A New Plan for Growth
Excerpt from Denise Civiletti's article on our schools in the News Review
July 21, 2005
The district will choose between building a new, centrally located high school, coupled with renovating and expanding existing school buildings, or building at least one new elementary school and expanding the other existing facilities. . . More <

State Audit Clears Riverhead Schools
Excerpt from Karla Schuster's article on our schools in Newsday
April 27, 2005
The audit, conducted by state Comptroller Alan G. Hevesi's office, did not find evidence of wrongdoing in the district's spending on administrative expenses such as credit cards, meals, travel and cell phones. "I commend the Riverhead school district for keeping administrative expenses in check and for quickly addressing the areas where auditors found room for improvement," Hevesi said in a prepared statement. More <

What to Do After School
Excerpt from Amanda Drower's article on our schools in the News Review
In the Middle
After-school activities are a great way to spend your time. They help keep kids off the streets and/or out of the house. They prevent kids from being lazy and just playing video games. There are many things kids can do after school, such as clubs, sports, and even extra help. More <

Civic Person of the Year...
Excerpt from Carolyn Thorenz's article on our schools in the News Review
When Kathy Berezny isn't tending to school board concerns, she's probably fulfilling her duties as treasurer ofthe RHS PTO and PTO Executive Council, or maybe she's . . . (January, 2005)
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How does $15 million sound?...
Excerpt from Tim Gannon's article on our schools in the News Review
Broadwater officials this week said a payment in lieu of taxes agreement would likely provide Riverhead School District with about $10 million per year and Riverhead Town about $2.4 million per year. . . . . (December 23, 2004)
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Tax exempt, somewhere...
Excerpt from Tim Gannon's article on our schools in the News Review
If the state is going to pay taxes on all the land it owns in Putnam County, why doesn't it do the same here?. . . . (December 23, 2004)
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New assistant superintendent hired...
Excerpt from Carolyn Thorenz's article on our schools in the News Review
Riverhead School District, continuing its efforts to fill interim administrative positions, has hired a new assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction. Nancy Carney of Springs in East Hampton Town will be filling the post left vacant in August by Peggy Staib. She will start work on Jan. 2. (December 9, 2004)
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Her life with the Stones...
Excerpt from Carolyn Thorenz's article on our schools in the News Review
Her teenage years read like a rock-and-rol fairy tale, but for Phyllis Holt, a nurse at Riverhead Middle School, it's just her life. . . . (December 2, 2004)
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Panel: Send $5.6 B to NYC...
Excerpt from Tim Gannon's and Carolyn Thorenz's article on our schools in the News Review
A court-appointed panel reported this week that New York City schools need billions of dollars in aid, but the panel made no recommendations for school aid changes outside the city. . . . (December 2, 2004)
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They should be talking...
Excerpt from editorial on our schools in the News Review
It's troubling that the Riverhead Central School District has to plan for the future in near darkness. . . . (November 7, 2004)
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A winner across the board...
Excerpt from Mary Ellen Pereira's article on our schools in Newsday
Allyson Bunch, a freshman at Riverhead High School, was the first-place overall winner of the New York State Junior Classical League Academic Test. The weekend event was at Binghamton University last summer, and seventh- through 12th-graders competed in.... . . (November 7, 2004)
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The Benefits of Getting Good Grades...
Excerpt from Stephen Feller's article on our schools in Suffolk Life
A program at Riverhead High School which rewards students for good grades, good attendance and good behavior in class with discounts and free products is now mounting. . . (November 3, 2004)
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Flanders zone change may affect schools...
Excerpt from Carolyn Thorenz's article on our schools in the News Review
Southampton residents trying to be neighborly warned the Riverhead school board of zoning changes that could have major impact on the district. . . (November 4, 2004)
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Out of space and money...
Excerpt from Carolyn Thorenz's article on our schools in the News Review
The yearly income of households in Riverhead School District is a cool $98,000. At least that's what NY State says. . . (September, 2004)
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