A Board of Education Publication

Commack Middle School’s Science Quiz Bowl Team #1 won the Regional Science Bowl and will repre-sent the District and Long Is-land at the Nationals on April 28 – May 2 in Washington, D.C. A total of 20 teams par-ticipated in the regional com-petition. Commack’s Team #1 won all but one match in the round robin and proceeded to the double elimination round in the afternoon. Coach Kim-berly Gromov remarked, “The team did not lose a single match during the double elim-ination; however it wasn’t an easy win! The score in the fi -nal round was 76 to 68. It was a suspenseful match!” Two Commack teams competed from the middle school this year, held at Brookhaven National Labo-ratories. Congratulations

to CMS Science Quiz Bowl Team #1 members: Riley, Andrew, Nathan, and Faizali. Team 2 included Dylan, Nikh-ita, Paige, and Ryan. Alison Offerman-Celen-tano, Commack Director of Science, stated, “This is an incredible achievement for our students and their coach. The hard work and hours of preparation for this high-in-tensity competition was evi-dent in how well both teams performed. Coach Gromov’s dedication and the team’s knowledge and enthusiasm made this win possible.” In photo: Science team students are congratulated by (left to right): Director of Science, Alison Offerman-Celentano, Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Donald James, Commack Middle School Principal, Anthony Davidson, and Coach Kimberly Gromov.

Three Commack High School students will represent New York State in the “world’s preeminent international sci-ence project competition” at the INTEL International Sci-ence and Engineering Fair (ISEF) from May 7-13 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Intel ISEF is the world’s largest international pre-college science compe-tition. High school students from around the world who won local and regional com-petitions will showcase their independent research and compete for about $4 million in prizes that include schol-arships, tuition grants, scien-tifi c equipment, and scientifi c trips. Congratulations to Ray-mond and Kylea for their proj-ect, “Combating Storm Surge Inundation in New York City Subway Stations.” The duo won the RICOH Sustainability

Award, the American Meteo-rological Society Award, and Best in Fair, All Categories at the State level competition (NYSSEF). Congratulations to Mehta-ab, who won fi rst place in Mathematics at the Long Is-land Science and Engineer-ing Fair, qualifying him to ad-vance to the ISEF, as well. Mehtaab also won the Mu Al-pha Theta Award. His project is titled, “A Study of Bar and Arc k-Visibility Graphs.” In photo, from left to right: Andrea Beatty, Jeanette Col-lette, David Kramer, Ray-mond, Kyle, Richard Kurtz, Mehtaab, Lorraine Solomon, and Alison-Offerman Celen-tano. Not pictured, Christina Pawlowski, math mentor. In May, you can follow the day-by-day experiences of our students at ISEF on the Commack Website in a blog written by the students.

Budget Vote & Trustee Election - May 17, 2016 - from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Commack High School & Commack Middle School

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Universal Pre-Kindergarten Program Universal Pre-Kindergarten Program 2016-2017 2016-2017

The Universal Pre-Kindergarten Program (UPK) is fully funded by a New York State grant. The ap-plica on is available once the NYS Budget is passed and funding is approved. The applica on is now posted on the Commack Website. There are a limited number of openings based upon the amount of grant money Commack re-ceives from the State. The UPK half-day program meets fi ve days per week during the school year at local preschools. The school district does not provide transpor-ta on. Students will need to be four years old on or before December 1, 2016, to be eligible to at-tend UPK in the fall. Students are selected u lizing a lo ery system to ensure that all applicants have an equal opportunity to be selected for the pro-gram. We do retain a numerical wai ng list and in the event of availability, we no fy the family of the children in the order in which they were chosen.

Project Lead the Way Master Teacher at CHS

Kristen Holmes was selected as a Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Master Teacher. Mrs. Holmes teaches the PLTW Computer Science and Soft-ware Engineering course at the high school in addition to IB and AP Computer Science classes. PLTW is a nonprofi t orga-nization that provides transfor-mational learning experiences to K-12 students and teachers across the U.S. PLTW courses empower students to devel-op in-demand, transportable knowledge and skills through pathways in computer science, engineering, and biomedi-cal science. PLTW’s teacher training and resources support teachers as they engage their students in real-world learning. More than 8,000 elementary, middle, and high schools in the U.S. offer PLTW programs. During PLTW’s immersive classroom teacher training and beyond, Master Teachers lead

their fellow teachers through the curricular content and ac-tivities and empower them to take on the role of classroom facilitator and coach. PLTW courses at Com-mack High School are college-level classes according to Eliot Lewin, Commack’s Director of Literacy and Advanced Stud-ies. Mr. Lewin said that Com-mack High School currently offers two PLTW courses, Computer Science and Soft-ware Engineering and Design and Drawing for Production. In 2016-17, Computer Sci-ence and Software Engineer-ing will be co-seated with “AP Computer Science Principles,” allowing students the oppor-tunity to earn college credit in both PLTW courses. Addition-ally, two new PLTW classes were offered for college credit during the 2016-17 course selection process: Civil Engi-neering and Architecture and Environmental Sustainability.

2016 Best Community for Music Education2016 Best Community for Music Education The NAMM Foundation and University of Kansas recognized

Commack Public Schools with a 2016 Best Communities For Music Education Designation. Only 476 communities nationwide achieve this prestigious

designation.

This is Commack’s eighth Best Communities for Music Education recognition! The District received this honor in 2002,

2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015.

Mary Jo Masciello was honored with the SCOPE School Board Service Award in March. She has served this community for 18 years on the Board of Education, including 13 years as Board President. An educator herself, with four children who graduated from the Commack Schools, Mrs. Masciello works tirelessly to ensure that her goals of academic excellence, fi scal prudence, and advocacy at the state and national levels continue. Mrs. Masciello’s focus on improving the quality and depth of education in Com-mack has succeeded admi-rably. Her background as a PTA leader and her close ties and knowledge of the culture of the community, along with her strong leadership ability, have produced extraordinary results. During her tenure on the Board, graduation rates reached 99%, and the Inter-national Baccalaureate Pro-grams at both high school and middle school levels be-gan and fl ourished. Academic

and extracurricular opportuni-ties for students blossomed. The recipient of many awards, including NYSSBA’s Master of Boardsmanship Award and the Leadership in Governance Award, we thank and honor Mrs. Masciello for the extensive time, effort, skill, and commitment she has dedicated to the children, staff, and Commack commu-nity.

