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BHS Top Graduates
Valedictorian
- Katherine O'Connor
Katherine O’Connor, daughter of Leslie and Paul O’Connor of Bellport has
been named Valedictorian of the Class of 2010 at Bellport High School.
As a National Merit Finalist Katherine has a GPA of 4.51 and SAT score
of 2310. Katherine’s grade point average is highest GPA since the letter
grade system was implemented in the South Country School District.
Katherine has received the National Merit Battelle Scholarship and the
Brookhaven Science Associates Scholarship. Katherine has excelled in the
most challenging Advanced Placement classes offered at Bellport High
School. After taking 12 AP courses and receiving a 4.0 from Stony Brook
University in their Intro to Linear Algebra course Katherine is
currently enrolled in AP Biology, AP Government, AP English Composition
and Language and AP Statistics at Bellport High School. She has been
Editor of the school newspaper for the last two years, Captain of the
Science Bowl Team, and Captain of the Academic Team competing on the
television show The Challenge. Katherine participated and received a
perfect score on the Math Team, was a member in good standing in the
Math Honor Society, Science Honor Society, Tri-M Music Honor Society and
the National Honor Society.
For the last four years Katherine has displayed her musical talents by
playing the flute in the Wind Ensemble and the Flute Choir. She also
participated in the Pit Orchestra at the annual musical performance at
Bellport High School having also participated in the All-Country Music
Festival Orchestra. Serving her community has been rewarding for
Katherine as she has been an altar server at Mary Immaculate Church for
nine years and plays the flute in the Church Choir as well as other
community and school district functions. During the summer, Katherine
will continue working part time for an on-line math course correcting
students’ problem sets. The Valedictorian of the Class of 2010 at
Bellport High School will be attending MIT in the fall majoring in
Mathematics.
Salutatorian-
Grace Healy
Grace Healy has been named this years Salutatorian at Bellport High
School with a 4.35 GPA and SAT score of 2090. Grace is the daughter of
Leslie and Terence Healy of Bellport. Grace has challenged herself
academically by enrolling in Advanced Placement Literature, French,
Calculus, Physics and Government. Grace has demonstrated her leadership
skills as the President of Students for Environmental Quality, President
of the French Club, Vice President of the Athletes Helping Others and a
member in good standing in the Outdoor Club, The Clipper, Math Honor
Society, Science Honor Society, French Honor Society and the National
Honor Society. Grace is an accomplishment Cello player. Out of the
classroom and off the stage, Grace was the Captain of the Varsity Girls
Soccer Team being named All-League and All-County, Captain of the
Varsity Girls Winter Track Team, and Captain of the Varsity Girls
Lacrosse Team being named All-League and All-County Honorable Mention.
Grace is the recipient of the Suffolk Zone Award for Physical Education.
She has volunteered at the Special Olympics, Autism Surf Camp and Great
Brookhaven Clean-up and tutoring of students. Grace’s summer plans
include working at Quantuck Beach Club as an ocean lifeguard, The
Bellport Restaurant as a bus person and attending Brown University
Lacrosse Camp. As the Salutatorian for the Class of 2010 at Bellport
High School Grace will be playing lacrosse at Brown University.
Essayist-
Ian Lundstrom
Ian Lundstrom, son of Clare and Scott Lundstrom of East Patchogue is
Bellport High School’s Essayist with a 4.18 GPA and SAT score of 1700.
Ian has taken several Advanced Placement classes including Chemistry. He
is a member in good standing with the National Senior Honor Society and
the Science, Tri M Music and French Honor Societies. He is also a member
of the Students for Environmental Quality Club. Ian, an avid violinist
performs with the Bellport High School Chamber Orchestra and is
principle with the Concert Orchestra. He has participated in the 2010
Long Island String Festival, NYSSMA since 2006 and performed with the
Daedalus Quartet. Ian has volunteered his musical services for the
Bellport Garden Club, South Country School District Health Fair, and the
South Bay Strings Program. He participated in the Open Space Stewardship
Program at Brookhaven National Laboratory. Summer plans include teaching
sailing to the youth in our community through the Bellport Bay Sailing
Foundation. The Essayist for the Bellport High School Class of 2010 will
be attending Stony Brook University majoring in Engineering.
