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Mr.
Paul Doyle is New Superintendent
 The
search for a new superintendent for our schools is complete. At
the October 26th meeting of the Board of Education, Mr. Paul Doyle
was sworn in as the next Superintendent of Schools of the Riverhead
Central School District.
(October, 2004)
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and RHS Latinists Win BIG!
The
RMS and RHS Latinists recently competed against 15 schools in the
Second Annual Suffolk County Classical Association's Declamatio
held at SUNY-Stony Brook. In this competition, Latin students prepare
a memorized passage from ancient Latin literature and then recite
it dramatically to the judges and audience.
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Aquebogue
Newsletter for November. . .
 Important
Dates:
November 17th-6 to 8 PM-First Annual Family Math Night
November 24, 25 & 26th-School Closed for Thanksgiving Recess
November 29th-Aquebogue Book Fair begins
December 23rd-Will be a full day of school for children and staff
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Riley:
Giving Thanks
 "This
month's Character Education trait is 'Caring'," explained Mrs.
Skrzypecki, "and this seemed like the perfect year to say thank
you to my friend and mentor
Miss Honey (Alice) Bruno.
(November,
2004)
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RHS
Track Star Ellen Dougherty Signs With Villanova
 RHS
track star Ellen Dougherty recently accepted a full athletic scholarship
($40,000 per year for four years) at Villanova University. Ellen
has a few races left. She recently qualified for the State Cross
Country meet (for the fourth year in a row) and will compete in
the State Federation and Foot Locker races later this year. (November,
2004)
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Living
History at Pulaski
 Librarian
Rose D'Orsogna
(with the help of the Riverhead VFW commander) invited veterans
to speak to the students as part of her "living lessons"
in American history series. Fifth
graders study American history, and the fifth graders at the Pulaski
Street School spent a period listening to veterans of the armed
services as part of the school's celebration of Veteran's Day. (November,
2004)
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Good
Citizenship
 Citizenship
and the opportunity to vote are important elements of a democracy,
and our schools used the election as a spring board.
(November, 2004)
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RHS
2004 PE Zone Award Winners
 This
year’s recipients, who have demonstrated exceptional physical
fitness, scholastic ability and outstanding leadership throughout
their high school careers, are Leena Peters-Uitto and John Zilnicki,
both seniors at Riverhead High School.
(November, 2004)
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Ribbon
Cutting on Phase I of Phillips Playground
 It
was a cold and windy November day, but the eager students at the
Phillips Avenue school cheered enthusiastically as Interim Principal
Charles Venezia called on them to thank all of the parent association
(PAPA) volunteers who worked so hard to raise the funds for Phase
I of their new playground. Another cheer went up for the district's
maintenance workers who assembled all of the equipment.
(November, 2004)
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The
Riley Ripple, November 2004
Thanks to our parents' association for a successful book fair. The
next RAPA meeting is on November 10. We are proud of the fact that
so many parents volunteer their time to participate in the varied
activities at Riley. As you know, no school can be truly excellent
without this kind of home/school connection. Have a happy and restful
Thanksgiving!
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