BOE Member Recogni on

Mrs. Masciello receives the School Board Service Award from George Duffy, SCOPE Ex-ecutive Director.

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BOARD OF EDUCATION& BUDGET MEETINGS

Thursday, April 21, 2016BOE Meeting & Budget Adoption 8:00 p.m.*

at Commack High School

Thursday, May 5, 2016BOE Meeting & Budget Hearing 8:00 p.m.*

at Mandracchia Sawmill Intermediate School*The Board will convene at 6:30 p.m. and is expected to adjourn into Executive Session. Public meetings will commence at times

stated above.

SCHOOL CLOSINGS

April 22 & 25, 2016May 27 & 30, 2016

RELAY FOR LIFEMay 26-27, 2016

At this time of year there is a lot going on here in Commack; students are actively engaged in authentic learn-ing, college acceptances are coming in daily, athletic teams are moving toward the playoffs during one of the most successful athletic years in Commack history, art shows, concerts, and more. However, given the space limitations of the Courier, I thought I would take this opportunity to highlight something that will benefi t all Commack students. Sev-eral years ago I started thinking about how we could provide students, teach-ers, and parents, a personalized, online set of learning tools that could be ac-cessed from any device, anywhere, and at any time. These learning tools would allow students to:• Engage in teacher-designed authen-

tic learning activities;• Acquire the necessary skills for

their next level of learning;• Work collaboratively with other

students;• Access their schoolwork from any

device, including their home com-puter, tablet, smartphone, at the lo-cal library, or on a machine in any classroom within the District;

• Participate in controlled and secure (cyber-secure) social media inter-actions with peers and teachers where appropriate;

• And more. I also began to think about how students could have access to devices like laptops without having to carry one around school or on the bus. However, no software company was able to pro-vide the necessary breadth of programs desired. Further, we as a school district did not have the necessary technologi-cal infrastructure to make this thinking a reality, and we would have to wait until the technology caught up with our think-ing to engage in this endeavor. At this time I am happy to announce that the technology has fi nally caught up, and we are embarking on a new initiative that will give our students access to ben-efi ts of instructional technology and the opportunity to enhance their learning. Microsoft Offi ce 365 (O365) is a robust online software suite that se-cures our students’ privacy yet enables collaboration in ways never before pos-sible. Through O365, students and staff can have access to these learning tools from any device, anywhere, and at any time there is an internet connection and from any device. No matter where they

are or what device they have, with a secure login and password, stu-dents, parents, and teachers will be able to access these learning tools. In addition, we have all been grappling with the use of very heavy textbooks and the need for students to carry them to and from school and class. That led us to conceptualize a model over time that puts a set of lightweight netbook laptops in every room a student enters in school; devices that remain in the classroom; de-vices that students only need to turn on, log in, and have instant access to O365 Suite, their school work, homework, assignments, directions, and eventu-ally their textbooks. It is important to note that not all companies have online textbooks, and for those that do, we will need to purchase the online rights - this will take time. We are already looking at a comprehensive online textbook series for mathematics K to 5. Offi ce 365 also includes other components including a secure, school-controlled social media networking site and other educational-ly-appropriate communications tools. Again, these tools will be leveraged over time. Coupled with the new programs above, through SMART Schools fund-ing, which does not increase local prop-erty taxes, we will further enhance our technological infrastructure (internet connection, storage, cyber security, etc.) and begin the process of outfi tting all classrooms over time, (where appropri-ate) with a set of mobile computers (i.e netbook laptops) for student use when assigned by the teacher. They will sim-ply utilize a netbook in each room when necessary, use their secure login and password, and have immediate access to their online schoolwork, books, and more. Commack is one of the fi rst, if not the fi rst, to combine this comprehensive suite of programs with widespread net-book laptop access. It is also important to note that O365 will be available to all students beginning next year, but it will take us several years to outfi t the neces-sary classrooms with netbook laptops. The above is just one of the exciting initiatives in Commack. We continue our “Access and Opportunity” initiative where we provide “enrichment for

Joshua, Sara, and Matthew were honored for their exemplary volunteer service with the Presi-dent’s Volunteer Service Award. The award, granted by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards pro-gram on behalf of Presi-dent Obama, recognizes Americans who volunteer signifi cant amounts of their time to service their com-

munities and their country. Volunteers were judged on criteria including personal initiative, creativity, ef-fort, impact, and personal growth. In photo, from left to right: Sara, Director of Guidance Jonathan Ma-caluso, Matthew, Principal Catherine Nolan, Joshua, and Guidance Counselor Christine Natali.

Honored for Volunteer ServiceHonored for Volunteer Service

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Commack Middle School students competed in the NY Regional Science Olympiad in January. “All of the students worked very hard to prepare and we are very proud of their commitment and dedication,” said Director of Science, Alison Of-ferman-Celentano. Science Olympiad competitions are like aca-demic track meets, consisting of a series of 23 team events in each division. Please congratulate our medal winners as listed below:

First Place Medals:Ram & Rohan

Fifth Place Medals:Michael & Katerina,

Ruth & Rohan

Sixth Place Medals:Erich & Luke

Brianna & TryphenaJack & Jordan

Grace & Caroline

Middle School Science OlympiadsMiddle School Science Olympiads

Countless hours are spent researching and preparing pre-sentations and papers for entry in the prestigious and challeng-ing New York State Science and Engineering Fair, an Intel-based competition. Congratulations to the following students for their accomplishments:

• Vincent, 1st Place, Plant Science • Emily, 1st Place, Robotics and Systems

Engineering • Jordan, 1st Place, Translational Medical

Science • Charity, 2nd Place, Animal Science • David, 3rd Place, Embedded Systems • Abbigayle and Elizabeth, Honorable Mention, Earth

and Environmental Science • Mehtaab, Honorable Mention, Math

Commack High School senior, David, won fi rst place in the second round of the Ju-nior Science and Humanities Symposium, a competition sponsored by the Army, Navy, and Air Force. This prestigious com-petition can only be entered through acceptance of an application and is one of the most competitive and rigor-ous STEM competitions in the country. It is sponsored by the US Department of Defense. David was among the top

ten fi nishers at the Regional Semifi nals, and went on to compete and take the top spot at the Finals on February 27. David will be moving on to compete at the national level April 27th-30th in Dayton, Ohio, for his project, “A Multi-Dimensional Implementation of the Named Data Network-ing Paradigm for Imbedded Systems.” In photo with David are science teacher/mentors Richard Kurtz and Dr. Lor-raine Solomon.

