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Wearing their trademark red and black, the William FloydMock
Trial team capped o their second consecutive champi-onship season
with a win over Notre Dame-Bishop GibbonsHigh School out of
Schenectady, NY, in the New York StateMock Trial Championship held
in the states capital. The team
argued in front of The Honorable Susan Phillips Read, Associ-ate
Judge of the Court of Appeals, New York States highestcourt. They
have not lost a match since nishing fth in thestate nals in 2012.
New York State Mock Trial is sponsoredby the New York State Bar
Association. William Floyd qualied for the State Finals in April
bycapturing their fth consecutive Suolk County
RegionalChampionship. The team then spent the month prepping
andrening their skills as they defended the imaginary Penn
Hy-draGas, Inc., (Pennsylvania) and their CEO Mitchell Tomley,
who were charged with illegally contaminating the drinking
water of the ctitious Molivar, NY, a Pennsylvania-New Yoborder
town. They swept through the rst day of competitito qualify for the
championship round. Senior Vincent Kappel, who served as team
captain, wasexcited about winning a second consecutive
champion-
ship, calling it the perfect way to end his senior year. He
waequally excited about the future of the team, which consistof
only two seniors along with three juniors, six sophomorand three
freshmen. Despite the teams youth and relativeinexperience, Kappel
said they were able to overcome thechallenge and embrace William
Floyds winning tradition.That tradition is spearheaded by team
coach William Hen-nessy, who now has led William Floyd Mock Trial
teams toState Championships in six seasons (1999, 2001, 2004-20and
2013-2014), including two back-to-back titles. He hasbeen guiding
and mentoring William Floyd Mock Trial stu-dents since 1980.
William Floyd Wins Second State Mock Trial Championsh
Members of the 2014 William Floyd State Champion Mock Trial Team
pictured with The Honorable Susan Phillips Read.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Class of 2014
Valedictorian
and Salutatorian
Page 4
William Floyd to
Honor History with
New Museum
Page 3
Congratulations graduates of theWilliam Floyd High School
Class of 2014!
The William Floyd District Oce entrance has a new look! Floyd
Pride!
The Official Newsletter of the William Floyd School District
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SUPERINTENDENTS MESSAGECOMMENCEMENT REMARKS
55th Graduating ClassJune 28, 2014
Parents, remember back in 2001when our graduates were
ve-yearsold, really cute and you were send-
ing them o to kindergarten. So theCare Bears and Beanie Babies
havebeen replaced with iPhones and
cars and your sons and daughters areyoung men and women prepared
to take on the world as theyleave here today.I became
superintendent of schools in October of 2006 when
most of our graduating seniors were beginning fth grade. I amso
proud of how they have grown as learners and as people.Graduating
seniors: in a few minutes you will become alumni
of the William Floyd High School. You, the Class of 2014,
havebeen an absolutely awesome group of students. Your list of
accomplishments individually and collectively is astounding.You
are leaving a legacy at William Floyd and throughout ourcommunity
that will long be remembered.Regardless of the path you have taken
to get here, you are
part of a special group, a group of people who will be
eternallyconnected to our high school, to our community and to
eachother. You are forever a Colonial! As I was getting ready to
come here this morning for ourgraduation ceremony, I couldnt help
but think about my owngraduation from William Floyd High School
many years ago.There is an old saying, The more things change, the
more
they remain the same. So what has changed from my highschool
graduation 44 years ago? And how does it remain the
same?At my graduation, we had the rst Floyd graduate,
BillKonstant, who would be attending an Ivy League college.What has
changed is today we have our valedictorian andsalutatorian who are
attending Ivy League schools in thefall; AND, in the worst kept
secret in the world, one stu-dent who was accepted to all eight
Ivies; although Kwasiannounced that he will only be attending one.
What hasntchanged is that Bill, the salutatorian of my class and
Emily,the salutatorian of this class each chose to attend
CornellUniversity.At my graduation, if people wanted to take
pictures, theyhad to use a camera with lm. Does anyone remember
Kodak moments? You didnt know if you had a good pic-ture until
you had the lm developed; and by then, if thepictures werent very
good, it was too late. If you wanteda picture right away, you had
to use a Polaroid. What haschanged is that your phones include
camera functions and
you know right away if your picture is a keeper. In secondsthat
picture can be sent along or posted on social media.What hasnt
changed is that you shouldnt be putting
yourself in compromising or unattering situations thatyou dont
want others to see. Employers dont take kindlyto that.
