Anyone remember when Waverly Avenue Elementary School had a Rocket Club? The club was featured in the “Sachem News” district newspaper in April 1969. A caption with a photo of students displaying their rocket devices […]
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Maria Michta is top American at Worlds
We saw Maria Michta rally for a strong second half in London a year ago almost to the day at the 2012 Olympics and she used a similar strategy at this year’s World Championships at […]
Sachem East football launches Ring of Honor, celebrates 10th anniversary
It’s hard to believe it’s been 10 seasons since Sachem East played its first football game. The Arrows are celebrating 10 years of football this year and launched the 2013 festivities on Monday afternoon when […]
Historic Sachem Schools Centralization info document from 1955 found
In the history files at Sachem’s District Office is a document titled, “Do you know the facts?,” which breaks down the detail regarding Sachem’s Centralization in 1955 when the school district was originally formed. The […]
Heaton recalls All-Star season in 1990
Neal Heaton doesn’t give many interviews nowadays. The Sachem alum from the Class of 1979 is relatively quiet and enjoys his gig as a pitching instructor at All Pro Sports Academy in Bellport. With the […]
Looking back: Sachem was bustling in ’67
One look at the cover of “Sachem News” from September 1967 and you could tell the school district was transforming and growing by the day. New buildings were launching, administrators were beginning to build legacies, […]
Sachem enrollment reaches 10,000 in 1968
In the fall of 1968, Sachem’s yearly enrollment passed the 10,000-student mark. Paul Cammarata, then 5 years old, was honored by Sachem Superintendent Walter C. Dunham with a certificate of recognition for being Sachem’s 10,000th […]
Sachem’s first Valedictorian and Salutatorian
Sachem celebrated its first graduation in 1959, four years after the original centralization that brought together students from Holbrook, Holtsville, Farmingville and Lake Ronkonkoma. Marian Stuart and George Svetlichny captured the honor of being named […]