As part of their enrollment in Sachem East’s Early Childhood Education course, the program’s juniors and seniors are getting firsthand student teaching experience by visiting Tamarac Elementary each day. There are two or three high school students in each of elementary school’s participating classrooms. Students assist by grading papers, working with students one-on-one, reviewing concepts taught in class and teaching whole class lessons. Most of these students are planning to pursue a career in education and are grateful to work with some of our Sachem teachers.

Date Added: 2/10/2025

On Sunday, Feb. 2, the Sachem East girls winter track and field team won the Suffolk County championship in dominating form, scoring 86 points, 50 points higher than the next-best team. In the clash of Suffolk’s large school teams, Sachem East made a statement win by compiling points with outstanding top individual performances, a depth of talent, and coverage of a wide array of events.

Individual county champions include Bella Galeas in the 300 meters and long jump, Sarafina Scavo in the 600 meters and Gianna Mauri in the 1500-meter race walk. Adding points to these individual winners include Bella Galeas (second in the 55-meter hurdles), Camryn Goodman (fifth in the 1000 meters), Aliayah Hollis (fifth in the long jump), Adriana Roa (third in the 1500 meters) and Julianna Wottawa (second in the 1500-meter race walk).

The team’s depth was on display in the relay events with county championship victories from the 4x800-meter relay of Abigail Erickson, Camryn Goodman, Adriana Roa and Sarafina Scavo and the 4x400-meter relay of Aliayah Hollis, Shana Lightell, Alexa Nieves and Sarafina Scavo.

Gianna Galeas (triple jump), Alexa Garitti (shot put), Chelsea Louisdor (shot put) and Courtney O’Hagan (55-meter hurdles) finished just outside of scoring but still buoyed the team’s success.

The 2025 Suffolk County Championship is the program’s fourth overall winter track title (their first since 2018) and 13th overall (including cross-country and spring track). This year’s win of 86 points is the second-highest point score by the East Arrows in program history and is the fifth most in Suffolk County history.

Date Added: 2/7/2025

Congratulations to the Sachem East Girls Winter Track and Field team on their League 1 Championship! With their dominant performance, they captured their 8th league title in the last 10 seasons. Twenty different girls scored points to help lead the team to victory. Sara Scavo won two events the 300m and the 600m. Gianna Mauri continued to dominate the race walk, and sophomore Bella Galeas placed in two events and won the long jump in a school record of 18’4”.

Date Added: 1/27/2025

 

Sachem High School East’s Virtual Enterprise firm Dynamic Customs, led by business teacher William Ward, brought their A game to Long Island University for the first trade show of the year. 

During the event, students communicated and networked with peers from over 50 high schools across Long Island. Hundreds of students collaborated in selling products designed by student-led companies. Dynamic Customs had the highest sales in school history topping out at approximately $200,000 over the course of three hours. The executive team, led by Shamus Birbiglia, Andrea Mohabir, Brandon Nguyen, Matthew Scavo and Ryan Zhu, impressed judges with their business plan presentation. 

The Dynamic Custom team looks forward to their next trade show and representing Sachem at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in April!

 

Date Added: 1/17/2025

In honor of their talents and interests, 28 students from Sachem High School East were chosen to attend the New York State Theatre Education Association 28th Annual Student Conference at the Villa Roma Resort and Conference Center in Callicoon, New York. NYSTEA is a strong, statewide organization of theater educators that promotes and supports theater education for students in grades pre-K through 12.

This was the second year that Sachem High School East has sent representatives to NYSTEA. One Sachem senior, Kailyn Lamb, was a finalist in the NYSTEA Screenplay Competition. Her original work about pickles was performed on stage at the conference for the first time. It garnered much laughter and support for more pickle stories for the future. Kailyn’s comic timing and superb writing skills were a highlight of the evening.   

This conference creates an opportunity for high school students from all over New York State to come together for a full weekend of learning and peer interaction. The students attend workshops given by colleges, universities and other theater professionals, as well as network with one another and experience performances throughout the conference.

This conference is a highlight of the Student Conference delegates’ high school career. In the over 100 workshop offerings, students will receive expert instruction in technical theater, acting, dance and voice. Meeting and sharing interests with other similarly minded students from every region of the state is paramount in working collaboratively, gaining self-confidence and exploring new areas of learning. This conference is a testament to how theater transforms students’ lives.

 

Date Added: 1/16/2025