Health, Physical Education and Athletics

Important Notice From SECTION XI TO POSTPONE ALL INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS UNTIL 2021, WILL OPERATE WITH THREE SEASONS FROM JANUARY THROUGH JUNE.
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Fall 2020-2021 Physicals Information Flyer

Sachem Substance Abuse Resources & Google Classroom Codes

The Sachem Health, Physical Education, Health Services & Athletic Department is excited to be releasing our new app to support distance learning. This app can be used by Sachem students, families and community members for physical activity ideas, games and family fun! On the Health Services page of the app there is important CDC information, medical forms and a link to the district health service page. There is also a page for Athletics which provides links to our  website, coaching applications and Section XI schedules. 

You can view the app on the computer by putting the following link into your browser: bwzad.glideapp.io

You can also view the app on your phone with the following QR code:

Vision and Mission Statements

Mission Statement: The Sachem Central School District Health and Physical Education Departments are dedicated to helping students become life-long learners with strengths in physical, mental and social domains so they can lead healthy productive lives.

Vision Statement: The Sachem Central School District Health and Physical Education Departments are committed to the development and maintenance of a healthy lifestyle in students. Our program will provide students with the knowledge, skills, and competencies to enjoy and maintain a lifetime of health and fitness.

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Immunization Requirement Update!!!
As of September 1, 2016, all public and private school students entering 7th and 12th grades in New York State must be fully vaccinated against meningococcal disease in order to attend school. Your child will not be permitted to begin school in September if they are not compliant. Please click the link below for more details.

NYS Dept of Health Meningococcal Vaccine Requirement

Important Information Regarding Student Accident Insurance

Please contact the Building Nurse or Athletic Office for Student Accident Claims Forms.

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Samoset Administrative Annex :
Office of Health, Physical Education, Health Services & Athletics
51 School Street
Lake Ronkonkoma, NY 11779

631-471-1335
fax: 631-471-8976

Coaching Positions 2020-21

2019-2020 NLI & College Recognition Full List

Congratulations to the Sachem North Varsity Arrowettes who earned their 14th NDA National Title in the Small Varsity Kick Division at NDA Nationals in Orlando, Florida. This is the first National Championship Kick title the Sachem North Arrowettes have ever won! Sachem North Varsity Arrowettes have won at least one kick title in Jazz, Pom, Kick, Hip Hop and Team Performance at NDA Nationals since 2012. 

Sachem North Varsity Arrowettes also received the prestigious honor of NDA Grand Champions for the entire NDA Nationals 2020 weekend. Also, a first-time achievement for the program! The Grand National Champion Banner is presented to the team having the highest total of two (2) category scores during finals. The Sachem North Varsity Arrowettes had a score of 95.43 in Small Varsity Kick Division and a 94.9 in the Small Varsity Pom Division. 

Overall, the Sachem North Varsity Arrowettes placed top 4 in all five of our routines!
1st Place in Small Varsity Kick with a Special Award for Innovative Choreography
2nd Place in Small Varsity Team Performance with a Special Award for Superior Showmanship
3rd Place in Small Varsity Jazz with a Special Award for Technical Excellence
3rd place in Small Varsity Pom
4th Place in Small Varsity Hip Hop

The Sachem North Varsity Arrowettes have been inspired by our late Sachem North Volleyball Coach Matt DiStefano, who recently passed away from cancer in January. Matt DiStefano ‘s “We Get To” legacy has inspired the team to never give up no matter how tough it gets. The Sachem North Varsity Arrowettes team and coaches truly used Matt DiStefano legacy as motivation and inspiration to dance their very best this weekend at NDA Nationals. 

Head coach Katie Prusinski and Assistant Coach David Maczkiewicz could not be prouder of how their team danced this weekend! “They fought until the very end! “We Get To” be NDA National Kick Champions and NDA National Grand Champions!!”

Sachem East Varsity Field Hockey Team- NYS Finalists

Sachem North Varsity Boys Volleyball Team- NYS Finalists

Sachem Individual Athletic High Honors Recipients

Sachem North Varsity Cheerleading & Sachem North Varsity Arrowettes honored with Proclamations for their State & National Championships at Suffolk County Legislator’s Office 

Sachem North Varsity Cheerleading

Sachem North Varsity Arrowettes

Sachem East College Bound Student-Athletes

(Listed alphabetically by sport) 

Sachem North College Bound Student-Athletes

 (Listed alphabetically by sport) 

North Gold Key Recipients

(Listed alphabetically)
Matthew Aliano, Corinne Amato, Nicholas Ambrosino, Erin Avanzato, Ian Carollo, Giavanna Carr, Matthew Carr, Thomas Ciavarella, Timothy Colgan, Danielle Czarnecki, Justin Droutman, Amber Farruggio, Dylan Kelly, Matthew Kruse, Sean Lutin, Deirdre Mc Breen, Jordyn Mc Donnell, Daniel Mc Kay, Jessica Mc Mahon, Gianna Mott, Angela Newland, Jessica Nischo, Carolyn O'Brien, Krista Ogden, Vidit Parikh, Mikayla Pulido, Emma Ramirez, Mary Reed, Maximiliano Rinaldi, Emma Rowan, Utsav Shah, Jessica Sommers, Vincent Tripi, Christopher Ventre, Patrick Wisti, Emma Zanfardino