When I graduated, if you were going to attend college,were
expected to do so right after high school. What hchanged is that
adults of all ages start and nish: classecourses of study,
trainings, classication and certicatiprograms, college and other
learning opportunities to new careers, change careers, advance
careers, to becomore knowledgeable or just for fun. What hasnt
chan
is that learning, whether it is a formal education or
selfdirected learning, is a lifelong journey which makes yobetter
prepared, more fullled and a heck of a lot moreinteresting to be
around.Paper used to be the only medium for reading at the tiof my
graduation whether it was books, newspapersor magazines. Now iPads,
tablets, and online resourceare the preferred choices of many
readers. What hasnchanged is that reading is still a great way to
learn andescape.At the time of my graduation, TV used to have
seven, tright, only seven channels in the New York metropoli-
tan area. Cable channels and on-demand oerings nowprovide
signicantly greater options for viewing. Whathasnt changed is that
we need to spend more time liviexperiencing, and enjoying life and
less time parked othe couch.Another thing that has changed is that
notes, letters, atelephones with dials and cords have been replaced
wcell phones, Instagram, text messages, etc. What has nchanged is
that communicating clearly, respectfully anfrequently helps to
build relationships and understandThe opposite would not serve you
well.Another change from when I graduated is our countryat war in
Vietnam and Southeast Asia. Now we are at w
in Afghanistan and the Middle East. What has not chais that we
continue to have brave Floyd graduates answing the call of duty to
serve our country and protect oufreedoms.What has changed from when
I graduated are the peo
who we tried to act like, look like, talk like and be like.What
hasnt changed is that you need to be yourself annot like someone
else. You are unique. Who you alia
with and surround yourself with should be people whhave positive
energy, people who believe in you, ap-preciate your unique
qualities and encourage you to b
yourself.So walk away today with your heads held high and with
g
pride in who you are, what you have accomplished and whyoure
from. Our community and our world will be betterbecause of you. You
have completed the rst step today bycompleting high school and
giving yourselves more chancfor nding success. Never stop believing
in yourself and thendless possibilities that lie before you.
Remember we wil
ways be good on our commitment to be here for you. RemFloyd
Strong and always be proud to call yourself a Coloni
Paul Casciano, Ed.D
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AMESSAGEFROMTHEBOARDOFEDUCATIONThe Board ofEducation wouldlike
to congratu-late all of themembers of the
William FloydHigh School Classof 2014. Now itis on to the
nextchapter of yourlives whetherit be college,the military or
entering the workforce we hope that you will continue to
workhard and be successful in whatever path you choose. We
wouldalso like to take this opportunity to thank the sta, faculty
andadministration, and the parents/families who are
instrumental,
in preparing our children to be college and career ready
andleaders of tomorrow.At this time we would like to also thank the
residents who c
out to the polls in May to cast their ballot on the budget
andtrustee election. Regardless of how you voted, we are thankf
that you participated in the process and let your voice be
heSpeaking of advocacy, we still face some important challengwith
regards to education funding the GEA or Gap EliminaAdjustment
(funds that the State takes away from school disto ll their budget
decit) and real mandate relief. While we a slight restoration to
the GEA for this upcoming school yearstill have a long way to go.
The eorts of the State Aid Advocsubcommittee and residents
participating in two social medblast nights went a long way; and we
plan on continuing etive advocacy eorts for next school year.
Please consider jothe Voices for Floyd Facebook group for important
informatnews and updates. Enjoy the summer and see you in the
fall
NEWS FROM AROUND THE DISTRICT
The William Floyd School District is creating the Rita Rech
Museum of William Floyd School District History as a way
tohonor, remember and celebrate its history and accomplish-ments.
The museum, to be named after beloved local civicleader and former
William Floyd Board of Education presi-dent Rita Rech, will look to
preserve and honor the historyof the school district while serving
as a source of pride forpast, present and future students and sta.
The museum isscheduled to open on December 17, 2014, which will
markthe 280th birthday of founding father, William Floyd.
We believe that successful school organizations preserveand
honor their history and share it with future generationsof students
and sta, said Dr. Paul Casciano, Superinten-dent of Schools,
William Floyd School District. The RitaRech Museum of William Floyd
School District History willserve as a place to celebrate William
Floyd pride and what itmeans to be Floyd Strong.The museum will
seek to include pictures, documents andartifacts dating back to the
establishment of the districtup until the present time. The museum
committee is
seeking donations of items,including but not limited to
yearbooks, news reports,uniforms, trophies, pho-tographs,
letters, hon-ors, awards, graduationprograms, mannequins todisplay
clothing items andmore.To have an item considered
for inclusion by the muse-um committee, please senda picture
and/or a descrip-tion of the item or items
[email protected]. A member of thecommittee will be
in contactto learn more about the artifact. If your item is
selected, thedonor will have the option to have his or her name
includedon the artifact display.
