Brothers Christian and Joseph Berberich, GATE students at Tamarac Elementary School, were inspired to write and produce a song to coincide with a recent lesson they studied in Greek mythology. Fourth and fifth grade GATE […]
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Waverly collects 693 Valentine’s boxes
Students at Waverly Avenue Elementary School took part in their annual Valentine Box Project and collected 693 filled with gifts and toys for other children. Kids from classes across multiple grades created shoeboxes filled with […]
Seneca students learn about Holocaust, listen to survivor
Each morning last week at Seneca Middle School, students had an opportunity to work in small groups as they were introduced to the tragic events of the Holocaust during World War II. It was part […]
Sachem raises $13,000 for Maurer Foundation
The heritage day, breast cancer fundraiser event held at Sachem East last week and sponsored by The Maurer Foundation, brought in $13,000 in donations, according to a release from The Maurer Foundation. “We are very […]
LIVE Blog: NYS Wrestling Championships
(UPDATE: Day 2, 5:30 p.m.) ALBANY — The arena is set. There are only two mats now – Division I and II – and just 30 wrestlers left in New York State wrestling this season. […]
East has strong second half in semifinal win
Locker room speeches and second half adjustments really do work. Despite trailing for the first two quarters, Sachem East went on a 14-0 run in the third quarter against Whitman and captured a, 38-23, win […]
Notebook: Reaction to IOC dropping wrestling
ALBANY — The International Olympic Committee’s decision to pull wrestling from the 2020 games sent shockwaves through the wrestling community. They decided to rid the games of a sport that has been in the Olympics […]
Tom Ruppel commits to run at NYIT
Sachem East senior distance runner Tom Ruppel has committed to run at New York Institute of Technology, which has a Division II cross country program. Ruppel transfered to Sachem East from Pennsylvania last summer. “He was […]