In photo with students are the coaches who spent countless hours after school helping the students prepare: Carol Celeste, Nicole Fuchs, Eric Jen-sen and John Murray, Commack Middle School Principal Anthony Davidson, and Alison Offerman-Celentano.

Another First Place Win for LiAnother First Place Win for Li Science & Engineering FairScience & Engineering Fair

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The theme at the Nassau Community College Arts and Sciences Fair this year was “What Matters?” The fair urged entrants to “think about their lives and to focus on those aspects of life that hold importance.” Matthew, Jake, and Ra-phael (not in photo) did just that with their "Creating an App to Aid Those with Memory Degenerative Disorders and Cognitive Impairment." The tenth graders won third place with their unique project.

The Toshiba Ex-ploraVision competition is a science real-world problem solving competi-tion with a strong empha-sis on STEM. It goes be-yond the typical student science competition and delves into what it takes to bring ideas to reality. Four of our students’ projects were selected as national winners in the competition. Only the top 10% of all submitted proj-ects are chosen. Congratulations to: Karen, Teja, and Diana for their project, “Spray on Detergent”; to Simon,

The science research team at Commack High School is com-prised of dedicated and talented staff members, seen in many of these photos. They are: Mr. Richard Kurtz, Dr. Lorraine Solomon, Ms. Jeanette Collette, Ms. Andrea Beatty, Dr. Daniel Kramer, and Ms. Stephanie O’Brien. A special thanks to Commack residents and science research volunteers, Drs. Fred and Barbara Kruger, who have been instru-mental in the development of many of our students’ projects, and most notably the work completed by David Li.

The science research team at Commack High School is com-prised of dedicated and talented staff members, seen in many of these photos. They are: Mr. Richard Kurtz, Dr. Lorraine Solomon, Ms. Jeanette Collette, Ms. Andrea Beatty, Dr. Daniel Kramer, and Ms. Stephanie O’Brien. A special thanks to Commack residents and science researchvolunteers, Drs. Fred and Barbara Kruger, who have been instru-mental in the development of many of our students’ projects, and most notably the work completed by David Li.

Two CHS science research students won awards during the fi rst round of the Junior Science and Hu-manities Symposium. Noah won third place in Environmental Science for his project, “An Investigation of Past and Current Weath-er Data from Mohonk Preserve, 1890 to 2012,” and Lu-cas won second place in Biology for his project, “The Structure of the Nuclear Pore Complex in Primary and Metastatic Prostate Cancer Cells.” David came in fi rst for the region for his project, “A Multi-Dimensional Implementation of the Named Data Networking Paradigm for Imbedded Systems.” See ar-ticle on page 4!

So Many Science Awards!So Many Science Awards!Ryan, and Dmitri for their project, “Solar Panels”; to Gabrielle, Deniz, and Victoria for their project, “Treating Alzheimer’s Through Magnetic Resonance Imaging,” and to Ol-ivia, Amy, and Tara for their project, “Recy-cling Polystyrene.” Also in photo, Principal Catherine Nolan, Director of Sci-ence Alison Offerman-Celentano, Richard Kurtz, science teach-er/mentor, and Andrea Beatty, science labo-ratory assistant.

all” in the elementary schools, enhanced enrichment opportunities in the Middle School, a plethora of college-level courses in the High School and signifi cantly more arts, athletic, and hands-on learning opportunities for all students as well as developmentally-appropriate small class sizes and in-structional aides in the elementary schools. As you likely know, we are in the midst of preparing the schoolbudget for next year; a budget along with a State aid package that supports all described previously. I would be remiss if I did not thank our State lead-ers, Senators Flanagan and Marcellino, and Assemblymen Raia and Fitzpat-rick, as well as well as our Board of Education, staff, advocacy team mem-

bers, and the PTA for fi ghting to restore the Gap Elimination Adjustment (GEA), which at least partially restored State aid in an effort to support our programs. This restoration, along with our long-term fi scal planning, allows us to continue our programs, simultaneously allowing the lowest tax-levy increase in our history, 0.38%. The next few months are fi lled with opportunities to participate in cel-ebrations, concerts, meetings, and athletic events in our schools, all listed in our Interactive Calendar on the Commack Website. As always, please accept my heartfelt thank you for your continued support of the cornerstone of our community, The Commack Schools.

Sincerely,Dr. Donald James

Superintendent, Commack School District

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Nutrition Week - Eat for Your Health!Nutrition Week - Eat for Your Health!

You are what you eat, an important consideration when choosing foods that complement a healthy lifestyle. In March, with the help of the PTA Nutrition Commit-tees, all schools in Commack plan special food-tasting and educational experiences during Nutrition Week.

The students in Sue Rosner’s fi fth grade class at Burr Intermediate School learned what it means to be a veteran and to serve our country. Three veterans from Stony Brook University visited the class and pre-sented their experiences, including

the time served in Afghanistan and the Vietnam War. Burr’s principal, Paul Schmelter, shared his experiences from Desert Storm and his service in Germany. The students made personalized cards for 32 veterans who are currently

enrolled in the university. Thanks to Ismael Rodriguez, Juan Garcia, and Christine Mesner for taking the time to visit Burr! Their visit made a lasting impression on the students. Thanks to class parent, Mrs. Diana Voss, who organized the visit.

BurrBurr Honors Honors VeteransVeterans

The kin-d e r g a r t e n and fi rst grade stu-dents at Indian Hol-low Primary

School are learning all about diversity and tolerance as part of the Charac-ter Education Curriculum. In honor of Martin Luther King Day, students in the library used their reading and acting skills through Reader’s The-

ater - an engaging way for teaching character development and academ-ic content. Students acted out “The Crayon Box that Talked,” by Shane DeRolf. This is a poem that teaches the importance of appreciating ev-eryone’s different talents and how it takes each person working together to create something great. The message is clear - “We are a box of crayons, each one of us unique, but when we get together, the picture is complete.”

