The South Country Central School District Board of Education has appointed Bellport High School senior Lauren La Grega as its student ex officio board member for the 2024-2025 school year. She replaces Brynn Johnsen, who graduated in June.

La Grega, who officially took her chair alongside the board on Sept. 18, is looking forward to the advisory position. “I enjoy being a leader and making sure that everyone’s voice is heard and included,” she said.

As a non-voting board member, La Grega will provide the board with reports regarding the student body at each board meeting. She will also lend important insight and feedback to the board for designing special events that bring students together.

La Grega earned the ex officio position after running a successful campaign as a member of the student council.

Apart from student council, La Grega can be found playing varsity tennis and lacrosse. She also participates in her school’s Key Club, Science Bowl and Ambassadors Club. Additionally, she is a member of her school’s Spanish, Math, Science and National honor societies and is the recipient of an AP Scholar award and the First Generation National Recognition Award from the College Board.

She has already committed to Florida Southern College, where she will play lacrosse and study criminal psychology.

Date Added: 9/27/2024

Bellport High School students had the opportunity to peruse the wide variety of club offerings that their school has available on Sept. 18. The annual club fair featured booths in the school’s two outdoor courtyards, where club members offered information and sign-up sheets to potential new members. Bellport High School boasts more than 30 clubs, including those related to academics, the arts, community service, language and more.

Date Added: 9/26/2024

Six Bellport High School musicians were selected to participate in the prestigious 2024 All-County Music Festival, sponsored by the Suffolk Chapter of the New York State Council of Administrators of Music Education and the Suffolk Music Educators Association.

This year, Bellport will have representatives in four performing groups: the All-County Jazz Band, Mixed Chorus, Treble Chorus and Orchestra.

The South Country Central School District extends its congratulations to the following musicians on a job well done:

Jazz Band and Orchestra

Julius Radino, Drum Set

Zachary St. Juste, Trumpet

Mixed Chorus

Oscar Hernandez, Francesco Traina and Joseph Russo

Treble Chorus

Rileigh Picken

Date Added: 9/25/2024

Ten Bellport High School students have earned national recognition through the College Board National Recognition Program, which colleges use to identify academically competitive, underrepresented students.

Adriel Ferguson earned the National Indigenous Recognition Award; Jasmyn Jackson was recognized with the National African American Recognition Award; Nicole Alvarado-Diaz and Steven Inga Rivera earned the First Generation Hispanic Recognition Award; Oscar Hernandez and Joselyn Jara Lopez were recognized with the National Hispanic Recognition Award; and Anthony Costanza, Malena Gomez, Lauren La Grega and Samantha Panasuk earned the First Generation National Recognition Award.

To earn the recognitions, the students were required to hold a grade point average of 3.5 or higher, excel on the PSAT/NMSQT or PSAT 10 exams, or earn a score of 3 or higher on two or more AP exams.

The South Country Central School District extends its congratulations to these students for their hard work and dedication to academics.

Date Added: 9/24/2024

50 AP Scholars named at Bellport High School

In recognition of their exceptional achievement on national Advanced Placement exams taken last year, 50 Bellport High School seniors have earned AP Scholar awards.

Thirty-two students were named AP Scholars, three earned the recognition of AP Scholar with Honor and 15 earned an AP Scholar with Distinction honor.

To earn Scholar recognition, students are required to score a 3 or higher on three or more AP exams; for Scholar with Honor, they must earn a 3.25 on all AP exams taken and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of those exams; and for Scholar with Distinction, they must receive an average score of 3.5 on all AP exams and grades of 4 or higher on five or more of those exams.

The South Country Central School District extends its congratulations to the following students:

AP Scholar

Alexa Allan, Angela Allegretti, Victoria Andre, Brynne Ballan, Dylan Carozza, Aiden Cullen, Rosario Curcio, Erin Dupaya, Kely Encalada, Adriel Ferguson, Gianna Ferrara, Caroline Graham, Connor Gronenthal, Ethan Hillard, Olivia Jones, Melina Kasten, Yamna Khan, Lauren La Grega, Danika Leidig, Yonathan Moreno, Samantha Murphy, Noel Rivera, Stephanie Rodas, Inocencia Rodriguez, Sophia Ross, Dillon Saliba, Ava Salinas, Lila Schultz, Toni Sorrentino, Francesco Traina, Hailey Valdez Siavichay and Amanda Wynnyckyj

AP Scholar with Honor

Robert Dostaler, Sarah Meininger and Matthew Webster

AP Scholar with Distinction

Nicole Alvarado-Diaz, Anthony Costanza, Maya Dixit, Madeline Fox, Malena Gomez, Molly Hough, Steven Inga Rivera, Jannat Majid, Rileigh Picken, Brenna Porter, Kaitlyn Schuessler, Lily Seif, Ryan Seubert, Keshavi Shah and Rehan Zahir

Date Added: 9/20/2024