Men Leaders Paving Paths For Young Men
The
Long Island Latino Teachers Association, Inc. in collaboration with
Suffolk Community College recently held a conference entitled “Men
Leaders Paving Paths for Young Men.” This motivation workshop/conference
was attended by ten of Bellport High School’s students together with
Social Workers Maribel Bell, Melissa Lopez and Foreign Language teacher,
Oscar Norena. The ultimate goal of this conference was to have these
young men become inspired, empowered and motivated through knowledge and
professional role models while being encouraged to pursue higher
education after high school. The panelists presenting at this workshop
were successful in the fields of education, social work,
medicine/health, science/technology, law, politics, arts, journalism and
business.
South Country School District Election Results
Proposition
#1: The South Country School District Budget
PASSED
Yes: 1903 votes
No: 1370 votes
Proposition #2: Providing Full Transportation
FAILED
Yes: 813 votes
No: 2271 votes
The four elected Trustees are:
Marian McKenna: 1948 votes
Julio Morales: 1596 votes
Owen Durney: 1487 votes
Michelle Cavaleri: 1424 votes
The rest of the candidates received the following votes:
Lee Snead: 1364 votes
Antoinette Huffine: 1097 votes
Bellport High School’s Creative Spirit Shines
Three
Bellport High School Students, Valerie Bodden, Renee Senzatimore, and
Bianca Lastra were recently acknowledged for their skillfully crafted
and heartfelt poetry. Valerie and Renee were presented with an award
during a ceremony hosted by The National League of American Pen Woman on
Saturday May 8, 2010 at the Farmingdale Public Library.
The National League of American Pen Woman sponsors an annual “All Cities
Branch” poetry contest. This year, participants from twenty four school
districts throughout Long Island submitted entries. Four students
received equal merit awards, while an additional ten students received
honorable mention.
Valerie Bodden, a freshman at Bellport High School, was one of four top
award winners for her poem “Mathematical.” Renee Senzatimore, a junior,
received honorable mention for her poem “Love is Right” as did Bianca
Lastra for her poem, “A Wire a Dream and a Hand." Rene and Valerie are
also members of Inkwell, a writer’s club formed by Bellport High School
teacher Don Uhrie in the beginning of the 2009 / 2010 school year.
Pictured from left to right are Renee Senzatimore, Don Uhrie, and
Valerie Bodden.
South Country School District Art Festival
On
Saturday, March 20th the Art Department from the South Country School
District held an Art Festival at the Bellport Middle School. The 9th
annual festival was open to the entire community. Under the direction of
Art Chair Suzette Fandale the gymnasium was transformed into “hands on”
experiences with a myriad of art projects available for students.
Creativity and originality were expressed by students participating in
sand art, cartoon character drawing, papermaking, face painting, tie dye
t-shirts to name a few. Students were greeted and worked alongside over
30 student volunteers and art teachers in the South Country School
District. Two beautiful glass mosaic windows were created at the
festival under the direction of art teacher Lisa Conk and will be
donated to the South Country Education Foundation’s Annual Cocktail
Auction.
Pictured from left to right: Brittany Miller and Faye Lawlor help out at
the papermarking station at this year’s Art Festival.
The Harlem Wizards Visit Kreamer Street Elementary School
The
gymnasium of Kreamer Street Elementary School was recently transformed into a
basketball court for professional basketball players from the Harlem Wizards.
Principal Sean Clark challenged his students to read 50,000 minutes during the
month of March as part of the Parents as Reading Partners Program. After
reaching their goal the PTA from Kreamer Street School arranged for this reward
assembly. The Wizards “Scoop” and “Skycam” selected students Carson Nagle and
Andrew Grundstrom to show their talents and entertain the students. At the
conclusion of the assembly Carson and Andrew were given official Harlem Wizard
basketballs.
Pictured from left to right: Wizard Scoop, Wizard Skycam, Andrew Grundstrom and
Carson Nagle
Dip Into The Inkwell And Explore Your Creative Side
The
South Country School District recognized the Inkwell Writer’s Club advisor Don
Uhrie and club member Hilda De Los Santos at its bi-monthly meeting Wednesday
March 10th.
In a celebration at Bellport High School for Black History Month, Inkwell
provided the literary component by reading poetry from such prominent authors as
Maya Angelou and Langston Hughes. Another, less prominent, but aspiring young
writer, Hilda Del Los Santos, brought her creative flair to the celebration by
reading her own original poem entitled “Two People.” Her heartfelt and powerful
words were well received by all. Other club members also attended and
participated in the celebration.