William Floyd to Honor District History with New Museum
Rita Rech
To have an item considered foinclusion by the museum
committee, please send a pictuand/or a description of the
ite
or items to:[email protected]
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WILLIAM FLOYD HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2014
VeictiEmily LaSpisa is the saluta-torian for the William
FloydHigh School Class of 2014.
She is headed to CornellUniversity (an Ivy League) inthe fall
where she plans onstudying biology.
Throughout her high schoocareer, Emily has excelledin the
advanced placement/honors/accelerated track; shegraduated with a
weightedGPA of 100.74. She has tak-en 11 advanced placementcourses
and has scored a 5on the AP biology and AP en-
vironmental science classesShe also took 10 Regents examinations
and nished withan average grade of 97. She also scored a 2130 on
her SATexam. Emily has participated in many extra-curricular
activitiesincluding serving as president of the National Honor
Soci-ety, co-captain of the cross country team, a musician in
theHigh School Concert Orchestra and the Symphonic Orches-tra,
Youth and Government, a member of the BrookhavenYouth Court and
more. She also attended the Harvard Sum-mer School Program and is
an AP Scholar who has traveledto Australia, Greece and Italy with
People to People Inter-national.Gordon Brosdal, Assistant
Superintendent, said, Emily isan outstanding student with a
superior academic and co-curricular record that is matched only by
her extraordinarycharacter. I am sure there is greatness waiting
for her on thecollege level and beyond.
Mallory Nargi is the valedic-torian for the William FloydHigh
School Class of 2014.
She is heading to the presti-gious University of Pennsyl-
vania (an Ivy League) in thefall and will study nursing.
Throughout her high schoolcareer, she has taken nineadvanced
placement courses,graduated with a weightedGPA of 101.184 and has
notscored less than a 90 sinceshe began taking credit-bearing
courses in the eighthgrade. She is an AP Scholar
with Honor who scored a2040 on her SAT exam, has been a member
of the WF Com-munity Summits Community Theater, the National
HonorSociety, the Tri M Music Honor Society, Mock Trial, Youthand
Government, Cross Country, Select Choir, ChamberOrchestra and has
performed as a member of the Rockettes. Dr. Paul Casciano,
Superintendent of Schools, said, Mal-lory is a brilliant young
woman with an outstanding workethic and unrelenting desire to
succeed. Her exceptionalacademic abilities have been apparent
throughout highschool as she immersed herself in the most dicult
courses
we oered. She has truly distinguished herself as an ex-
ceptional student. I am proud that she represents our highschool
as valedictorian of the Class of 2014.
Sutati
Pictured at left with Principal Barbara Butler are the top11
students in the William Floyd High School Class of 2014As the top
students, they are recipients of the PrincipalsAward.
Congratulations to the students!
Mallory Nargi......................................University of
PennsylvaEmily
LaSpisa.......................................Cornell
UniversityLani Chau............................................
.Adelphi UniversityIris
Santos.............................................St. Josephs
CollegeRyuhei (Ron) Koshita.........................Iowa State
UniversityBrian Samuelson.................................SUNY
OneontaKwasi Enin............................................Yale
UniversityMarlene Rodriguez.............................Adelphi
UniversityKaterina Grein.....................................SUNY
FredoniaVincent Kappel....................................Fordham
UniversitySamantha DeStefano........................Stony Brook
University
Pnp Awr: T 1 Grauae
With WFHS Principal Barbara Butler (l-r) are: Ron Koshita, Emily
LaSpisa, Katerina Grein,Lani Chau, Vincent Kappel, Mallory Nargi,
Marlene Rodriguez, Kwasi Enin, Iris Santos,Samantha DeStefano and
Brian Samuelson.
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NEWS FROM AROUND THE DISTRICT
William Floyd Elementary Honors Service Members
To commemorate Armed Forces Day on Saturday, May 17, and to show
support for our servicemen and women dur-ing National Military
Appreciation Month, William Floyd Elementary School students
welcomed members of the UnitedStates Army Reserve 423rd Military
Police Company out of Shoreham, NY, who are scheduled for overseas
deployment inthe next few months. Soldiers arrived in an M1117
Armored Security Vehicle and Humvee, which the students were ableto
get inside and have a look. Students also sang songs for the
soldiers and presented them with special thank you cards.
