Congressional Art Competition Seeks Entrants
Representative Lee Zeldin this week announced that the annual Congressional Art Competition is seeking entries from high school students. Entries are due on April 7.
School Board Petitioning Opens
Nomination petitions will be available starting tomorrow for school district residents who are interested in running for open board of education seats. Petitions can be picked up in person from most district clerks' offices, and some schools may even make them available for download on their respective websites.
Montauk to Buy Its Own Fleet of School Buses
The McCoy Bus Company, which has taken Montauk School students back and forth from home to school for at least 25 years, will sell most of its fleet to the district at the end of this school year.
During a board of education budget workshop on Tuesday, Jack Perna, district superintendent and school principal, confirmed that the company will stop busing children in June.
Bridgehampton School Looking to Exceed the Cap
The Bridgehampton School District is considered unique among South Fork schools for reasons such as its robust agricultural and robotics programs, its vaunted basketball traditions, free breakfasts and lunches for all children, and the personal attention its students get from teachers thanks to a favorable student-teacher ratio. This year it is also unique in that it is the only local district that will attempt to override the New York State-imposed cap on tax-levy increases.