Shortly thereafter, the district requested that Hilda share her poem at the
Board of Education meeting on March 10th. Both Hilda, and the Inkwell club
advisor, Don Uhrie, were recognized for their outstanding participation in the
Inkwell Club.
Inkwell was formed early in the 2009 / 2010 school year. The club was initiated
by its current advisor Don Uhrie, who teaches English at the Bellport High
School. Inkwell was formed in order to provide an environment to nurture the
creative side of Bellport High School’s many talented and spirited students. The
goal was to create a forum that provided our students with a safe and nurturing
environment conducive towards self expression of the written word. By nurturing
the writer within our young people, Bellport High School’s Inkwell Club has
provided another vehicle to aid in the academic as well as personal growth of
its students.
Pictured: Mr. Uhrie, Inkwell Club Advisor and student writer Hilda De Los
Santos.
Bellport High School Athletic Teams Updates

We've received the following Final
Winter Wrap-Up and Post Season Honors notice from
Athletic Director, John Frankie.
Boys Basketball- Finished 10-4 in
League IV and were ranked #7 (Large Schools) going into
the playoffs. All-League: Darren Yancy (Sr.), Antione
Rountree (Sr.), Armand Correa (Soph.) Honorable Mention.
All-County: Connor Fedge (Sr.). Scholar/Athlete: Connor
Fedge 4.25.
Girls Basketball- Had a strong finish
and return everyone for next year. All–League: Lashanna
Garrison (Jr.). Scholar/Athlete: Christina Dutcher 3.74.
Boys Bowling- Competitive in League IV and return everybody for next year. All–League: Sean Millsap (Soph.). Scholar/Athlete: Thomas Perrodin 4.08.
Girls Bowling- Qualified for the Counties this year finishing 10th. All-League: Caitlin Colichio. Scholar/Athlete: Samantha Rogers 3.47
Wrestling- Young team with many returners. All-League: Reggie Sinclair (Soph.), James Haverty (Fresh.), Eric Kudreyko (Sr.), Ian Mott (Sr.), John Rose (Soph.), Able Reyes (Sr.)Bobby Kraker (Sr.). Scholar/Athlete: James Haverty 4.00
Girls Winter Track and Field- Finished 6th in League 3. All-League: Hilda De Los Santos (Fresh.) 3000m, Caitlyn Pabst (Jr.) 300m, Victoria Rountree (Fresh) High Jump, Jessica Pierno (Fresh.), Victoria Crump (Sr.). Scholar/Athlete: Grace Healy 4.42.
Boys Winter Track and Field-
Strong Season finished 4th in Suffolk County.
All-League:
Brandon Santana (Soph.). All-County: Derek Palafox
(Soph.), Sheldon Derenocourt (Jr.), Jaquan Holland
(Sr.). All-State: Derek Palafox (Finished 5th in the
State in the Intersectional Medley Relay). Jaquan
Holland - New York State Public High School State
Champion in the 300 meters. Scholar/Athlete: Ryan
McGlynn 4.2393, Daniel Garisto 4.2386
Bellport Cheerleading-
Bellport qualified for the Long Island Championships for
the second year and this year finished 3rd in small
schools.
BHS Track Athlete Named Fastest Runner
Jaquan
Holland, a Senior at Bellport High School, is the fastest runner in the 300m
indoor track event among all public school runners in New York State. Jaquan
Holland is also ranked 8th in the US in the 300m indoor track event. Jaquan
won the New York State Championship for public school runners in the 300m
event held at Cornell University on March 6, 2010. His time of 34.62 placed
him in 2nd place in the Federation which includes all public and parochial
schools in New York State.
Jaquan is the sole remaining member of the 2008 indoor track team which set
Suffolk County records and represented Suffolk County in the Milrose Games
at Madison Square Garden, as well as the New York State Championship.
He was joined at the NYS meet by Derek Palafox, a Sophomore at Bellport High
School, who represented Suffolk County in the Intersectional Medley Relay
event. Derek ran the 1000m leg of the relay, along with other athletes from
Suffolk County who ran the 300m, 600m and 1600m legs. Members of the
Intersectional Medley Relay team were chosen because they were the 3rd place
finishers in their respective events at the State Qualifier which was held
last month. Derek's split time of 2:39 was his fastest time of the season.