John S. Hobart Students Welcome Police Detective
Suolk County Police Detective Michelle DiMartino vis-ited
students in Christine Chieo and Grace Ryans fth-grade classes
atJohn S. Hobart Elementary School.Detective DiMartino spoke to the
students about waterand bicycle safety for the summer, what to do
in case ofan emergency and provided other tips on how to remainsafe
and the appropriate actions to take in certain situa-tions. The
students asked a number of riveting questionsand at the end of the
presentation received a bookletentitled, The Police and You.
Nathaniel Woodhull Celebrates 10 Years of ArtNathaniel Woodhull
Elemen-
tary School celebrated 10 years ofoutstanding artistry with a
specialcelebration and gallery of past andcurrent student artwork.
Led byart teacher Eileen Randazzo, onestudent from each grade level
(kin-
dergarten through fth grade) in theelementary school was chosen
tohave their artwork displayed basedupon their artistic ability and
for be-ing a good role model. Each piece of artwork was framed
(courtesy of the Nathaniel Woodhull PTO) and displayed ina special
gallery in the multipurpose room for parents, teachers and
administrators to enjoy.Additionally, some of the older students
from across the district who attended Nathaniel Woodhull and have a
love
for the arts came back to participate in the celebration and
showcase their artwork. The Nathaniel Woodhull ArtGallery is a
wonderful way to honor the creativity and hard work of our young
artists, said Monica Corona, princi-pal, Nathaniel Woodhull
Elementary School.
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NEWS FROM AROUND THE DISTRICT
Members of the Student Council at Moriches Elemtary
Schoolspearheaded a clothing drive to supporSalvation Army
Rehabilitation Center which has ve tions in the Greater New York
area. With the assist
of fellow students and their families, faculty and staclothing
drive resulted in 10 large boxes and 50 largeof clothing to help
those in need. Members of the StuCouncil also helped load the
truck. I am so proud of all the things that the students acplished
this year in supporting our community, saidlie Megna, Moriches
Elementary School Student Coadvisor. They really learned the
meaning of giving bOther causes that the Moriches Elementary
StuCouncil supported or participated in throughout theincluded
volunteering at the senior citizens dance, coing toys for children
during the holidays and various drives throughout the year.
Moriches Elementary Collects Clothing for Salvation Arm
Before a packed room of guests, Tangier SmithElementary
Schoolsecond graders led by teacherAllyson Romero participated in
the third annualCharacter Education sing-a-long. In preparation,
thestudents studied the traits that make up a person withgood
character. The students performed six songsand students read
information describing each traitbefore singing. Pictured at right
are students MatthewArmstrong and Rachel Fowler reading about
beingrespectful to others.
Tangier Smith Elementary Character Education Sing-a-lon
Students enrolled in the Research Program and the
advanced placement Environmental classes at Wil-liam Floyd High
Schoolvisited fth-grade students atMoriches Elementary Schoolto
lead a series of interac-tive activities focused on determining the
health of twolocal bodies of water, the Carmans and the Forge
Rivers. In preparation for this day of collaboration and men-
toring, the high school students visited both rivers
andcollected various samples; then under the leadershipand
supervision of Dr. Amy Meyer, William Floyd HighSchool research
teacher and advanced placement Envi-ronmental teachers Dawna
Cintron and Anne Ippolito,
worked on developing a series of interactive activities focused
on river health, water quality and river life.High school students
worked with the fth graders on seven interactive river-based
activities, including: a river food
chain, wetland fragmentation, limnology (the study of the
biological, chemical and physical features of lakes and otherbodies
of fresh water), the eects of oil spills, ecological succession of
a wetland, macroinvertebrates (small creatureslacking a backbone)
and watershed pollution.
Moriches Students Collaborate with HS Researchers on River
Proje
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NEWS FROM AROUND THE DISTRICT
To commemorate Flag Day,second-grade students atJohnS. Hobart
Elementary Schoolperformed patriotic songs for
kindergarten students. Underthe direction of music
teachersBarbara Sapanaro, Ralph Guaspand Christine Coll, the
studentssang This Land is Your Land,God Bless the USA, America
theBeautiful and more! Click this linkfor a brief video clip!
