Spotlight Stories
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Bridge Building Challenge
Ms. Deanna Diaz's 7th-grade science students designed, built and tested a bridge using only Popsicle sticks and Elmer's glue, showcasing their impressive math, science, and creativity skills.
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Independent Science Research Honor
Independent Research student Adais Arora (junior) was invited to Day 2 of the New York State Science and Engineering Fair held at the New York Hall of Science in Queens to present his research "Rational Design of an E6AP Mimic to Target E6 Protein of the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)".
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Financial Literacy Certifications Earned
Economic Research and Wealth Management is a semester-long course designed to deliver essential financial understanding in an engaging way. Students learn personal finance and aspects of wealth management through comprehensive lesson plans, activities, projects, and more.
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Footloose!
Kudos to the Junior High cast of Footloose! Thank you to Director and Choreographer, Jessica Buttafuoco, and Music Director, Daniel Santangelo, for allowing us to join in and “Cut Loose and kick off the Sunday shoes” the weekend of March 22-24. This 90-minute adaptation of the 1984 hit stage musical retains all the characters and nearly all the songs from the full-length version.
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Music in Our Schools Month!
Thank you to all the schools for participating in the monthly CSH Unites collaboration of “Music in Our Schools Month for March.” Hallways and lobbies echoed in the morning with the sound of music! Various student groups took part in showcasing their talents in chorus, band and orchestra during morning arrivals.
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CSHPTG Annual Literary Luncheon - Musician & Author Brendan Slocumb
Celebrating 21 years of the Literary Luncheon! Each year, the CSHPTG (Jr./Sr. High School parent/teacher organization) sponsors their largest fundraiser, the "Literary Luncheon." All funds raised support the Cultural Arts Programs brought in for all the schools in the district
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2024 SCOPE Award
Each year, the SCOPE Education Service Award dinner is held to honor recipients chosen based on exemplary records which shine brightly as models of educational excellence. School districts can nominate three recipients in the service areas of: Administrator, Community, School Board, Teacher and Support Staff. This year, the district honored the category of Support Staff to Nancy Fastuca (West Side Aide), Karen Spehler (District Publicist) and Denise Vigilo (High School Administrative Assistant) .
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Partners For the Future Symposium - Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Science Research Teacher, Mr. Jaak Raudsepp, and Director of STEM, Brian Taylor, were proud to acknowledge Alexander Grosh and Katie Engel, who were chosen to participate in the CSH Laboratory Partners for the Future Program. Each year the program selects a limited number of juniors to participate who show a strong interest and academic strength in biology, chemistry or computer science, from public and private high schools on Long Island.
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LISEF Science Research Awards
Congratulations to Zabelle Bobelian for earning “Honorable Mention” at LISEF (Long Island Science & Engineering Fair) for her research titled - "Deep Neural Nets for Imaging Systems." Zabelle is a senior in the Independent Research class this year, and she also received a special award from the United States Agency for International Development. Congratulations to Milan Lustig, who won first place in his category at LISEF! As a result, he earned a trip to Regeneron ISEF 2024: Los Angeles in May to present his research at the International Science and Engineering Fair. He presented his research at LISEF on “A Configurable Compiled Programming Language With Integrated Transpilation.”
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Around the World for International Night
International nights at the Jr./Sr. High School are a global cultural experience where our very own students teach us about culinary delights they grew up enjoying from their nonna’s, yaya’s and oma’s. Now, as recipes are passed down, these student chefs (along with many of their parents and grandparents) set their tables filled with mouthwatering assortments of international cuisine. It was truly extraordinary to witness the pride in their heritage showcasing their talents and diverse cultures from around the world.
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Corey’s Promise District-Wide Sports Night
What happens in CSH when you mix a little friendly competition with fierce camaraderie? A Charity Sports Night beyond expectation! It was reminiscent of a hometown Superbowl – where the crowds cheered for their favorite team! Banners and pom poms were flying high for Goosehill, Lloyd Harbor, West Side and the Jr./Sr. High School. Faces were painted, team jerseys and even fat heads swayed in the rafters.
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National Speech & Debate “Diamond Coach Award”
Congratulations to Dr Michael Andrews for receiving the Diamond Coach Award. This is the highest honor coaches can achieve from the National Speech & Debate Association. Recognized for directing the efforts of students to earn 15,001 points in the pursuit of speech and debate excellence, this award exemplifies the professionalism in Dr. Andrew’s career combined with excellence and longevity in speech and debate education.
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Book Club Raps & Poems
English teacher April Henry, and Special Education teacher Lauren Spatola, collaborated on a Book Club discussion for their 11th grade English class engaging the students in a 4-week nonfiction book club unit. Students had a choice of 8 titles from which to choose, including Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors, Freakanomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything, In Cold Blood, Seabiscuit: An American Legend, and Tuesdays with Morrie.
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Recognizing our TEAM
2024 SCOPE Awards for Excellence Recipients: Nance Fastuca, Karen Spehler and Denise Vigilo
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Induction to the Long Island Lacrosse Hall of Fame!
Congratulations to Coach Danielle Castellane and Paul McDermott on their induction to the Long Island Lacrosse Hall of Fame. Ms. Castellane has been both a physical education teacher and coach for the district for 16 years. Mr. McDermott has been coaching for 3 years at CSH. Both coaches are so important and dedicated to our Cold Spring Harbor Athletics! Congratulations!
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Puppet Workshop – Spanish Club
The CSH High School Spanish club hosted a “Puppet Workshop” on February 28th with a very special guest speaker. It was an honor and pleasure to welcome back Señora Carmen Campos, who was the former World Language director and Spanish teacher here at Cold Spring Harbor Jr./Sr. High School from 2007-2013.
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NY State Wrestling Champion Greyson Meak!
Congratulations to Greyson Meak (junior) for winning the NY State championship 190-pound Division II state wrestling crown at the MVP Arena in Albany.
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Recent
- 2024 SCOPE Award
- Partners For the Future Symposium - Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
- LISEF Science Research Awards
- Around the World for International Night
- National Speech & Debate “Diamond Coach Award”
- Corey’s Promise District-Wide Sports Night
- Book Club Raps & Poems
- Induction to the Long Island Lacrosse Hall of Fame!
- Recognizing our TEAM
- Puppet Workshop – Spanish Club