2010-2011 Kindergarten Registration
Kindergarten
Registration will be held throughout the month of March on the dates
listed below. All registration will be held at our District Office
located at 189 Dunton Avenue in East Patchogue. If you have a child you
wish to register, please contact the Central Registration office at
730-1617 and leave your mailing address. Registration materials will be
forwarded to your home prior to the scheduled dates listed below. Items
required for registration: Proof of Residency, Birth Certificate,
Immunization Record, Proof of Custody/Guardianship, Academic Records.
Click here for more information.
| Brookhaven Elementary School | March 1st-3rd |
| Verne W. Critz Elementary School | March 8th-10th |
| Kreamer Street Elementary School | March 15th-17th |
Pre-K Registration will be held April 5th through April 9th, 2010.
Bellport High School To Host "Relay For Life"
South
Country School District is hosting the American Cancer Society Relay for
Life at Bellport High School June 18th – 19th, 2010. Ms. Diane Poulos,
Health Teacher and Mr. Joseph Cipp, Head Football Coach, co-chairs, have
organized this community event to help fight cancer. Ms. Poulos along
with her group of volunteer students known as “Team Poulos” are asking
the community to participate. For information please contact
dpoulos@southcountry.org
or
www.relayforlife.org/southcountryNY or
gail.tuohey@cancer.org.
Pictured from left to right:
Joanna Benavides, Nicole Hamill, Sylvia Glover, Lauren Fujii, Meagan
Briggs, Kelly Palace, Tyler Furia, Vanessa Verni, Brittney Miller, Anna
Strano and Lauren Staudt
BHS Student Awarded St. Joseph's College Presidential Grant
Mr.
Nelson C. Briggs, Principal of Bellport High School and Mrs. Darlene
Dowler, Guidance Counselor are proud to announce that Candace Claudio
has been selected to receive the St. Joseph’s College Presidential
Grant. This prestigious award covers full tuition to St. Joseph’s
College for four years.
BHS Students Get Visit From Varsity Basketball Captain
Bellport Boys Varsity
Basketball Coach Peter Grossi and Captain Connor Fedge recently were the
topic of discussion in Mr. Wayne Caldicott’s class during a current
events/language arts lesson with Ms. Kathy Mulligan, Speech Pathologist
at Bellport High School. Mr. Caldicott’s students selected a sports
article from Newsday detailing Bellport’s win over Deer Park. The
article featured Connor in a great action shot doing one of his
trademark moves to the basket. Connor joined the class for the lesson
and signed copies of the article. Coach Grossi gave the students the now
popular “Clipper Crazies” tee shirts and students were personally
invited to attend the next home game.
Seated: signing copies of
the article is Captain Connor Fedge. Standing: Coach Peter Grossi,
students Dashawn Young and Nicole DiGiogia
BHS Student Finalist For National Merit Scholarship
Katherine F. O’Connor a
senior at Bellport High School has met all requirements to advance to
Finalist standing in the National Merit Scholarship Program. Katherine
is one 16,000 semifinalists named in September 2009 who will be
considered for a National Merit Scholarship to be offered in 2010.
Katherine has advanced to Finalist standing in the National Merit
Scholarship Program of 2010 by demonstrating through distinguished
performance high potential for future academic accomplishment.
49 Bellport Students Selected For SCMEA All-County Music Festival
The
Suffolk County Music Educators’ Association (SCMEA) selected
49 South Country School District musicians as
members of the 2010
All-County Music Festival. Bellport has representatives in all three performing organizations,
including the All-County Band, Chorus, and Orchestra. Selections of All-County students
were made from NYSSMA Solo Festival evaluation sheets / scores and
nominations submitted by district music teachers. The SCMEA All-County Music Festival recognizes Suffolk’s most accomplished music students in grades
5-10. The three-day festival will culminate in the following concert
performances at Sachem East High School: Division I- Sunday, March 14th at
1:00pm, Division II- Sunday,
March 14th at 5:00pm, and Division III- Saturday,
March 13th, at 8:00pm.