John S. Hobart Elementary School Celebrates Flag Day
Madison Mentz, a fth-grade student at William Floyd
ElementarySchooland captain of the schools Safety Patrol, has been
named the 2014Patroller of the Year by the AAA Safety Patrol of New
York State. Madi-son was selected based upon her leadership
qualities, safety skills, schoolinvolvement,
citizenship/volunteerism and her essay How participatingin AAA
School Safety Patrol helped me become a better leader. She is
theonly Patroller selected for this prestigious honor in the AAA
New YorkClub area. AAA plans to honor Madison at a luncheon and
will present her
with a plaque and a $100 award. Madisons intellect, leadership
and concern for her fellow students isextraordinary, said Darryl
Wilson (at right), William Floyd ElementarySchool assistant
principal and Safety Patrol advisor who nominated her for
this honor. She works cooperatively and productively with
students, par-ents and the community at large through her volunteer
work with studentgovernment, our parent teacher organization and
her charitable eorts.She is quick to oer a positive word of
encouragement or brighten yourday with a warm smile. She is a model
student and an outstanding citizen.
William Floyd Elem. Student Named Safety Patroller of the Ye
More than 600 fth-grade students from each el-ementary school
participated in the annual WilliamFloyd High SchoolFine Arts
Assembly. High schoolmusicians from the symphonic orchestra,
concertchoir and wind symphony performed, as well as helda panel
discussion to answer questions from their
younger peers. During the panel discussion seniors were asked
abotheir role models, time management, successfullybalancing
academics with extra-curricular activitiesand more. Pictured at
left is music teacher ChristophShaughnessy leading the orchestra
during a perfor-mance.
Fifth Grade Fine Arts Assembly Held at William Floyd High
School
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NEWS FROM AROUND THE DISTRICT
William Paca Middle School Meditation Program
The William Paca Middle SchoolTop 10 eighth graders were
honoredat William Paca Awards Night. Pic-tured from left to right
are: BrookeFernandez, Tara McBride, Julia Mas-trup, Ryan Hunt,
Miranda Carolo,Michelle DeLustro, Amanda Cain,Brandon Hesse,
Samantha Streeterand Jesse Seyarth. Way to go! Goodluck in high
school!
William Paca Middle School foreign languagesteacher Gena
Vaccarello hosted optional nonre-ligious meditation sessions to
students duringthe second half of this school year as a way to
destress and focus on the positive aspects of theirlives. About
35 students signed up for one of threeafterschool sessions and each
session had approxi-mately 10-15 students in attendance. Mrs.
Vacca-rello also oered one session each week for facultyand sta. In
the program, participants were given a weeklyreection to focus on
and a journal to record theirthoughts on various aspects of life.
They also wroteabout how they felt before, during and after each
meditation session. Students have so much stress today and
medita-tion helps them learn a strategy to remain focused and calm,
said Mrs. Vaccarello.Mrs. Vaccarello added that participants knew
that during meditation only positive energy is encouraged and it is
not the
place for feelings of negativity or guilt. Each student knows
that no matter what he has done or not done, that he is an
important asset to our world. Meditation helps them to search
the goodness that dwells in all of them.
William Paca Honors Top 10 Eighth-Grade Students
Six William Floyd Middle School art students participated in the
New York State Art Teachers Association (NYSATA)Portfolio Project
adjudication and earned the highest rating on their work
distinguished. The students that receivedthis top honor are sixth
graders Farihah Chowdhury and Hellen Gonsalez; and seventh graders
Vicky Jiang, Jenny Lizama,Taylor Wilson and Eve Zaleski.The NYSATA
portfolio project is a valid assessment of student learning in the
visual arts, said Stephanie Taisler, William
Floyd Middle School art teacher. This challenging experi-
ence has reinforced their condence in their creativeability. I
am excited for these students and their accom-plishments as
talented young artists. They should be veryproud of a job well
done.The Portfolio Project is an initiative of NYSATA that was
developed in cooperation with the New York State Educa-tion
Department. It is an authentic assessment tool that isbased on the
New York State Learning Standards and pro-
vides students with an opportunity to present portfoliosof their
work at regional adjudication sites. The studentportfolios provide
evidence of understanding and
student learning in the visual arts.
Six William Floyd MS Students Earn Top NYSATA Ratings
WFMS Principal Carolyn Schick (left) and WFMS art teacher
Stephanie Taisler (right) withstudents (l-r) Vicky Jiang, Eve
Zaleski, Jenny Lizama, Taylor Wilson and Farihah Chowd-hury. Not
pictured Hellen Gonsalez.
