MENU 100 Central Road, Smithtown, NY 11787 Main Office: (631) 382-2905 Health Office: (631) 382-2925 Attendance Office: (631) 382-2915 Counseling Center: (631) 382-3020 Principal - Mr. Coady: (631) 382-2905 Assistant Principal - Mr. Elsesser: Dignity Act Coordinator (DAC) (631) 382-2905 Assistant Principal - Dr. Freiberg: (631) 382-2940 Assistant Principal - Mrs. Freund: Dignity Act Coordinator (DAC) (631) 382-2970 School Psychologist - Danielle DeMola: Dignity Act Coordinator (DAC) Parent Portal - Student Health Assessment Class of 2021 Celebration Page Link to Class of 2021 Website From the Desk of the Principal October 29, 2021 - Halloween Safety Letter October 28, 2021 - Halloween at HSW October 4, 2021 - Military Exclusion Letter (Due Oct. 18) September 26, 2021 - Letter Regarding Pep Rally Expectations and Pep Rally Opt-Out September 22, 2021 - Additional Back to School Night Information September 17, 2021 - Back to School Night 2021 Information September 13, 2021 - Letter Regarding Key Dates and Information for September 2021 September 2, 2021 - Welcome Back to HSW - 2021-2022 Important Announcements Regarding Upcoming Events & Activities: November 9, 2021 - Time Change for Nov. 10 showing of "Radium Girls" November 5, 2021 - Underclassmen Photo Retakes/Makeups Class of 2022 Senior Banquet Contract Relay for Life Presents: HSW Boys Soccer Alumni Game September 30, 2021 - Senior Class of 2022 Photo September 27, 2021 - Information Regarding Underclass Photos September 21, 2021 - Letter to Families of AP Students Regarding Exams/Payments September 20, 2021 - (REVISED) SCOPE SAT/ACT Exam Prep Classes Information for Juniors August 20, 2021 - Class of 2025 Freshmen Orientation Details August 17, 2021 - Class of 2021 Senior Parking Sticker Distribution Information SAVE THE DATE: Class of 2025 Freshmen Orientation July 16, 2021 - SAVE THE DATE: Class of 2022 Senior Portraits Class of 2022 Summer Safe Driving Assignment (Required for Parking Sticker for the 2021-22 School Year) June 16, 2021 - Class of 2025 "Virtual Walk Into West" Program June 10, 2021 - Notice of Class of 2022 Safe Driving Program Resources for Students, Parents & Guardians: Health Office: Health Screening Form Health Office: Student Physical Form ARE YOU RECEIVING OUR PAPERLESS COMMUNICATIONS? 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For additional information, please contact Child Nutrition at 631-382-5000. High School Musicians Join for Annual Tri-M Dinner, Collect Food for Smithtown Food Pantry High School East and West music students joined together Tuesday to celebrate the 11th annual Tri-M Dinner. The Tri-M Honor Society hosted the event for its members from both schools, this time hosted in the West library. The students enjoyed dinner, musical performances by members, and engaged in friendly competition, with teams from East and West facing off in events leading up to the signature competition — Music Jeopardy. The real victory of the evening was that both high schools’ honor societies joined in an effort to benefit the Smithtown community. Every person attending the event brought nonperishable food items that will be donated to the Smithtown Emergency Food Pantry. Back to Top Smithtown's Jeremy Thode Walking To All Suffolk High Schools to Raise Mental Health Awareness Smithtown resident Jeremy Thode, who serves as the athletic director for the Center Moriches School District, wants to raise awareness of mental health among teens. So Thode, a former president of the board of education for the Smithtown Central School District, is spending Thanksgiving week walking to all 59 Suffolk County Section XI high schools. His 300-mile journey over six days takes him to Smithtown High School East and High School West on Tuesday afternoon. His walk was chronicled in Newsday this week. Both Smithtown high schools supported Thode’s effort. At East, signs were placed at the front entrance with messages including, “East is walking with you,” “You will not walk alone,” and “Together.” Back to Top HS West FCCLA Bakes Thanksgiving Pies as Fundraiser High School West’s chapter of the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America used its culinary skills for a good cause on Monday afternoon. The student group baked apple, blueberry, cherry, pumpkin and coconut custard pies in advance of its fourth annual Thanksgiving bake sale. FCCLA members reached out and directly made the sales to faculty and staff. “They make connections with teachers, administrators and other staff that they normally might not associated with,” family and consumer sciences teacher and club advisor Rachel Silsdorf. “It really builds a sense of community meeting all these new people.” The students also do all of the budgeting and organization, including generating the groceries list. “It incorporates the skills from all of our electives into one project,” Silsdorf said. The bake sale raises money for planned participation in the FCCLA state