The students who will represent Bellport are as follows:
| Division I Band: | ||
| Ashley Berrell | Trombone | Middle School |
| Samantha Fassman | Clarinet | Middle School |
| Brian Foley | Trumpet | Middle School |
| Michael Francomano | Trombone |
Frank P. Long |
| James Jankowski | Alto Sax | Middle School |
| Tobias Lewis | Trumpet | Middle School |
| Emily Malone | French Horn | Middle School |
| Justin Rountree | Trumpet | Middle School |
| Brendon Vassallo | Snare Drum | Frank P. Long |
| Laurel Zimlinghaus | Clarinet | Frank P. Long |
| Division II Band: | ||
| Avery Samuel | Alto Sax | Middle School |
| Division III Band: | ||
| Julia Bellante | Clarinet | High School |
| Rachel Celentano | Bassoon | High School |
| Daniel Garisto | Clarinet | High School |
| Emily Hoff | Flute | High School |
| Sam Hoff | Trumpet | High School |
| Bianca Lastra | Clarinet | High School |
| Andrew Martinez | Tenor Sax | High School |
| Jordan Zavesky | Bass Clarinet | High School |
| Division I Chorus: | ||
| Jesire Bennett | Soprano | Frank P. Long |
| Menakshi Bisram | Soprano | Frank P. Long |
| Betty Bruce | Soprano | Middle School |
| Deanna DiMartino | Soprano | Frank P. Long |
| Shannon Gibbons | Soprano | Frank P. Long |
| Steven Laney | Soprano | Frank P. Long |
| Kai Seaton | Soprano | Middle School |
| Elexus Seda | Soprano | Middle School |
| Habibatu Yanni | Soprano | Middle School |
| Division II Chorus: | ||
| Morell Brown | Baritone | Middle School |
| Catherine Hummel | Soprano | Middle School |
| Gine Marie Falk | Soprano | Middle School |
| Brandon King | Baritone | Middle School |
| Victoria Lamoureux | Soprano | Middle School |
| Robert Spielman | Baritone | Middle School |
| Division III Chorus: | ||
| Lianna Hosein | Soprano | High School |
| Kane McAleese | Tenor | High School |
| Devohne Moore | Tenor | High School |
| Jack Nix | Tenor | High School |
| Division I Orchestra: | ||
| Elena Porcaro | Violin | Middle School |
| Charles Rojas | Cello | Middle School |
| Arielle Strange | Viola | Middle School |
| Isabella Novelli | Violin | Frank P. Long |
| Division II Orchestra: | ||
| Olivia Gassner | Violin | Middle School |
| Nicole Kokis | Cello | Middle School |
| Madeline Mojallali | Cello | Middle School |
| Emily Salcedo-Watson | Viola | Middle School |
| Division III Orchestra: | ||
| Aiden Lundstrum | Violin | High School |
| Elizabeth O’Connor | Violin | High School |
| Patrick Rojas | Cello | High School |
The Bellport High School Math Team Excels
The
Bellport High School Math Team is now ranked 17th out of 104 teams in the
county. At the December Meet at William Floyd High School Katherine O’Connor
scored a perfect six out of six. Gourav Khadge scored four correct out of
six. January’s meet at Patchogue Medford High School had two students,
Katherine O’Connor and Gourav Khadge scoring perfect with six out of six.
Begum Mavruk, Berk Mavruk and Arya Seghatoleslami all scored five out of
six. A county meet was held on January 8, 2010 at Suffolk Community College.
Katherine O’Connor had a perfect score on the multiple choice questions.
High scorers were 11th grade Gourav Khadge, 10th grade Berk Mavruk and 9th
Grade Emily Hoff. Mrs. Patricia Bodkin is the Math Team Advisor.
Bellport High School Sports Teams Updates

The Winter 2009/2010 season is in full swing. Here are
some highlights up to this point in the season.
Boy’s Bowling: The boys are in the middle of the pack
in League 4 with the following bowler’s having a nice
season.
Nicolas Fuoco -188 avg. - 225 high game
Sean Millsap -186 avg. – 258 high game
Steven Taylor -179 avg. - 246 high game
Girls’ Bowling: The girls are also in the middle of the
pack in League 2 with the following girls’ having a nice
season.
Caitlin Colichio - 175 avg. - 236 high game
Crystiana Butler - 162 avg. - 244 high game
Brianna Mele - 148 avg. - 191 high game
Boy’s Basketball: The Clippers sit in second place in
League 4 with a record of 4-1. They have had wins
against Sachem East, West Babylon, E.S.M., Smithtown
West, and a win over Riverhead during the Holiday
Tournament @ St. Joseph’s College. They had a tough loss
to Copiague 63-62 and loss to Nassau powerhouse
Uniondale. Connor Fedge, Antione Rountree, Melvin
Ruffin, and Darren Yancy have all played well thus far
for the Clipper’s. They host H.H.H.W. on January 25th @
6:45.
