Commack School District

A pair of Commack High School students wowed VIPs in the audience during their winter performances in “Mamma Mia.”

Dara G. and Julia L. have been invited to represent CHS at the prestigious Roger Rees Awards for Excellence in Student Performance workshop. They will have the opportunity to work with Broadway actors and musicians and receive constructive critiques.

The top 50 students at the workshop will be invited to the Jimmy Awards on June 24 at Broadway’s Minskoff Theatre. That event recognizes high school theatre achievers nationwide.

More than two dozen former Jimmy Award winners as high school students currently are on Broadway or on Broadway national tours.

Dara and Julia were selected by a committee that came to view CHS’ “Mamma Mia” production.

The Commack School District proudly has obtained LifeVac devices to further protect students and staff in the event someone experiences choking.

Our Director of community relations, Debbie Virga, visited Commack North Little League to raise awareness of the life-saving device, which is now located in the league’s concession stand. She also will be in touch with Commack South Little League and Commack Soccer.

First graders learned about moon phases and the constellations during a visit from the Long Island Science Center on Friday.

Students were greeted in the gymnasium by the StarLab inflatable planetarium for 30-minute sessions.

They saw satellite images in the mobile planetarium of the night sky and galaxy.

North Ridge hosted their Art and Science Expo on Wednesday evening. 

Students had the opportunity to walk the halls and show off some of their best artwork and science projects to their family and friends. Each student had multiple pieces of artwork on display throughout the building, and class science projects were on display in the gymnasium. 

“We are so proud to showcase the amazing work of our students,” North Ridge Principal Katherine Rihm said.

Commack Schools greeted its newest employees during May’s “Welcome Wednesday” onboarding session at the Hubbs Administration Building on Wednesday. 

 

Superintendent Dr. Jordan Cox, curriculum associates Dr. Michael Inforna and Dr. Jennifer Santorello and assistant superintendents Timothy Russo and Scott Oshrin gave an overview of the district to the group and explained various resources that they will need.

The group also was given the opportunity to get to know one another at the meeting to get acclimated. Executive Director of Instructional Technology Alise Pulliam and the MIS team then assisted the group in accessing their district email and employee accounts for the first time.

 

 “I hope you enjoy your journey here and want to welcome you to our family,” Cox told the newest staff members.

 

The monthly “Welcome Wednesday” meetings are designed to make onboarding with the district a seamless process.

CMS honored its "Science Superstars" in a ceremony after school on Wednesday.

Teachers each selected a member of his or her class who exemplified intellectual curiosity and an embrace of science.

Congrats to our winners ...

Sixth grade: Miles K., Dina D., Warren I., Matteo B., Sophiel L., Thomas K., Endre F., Joanna G.

Seventh grade:  Ciro A., Mihir R., Daniel N., Nathan G., Anderson M., Riley F.

Eighth grade: Buse S., Isaac K., Molly S., Omar A., Kaylie G., Dean D. and Jasil A.