South Country teacher earns National Board Certification

While many were navigating new pathways at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mary Pettit, a fifth grade teacher at Frank P. Long Intermediate School in the South Country School District, began a journey to earn her National Board... (more)

South Country CSD Athletic Director Named

The South Country Central School District Board of Education has appointed Bellport High School Assistant Principal John Frankie as the district’s athletic director, effective Feb. 1. He replaces Robert McIntyre, who retired earlier this... (more)

A Day of Civics

As part of its role as a NYS Civic Readiness Pilot School, Bellport High School hosted its first Civics Day on Jan. 21. The day was planned and organized by Director of Humanities Jaclyn O’Hagan, Lead Teacher for Social Studies Andrew Budris... (more)

A Dream Come True

Johnnie Booker, a football star from Bellport High School, recently participated in the 2022 Dream All-American Bowl at the Dallas Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium in Texas. Booker was one of 167 athletes hand-picked to take part in a weeklong... (more)

Selected for SCMEA

Fifty-one South CountrySchool District students have been selected to participate in the prestigious Suffolk County Music Educators Association All-County Music Festival in March. The students were selected based on nominations by their teachers and... (more)

A Week of Peace

Bellport Middle School students are celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy of nonviolence by hosting a Peace Week during the week of Jan. 17. As part of the initiative, students worked with Gina Dudley of STRONG, a nonprofit community... (more)