Kerilyn Wuerz has volunteered to help people before, but this holiday season she aimed to make a greater impact. Inspired by the stories from her Advanced Placement Psychology teacher, Jennifer Ogozalek, Wuerz set out to […]
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Future Journalists start young at Tecumseh
Most people are taken back when I mention that I started writing formally as a journalist as a 14-year old freshman in high school. Immediately I knew that’s what I wanted to do for the […]
Shanahan to be inducted into Hofstra HOF
Doug Shanahan, a Sachem alum from 1997, and arguably one of the greatest lacrosse players in the history of the game, will be inducted to Hofstra’s Athletic Hall of Fame in April 2013, according to […]
Blieberg, Beutel come to life in bobble form
Thanks to the creative thinking of Stephanie MacIntosh, Sachem’s Administrator for Federal Funds, Research and Development, I have a unique holiday item to share. As a gift, MacIntosh had custom personalized bobble heads produced for […]
Ruchi Shah profiled by Forbes
You’ve read her name dozens of times over the last few years. She was recently in the running for an entrepreneurial contest sponsored by Yahoo and is gaining more and more notoriety for her quest […]
Sachem Alum Vince Russo talks wrestling
Vince Russo is one of the more interesting alums from Sachem. Russo grew up in Farmingville, N.Y. and graduated from Sachem in 1977. He has a journalism degree from the University of Southern Indiana and […]
Alum publishes book on shipping magnates
Sachem alum Lori Ann LaRocco, a senior talent producer at CNBC and producer of the show “Squawk Box” recently published a second book. LaRocco, who graduated from Sachem in 1989, is the author of “Dynasties […]
Farriella recaps Hofstra’s NCAA Tourney run
After losing a handful of role players from last season, there were some doubters about whether the Hofstra women’s soccer team would be rebuilding in 2012 or be for real. And then Sam Scolarici scored […]