competition in March. FCCLA is a national career organization for young men and women in family and consumer sciences education through grade 12. Back to Top High School East, West Business Students Sell Products during Virtual Trade Show Smithtown business students received a hands-on lesson in hawking products while competing against more than 120 Long Island schools on Friday. Both High School East and High School West students competed in a virtual trade show sponsored by Virtual Enterprises International. High School East students operated a company called SeasonALL, which sold products including scented candles as well as raking and shoveling tools. High School West students operated a company called TruBlu Technologies that focused on entertainment and fitness products, including Bluetooth-fitted water bottles that track water intake and control temperature through an app. The businesses even created websites advertising their (fictitious) products: http://www.trublutechnologies.wixsite.com/trublu www.veseasonall2022.wixsite.com/seasonall2022 Students had different roles during the virtual trade show. Some manned a call center to take orders from students from other Long Island high schools. Other students operated a booth that you would generally see at an in-person trade show. West even had a student don an inflatable suit of its company’s mascot, Blue Tooth Shark. Superintedent of schools Mark Secaur visited East’s business operation on Friday afternoon and came away impressed. Virtual Enterprises prepares students for successful futures by transforming classes into companies and bridging the divide between the classroom and the working world. Students develop essential leadership, professional, functional and core technology skills through VE’s hands-on, immersive, work-based learning experiences. Over the course of an academic year, teachers become consultants as students work individually, in departments and as a firm to develop, refine and implement a business plan. In order to manage their virtual business, students work in departments to manage day-to-day functions, produce key deliverables, assess growth, make decisions, respond to challenges and participate in a variety of business-related events and activities, in-person, and through VE’s global marketplace. “It’s such as amazing experience for the kids,” West business teacher Phil Como said. “They want to sell. They’re energized.” Back to Top Marine Science Students Get Environmental Lesson with Town of Smithtown's "Super Sucker" High School West marine science students have been discussing the importance of storm drain maintenance in keeping our waterways clean. And on Thursday, the Town of Smithtown Highway Department paid a visit to demonstrate one tool in that cause. Teacher Kimberly Williams’ students watched the town’s “Super Sucker” truck remove debris from storm drains on school grounds. Students from the school recently had produced a mural surrounding one of the storm drains using environmentally friendly paint. Highway Department crew members Joe and Matt remained after the cleaning effort of the storm drains to discuss the system’s connection to local waterways and the Long Island Sound. They also discussed career options. “They were great with the students,” Williams said. “And now our storm drains are spotless.” Back to Top High School East, West Science Students Get Hands-On Forensics Lesson from Suffolk PD Officers Smithtown high school students enrolled in principles in biomedical science classes received a hands-on forensics lesson from real-life crime-scene investigators on Thursday. Officers Ryan Doherty and Lynn Volpe from the Crime Scene Investigation unit of the Suffolk County Police Department displayed and explained their tools and provided a tour of their crime-scene van during visits to High School East and High School West. Volpe and Doherty explained that their unit handles death investigations that may be related to causes including overdoses and other accidents, sex crimes and fatal fires, reckless endangerment cases that include stray bullets getting lodged in houses, and vehicle crashes that result in serious physical injury or fatalities. The county’s crime lab takes the lead on more involved and expensive investigations involving murder and bank robberies. The officers explained how they take photos, including with drones, and do hand sketches at scenes for evidence that ultimately may be used in court. They also passed around fired and unfired bullets to the students and explained the markings. And they explained their use of volcanic ash to identify fingerprints. Doherty had used the drone to take aerial photos at a fatal fire in Riverhead this week. Forensics is the beginning unit of the principles in biomedical science coursework in the district. “To see the realistic aspect of crime-scene investigation as opposed to just learning it in a classroom setting is really beneficial,” High School