Girls’ Basketball: The girls’ had two wins against Bay
Shore and H.H.H.West this year and are being led by La
Shanna Garrison and Afua Bediako. The girls’ play this
week on Tuesday (Deer Park) and Thursday (Riverhead).
Wrestling: The team had wins against Copiague and
Mattituck and losses against West Babylon and H.H.H.West.
Eddie Carson, John Rose, Hezekiah Johnson, and Able
Reyes are having a nice season for the clipper’s.
Girls’ Winter Track: The girls’ had a successful trip to
Yale University this past weekend with the 4x 200 team
of Caitlyn Pabst, LaQuanna Willett, Victoria Crump, and
Victoria Rountree winning their event and turning in the
best time of the season. The League Championships are
being held @ Suffolk Community College in Brentwood on
January 23rd ,2010 @ 9a.m.
Boy’s Winter Track: The boy’s are having a competitive
season with their 4x800 relay team ranked 5th, Ryan McGlynn in the top 5 in the Freshman/Sophomore 1000 m,
and Jaquan Holland with the fastest 300m time in the
county.
Cheerleading: While the girls’ were in Jacksonville,
Florida representing Bellport High School they qualified
for the Nationals. They have also qualified for the Long
Island Championships being held later this month.
Dance Team: The team has just started their competition
season this month. You can catch them at a home
basketball game later in the season.
Fall 2009 Update:
Senior Dillon Kenul was named to the “Golden 11”, which
is the top scholar/athlete football player’s in Suffolk
County. Congrats to Dillon and his parents.
Junior Ryan Sloan was named 1st Team ALL-LONG ISLAND and
1st Team ALL-STATE. Congrats to Ryan and his family as
well, this is a tremendous honor for a player who is
only a junior.
BHS Students Exhibit At The Parrish Museum In Southampton
Artwork
created by 19 Bellport High School students is being exhibited at the
Parrish Museum in Southampton. The show entitled Students View American
Views was open December 12th through January 10th. The artwork of the
students from Bellport High School is in response to the collections at
the Parrish Museum using a variety of mediums including drawing,
painting, photography and mixed media.
Pictured: Ali Blumenthal, a junior at Bellport High School stands beside
her work Tractor, pen and ink
BHS Holds On-Site Application Day For Seniors
The
Guidance Department of Bellport High School held an On-Site Application
Day for students entering college in the fall of 2010. Ten colleges
including Adelphi, Briarcliffe College, C.W. Post, Nassau Community,
Dowling, NY Institute of Technology, St. John’s College, Suffolk
Community College and SUNY Stony Brook (Southampton) accepted more than
70 students with an additional 19 applications still pending. At the
time of acceptance almost $100,000 in scholarship money was offered to
students.
BHS Students Participate In "Compassion Without Borders"
On
October 22nd, ten students from Bellport High School visited
Harborfields High School to discuss a newly created program called
Compassion without Borders. This program was developed by the Suffolk
County Principals’ Association to provide leadership opportunities for
students. The first goal for students involved in this leadership
council is to raise money for Dylan’s Footprint Foundation. Dylan
Thompson a 16 year old sophomore from Harborfields has been diagnosed
with Duchenne Muscular Dystophy. Because of this physically debilitating
disease students are coming together to raise money to assist in
renovations at Dylan’s house so it can be handicapped accessible. The
Bellport High School Compassion without Borders students have pledged to
raise $1,000 to help support Dylan and his family.
Students from front to back left side of the table: Destiny Ivory,
Najiyyah George, Danica Vilpin, Gennaro Basilicato, Sandra Rosales.
Right Side of the table: Lamar Silver, Matthew Becker, Imani Busby,
Tanasia Peacock, Shakeyah Williams
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BHS Seniors Perform In Macy's
Thanksgiving Day Parade
Two senior's from the
Bellport High School Dance team represented Bellport in the Macy's
Thanksgiving Day Parade this year. Alicia Schloth, Senior Captain and
Reina Van Florcke, Co-Captain of the Bellport High School Dance Team
were selected to March with Universal Dance Association (Varsity Spirit
Team) this year. They were also selected as an elite group (about 30
girls out of 800!!) to perform in front of Macy's during the opening
number. Let's applaud them for their achievement and the hard work and
perseverance it took to get them there!