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William Floyd Fine Arts Recognition
Competing against 19 other northeast region school districts and
under the direction of music teachers Ryan Feldscher,Amy Sckipp and
Michael Cordaro, the William Floyd High School Womens Choir,
Concert Orchestra, Full Orchestra andthe Colonial Band nearly swept
the Northeast Competition and Adjudication held on the campus of
Kutztown University inKutztown, Pennsylvania. William Floyd
musicians took home three rst-place nishes, a second-place nish, a
superior rat-
ing and three excellent ratings. Congratulations to the students
and their teachers!
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William Floyd Middle School musicians performed atthe Long
Island Music Festival in Brentwood and receivedthe highest ratings
during their adjudication. Congratula-tions to all the students and
their teachers Dawn ConefryRichard Harris and Donia Rivera!
William Floyd High School students Re-becca Engel and Nick
Terlato were among only25 students selected for All County Jazz
(chorus)in Suolk County. They represented WilliamFloyd and
performed in Albany for Music in OurSchools Month. Congratulations
to them andtheir teacher, Barbara DOrio!
William FloydHigh Schoolartstudents, Reh-numa Khan andSharon
Mon-tanez, receiveda second- andthird place rib-bon at the BayArea
Friends ofthe Fine ArtsAnnual High School Invitational Juried
Exhibition held at theGillette House in Sayville, NY. Khan, a
junior, received secondplace for her still life done with oil; and
Montanez, a senior,received third place for her mixed media piece
based on immi-gration. Congratulations to both students and their
teachers,Susan Plunket and Theresa Bianco!
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Students in William Centos piano and ne arts classperformed
their 6th bi-annual concert at the high schoofront of more than 50
family members and friends. Great job by the students: Gerritson
Alker, Reynaldo Ari
Isaiah Alicia, Mary Jo Aram, Matthew Borelli, Alex CookJamie
Cruz, Shelby Chillingririan, Hung Chang, Kevin Dehanty, Alyssa
DeOlivera, Jackie DelValle, Elizabeth FerreSteven Garcia, John
Horvath, Jason Januszkiewicz, CalvLawson, Alijah Ledee, Elaide
Michel, Virgin Perez, RachRainone, Marquis Russell, Camden Sumners,
Gina Sladand Erica Vidal. The performers were also students of
Christine InzeriMichele Dixon, Stephanie Paprocki, and Carmella
Crao. Together the students performed more than 20 son
which they practiced for 10 weeks! Great job!
WFHS Students Participate in Mr. Centos Bi-Annual Concer
William Floyd Middle School students from SharonSmiths and Amy
Doukass classes worked hard to pre-pare the Manor of St. George for
the 2014 season. Ac-cording to the teachers, the students
absolutely lovedcommunity outings where they worked on
vocationalskills, work ethic, independence and the importance
ofhelping others. Some of the horticultural and land-scaping tasks
that they completed there are: removingleaves from the extensive
driveways; cleaning up theentrance; weeding; mulching; planting;
hanging bird
houses; and cleaning the beach. Mrs. Smith and Ms.Doukas hope
that a lot of people stop by the Manor ofSt. George this summer to
see the incredible job thatthese hard working students did!
William Floyd Middle School Students Beautify Local Landma
Students in JoAnne DeSantiss class
at William Floyd Middle School
completed a unit on herb gardens andplanting seeds (carrots and
lettuce) andcuttings from existing plants. In a relatecooking
lesson, the students used someof the fresh herbs that they had
previ-ously grown oregano, parsley, basiland fresh mint to make
English mupizza. Special thanks to the classroomaides, Elaine
Cornacchio and NancyHoward, for their assistance!
William Floyd Middle School Students Plant Garden
NEWS FROM AROUND THE DISTRICT
William Floyd High School teacher William Cento coaches a
student on the drums.
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Three students enrolled in the William Floyd High
SchoolBusi-ness Academy received accolades at the Long Island
Business Teach -ers Association annual Business Education Contest
held at CommackHigh School. The students competed against more than
240 of theirpeers from 19 other schools in such competitions as
accounting, busi-
ness communications, business law, career and nancial
management,computer applications, keyboarding, math applications,
sports mar-keting, web design and more. The three students placed
as follows: (l-r) Patrick Moloney, 1st place, accounting; Kayla
Heernan, 3rd place,business law; and Matthew Carroll, 5th place,
math applications. Con-gratulations to the students and their
teachers Karen Poidomani, KorinCloghessy and James Rugolo!
