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East Hampton Hoops: Boys Vying and Girls Trying

East Hampton High School's boys basketball team was 2-1 in league play as of Tuesday, and 2-3 over all.

Feb 18, 2021
More Money for Mental Health in East Hampton School Budget

With the pandemic still upending normal life, East Hampton School District officials have made it clear they are taking seriously the mental health and academic needs of their students, quite literally putting their money where their mouths are.

Feb 18, 2021
Generation C: College in the Covid Era

At the beginning of September, four South Fork college students talked with The East Hampton Star about their expectations and experiences so far attending school during the Covid-19 pandemic. One semester later, this is how it's going.

Feb 18, 2021
Avenues School Stays Another Year

Avenues: The World School, a for-profit independent school that set up a small "studio" campus last summer at the Hampton Country Day Camp in East Hampton, this week announced that it will remain there for another school year.

Feb 18, 2021
In Sag Harbor, 'Lowest Increase in Seven Years'

The Sag Harbor School District last week reported that costs for school busing, office administration, maintenance, utilities, and operations are increasing only marginally in its 2021-22 budget proposal. A senior school official also announced a target tax-levy increase of 1.5 percent, which is a smidge under the maximum that Sag Harbor would be allowed to enact under New York State's limits on tax levy increases.

Feb 18, 2021
Swimmers' Three-Peat a Singular Feat

For the third year in a row East Hampton High's boys swimming team won the League II meet, this one contested Saturday at Hauppauge High School, topping four teams — Hauppauge, West Islip, Sayville-Bayport-Blue Point, and Northport — that had defeated the 3-4 Bonackers in dual meet competition.

Feb 18, 2021
Putting the Fizz in Phys Ed

During the pandemic, physical education teachers here have jumped through some hoops in order to keep students safe while at the same time active.

Feb 11, 2021
Six Teams Met in Track Meet

It was pretty much good news all around for East Hampton High's active winter teams this past week. The swimmers, in their final home meet of the foreshortened season, defeated Lindenhurst 71-59, "exhibitioning" in the final two events so as not to run up a score; the boys track team here on Saturday defeated Rocky Point 50-45, and the girls, whose coach, Yani Cuesta, was still awaiting Rocky Point's long jump results as of Sunday, were leading 43-39.

Feb 11, 2021
Students Test Negative, but Travel Is a Worry

A round of Covid-19 testing for East Hampton High School athletes and a more general testing session at the Springs School have turned up good results for both schools, officials announced this week.

Feb 11, 2021
Kids Culture 02.11.21

More activities for kids and teens from the folks at the East Hampton, John Jermain, and Montauk libraries.

Feb 10, 2021
Amagansett Budget a 'Moving Target'

The Amagansett School Board last week reviewed a second draft of next year's school budget, which is proposed at $11.9 million, up from this year's $11.37 million. If the district moves forward with the version presented, the year-over-year spending increase would be 4.7 percent.

Feb 10, 2021
Pierson Athletes' Petition Falls Short

Sag Harbor's Board of Education, faced with a student petition to overturn a recent decision by the district superintendent, Jeff Nichols, not to let Pierson High student-athletes compete this winter in "high-risk" sports, once again seconded the superintendent at a meeting Monday night.

Feb 10, 2021