IH - The Complete PictureIH - The Complete Picture

The students at North Ridge Primary School celebrated Nutrition Week by learning about eating healthy and exer-cising through various activities during the week.

Rolling Hills children learned about eat-ing a choice of delicious fruits each day from Ranger Gordon (PTA President Me-lissa Gordon), and her assistant Murray the Monkey.

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How can we motivate and engage our children to become capable, em-powered young adults? One way is to provide experiences that allow them to contribute or lead in a positive way, and to ensure that young peo-ple have the opportunity, information, and resources to be change makers throughout their lives. At Commack Middle School, eighth grade girls and their parents or guardians at-tended Maturity Night recently to provide addition-al support for the upcoming transi-tion to the high school. The work-shops focused on self-esteem, defi ning beauty, visions for the fu-ture, and dealing with risky behaviors such as sexting. All in attendance had an oppor-tunity to engage in discussions us-ing hands-on activities led by health teachers, Andrea Allen, Carol Galla-gher, Mia Schwartz, and Donna Sita, and social workers Karen Klingman and Jessica Scott. Assistant Princi-pals Carrie Lipenholtz and Christina Sapienza also provided assistance with the evening’s events. In photo, CMS Social Worker Jessica Scott speaks about the im-

portance of having a vision about “what you want your life to look like in high school, what characteristics are unique and special, what are your values and goals, and will your loved ones support you with your vision.” At the high school, the U.S. Army and Hot97 connected with ninth grade students through a lively interactive program about healthy, respectful

c o m m u n i c a -tion, knowing your power and your worth, and understanding how respecting others means r e s p e c t i n g yourself. It also included man-aging stress, o v e r c o m i n g obstacles, and achieving a healthy bal-

ance in life. Dance contests for teachers and students were a crowd pleaser, as was the pushup contest. The music and atmosphere was upbeat and en-couraging, and offered the freshman valuable resources to help them at the start of their high school experi-ence. Along with the Army and Hot97, Suffolk County Police Offi cers were also on hand to explain the resources and help available to all students.

Empowering Our Youth

Did you know..... Every year 1 in 3 women die of heart disease and stroke?

The Future Health Professionals Club at Commack High School did their best to help change those odds with their Go Red Fundraiser, raising over $1,000 to educate and make a dif-ference. Now, 80 percent of cardiac events can be prevented with edu-cation and lifestyle changes. Diet, exercise and abstinence from smoking can all change the odds. The best advice - learn the symptoms of a heart attack. Wom-en have very different symptoms than men. Learn the symptoms of a stroke, too. Minutes can make a huge difference in the out-come. And don’t forget, call 911 immediately if you experience any of the symptoms found at the links below. DO NOT WAIT!• www.goredforwomen.org/about-heart-disease/symptoms_of_

heart_disease_in_women/hard-to-recognize-heart-attack-symptoms/

• www.goredforwomen.org/about-heart-disease/symptoms_of_heart_disease_in_women/symptoms-of-a-stroke/

In photo, Go Red contributors Camille Horak, Bill Scaduto, and Christina Pawlowski.

GOING RED FOR WOMEN’S HEART HEALTH

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Commack Exceeds Half-Million Mark for Childhood Cancer Research

The bad news: More children are lost to cancer in the U.S. than any other dis-ease, and worldwide, a child is diagnosed every three minutes. The good news: Because of research, today about 90% of children with the most common types of cancer will live. The St. Baldrick’s Foundation works to fund research and provide support for chil-dren and families. According to their web-site, “Childhood cancer differs from adult cancers, and the treatment is much differ-ent, as well. In addition to fi nding cures, a lot of research is focused on preventing the lifelong damage that results from surgeries, radiation, and chemotherapies given while young bodies and brains are just develop-ing.” Commack High School’s annual head-shaving event is just one of the ways we work together to make a difference in the lives of others. This year, $75,000 was do-nated, with pledges still coming in. Since Commack’s fi rst head-shaving event in 2010, over $530,000 was donated to St. Baldrick’s, and 1,725 heads were shaved through the efforts of more than 600 volun-teers. The volunteer barbers and hairdressers also cut hair for donations to Locks of Love. Ten people donated ten inches or more of their long hair to make wigs for people who have lost their own hair due to cancer treat-

ments. Of special note, student Max collected over $4,600 for St. Baldrick’s, Jake collect-ed over $3,600, and Chris collected over $3,200 (his lifetime total is over $22,000).

The Burr Team of 31 students united to col-lect over $16,200, and North Ridge children raised over $1,400. Although most shavees are male, one brave young lady, Julia, a fi fth grader, shaved off her lovely curly hair, and raised over $1,000. Her mom Carolyn said, “Julia began talking about St. Baldrick’s last year when she saw posters in her school. She thought that there were a lot of kids suf-fering and she thought that she could help those kids.” Another female shavee was Hunting-ton Councilwoman Tracey A. Edwards. “I have decided to support the St. Baldrick’s foundation in solidarity with the many peo-ple in Huntington who have raised over $115,000.00 so far this year. The volun-teers and participants are to be commend-ed; they work so hard to make each event a success. The lasting impression of the par-ticipant’s bald heads keeps the awareness alive with the hope that they will fi nd new cures and treatments for childhood cancer to ensure a better quality of life for patients and survivors. Commack organizers Lee Tunick, Bill Scaduto, and Dan Revera were honored by Councilwoman Edwards at the Huntington Town Board meeting on March 8, 2016. If you would like to donate, please go to: https://www.stbaldricks.org/events/mypage/4465/2016.