East science teacher Danielle Volpicella said. “And it exposes them to a potential career path.” Back to Top HS West's “Gen Zillionaires” Wins 27th Annual Business Olympics Gen Zillionaires makes its presentation on Wednesday night. A pitch for an old-school entertainment facility earned best business plan at the Smithtown Central School District’s 27th annual Business Olympics on Wednesday evening inside the High School West auditorium. The “Gen Zillionaires” team of Carmella Piccininni, Abby Portela, Katie Magee and Sean Carroll from High School West were chosen by a group of professional judges and also by a separate vote from their student peers as the winning group among the eight finalists. Each team member collected a $75 first-place prize. Their business plan included an entertainment facility with bowling alley, pool tables, arcade, dance floor and old-school diner. Business students from High School East and West competed for the top business plan in the finals of the Business Olympics after advancing from an earlier virtual round. This year’s theme was “Hometown Makeover.” Teams of students were charged with creating a business, including selecting a real-life vacant storefront in Smithtown. The students prepared commercials for their businesses and discussed promotion, pricing, target markets and potential threats. The finalists’ concepts included a greenhouse with fresh foods, miniature golf, a retro entertainment center, a workout facility with social component, drive-in movie theater, medical office and café with board games. The eight finalists presented their business plans “Shark Tank”-style in front of judges as well as in front of other students and family members. The teams had advanced to the finals by previously competing virtually against other teams. In all, a combined 200 business students from East and West volunteered to compete with proposals. Local individuals and businesses donated prizes, including Duck Donuts, Chick-Fil-A, Apple Bank, Hanover Bank, Grace Guiffrida Plourde attorney at law, and C2 Education, which each provided gifts of $250 or more. More than 80 judges volunteered across all rounds. “Monkey Business,” a team that included Madison Hilman, Isabella Manzi, Sophia Mohrmann, Josie Muratore and Meghan Theofeld from High School West, won a student vote for best commercial. Christine LoFrese, the district’s career and technical education director, noted that the business plans taught how to work in a group as well as public-speaking and time-management skills. “It really is something that separates our students when they head off to college,” LoFrese said. “… It’s not easy to get up here on stage.” Back to Top Click Here to Help Shape the Future of the Smithtown Central School District! We’re partnering with our community to help set district priorities, open lines of communication, and hold us accountable for the success of our students. That’s why we’re asking all stakeholders to participate in our confidential Strategic Plan and Feedback Survey, which is open Nov. 15 through Dec. 12. We want to hear from you about opportunities for students, teaching and learning, facilities and operations, and culture and climate. Check your email for an invitation and survey link or click HERE. Back to Top Smithtown CSD Musicians Garner Slew of All-County, All-State Honors All-county jazz during a recent performance. Smithtown Central School District students have taken home a slew of musical honors. All-county upperclassmen include: From High School East, band members Zachary Finger (alto sax), Samantha Micozzi and Violette Baez (Bb clarinet) and Sofia Ragona and James Bryceland (trumpet/cornet), chorus members Madison LoFrese, Jessica Sucharki, Ryan DeLauzon, Mia Robinson and Carly Getreu (alto 1), Sofia Sininsky and Emily Garry (soprano 1), Lauren Welch (soprano 2), Shane DeCamp (tenor 1), Dylan Carrera and Sean Diffley (tenor 2), orchestra members Julia Pena (double bass) and Dylan DeMicco (snare drum) and treble choir members Caylee Fesinstine and Kelsey Solomon (alto 1) and Victoria Keane (alto 2). And from High School West, band members Zachary Goldstein (also sax), Ryan Altemose (snare drum) and John Galletta (trombone), chorus members Courtney Vigliotti (alto 1) and Dana Schnur (alto 2), orchestra members Samantha Crush (Bb clarinet), Peter Kagiwada (French horn), Francis Seely (trumpet/cornet), Stephen Jung (viola) and David Rubin (violin) and treble choir members Abigail Staudt (alto 1), Annabella Hernandez (alto 2) and Gia Cellucci (soprano 1). Shane DeCamp, Dylan DeMicco, Sofia Ragona, Sofia Sininsky, Luke Surrusco and Lauren Welch at East and Ryan Altemose, Samantha Crush, John Galletta, Annabella Hernandez, Stephen Jung, Peter Kagiawada, Leah Kelly and Francis Seely also received all-state honors. Additionally, all-county vocal jazz honorees include Rose Link (soprano) from High School West and Michael Coppola (soprano) from Great Hollow Middle School