The New York State School Boards Association recognizes October 22-26 as School Board Recognition Week, which is a time to promote awareness and understanding of the important work performed by school board members. The Half Hollow Hills Central School District of Huntington and Babylon is joining all public school districts across the state to celebrate School Board Recognition Week to honor local board members for their commitment to our community and children.

The Institute of Creative Problem Solving for Gifted and Talented Students at SUNY College at Old Westbury recently announced that the following Half Hollow Hills Central School District students have been accepted to the Institute to pursue the study of mathematics and its applications: Julia Fitlin, Benjamin Goldfried, Michael Han, Nicholas Han, Dylan Keskinyan, Ryan Peskin, and Niyanth Ponnusamy.

The Half Hollow Hills Central School District is proud to announce that Brian Strack, a math and computer science teacher at Half Hollow Hills High School East, has been selected as one of 275 educators from across the state to join the New York State Master Teacher Program.

The New York State Music Association has made its selection of students who will participate in the 2018 NYSSMA Conference All-State music groups, and the Half Hollow Hills Central School District is very proud to have seven All-State musicians chosen to take part in this year’s Winter Conference. An additional 12 student musicians from the district were selected as alternates, and may be chosen to fill any openings in the performances.