On May 10, Sachem High School East held its freshman class field trip to Top Golf, located right in the Sachem community!  Freshmen class officers, Giana Rincon, Samantha Rubino, Leone Pitkewicz, Molly Frank and Nicolas Losito, all helped with organizing this event and bringing it to fruition. Nearly 140 students were in attendance. The trip was not only fun and successful, but it was refreshing and a wonderful way for students to make memories, celebrate and conclude their first year of high school together. 

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Date Added: 5/16/2024

Sachem theater students were nominated for several Teeny Awards this year, which recognize excellence in high school theater. The Teeny Awards are based on the Tony Awards, which acknowledge the best Broadway shows from the season.

High School East students were nominated for the Teeny Awards hosted by the Islip Arts Council. The council strives to encourage students to continue their education and pursue careers in performing arts and theater. Congratulations to the following High School East students:

• Seraphina Ptaszynski as Anita, “West Side Story”
• Robert De Persio, III as Baby John, “West Side Story”
• Patrick Cahill, Student Director, “A Chorus Line”
• Keira Muino, Scenic Designer, “West Side Story”
• Mason Vaughn, Pit Musician, “West Side Story”
• Jenny Sejarto, Lighting, “A Chorus Line,” “West Side Story”
• Lucie Johnson, Sound, Special Effects, “A Chorus Line,” “West Side Story”
• Jason Pressman, Stage Manager, “A Chorus Line,” “West Side Story”
• Cadence DePersio, Choreographer, “A Chorus Line”
• Keira Muino, Scenic Design, “West Side Story”
• Lilyana Pittaro, Stage Manager, Choreographer

High School North students were nominated for the Teeny Awards sponsored by the East End Arts Council. Through the Teeny Awards program, East End Arts strives to raise the bar on theater education by encouraging increased attendance and community pride at school productions, much like school sports programs. Congratulations to the following High School North students:

• Lead Performer in a Play: Nick Aspris (Peter Pan)
• Lead Performer in a Play: Brook Tate (Wendy)
• Outstanding Performer in a Play: Keira Mc Garry (Slightly Lost Boy)
• Lead Performer in a Musical, Drama: Mia Ponticelli (Anya)
• Lead Performer in a Musical, Drama: Nick Aspris (Dmitry)
• Supporting Performer in a Musical, Drama: Jeremy Cruz (Vlad)
• Supporting Performer in a Musical, Drama: Brook Tate (Lily)
• Choreography: Mia Ponticelli for Learn to do it and Countess and the Common Man
• Outstanding Performer in a Musical: Kaitlyn Reed (Featured Dancer/ Ballerina)

Students will attend the respective award ceremonies in June.

The Sachem Central School District Athletic Department is proud to unveil new turf baseball fields at Sachem High School East and Sachem High School North. District and building administrators joined both varsity baseball teams and coaches at their respective ribbon-cutting ceremonies to celebrate the opening of the fields.

“The creation of these fields have exceeded all expectations,” said Director of Athletics, Physical Education, Health and Health Services Gary Beutel. “They truly are state-of-the-art facilities, and the Sachem school district and community can look forward to using them for many years.”

The turf fields were approved by voters as part of a capital project proposition in 2023.

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Date Added: 5/2/2024

Sachem High School East students taking Mr. Jannace’s AP human geography course visited FoodLab at Stony Brook University’s Southampton Campus for a hands-on review of their unit on agriculture and rural land-use.

This unit can be difficult for students to grasp yet is an integral part of understanding the course and succeeding on the upcoming AP exam. The full-day visit included lectures, field work and station activities. It was created by Mr. Jannace and FoodLab Director Judiann Carmack-Fayyaz over the course of the entire school year to bring the unit to life with a differentiated and immersive experience.

Twelfth generation farmer, Jenn Dupree Halsey of the Milk-Pail Farm, spoke with students and brought farm life home. She even pulled out her phone to read off precision climatic information in each of her planting fields to show just how far we've come in the field of agriculture. Despite all the advances in technology, she emphasized that one still needs to have “eyes on the farm,” proving that we still need to have humans in the field. Additionally, Dr. Heather Lynch, Inaugural Director of the Collaborative for the Earth, shared opening remarks at the beginning of the day.

This was the first time Stony Brook Southampton hosted such a large field trip group at FoodLab – 66 students, along with Mr. Jannace, Mrs. Melandro, Mrs. Gearns, Mr. Gallo, and the amazing FoodLab team were present. The group got their hands dirty as they worked to remove a mountain of mugwort, extract large stones from vegetable beds and plant a long row of greens protected by insect netting in about 45 minutes!

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Date Added: 5/1/2024

Sachem High School East welcomed a unified basketball team this April. Unified basketball is an athletic team that provides opportunities for students in special education to play sports with their peers. Parents, staff and students packed the gymnasium at their first games to support both teams taking the court. The next home game is May 13 at 5 p.m. in the Sachem East main gym – come on out and support!

Date Added: 4/30/2024