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By WFSD News October 12, 2015
The William Floyd varsity girls tennis team continues to dominate their opponents in their quest to repeat as Suffolk County champions as evidenced by finishing the regular season with a perfect 16-0 record.
By Long Island News & PR October 11, 2015
Students from Suffolk County Sheriff Vincent DeMarco’s Criminal Justice Class at Dowling College got a close up view of corrections when they toured the County’s Riverhead Jail this morning.
By WFSD News October 11, 2015
Students in Ms. Victoria D’Ambrosia’s Science Research class at William Floyd High School recently welcomed Rebecca Kulp, a marine ecologist from the Stony Brook University School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) to discuss marine ...
By Long Island News & PR October 08, 2015
Suffolk County Community College Equestrian Team rider Brittany Diez of East Islip successfully clears a fence during a recent show.
By Long Island News & PR October 07, 2015
School transportation leader First Student and leading safety advocate National Safety Council are teaming up to encourage safe bus behavior during back-to-school season and beyond with the nationwide Safety Dog Bus Tour.
By Legislator Anker's Office October 07, 2015
Suffolk County Legislator Sarah Anker’s resolution to establish a School Employment Resource Tour (SERT) was unanimously approved at the Oct. 6 General Meeting of the Suffolk County Legislature.
By Long Island News & PR October 06, 2015
Governor Cuomo launched the New York Youth Mentoring Program, which will provide career and life guidance to children who are at risk of failing out of school or in foster care across the state.
By Legislator Anker's Office October 06, 2015
Suffolk County Legislator Sarah Anker visited the Learning Experience in Rocky Point during one of their many community service events. As part of their philanthropy curriculum, the Learning Experience invited seniors from Atria Assisted Living ...
By Long Island News & PR October 05, 2015
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the launch of a clean energy competition for colleges and universities in New York State.
By Long Island News & PR October 04, 2015
Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky authored a letter today to the New York State Department of Education (“NYSED”) urging immediate action to address the lack of available pathways to graduation for students with special needs.
By Long Island News & PR October 02, 2015
Governor Cuomo announced the creation of the “Carey Gabay Fellowship” and the “Carey Gabay Scholarship” to honor his life and work.
By Long Island News & PR September 29, 2015
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today launched the Common Core Task Force – a diverse and highly-qualified group of education officials, teachers, parents, and state representatives from across New York that is charged with comprehensively reviewing ...
By Long Island News & PR September 27, 2015
Suffolk County Police today arrested a Suffolk County Community College employee who secretly videotaped a student at the campus in Brentwood today.
By Lyndsay McCabe September 26, 2015
Celebrate breast cancer awareness month by contributing directly to your local research institutions and breast cancer centers.
By Long Island News & PR September 25, 2015
Sixteen visual arts students from Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts have been selected as prizewinners in the 2015 Embracing Our Differences competition, sponsored by the Suffolk Center on the Holocaust, Diversity and ...
By Long Island News & PR September 24, 2015
Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano today announced a Drug Abuse Prevention Project to promote awareness of the dangers of substance abuse and risk taking behaviors.
By WFSD News September 24, 2015
For the second consecutive year and the fifth time overall, the William Floyd High School Business Academy has been selected as the New York State Region I (Nassau and Suffolk) Business and Marketing Education Department ...
By Long Island News & PR September 22, 2015
Today, school librarian Kristina Holzweiss of Bay Shore Middle School in Bay Shore, NY was named as the 2015 recipient of the School Library Journal (SLJ) School Librarian of the Year Award.
By WFSD News September 21, 2015
The William Floyd Colonials will host the Longwood Lions for Parkway Power Bowl IV on Saturday, September 19 at 2 pm, a contest named for the William Floyd Parkway, which connects both school districts and ...
By WFSD News September 20, 2015
The defending Suffolk County Champion William Floyd Colonials varsity tennis team has started the season with a boom, making their presence known throughout the league with a 7-0 overall (6-0 league) record.