Can fourth grade engineering Lunch ‘n Learn students save an egg from a one or two story fall? Yes they can! Sawmill students celebrated the return of spring with eggs and a year-round phe-nomenon—gravity! Students designed a device to protect their precious cargo from the sudden impact of a fall. As part of school-wide enrichment, 65 fourth graders participated in an Egg Drop engineering Lunch ’n Learn. The goal of the contest was to design packaging to contain and protect a raw chicken egg from break-ing when dropped from a two story height! The group studied Newton’s Laws of Motion and the physics of fl ight. Then, students working in teams or individually, designed, engineered, and constructed packaging containers to create drag and air

resistance. T h r o u g h o u t this challenge stu-dents had to con-sider and collect materials that are soft, yielding and light. The weight of the package (box and packing), as well as the volume of the box also needed to be con-structed within the contest specifi cations of one square foot. Vehicles that survived the fall from Sawmill’s roof went on to compete at the Cradle of Aviation Museum. Mitchell took third place, second place went to Joseph

and Willis, and the fi rst place team who had a direct hit to the target’s bull’s-eye and with an intact egg were Ben and Ryan. In photo, fi nalists along with Sawmill Principal, Michelle Tancredi-Zott and en-richment teachers Lindsey Persichilli and Leah Bernstein.

Julia, before and after. Stylist is Commack graduate Nicole Abbate, who volunteers ev-ery year.

Event organizers (in black shirts) Dan Revera, Bill Scaduto, and Lee Tunick with Chris.

A n E G G - C i t i n g C o m p e t i t i o n !A n E G G - C i t i n g C o m p e t i t i o n !

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Friendship Club Spreads Kindness

Read Across America & Dr. Seuss’ Birthday - A Winning Combination

Commack Middle School’s annual Student Government Food Drive took third place in the Island Harvest Students Feeding Students Challenge, collecting 1,600 pound of food that provid-ed meals for 1,333 people. In photo, Ms. Principe, Se-nior Food Drive Coordinator of Island Harvest, presented the members with a trophy and cer-

tifi cate for the Students Feed-ing Students Island-wide Food Challenge. She commended the students for their caring nature in helping those in need both near and far. The middle school placed third Island-wide, but was number one in Suffolk County. Also in photo: Kristina, Gabby, Erin, Gregory, and advisor Debra Lindquist.

At Rolling Hills, the girls enjoying activities with CMS studentMikayla.

A special day is set aside in our school calendar each year to celebrate the love of reading. On March 2, children throughout the District were treated to fun activities and visits from guest readers, to mark Read Across America Day and Dr. Seuss’ birthday. Commack Middle School National Junior Honor Society mem-bers along with advisors Ellen Richardson and Susan Robinson visited Rolling Hills Primary School classes. The teams of readers presented various books to each class and prepared related activi-ties. The K-2 students enjoyed being read such Dr. Seuss classics as “The Cat in the Hat,” “One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish” and “To Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street.” After reading the sto-ries, some classes went on a fi shing expedition while other classes drew what they thought was the wackiest thing they saw on Mul-berry Street. Many of the NJHS students who had graduated from Rolling Hills enjoyed visiting with teachers they haven’t seen for

many years! Commack High School’s Fu-ture Educators of America Club vis-ited North Ridge Primary School to celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday. The high school students, organized by club coordinator Maryanne McAuley, read Dr. Seuss favorites and led fun activities with each class. Mrs. McAu-ley said, “It was a great way to cel-ebrate a childhood favorite and foster the connection between North Ridge and Commack High School.” IH celebrated Dr. Seuss’ birth-day dressing up for “Wacky Wednes-day,” and Wood Park’s staff joined in the fun on Literacy Night, photo at right.

Student Government Honored for Food Drive

“One of the greatest gifts adults can give - to their offspring and to their society - is to read to children.” Carl Sagan

At North Ridge, Mrs. Oliveto and her students pose with CHS students Sienna and Alyssa.

Sawmill’s Friendship Club, along with advisors Christina Burtis and Jennifer Murphy, are proud to support the Sawmill Character Education initiative to promote spreading kindness. The children worked in groups to create colorful banners displaying positive greetings. The posters were exhibited throughout the hallways for all to see. These posters help to start each day in a positive way!

FFrienddship Clubb Spreeads Kinddnesss

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Have you ever had a problem or a con-fl ict with another person? At Burr Interme-diate School, a select group of fi fth grade students were trained as peer mediators. The purpose of peer mediation is to learn the process of communication and prob-lem-solving to help peers solve disagree-ments in a peaceful way. Peer Mediators are good listeners, trustworthy, respectful, helpful, and responsible. These students expressed interest in being considered for the program by completing an applica-tion process. The REACH Community and Youth Agency conducted mediation training that took place during lunch periods on 4 consecutive weeks. Peer mediators will be assisting students who are interested in resolving non-physical disputes. As a result of this training, peer

mediators gained confi dence in their ability to help themselves, while helping other stu-dents learn how to get along better. All peer mediation confl ict resolution sessions will

be monitored by staff members. We look forward to making peer mediation another support system for all of our students at Burr Intermediate School.

Friday, February 12, 2016, was no or-dinary Friday. Popular music with inspiring, powerful messages echoed through the hallways during the changing of classes at Commack Middle School. Teachers and students danced to the beats while wearing purple attire. That particular Friday marked the fi rst “P.S., I Love You Day,” held by the middle school’s Social Emotional Developmen-tal and Learning (SEDL) Committee. The Committee is comprised of teachers and student leaders dedicated to programs fos-tering the emotional and social well-being of our students. “P.S., I Love You” day was started in 2010 by a West Islip high school student who lost her beloved father to sui-cide. She created this movement to bring awareness about suicide, depression and

mental illness. The SEDL Committee’s goal is to re-mind students that they are not alone, that the more love we spread, the less likely bul-lying will occur, and the more lives we can impact. Students and staff wearing purple on this day symbolized that CMS wants to

bring awareness to the harmful effects of depression and bullying and to show that celebrating your love for life as a way to help those who suffer. During lunch pe-riods, students and staff were encour-aged to write posi-tive, uplifting messages about life on Post-It notes, including: “Be yourself….you are ter-rifi c,” “Find the best in every situation” and, “Don’t Stop Believing.” The messages were displayed on three giant hearts throughout the building, to continue to inspire students on a daily basis.

Burr Intermediate School’s

Peer MediatorsPeer Mediators

P.S. We LOVE YOULOVE YOU Commack!

