School News, October 6, Southampton Town

Eastport Elementary School students received a certificate for reading during the summer and were honored during the" Hollywood Walk of Fame." COURTESTY EASTPORT-SOUTH MANOR SCHOOL DISTRICT

Westhampton Beach Elementary School students, including Dean Catalan and Ariana Orrego, are celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month through a variety of activities. COURTESY WESTHAMPTON BEACH SCHOOL DISTRICT

Hurricane pride was on full display as the Westhampton Beach School District celebrated homecoming during the week of September 19. The spirit week festivities included a pep rally and homecoming football game, held under the lights on September 23. During the game, the Westhampton Beach Hurricanes took on the East Hampton Bonackers. The crowd cheered as the home team claimed victory with a final score of 49-13. COURTESY WESTHAMPTON BEACH SCHOOL DISTRICT

Eastport-South Manor Junior-Senior High School students Benjamin Isaacson, left, and Aidan Young were named National Merit Scholarship Program semifinalists. They are congratulated by Principal Salvatore Alaimo. COURTESY EASTPORT-SOUTH MANOR SCHOOL DISTRICT

Eastport-South Manor Junior-Senior High School seniors Fiona Schlegel and Brendan Archbold were named commended students in the National Merit Scholarship Program. They are congratulated by Principal Salvatore Alaimo. COURTESY EASTPORT-SOUTH MANOR SCHOOL DISTRICT

Hampton Bays High School students had an opportunity to explore college options during their school’s annual Fall College Fair, held September 28. During the event, students learned more about 100 state and private colleges from school representatives. COURTESY HAMPTON BAYS SCHOOL DISTRICT

Hampton Bays Middle School students took part in Sandy Hook Promise’s annual Start With Hello Week from September 19-23. Start With Hello aims to teach students the skills they need to reach out and include those who may be dealing with social isolation and create a culture of inclusion and connectedness within their classroom, school and community. COURTESY HAMPTON BAYS SCHOOL DISTRICT

In recognition of their exceptional achievement on national Advanced Placement exams, 19 Southampton High School seniors have earned Advanced Placement Scholar designations. COURTESY SOUTHAMPTON SCHOOL DISTRICT

Southampton High School students Brandon Perez, Sophia Oliveira and Yassine Boukaissi earned national recognition through the College Board National Recognition Program. COURTESY SOUTHAMPTON SCHOOL DISTRICT

Eastport-South Manor Junior-Senior High School student-musicians, from left, Lennon Lotardo, Benjamin Isaacson and Aidan Young will attend the NAfME All-National Honors Festival in Baltimore in November. COURTESTY EASTPORT-SOUTH MANOR SCHOOL DISTRICT

Eastport-South Manor Junior-Senio. High School student-musicians, from left, Julianna Gargiulo, Maeve Meyers, Ryan Jannota and Jane Brylewski were selected to perform in the NYSSMA All-State Winter Conference Honors Ensembles. COURTESY EASTPORT-SOUTH MANOR SCHOOL DISTRICT

Southampton High School seniors Riley Herrmann and Brandon Perez have been named National Merit Commended Students. COURTESY SOUTHAMPTON SCHOOL DISTRICT

Southampton High School senior Dhivya Sampath has been named a semifinalist in the National Merit Scholarship Program. COURTESY SOUTHAMPTON SCHOOL DISTRICT

Southampton High School students Casey Cartagena, Julian Misut and Dhivya Sampath have earned prestigious musical designations. COURTESY SOUTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL

Southampton High School’s Outing Club enjoyed its first outing of the school year at Coopers Beach on the evening of September 27. Club members surfed, swam, and played beach soccer and spike ball. They also learned to surf and speak with the five lifeguards on duty about the certification process. Advisers Maria Abbadessa and David Riley are working on future outings for club members, including a weekend ski trip, mountain biking and kayaking. COURTESY SOUTHAMPTON SCHOOL DISTRICT

Students at Our Lady of the Hamptons School, including Kelvin Matute, autographed the first editions of the annual Young Authors publications, "Thoughts from the Field." Individual stories were written last spring and compiled into this annual volume collection. COURTESY OUR LADY OF THE HAMPTONS SCHOOL