as well as all-county instrumental jazz honorees Carter Lam (alto sax 2) from High School East, Ethan Benstock (trumpet 1) from High School West and Katherine Dunn (trumpet 3) from Accompsett Middle School. Back to Top HS East, West Athletes Helping Athletes Talk Leadership with Experts ESPN's Larry Hardesty with ex-Giant Billy Taylor. Student-athlete leaders from High School East and High School West met at the district office on Friday morning to learn about leadership from some of the best in the industry. The Athletes Helping Athletes’ Leadership Development training included a panel session with former Giants running back Billy Taylor, ESPN Radio personality and former CCNY basketball player Larry Hardesty and former Southampton College basketball player Jay Bryant, who currently teaches at Adelphi University. Athletes Helping Athletes members from HS East and High School West held the training in advance of upcoming middle school visits. During those visits, the leaders will discuss topics such as sportsmanship and civility as well as avoiding drugs and alcohol with their middle school counterparts. Back to Top HS West Production of 'Radium Girls' to Take Stage This Weekend The High School West drama club’s production of “Radium Girls” is coming to a theater near you this weekend. The production, set in 1926, will have shows inside High School West’s auditorium on Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 and available at the door. The cast includes Anjali Kuse, Annabella Hernandez, Connor Goren, Eric Pentecoste, Heather Sanger, Jessica Alexander, Kayla Pisano, Kite Harrison, Natallie Marshall and Nick Stallone and is directed by advisor Richard Bassin. The Radium Girls were female factory workers who contracted radiation poisoning from painting watch dials. The play covers their pursuit of a lawsuit despite the statute of limitations. Back to Top Retired Smithtown Athletics Gear Ticketed for Those in Need Carisa Eye (left) and Kimberly Williams display a new set of jerseys headed to the needy. High School West teacher Kimberly Williams wanted her marine science students to experience a personal connection to reducing consumption and waste as well as to leaving the environment a better place. “We had been collecting gently used school supplies as well as lost and found items during locker cleanout week each June,” Williams recalled. “We donated gently used items to the Family Service League as well as needy families in Smithtown.” One of the bags included sports gear. And that spurred what has evolved into an international effort to help the needy. “I immediately called my sister, Carolyn Ferguson, a physical education teacher at South Side Middle School in Rockville Centre, to see if she knew of any groups who might need them,” Williams said about the initial sports gear. “Our district's physical education coordinator, Pat Smith, also allowed me to give some old uniforms to Carolyn. She then delivered them to her assistant superintendent, who would bring them over with her when she volunteered in countries where the items were so scarce and the children were in need. Those sports items flowed all the way to Uganda.” When the endeavor generated media attention, Carisa Eye, a Smithtown graduate who was teaching and coaching out of state at the time, learned about the philanthropy effort and volunteered to help by donating uniforms and gear she brought with her as she returned to Long Island. She filled her car as she moved back to Smithtown. Fast forward to today, and Eye — a lacrosse and field hockey coach as well as teacher in the district—continues to pitch in alongside Williams. This week, more gently used sports gear was passed along from Eye to Williams for international distribution. Smith, now the district’s athletic director, continues to ensure that when there is any gently used sports-related item that has some life remaining, it becomes available to be shared with those in need. The group has now partnered with Samba 360, whose mission is to provide relief to disadvantaged children, both domestically and abroad, through the collection of donated sporting and other recreational equipment. “We always look forward to hearing the stories of the friends we've made across the miles, the ways our students and staff have helped keep extra items out of the waste stream, and the good our gear is doing,” Williams said. “We hope to keep this ‘current of kindness’ flows for a long, long time.” Back to Top West Tops East in Historic Matchup to Advance to Long Island Girls Soccer Title Match An historic matchup has landed the Smithtown High School West varsity girls soccer team in the Long Island Championship game. Senior Julia Tylar scored on a second-half free kick from just outside the penalty area for the lone score and High School West topped High School East, 1-0, in the Suffolk AA championship match in girls soccer on Tuesday at North Babylon High School. West, which last earned