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Bellport High School Fall Scholar
Athletes
The following Bellport High School
teams achieved scholar-athlete status for the Fall season:
| Sports Team | Top Student/ Athlete |
| Boy’s Cross Country- 96.296 | Gourav Khadge - 98.857 |
| Girls’ Varsity Tennis- 92.609 | Nicole Brown - 96.667 |
| Girls’ Cross Country- 92.512 | Hilda De Los Santos- 94.625 |
| Girls’ Varsity Soccer- 92.390 | Grace Healy- 97.375 |
| Boy’s Varsity Soccer- 92.075 | Connor Fedge- 96.286 |
| Girls’ Varsity Volleyball- 91.305 | Samantha Minikel- 96.000 |
| Varsity Football- 90.393 | Justin Honce- 98.143 |
Health Fair At Bellport High School
On
October 5th and 6th Bellport High School hosted a Health
Fair. Community members, mental and physical health
organizations, fire and ambulance department personnel,
coaches, political representatives and students gathered
in the gyms to share their material and information. Ms.
Diane Poulos, event coordinator, organized this fair to
alert the community of all the resources available to
maintain a healthy lifestyle. Parents were invited to
visit the fair during free periods at the yearly
scheduled Meet the Teacher Night at Bellport High
School. The Culinary Arts classes of Mrs. Camille Masem
and Mrs. Sheila Smith demonstrated their talent and
creativity by providing healthy snacks. Students
prepared food and smoothies for Health Fair/Meet the
Teacher Night attendees. Culinary Arts is part of the
new career pathways program in the Business Department.
Pictured: Top row left to right- Joanna Benavides,
Lauren Fujii, Tyler Furia, Vanessa Verni and Lauren
Staudt. Front row left to right- Reina Van Florcke, Anna
Strano and Meagan Briggs.
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Hispanic Heritage
Month At Bellport High School
Bellport
High School kicked off Hispanic Heritage Month by
welcoming their two new Latina Social Workers to the
high school. Mrs. Bell and Mrs. Lopez introduced a
little bit of their Hispanic culture by sharing
traditional Puerto Rican dishes with their fellow
coworkers. Highlights were shared during morning
announcements. Hispanic Heritage Month ran from
September 15th to October 15th, in celebration of all
Latino cultures and their contributions to society.
Support Bellport High School With Their "Kid Stuff" Book Fundraiser
The
Bellport High School is kicking off a new fundraiser that hopes to be both a
financial success for the Bellport High School PTSA and the students, and a
money-saving delight for YOU! This new venture is the
"Kid Stuff" coupon book. You might be familiar with and have
purchased, in the past, the "Entertainment" coupon
books, to mixed reviews. The "Kid Stuff" coupon
book is different, with coupons that are relevant, local, substantial and
are for the stores, services and venues that you actually use!! Even if you
only use a few coupons, your savings will have probably have paid for your
"Kid Stuff" book!
The cost is ONLY $25 per book. The PTSA and the student classes get 50%
profit from the sale of each book. All money raised will be used for
scholarships and school-wide events. In these stressful economic times, the
PTSA is pleased to be able to offer a fundraiser that actually benefits you
and your family by saving you money now and in the year to come (most
coupons are good through December 2010).
These books are in stock, so ordering is as simple as contacting Jacqui
Schwicke, PTSA President at
ptsabhs@yahoo.com or 631-475-2952. If
you call, just leave a message with your return number and she will contact
you and make arrangements for book delivery.
Thank you, in advance, for your ongoing support of PTSA and the students at
Bellport High School!
Click here to see a
flyer for the book.
Pre-Kindergarten
Program (At Brookhaven Elementary School)
101 Fireplace Neck Road
Brookhaven, NY
631-730-1700
Website
Brookhaven Elementary School
101 Fireplace Neck Road
Brookhaven, NY
631-730-1700
Website
Kreamer
Street Elementary School
37 Kreamer Street
Bellport, NY
631-730-1650
Website
Verne W. Critz Elementary School
185 Dunton Avenue
East Patchogue, NY
631-730-1675
Website
Frank P. Long Intermediate School
599 Brookhaven Avenue
Bellport, NY
631-730-1725
Website
Bellport Middle School
35 Kreamer Street
Bellport, NY
631-730-1626
Website
Bellport High School
205 Beaver Dam Road
Brookhaven, NY
631-730-1575
Website
South Country School District Administrative Offices
189 Dunton Avenue
East Patchogue, NY
631-730-1500
Website
The above internet links direct to websites of the South Country Central School District. Photos courtesy of South Country Schools.