The International Cultural Society of Commack High School hosted a presentation by a very special guest speaker, Mr. Joselo Lucero. Mr. Lucero works as the out-reach coordinator for the Hagedorn Foun-

dation which promotes social equity across Long Island. In 2008, Mr. Lucero’s brother Marcelo was senselessly murdered in Patchogue by seven young men who had deliberately set out to target anyone of Latino descent they came across. Since then, Mr. Lucero has dedicated himself to speaking at schools,

town meetings, libraries - anywhere he can spread his message of understanding and compassion. He is a very vocal anti-bullying activist, and his inspiring presentation against hate crimes was attended by over three hundred students and faculty members. As Mr. Lucero says, “I work every day to prevent another hate crime, to stop another victim from being bullied, another teenager from going to prison… I'm pleased that af-ter my presentations, students have come to me and said they feel stronger and more able to stand up for themselves.” The purpose of the International Cultural Society is to celebrate the diversity within our community and to foster understanding and appreciation of our differences. ICS members meet biweekly and participate

in activities de-signed for ev-eryone to break out of their own group of friends and get to know each other in order to instill a sense of family among its almost two hundred members. Members participate in food drives, beach cleanups, toy drives, eyeglass drives, and many school sponsored events. Society advisor, Jessie DeLuca said, “In our diverse, multi-cultural world, it’s important for young people to feel comfortable with people of all different races and religions, and the ICS hopes to help students on their way.”

International Cultural Society Hosts Diversity Presentation

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When Karen Dow’s high school or-chestra students learned that their teach-er was battling breast cancer, they sur-rounded her with love and support. Ms. Dow’s already infamous “Dowisms,” as her students called them, her refl ections on life and happiness, had already in-spired Maya and Giovanna to create a T-shirt with those sentiments for their Senior Project. When they learned about Ms. Dow’s diagnosis during the summer of 2015, the girls “got together at the beginning of the year and decided to make a T-shirt to hon-or me and my fi ght with breast cancer,”

recalled Ms. Dow. “Maya designed this T-shirt and then they both found a place that would be willing to print the shirts at a reasonable fee. They sold these shirts and, after paying the vendor, they donat-ed the rest of the monies to the charity of my choice - that being the St. Catherine’s Breast Health Center, where my two sur-geons do their amazing work.” “The photo represents my amaz-ing students, and their efforts to help me heal,” she said. “The Go Team Dow poster is from the Jones Beach Breast Cancer walk in October when many of my students formed a team to walk on my

behalf. The pink violin was presented to me on my fi rst day back to school by my senior boys.” St. Catherine’s response to the dona-tion, accompanied by a letter from Maya and Giovanna, was to request a photo of the “Team Dow” group. Even Ms. Dow’s surgeons wanted to meet the students, and are in the photo above. Ms. Dow is now recovered and back in her orchestra room, where she contin-ues her daily “Dowisms.” She is grateful and said, “Thank you to everyone in this wonderful community who held me up so well during that diffi cult time.”

team dow rallies to support breast cancer & beloved chs teacher

Team Dow and some of Ms. Dow’s many supporters pose for a group photo with Giovanna, Dr. Diana Yoon-Schwarz, reconstruc-tive surgeon, Maya, Dr. June Lee, breast surgeon, lead music teacher Frank Hansen, Director of Fine and Applied Arts, Paul R. Infante, Assistant Principal, Leslie Boritz, and music teachers Colleen Agovino and Stacey Franzke.

Music Inspires... March was National “Music In Our Schools Month” (MI-OSM). In com-memoration of MIOSM, Com-mack Middle School hosted

a visit by “Much More Chill,” a men’s a cap-pella group from SUNY Fredonia. The group performed for all chorus students and then held an interactive clinic with the seventh and eighth grade students. Pictured with some of

the group members are Cristina Vieytez, Nalini Krishnan, and Jessica Johnson. In another MIOSM initiative, CMS stu-dents, parents, and staff were invited to par-ticipate in a survey in which they were asked to complete the phrase, “Music Inspires…”. With the help of Ms. Grace Barrett, lead teacher of the Art department, and eighth grade student Cristina, a member of Mrs. Barrett’s Creative Connections class, we created a tree to dis-play the results of the survey. Each leave on the tree has one of the hundreds of responses we received, demonstrating the many ways in which music inspires us.

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Commack’s Teachers of the Year 2016 Commack High School math teacher, Christina Pawlows-ki, was honored as the District’s Teacher of the Year at a cer-emony on March 22, 2016. Ms. Pawlowski joined the staff in September 2006, and is representative of the enthusiasm and dedication revered in the profession. A NYS Master Teacher and frequent presenter at work-shops across the Island and the State, Christina describes herself as “Just a teacher.” To her students and colleagues however, she is a dynamo that challenges them both intel-lectually and emotionally, and really cares about her craft and the people around her. The Teacher of the Year ceremony is the culmination of months of work involving nominations from each school and level, interviews, and review by the Professional Council. Katherine Rihm and Arlene Wynn co-chaired the ceremony held on March 22 in the Art Gallery at Commack High School.

2016 Teacher of the Year Nominees

Indian Hollow Primary School: Melissa Lessing North Ridge Primary School: Cynthia Martello Rolling Hills Primary School: Dr. Nancy Lopes Wood Park Primary School: Dr. Emma HettrichBurr Intermediate School: Beth Tanzi, Cindy Zambito, Mandracchia-Sawmill Intermediate School: Denielle Cooper, Kyle McLaughlinCommack Middle School:

Susan Boyce, Susan Buhler, Christopher Boundy, Erika D’Aurio, Christine Mankes, Corinne Ryan, Michele Woythaler

Commack High School:Jeanette Collette, Maura Palillo, Christina Pawlowski, Kim Radziul,

Christina Semple, Bob Smullen, Phyllis Turchin

The best of the best - 2016 Teacher of the Year nominees gather for a photo after the ceremony, along with Board of Education members and Superintendent, Dr. Donald James.

The District Teacher of the Year, Christina Pawlowski (holding fl owers) is congratulated by Board of Educa-tion President, Steven Hartman, Vice President, Ja-nine DiGirolamo, Superintendent Donald James, and Co-chairs Katherine Rihm and Arlene Wynn.

