Following a hiatus from competition due to COVID-19 and supply part shortages, the Bellport High School robotics team, Centerstage, returned to the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) this year. The commitment of team members resulted in the design and construction of their first robot since 2020, which they brought to the FTC regional competition. To celebrate their successful build, the team took a field trip to the 9/11 Memorial and Freedom Tower observatory and walked across the 141-year-old Brooklyn Bridge. The South Country School District congratulates robotics team captain Logan Edwards and team members Anthony Costanza, Robert Dostaler and Dylan Horn on a job well done.

Date Added: 4/24/2024

During their April 17 meeting, the South Country Board of Education recognized members of the middle school Lego robotics team. Team members were presented with certificates of achievement for concluding their season with a first-place award in robot design. The team earned the award at the FIRST LEGO League Tournament at William Floyd High School.

Date Added: 4/23/2024

To celebrate National Drop Everything and Read Day on April 12, seventh and eighth grade Bellport Middle School students in the classes of Jessica Arrigotti, Alison Caracciolo, Lisa Dooley, Shalli Lynch, Ann Metz, Lisa Rusie and Nicolette Schiavone were encouraged to spend time reading a variety of books.

Date Added: 4/22/2024

Bellport High School senior Dennys Cardenas has received a St. Joseph’s University Presidential Grant. The merit-based scholarship gives him a full ride to the school. Cardenas said he cried when he received the news, saying, “I was astounded and so emotional.” During the summer and after school, Cardenas has been working to save as much money as possible to pay for college while also volunteering at the Boys and Girls Club of Bellport. “Now, I don’t have to worry,” he said. He plans to study biology at St. Joseph’s with the goal of going into the dental field. The South Country School District congratulates him on this impressive accomplishment.

Date Added: 4/19/2024

Bellport High School senior Damaris Sumba Lliguin was recently awarded third place in Category E of the Walt Whitman Birthplace Student Poetry Contest. Sumba penned her poem, Onions, as part of an English class assignment. She said it was the first poem she had ever written. When not winning poetry contests, Sumba is studying dental assisting at Eastern Suffolk BOCES. The South Country School District congratulates her on a job well done.

Date Added: 4/18/2024