Several Sachem Central School District senior student-athletes were recognized by Section XI with the prestigious Gold Key Award. The award represents an athlete’s dedication and commitment to athletics throughout their high school career. In order to be recognized for the Gold Key, a student-athlete must have participated and lettered in eight of nine seasons while enrolled in grades 10 through 12. This requires a commitment by the athlete while maintaining a positive balance between athletics and academics.

Congratulations to the following students:

Sachem High School East
Sara Christie, Danielle Cirillo, Isabella Dembinski, Anthony Garenani, Peter Garenani, Evan Gottesman, Julia Haran, Megan Hoffmann, Alexa Jean-Francois, Sampson Lin, Amanda Madigan, Katherine Margolis, Christian Mercado, Taylor Rettie, Olivia Russo, Ava Samartino, Jenna Schmitz, Kaleb Selden, Gina Williams and Sabrina Wottawa.

Sachem High School North
Nicholas Balsamo, Dylan Friel, Shaye Gruenberg Theiling, Matthew Gucciardo, Gavin Hughes, John McKeon, Katherine Perez, Arthur Torres and Madeline Turano.

Date Added: 6/8/2023

The Suffolk County School Superintendents Association recognized the highest-achieving students across the county at its 29th annual Valedictorians Luncheon on June 1. Sachem High School East valedictorian Siddharth Sheth and Sachem High School North valedictorian Alexa Ginis were joined by their families, principals and Superintendent of Schools Dr. Christopher Pellettieri at the recognition event.

Date Added: 6/7/2023

Students taking Life Design at Sachem High School North became published authors and illustrators after a collaborative effort to create a children’s alphabet book. Students were each assigned a letter of the alphabet and tasked with making an illustration based on a word that starts with their assigned letter. Each word also had to connect with the theme of the class. For example, “C” was for “Courage” and “D” was for “Dream.”

Once the books were complete, the class held a book publishing party to celebrate their success. They mingled with one another and reviewed their final product.

The Life Design course focuses on social and emotional learning. It helps students use art as an outlet, fosters creative and critical thinking, develops visual organizational skills and improves self-esteem through several wellness practices.

Date Added: 5/11/2023

Sachem High School North’s Avi Talsania earned a medal for being a top 10 performer in the Automotive Services Marketing event at the DECA International Career Development Conference. In this event, participants were challenged to perform marketing functions related to auto dealers, service stations and related businesses.

Avi placed first in his overall category at the DECA State Career Conference in Rochester this past March, which qualified him to compete at the DECA ICDC in Orlando, Florida. He joined more than 20,000 high school business students worldwide in competitions and leadership conferences.

DECA is an organization for high school students of marketing, management and entrepreneurship in business, finance, hospitality and marketing sales, and service. It prepares student leaders for careers and education in these fields.

Date Added: 5/11/2023

Sachem High School’s North economics and finance club recently advanced to the semifinal round of the Euro Challenge after its success at the regional competition. The Euro Challenge is an academic competition sponsored by the Delegation of the European Union to the United States. It encourages American students to learn more about the European Union and its currency through team-based challenges surrounding economic issues in the Euro area.

On April 24, the team traveled to New York City to compete in regionals. This year’s team played the roles of policymakers and were tasked with solving problems stemming from a lack of innovation in the nation of Portugal. The team spent months researching the problem and created a 15-minute presentation for the competition, which featured policy recommendations.

Sachem High School North placed in the top 25 out of 82 teams from across the country, advancing them to the next round. In addition to participating in the regional competition in New York City, students had the opportunity to visit PineBridge Investments and Wells Fargo’s corporate headquarters during their trip.

Date Added: 5/10/2023