Mrs. Susan Casale-Greiner, Principal

The building that was to become the Waverly Avenue School first opened its doors to students in 1929. As part of the Holtsville School District, it housed children in grades one through eight with only two to four children on each grade level. The building consisted of two classrooms, the office, a "nurse's room"(there was no nurse, only a room to lie down in if you were not feeling well), and a library. There were boys' and girls' bathrooms and an auditorium. The bottom floor housed the boiler room and a play area/lunch room where mothers made soup and sold it for 2 to 3 cents a cup. In 1955, when neighbooring districts consolidated in order to form the Sachem Central School District, the building became known as The Waverly Avenue School. Growth in the area began just after the centralization with the construction of the first housing developments- a trend that continues to this day. Several additions were added to Waverly as, through the years, it grew to be a beautiful building that it is today. The 2004 Reconstruction Project added badly needed classrooms, including kindergarten, art and music. Our library was expanded and essential services such as the main office and nurse's room were centralized. Most importantly, we now offer a full day kindergarten program with a kindergarten through fifth grade configuration. The results have led to a dramatic improvement in the benefits offered to students and parents alike, and are a reflection in the pride we feel in our school and district. Waverly Avenue is the home of Randy Reader program, a reading incentive program started twenty one years ago by two teachers, Mrs. Susan Hart and Mrs. Marie McNair. The program places reading at the center of our academic program and encourages our children to become lifelong readers.