AriYeong, a junior and IB art student, won fi rst place and a prize of $1,000 at the Huntington School of Fine Arts 40th An-nual Scholarship Competition. Contestants were judged on their three-piece portfolio, which could include sculptures, paintings, drawings or photos, and on a drawing produced during a session at the competition. The scholarship will be used towards the school’s spring or summer College Prep Portfolio Program. In photo with AriYeong is her IB Art Teacher, Rob Raeihle.

Senior Maya earned a gold medal in the National Art Award for her mixed media piece “Chairman Mac,” and won three other gold keys (medals) and a silver for four of her other paintings and drawings. Students receiving the Gold Key award are invited to the Na-tional Event in New York City in June. Maya has been identifi ed by panels of creative professionals as the one of the most talented young artists in the nation. This year nearly 320,000 works of art and writing were submitted. Only the top 1% were recognized at the national level. Maya is a very talented artist! In photo with Maya are Paul Infante and Rob Raeihle.

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The 2015 edition of Cross-roads Yearbook “Perspective” was chosen to be included in the “Look Book”-- an annual ‘best of the best’ publication of yearbooks across the country. This is the third year in a row that the yearbook has been honored with this achieve-ment. Chosen from 3,000 submis-

sions, Commack’s yearbook was chosen as one one of the 490 spot-lighted in this national publication, highlighted specifi cally in the “Stu-dent Life” category. The chosen spread was recognized for cap-tion writing, photo package, color choice and quotes in story, and will be used as a template for other schools to use in their own year-books. The spread was the collab-orative work of Amanda Pellerito, Emily Alford, Jenna Resnikoff, and Marin Nagelberg, all from the Class of 2015.

Best of Buds Clubs Best of Buds Clubs Spread AwarenessSpread Awareness

Since 2006, World Down Syndrome Day is typically celebrated on March 21st a date chosen for its symbolism of the uniqueness of the triplication (trisomy) of the 21st chromosome which causes Down Syndrome. It has since become a global awareness day. Commack High School’s Best of Buds Club volunteered at the World Down Syn-drome Day event at the Broadway Mall in Hicksville (photo), hosted by Alexander’s Angels, an organization which furthers awareness and supports research on Down Syndrome. Best of Buds students were invited to participate by Commack High School freshman, Jamie, who serves as the Vice-Secretary of the Youth/ Self-Advocate Group for Alexander’s Angels and is an in-volved member of the Best of Buds club. Throughout the day, Best of Buds mem-bers participated in spreading goodwill and Down Syndrome awareness by interacting with the community, playing games, and fa-cilitating crafts in the children’s area of the event. The group’s participation culminated with the club president Aaron‘s speech, which highlighted Best of Buds’ mission of inclusivity and efforts to raise funds

and awareness for the benefi t of individuals with Down Syn-drome. It was an extremely rewarding and fulfi lling experi-ence for all stu-dents involved. On April 1, the club and Student Coun-cil sold puzzle piece pins to help Commack High School “Light It Up Blue” to promote Autism Aware-ness. Best of Buds Co-advisors, Marissa Bonasia and Drew Yeager, said donations will be sent to a local Autism charity.

At CMSAt CMS The Best of Buds Club at Commack Middle School played an active role during Disabilities Awareness Week. In recognition of Disabilities Awareness Week, the mem-bers read the picture book, “How Katie Got A Voice,” which tells the story of students learning different ways to communicate with their peers. The main character Katie was learning to use a communication device to communicate with her friends and family.

The students in the class celebrated their own individual differences and promoted the fact that no two people are exactly the same. The members worked in their friend-ship groups to discuss and decorate post-ers depicting each quote. These posters will be donated to the school and show-cased in the main lobby display case for the month of April. In honor of Autism Awareness month, the members of Best of Buddies plan to con-struct Autism Awareness Pins. Co-advisors, Regina Gleason and Mary Hanna, said that their members will raise awareness by dis-tributing autism pins.to classmates, friends, and family members.

CHS YEARBOOK: AWARD-WINNING

PERSPECTIVE

The Indian Hollow Primary School Fashion and Talent Show boasted 29 acts, hosted by Mr. New, that included jugglers, comedians, cup stacking, dancing, gymnastics, magic, and the grand fi nale, shown in photo.

Indian Hollow ActionIndian Hollow Action

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Congratulations to Elizabeth, Theresa, and Juliana for their winning exhibits at the National History Day Competition at Hofs-tra University on March 6. Elizabeth came in fi rst place in the Junior Individual Exhibit category for her display on Westward Expansion and also won an award for, “Best Use of Archives.” Gabe was awarded the School Achievement Award for his Camp David project. Addition-ally, Theresa and Julianna came in third place in the Junior Group Exhibit category for their display on the Berlin Wall. Please wish them good luck as they advance to the next round of competition on April 18th in Cooperstown, NY. In photo are, from left to right: Social studies teachers Elias Stavrinadis and Matthew Gallagher, winners Elizabeth, Juliana, and Theresa, Director of Social Studies Jeffrey Sautner, and middle school principal Anthony Davidson. Not pictured: Gabe.

LI History Day Winners

The Pulsera Project is a nonprofi t organization that educates, empowers, and connects Nicaraguan artists with students in more than 1,300 U.S. schools through the sale of colorful hand-woven bracelets, or “pulseras” in Spanish. Eighth grade Middle school students taking Spanish learned about the economic diffi -culties facing Nicaraguan women today, and partnered with them to sell their “pulseras” during lunch periods, raising $3,000. For more info: www.pulseraproject.org/ In photo, left to right: students Cassandra, Julia, Katherine, Heather, and Ryan, and World Language teachers Kristen Korn-weiss, Christina Meli, Lead Teacher, and Anna Domingo.

Seventh grade students, through their social studies class-es, participated in collaborative instruction with high school ju-niors to learn about the United States Constitution. Earlier this year, the eleventh grade students worked on creating Constitu-tion books that taught the principles of the Constitution through the perspective of popular children's characters. Both grades enjoyed working together to better understand the key concepts of how our government works. Working collaboratively, from left to right: Karissa, Brianna, Olivia, Elena, Samantha, and high school student, Maria.