the county and Long Island titles in 2018, advances to face Nassau County champion Massapequa on Saturday at 4 p.m. at Shoreham-Wading River High School. Tuesday’s meeting marked the first East vs. West county final in any sport. “I’ve taken a bunch of free kicks,” Tylar said. “There are a lot of options on how I can take the kicks. We figured curving it around was the best option. I hit it and it went in. It feels surreal. That doesn’t happen often. To score a goal my senior at counties for my team, it felt good for the team.” West had applied the bulk of the pressure throughout the match, but the sides had been scoreless until Tylar broke through. East did have a handful of late chances in its bid for the equalizer to no avail, including a free kick from senior Brooke Herber from the 20-yard line with 90 seconds remaining. “Obviously it wasn’t just a regular county final game,” West senior forward Nicole Mennella said. “It was the Battle of the Bulls — West vs. East. It was so much more than just a game. The fans were going crazy, and the bench played a big factor in the game. Our energy was up the whole game. We were coming at them. It was obviously very physical. There are so many emotions.” Back to Top HS West Senior Josie Muratore Wins Smithtown Historical Society Essay Contest L to R: director of social studies Charles Benvenuto, award winner Josie Muratore, social studies teacher Joan Havranek, assistant principal Annemarie Freund High School West senior Josie Muratore fondly recalls her experience at Smithtown Elementary School. “Smithtown El gives all of its students a chance to be creative,” Muratore said. “They really always made me feel safe. Every single teacher I had made a really big impact on me and who I am now. I just love everyone I ever met at that school.” Muratore was so moved by her experience, she profiled the school’s history as part of the Smithtown Historical Society’s Mildred Smith Historical Essay Contest. And her entry now has been selected as the winner. Muratore will receive a $1,000 scholarship, which will be awarded at the Historical Society’s Heritage Ball at the Watermill on Nov. 4. Her essay also will be published in the Heritage Ball Journal. The Smithtown Historical Society annually has sponsored the Mildred Smith Historical Essay Contest for the past 15 years. It is open to all 11th graders attending High School East and High School West as well as Commack, Hauppauge and Kings Park high schools and the Knox School and Smithtown Christian School. Mildred Smith helped found the Smithtown Historical Society and served as the organization’s first president. She possessed an intense passion for the history of Smithtown. As part of her five-page essay detailing Smithtown Elementary School’s history, Muratore wrote: “Smithtown was in need of a new school to accommodate its post-World War II growing population. In 1948, the Smithtown Central School District held a vote to purchase 12 acres of the Charles D. Miller Estate, and groundbreaking of the new building began in December 1949. The design of the new building was made to accommodate the children and make them feel welcome, according to The Smithtown Star, which wrote about the 371 students who attended the first day of school. “Every classroom was referred to as ‘outside rooms.’ Each room had a wall entirely of glass — a wall of windows, in other words, where the children could observe the environment, the weather and nature as it changed throughout the school year. In today’s time it might not seem as a big deal, but in 1950, it was a luxury to have students be able to look and feel outside of their classroom, as opposed to the claustrophobic and less stimulating traditional windowless rooms.” Back to Top HS West Book Tasting Aims to Reinvigorate Students about Reading Students in Jillian Marquart-Legg’s ninth and 10th grade English classes had a table for four with Virginia Woolf, William Faulkner and Charlotte Bronte inside the High School West library on Friday. Led by librarians Catherine Masrour and Noelle Eichenlaube and a team of student aides who designed table settings, the sophomores and juniors sampled books with a restaurant theme. After sampling each of a handful of books, they wrote reviews to share which they most liked. At the end of each period, the students check out the book they most enjoyed. The goal is to get students excited again about reading — as they were when they were young children. “The purpose is to get the students interested in reading and mix it up,” Masrour said. “They all choose an independent reading project each quarter. This is one way to do it. They come in. They read for three to five minutes. And then they fill out a form about what they liked and disliked about the book. Then they get up and choose another book and repeat it.” Sticking with the restaurant theme, students even received a mint at book checkout. 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