East Gold Key Recipients

(Listed alphabetically)
Jasmine Ahmed, Nicholas Alonzo, Jeilyn Balbuena, Mason Bila, Pyper Cline, Alyssa Cortes, Kaitlyn Curry, Lindsey Dodenhoff, Ryan Famiglietti, Lauren Faust, Jared Jackson, Nicole Johnson, Anthony Licata, Lexi Mac Aneney, John Madigan, Isabelle Makinen, Sam Matlat, Daniella Meyer, Brooke Papele, Skylar Papele, Gianna Pepitone, Allison Rinfret, Dylan Lenin Santos, Jessica Schaefer, Jeremy Shaffar, Gillian Singer, Nicholas Stainkamp, Kaylee Vanella, Emily Venturi, Vincent Zhang

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Sachem Health Educator Honored With Suffolk Zone Award 

On Thursday, Jan. 17, Sachem High School East Health Education teacher Patricia Broderick was honored by the New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, receiving a Suffolk Zone Professional Award as the Secondary Health Education Teacher of the Year. Recipients of this award are nominated by their colleagues for their extraordinary work as an educator and professional contributions to their school and community.   
 

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Sachem North and Sachem East Suffolk Zone Awards Dinner Winners

Sachem East’s Seniors Lindsey Gelderman and Andrew Oakland and Sachem North’s Seniors Bella Lorenzo and Nicholas Gambino were recognized on November 28, 2018 by Suffolk Zone of New York State Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (NYS AHPERD) for their outstanding “Physical Education Achievement.”   The students which were nominated by their physical education teachers exceeded in the awards criteria of physical education achievement, scholastically sound, outstanding character, leadership and role model.  We are very proud of these young individuals for their commitment to physical education, academics and taking part in living a healthy lifestyle.

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Sachem Educator Named New York State Secondary Health Teacher of the Year

The Sachem Central School District’s Chairperson for Secondary Health Education, Lori Hewlett has been named the Secondary Health Teacher of the Year by the New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.    

A distinguished educator in the district for 34 years, Hewlett received numerous nominations from fellow colleagues before she completed a rigorous application process and was selected for this great honor. Among her plethora of professional accomplishments, Hewlett has been the vice president of the Suffolk Zone for the NYS AHPERD for six years, is a national spokesperson for the American Heart Association and has educated thousands of students in lifesaving skills utilizing her vast number of first-aid instructor certifications. 

“What an honor it is to be selected as the NYS AHPERD Secondary Health Teacher of the Year,” Hewlett said. “It has been my professional aspiration for 34 years to create a high-quality, skills-based, authentic health education program and culture that empowers students to achieve optimal health. When I first started teaching, my administrator shared with me his educational philosophy, ‘If you make every decision with students in mind, you will never make a bad decision.’ Those words have driven me to represent our students and Sachem in creating a model health education program that other districts seek to emulate.”

Hewlett will be honored at the NYS AHPERD 81st Annual Conference at Turning Stone Convention Center in Verona, New York, on Nov. 14.

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Teens as Teachers Award Ceremony 

Sachem’s Teens as Teachers is a Health Education substance abuse prevention education initiative taught at Sachem East and North High Schools. The course and club were developed in order to proactively address the growing problem of substance use and abuse among our students. The purpose of the peer-to peer substance abuse education program is for the students to collaboratively work with one another, educating their younger peers, on how to stay drug-free and empower the students with the skills to make health enhancing decisions. The program uses the peer education model to facilitate substance abuse prevention lessons to middle school students.  The Peer-to-Peer Substance Abuse Education program uses peer educators to serve as advocates, group facilitators, discussion leaders, and credible role models for successfully resisting pressures, to the students in the middle schools of Sachem Central School District. The skill-based lessons facilitated include goal setting, communication skills, managing emotions, and resistance skills. Both peer educators and those they teach are benefited by increased self-esteem, increase knowledge and skills about health and drug related issues, and develop advocacy and leadership skills. 

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Physical Education, Health and Nurses News and Media

30 Years of Lifesaving Skills in Sachem 

Sachem Middle School students are ready to react when it comes to emergency situations, thanks to a districtwide CPR initiative, which started in 1988.

For 30 years, seventh-grade students throughout the Sachem Central School District middle schools have been learning a wide variety of lifesaving skills. Within their health education classes, students learn the proper CPR procedure, the Heimlich Maneuver for choking situations and how to use an automated external defibrillator in the case of a cardiac arrest. 

They begin by surveying the situation, designating a bystander to call for help and then beginning emergency care once they assess the patient’s condition. Using lifelike CPR manikins, the students also practice effective chest compression depth, cadence and how to deliver rescue breaths. 

“This class creates the next generation of lifesavers,” said Chairperson for Secondary Health Education Lori Hewlett. “This initiative prepares our students for emergency situations and empowers them with lifesaving skills.” 

After the completion of a written and practical certification exam, each student receives an official CPR certification card from the American Heart Association.