Since September, students in the Commack Middle School Geography Club worked hard to prepare for the second annual National Geographic Geography Bee. During the competition, in February, students were asked questions about United States and world geography. Ethan earned fi rst place, Rohan earned second place, and Cooper earned third place. Joe, Adam, Michael, Aryaram, Zeynep, Thomas, and Matthew competed in the preliminary and fi nal rounds. As our local champion, Ethan went on to represent Com-mack Middle School in April at the National Geographic State Geography Bee in Albany. This was his second time represent-ing Commack on the State level. Ethan was one of the top 100 fi nalists in New York, and competed in preliminary, tie-breaker, fi nal, and championship rounds, and placed in the top 20 for the state. All of the students’ hard work has paid off. Congratulations to Ethan and everyone on a job well done this year!

Na onal Geography Bee

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Did you know that elephants are herbivores? Or that they use their big ears to fan themselves in the heat? Well, Mrs. Car-illo’s fi rst graders at Rolling Hills researched and learned these and many other interesting facts about elephants during their Non-Fiction reading and writing unit. The students created “All About Elephant” books and celebrated their work by sharing their books with classmates while being cozy in their pajamas.

The Sawmill PTA’s School Store is back in business, after Girl Scout Troop 3112 built a new custom-designed showcase. PTA Co-President Tara Darvassy said, “After hearing how successful Burr’s PTA School Store was, we decided to see what all the buzz was about. Diana Michel, then Burr’s PTA President, invited us to come see their store, which was amazing. It was built as a community service project by local Boy Scouts. I took some photos, and then sent them to several Troops to see if this could be a part of their community service project for Saw-mill. Lisa Papazoglou and her Girl Scout Troop jumped on it!! These young ladies held bake sales to raise monies to purchase supplies and worked so hard to make this a beautiful reality for us.” Lisa credits her hubby, too, who gathered the materials and helped with the assembly, and said, “These girls have been to-gether since kindergarten and there isn't a better feeling as a parent/troop leader watching them work together to give back to our schools/community.”

Fourth grade students in Mrs. Macholz, Mrs. Addolorato, Ms. Turner, and Ms. Holscher's fourth grade class at Sawmill helped many sick children feel a little better. Each student in the class put together a gift bag to be given to a child in the Pediatric Unit at Stony Brook Uni-versity Hospital. The fourth graders included a get well message, crayons, coloring books, and stuffed animals in the bags, which they decorated with cheerful drawings and stick-ers. The students took this project very seriously and were deter-mined to create a gift that would put a smile on the faces of the recipients.

Resourceful Young Ladies Resourceful Young Ladies Achieve Their Goal!Achieve Their Goal!

The Smithtown Youth Bu-reau Safe Routes to School Program and Wood Park Prima-ry School in Commack hosted a poster contest in February. The contest was a follow-up to “Safety City,” when students were taught pedestrian, bicycle, and traffi c safety lessons in an interactive reproduction of New York City landmarks such as the Midtown Tunnel, Central Park, and the Statue of Liberty during physical education classes. Participants were asked to create a poster displaying one of the above themes. Judging was based upon the poster’s relation-ship to safety, originality, creativity, and visual impact. One winner per grade was selected, and received four tickets to a Stony Brook Sea Wolves Basketball game (donated by Stony Brook Athletics), a goody bag (donated by Stony Brook Medicine), a Smithtown Youth Bureau T-shirt, and a certifi cate. In photo, poster contest winners: Eliana, Cassidy, and Olivia, with Michelle Collison, Principal, Gina Shalhoub, Smithtown Youth Bureau, and Cathy Pugh, PE Teacher.

Safety City Poster Contest at Wood Park

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Commack Girls Varsity Fencing team repeated as the Suffolk County Champions this season! Led by Senior Sabre Fencer and Sabre County Champion Gabriella and Junior Epee Champion Jung-Soo, Commack shocked the league by overcoming huge odds to dominate the day on February 6. “Depth and a team built on a “family” dynamic, hard work, mental focus, and competitive fi re brought home another championship for our Lady Cougars and the Commack community,” said Coach Raei-hle. “Our athletes never wilted or wavered under the competition that came at them all season long. They fought some really tough battles, got knocked down at times, but never stopped fi ghting for what they believed was theirs.” The girls are confi dent in the team moving forward and have their sights set on a third championship. Work has already begun to get them there.

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Congratulations to the Long Island Champion Commack High School Cougars Varsity Girls Basketball Team! The team defeated Baldwin 40-33, to capture our District’s sec-ond straight Long Island Championship. The Lady Cougars went on to the State Championship Fi-nal Four against Ossining High School, and played valiantly, but lost. Coach Denis Conroy said, “These young ladies represent our community with grace, class, determination, and great skill. I am immensely proud of them and this unprecedented accomplishment, and I am blessed to be their coach. These girls epitomize our motto, “WE>me,” and our community can be justly proud of them and the way they play this game.” Congratulations to these “true warriors, and true champi-ons, and true friends” according to Coach Conroy. Coach Conroy continued, “We are all very grateful to our wonderfully supportive administration led by Dr. James, our AD Mr. Friel and the entire Athletics staff, and our CHS build-ing administrators.

Seniors:Shelbie Monica SaraGabriella

Juniors:Jung Soo ElizabethRachelAlexandraHelenStephanie Lauren Juliana

Sophomores:Jasmine

TatumRachelLeah (Manager)BrynnEstherAnna StephanieAmandaLily Sarah Alexa Stephanie MargaretMicheleKatie Natalie (Manager)Katie

Freshmen:Rebecca KaylahAlexisJenna Michelle FarhannaCatherine Christina Victoria Caitlin

8th Grade:ElizabethJenny

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Seniors: KelleySamanthaGiannaLeanneJackie Katie Samantha Brianna

Juniors:Jillian Sara

Sophomores:Casey Lauren Lexi Kim Sabrina

Freshmen:Katie Caroline Amanda Emily

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Commack Board of Education:

Steven Hartman - PresidentJanine DiGirolamo - Vice President

Trustees: Jarrett Behar, MaryJo Masciello, James Tampellini

Superintendent of Schools: Dr. Donald A. James

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