementing themselves as the No. 2 seed in Suffolk Division I heading into the playoffs, earning themselves another Big 4 Championship in the process. Against Northport this past Saturday, Nick Silva and Mack Driver both scored on the ground as the defense swarmed and stuffed the Tigers’ offense holding them to just seven points. The Colonials finished with a 7-1 record outscoring their opponents 222-76 in the process. They now have the opportunity to host two playoff games – the first on Saturday, November 4, at 3 pm against No. 7 ranked Patchogue-Medford. There is no charge for tickets. The Colonials have won 10 Suffolk County titles and five Long Island Championships.

Tangier Smith Elementary School physical education teachers Tony Mecca (second from left) and Will Maldonado (third from left) are pictured with the “Get Focused” staff.

A Tangier Smith Elementary School student is purchasing a book by using exercise as currency in the fitness-based “Get Focused” book fair.

Tangier Smith Elementary School fourth- and fifth-grade students recently had the opportunity to participate in “Get Focused,” a movement designed to inspire young people to get serious about literacy and keeping a healthy lifestyle. For this program, Tangier Smith physical education teachers Tony Mecca and Will Maldonado welcomed the “Get Focused” team to help encourage being healthy in mind and body, which was accomplished through a fun and interactive fitness-based book fair. Throughout the fair, students were able to use exercise as a form of currency to purchase up to two books from one of five “Get Focused” trainers who acted as cashiers.  The trainers worked with the students on the proper techniques and motivated them to complete the exercises.

The Tangier Smith Elementary School physical education team would like to give a special thanks to the “Get Focused” team for their efforts in inspiring young people to focus on keeping their minds and bodies healthy.

On Monday, October 30, residents of the William Floyd community approved a $39.4 million capital project proposal, which will transform our schools and community. Highlights include much-needed repairs and upgrades throughout all of our buildings, revamped secondary school auditoriums for music and theater students, a centrally-located adaptive playground, air conditioning in the three elementary buildings that currently do not have it and new multi-purpose athletic fields for ALL of our outdoor girls and boys student athletes and community groups!

Please check back here for updated progress of each project!

Click each thumbnail below for an FAQ, the video and the brochure!

Presentation Files

Capital Project Road Show – Presented to the Community, Faculty and Staff
Capital Project Review #7 – Presented on October 24, 2017
Capital Project Review #6 – Presented on October 10, 2017
Capital Project Review #5 – Presented on August 15, 2017
Capital Project Review #4 – Presented on July 11, 2017
Capital Project Review #3 – Presented on June 27, 2017
Capital Project Discussion #2 – Presented on January 24, 2017
Five Year Facilities Review – Presented on December 13, 2016

Check out the stories below from the Long Island Advance and Newsday detailing the capital project!

Click photo to go to the Long Island Advance article.

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