Three WFHS Students Honored by LI Business Teachers
Future Administrators Academy Scholarship Recipients In addition
to creating the William Floyd Future TeachersAcademy for high
school students through a New York StatSTLE (Strengthening Teacher
and Leader Eectiveness)
grant, which provided William Floyd teachers with the
op-portunity to learn about school leadership. The Future
Admiistrators Academy consisted of a series of seminars focusingon
leadership in a variety of categories including:
elementaryeducation, secondary education, special education,
districtwprograms and district administration. Participants also
had topportunity to apply for one of four $5,000
SuperintendentScholarships paid for through the STLE grant. The
scholarshmust be used to pursue a certication program in
educationleadership. Congratulations to the recipients!
William Floyd High Schoolwelcomed local chef, Linda Slezak, an
advocatof the Slow Food movement to demonstrate to the Research and
Life Skills
students how to prepare a meal using organic eggs and fresh
greens (broccoand herbs) from William Floyds sustainable garden.
Slow Food, the antithesof fast food, is an international movement
which strives to promote sustain-ability through farming, shopping
locally and in-season and utilizing livestocfor organic products.
The project was a culmination of the rst year of sustainable
gardening atWilliam Floyd High School and a collaboration of many
of the schools depaments including the research students who
designed and managed the gardthe life skills students who helped
with garden maintenance and learnedabout sustainability; the
Regents chemistry class which tested the soil and thcarpentry
students who built the physical garden structures. The garden
was
constructed with assistance from Je Negron, a garden mentor from
the Joshua Levine Memorial Foundation, an organization that works
to establish and promote sustainable gardening practices with
students in more than 25 east end schooldistricts. The purpose of
the sustainable garden is to promote sustainable living and
responsible citizenship, said Dr. Amy MeyeWilliam Floyd STEM
(Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Educator and
Research Program teacher. Stu-dents learned a lot about farming
organically and preparing fresh food. She added that students also
learned variousgardening techniques and technology to help plants
grow (rain barrels, aquaponics, etc.).
WFHS Students Learn about Sustainable Meal Preparatio
Pictured from left to right with Superintendent Dr. Paul
Casciano (cen-ter) are the four STLE Grant Scholarship recipients:
Erin Hansen, HondoHumberstone, Dr. Casciano, Lisa Scott and Nick
Taylor.
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Congratulations to the William FloydColonials junior varsity
softball team(right) and the William Floyd Colonialsboys varsity
tennis team (below) on be-ing selected for the Section XI
Sportsman-ship Awards for the Spring 2014 athleticseason! Great job
to all of the players andtheir coaches, Christina McMahon
(JVsoftball) and Dave Pia (tennis)!
NEWS FROM AROUND THE DISTRICT
The William Floyd girls and boys varsity lacrosteams were named
New York State All-Academteams for having a collective team grade
point aveage of 90 or higher. According to William Floyd At
letic Director Mark Mensch, this is the 10th straigyear that the
girls program has achieved this feat. Hadded that the boys team is
celebrating reaching thmilestone for the rst time in the programs
histoCongratulations to all the players and their coachDesmond
Megna (boys) and Brian Midwinter (girls
Girls & Boys Lacrosse Named NYS All-Academic Teams
Boys Tennis & JV Girls Softball Win Sportsmanship Award
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WF Scholarship Golf Tournament - August 25, 2014The 18th annual
William Floyd Scholarship Fund Golf Tourna-ment hosted by Century
21 Cor-Ace Realty and ACE Builders isscheduled for Monday, August
25, 2014 at the Bellport CountryClub. To date and with the support
of the William Floyd com -munity, this golf tournament and dinner
has resulted in morethan $409,000 in scholarships for deserving
William Floydgraduates. A round of golf is followed by a dinner and
you canattend both or purchase a ticket to the dinner only. Follow
thislink for more details! Pictured at right are the hosts (left to
right)Anthony Alfano, Jeananne Dawson, tournament coordinator(Vice
President, William Floyd Board of Education), AnthonyCoraci and
Anthony Liberti.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE DISTRICT
Moriches Elementary Partners with Brookhaven on Recycling
Moriches Elementary Schoolwelcomed BrookhavenTown Supervisor Edward
Romaine who met with and
congratulated the student Green Team, who has beeninstrumental
in the schools recycling eorts.Earlier this school year, Moriches
started their green
project, a schoolwide recycling program for students andsta to
help educate them about the environment, stewardship of our natural
resources, personal responsibilitycommunity action, solid waste
management and more. Asa Recyclebank Green Schools partner, the
school had anopportunity to raise funds for their project, which
culminated in a nal tally of $1,068.93, which will be used
tofurther fund green eorts.
