Comsewogue School District
| Comsewogue School District | |
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Town of Brookhaven, New York United States | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1874[1] |
| Superintendent | Joseph Rella |
| Students and staff | |
| District mascot | Warriors |
| Colors | Blue and Gold |
| Other information | |
| Website |
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Brookhaven-Comsewogue Union School District (pronounced Kom-sah-wohg) is located in Port Jefferson Station, on the North Shore of Long Island, in Brookhaven Town, Suffolk County, New York, United States.
The district office is attached to Norwood[2] Ave. Elementary School. Richard T. Brande retired as Superintendent after the 2005-06 school year and was replaced by deputy superintendent Shelley Saffer. The deputy superintendent was former Comsewogue High School principal, Dr. Joseph Rella until 2010, when Shelley Saffer retired and Joseph Rella became Superintendent. Former Comsewogue High School principal, Jennifer Reph, then became deputy superintendent.
Comsewogue comes from a language used by the Setalcott or Setauket Indians who were native to the area . It means place where several paths comes together.
Schools
Elementary school (K-2;3-5)
K-2
- Norwood Elementary School (Opened 1965), Became a K-2 school in the 2012-2013 year
- Clinton Avenue Elementary School (Opened 1968), Became a K-2 school in the 2012-2013 year
3-5
- Terryville Road Elementary School (Opened 1962), Became a 3-5 school in the 2012-2013 year
- Boyle Road Elementary School (Opened 1971), Became a 3-5 school in the 2012-2013 year
Other
- Comsewogue Elementary School (Opened 1921) Closed
Middle school (6-8)
- John F. Kennedy Middle School (Opened in 1965 as a Junior-Senior High School, with grades 7 through 9, adding grades 10, then 11 and 12, each in the three subsequent years, 1966-1968). Grades 7 and 8 only in the 1970s; grade 6 added later.
High School (9-12)
- Comsewogue High School (Opened in 1971)
Comsewogue Sports
Men's Baseball State Champions (1982)
Men's lacrosse state champions (1998, 2002)
Men's Soccer State Champions (2008, 2009)
2007
- 7th Grade Football 0-6
- 8th Grade Football 0-6
- 8th Grade Basketball 7-5
2008
- Boys Varsity Soccer, Suffolk County Class A Champion, New York State Class A Champion[3][4][5]
- Boys Blue Lacrosse 9-0
- Boys Gold Lacrosse 8-1
- Boys Varsity Tennis 12-0
2009
2012
- Boys Varsity Tennis,10-1, Section XI Champion
Alumni
- Clinton Kelly from TLC's What Not to Wear.
- Tim Cummings
- Tyler DeLuca All-American
- Kevin Cassese
- James K. Lyons
- R.A. the Rugged Man (Hip-Hop Artist and Filmmaker)
- Nick Mamatas (author)
- Nick Kiriazis (actor)
- Bill Klein from TLC's The Little Couple
References
- ↑ Comsewogue Hamlet Comprehensive Plan, Town of Brookhaven (2008) (formed as the "Terryville-Comsewogue School District", separated from Port Jefferson, in 1874)
- ↑ Moraitis, George. "Forevermore on Cedar Hill" (PDF). Cedar Hill Cemetery. Retrieved 07/02/2012. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ Robert Leuner (November 20, 2008). "Warriors win first-ever New York State title". The Times Beacon Record.("The Comsewogue Warriors boys' soccer team capped off a perfect season with the ultimate prize — a 4-0 blowout of Section I's Harrison High School to take the Class A New York State championship title.")
- 1 2 Robert Leuner (November 19, 1209). "Comsewogue wins county, LI championships". The Times Beacon Record.("The Comsewogue Warriors won their second consecutive Class A Suffolk County soccer championship Thursday with a 2-0 shutout over second seeded East Hampton. Two days later they duplicated their effort with a 2-0 win over South Side for the Long Island championships and the shot to play in the New York State semifinals this weekend.")
- 1 2 Corey McLaughlin (November 12, 2009). "Vigorito, Magoulas give Comsewogue 'A' title". Newsday.