Additionally, Moriches Elementary School is participating in the
Town of Brookhavens pilot program that promotesingle-stream
recycling in schools. The Town provided a large container and Curby
Cans to Moriches Elementary tha
students use to deposit their recyclables. Once a week, the Town
collects them at no charge to the school district.
Thanks to the generosity of the William Floyd SchoolDistrict and
community, graduating seniors received 208scholarships totaling
approximately $200,000! Board of
Education President Robert Vecchio has often noted thatthe
William Floyd community is one of the most generousaround. The
number of organizations - community, school-based and individual -
sponsoring scholarships is amazing to
witness! - Robert Vecchio,via Voices for Floyd
(Facebook)Scholarships include: Alma S. Castillo Memorial; American
Legion ArthurH. Clune; Art Honor Society; ASSET; Astoria Federal
Savings; Brian BalzerMemorial; Cachia Family Memorial (Coach Tony
Cachia); Cachia Family Me-morial (Thomas Cachia); Carpet Express;
Century 21 Cor-Ace Realty & ACEBuilders; Chamber of Commerce of
the Mastics & Shirley; Charles & EmiliaPosanti Shirley Auto
Body Memorial; Chris Clay Memorial; Colonial Fund;Community Family
Literacy Project (5K Run); Community Library Friendsof the Arts;
Community Service Project (Thrift Store); Corey Stark Memorial
(Interact/Rotary); CSEA Oce Sta Memorial; Culinary; Cultural
Arts Guildof Mastic & Shirley; Dawn Iacobelli Memorial;
District Oce Administra-tors; Don Wycko Memorial; Empire National
Bank; First Student (DorisMetz); Floyds Future Leaders of Tomorrow;
Frank LaBianca; FBLA; GabbyYglesias Scholarship for Peace; Greater
Mastic Beach Chamber of Commerce;Gregory Redmond Memorial; James V.
Kavanaugh Columbiettes; James V.Kavanaugh Knights of Columbus
Council 5293; Joanna DeSilva BerggrenMemorial; John Pidgeon
Memorial Athletic Director; Joseph Lombardo;Joseph Randazzo
Memorial; Kaiya Kukura Memorial; Karas Hope Founda-
tion: Community Service, Early Childhood Education and
PerformingArts; Karen DEsposito Memorial; King Kullen Grocery;
Kiwanis Club of theMastics; Kujan Brothers Memorial; LGBT; Lillian
Castellano; Lynvet :Cheer-
leading and Football; Mastic Beach Fire Department; Mastic Beach
HebrewCenter (Louis & Helen Rosen Memorial); Mastic Beach
Homemakers Unit#33; Mastic Beach Property Owners Association;
Mastic Beach VolunteerAmbulance Company; Mastic Beach Yacht Club;
Mastic Fire Department;Mastic Department Ladies Auxiliary Community
Service; Mastic Park CivicAssociation; Mastic Shirley Lions Club;
Mastic Sports Club - East End SoccerMichael Figluizzi Memorial
(YUMA); Michael Long Memorial; Michael Me-rolla Music Educators
Award; Modern Music Masters Tri-M Honor Society;Munistat Services;
Music Department; National Honor Society; Ng Family;Nicholas Poulos
Memorial; Patrick Rooney Memorial; Pattersquash CreekCivic
Association: Community, Erika Hughes, Aiden Tarbell; Rico
MemorialFoundation; Right Reason Technologies; Robert C. Brandis
Music; RobertHodgson Sr. Memorial; Robert King et al.; Rotary Club
Scholarship (DeaconTom Gross); Senior Class; Shrine of St . Jude
Knights of Columbus 15446;
Stephen G. Ezzo Jr.; Student Government; Suolk Association of
School Busness Ocials; Tara E. Castillo Alumni; Ultimate Mower
Tools and HardwareVincent Nasta Foundation; William Floyd Alumni
Association; WilliamFloyd Community Summit; William Floyd Council
of Administrators andSupervisors; WF Districtwide Football
Concession Stand; WF DistrictwidePTO; WFHS PTSO; WF SEPTO (Michael
Sochacki); WFSD Paraprofessional& Teaching Assistant; William
Floyd United Teachers; William Floyd UnitedTeachers Retired
Chapter; William Floyd United Teachers Retired Chapter(Evelyn
Harper); and the Yearbook Committee.
William Floyd Scholarship Night Provides $200,000 to Grads