Students taking Life Design at Sachem High School North became published authors and illustrators after a collaborative effort to create a children’s alphabet book. Students were each assigned a letter of the alphabet and tasked with making an illustration based on a word that starts with their assigned letter. Each word also had to connect with the theme of the class. For example, “C” was for “Courage” and “D” was for “Dream.”

Once the books were complete, the class held a book publishing party to celebrate their success. They mingled with one another and reviewed their final product.

The Life Design course focuses on social and emotional learning. It helps students use art as an outlet, fosters creative and critical thinking, develops visual organizational skills and improves self-esteem through several wellness practices.

Date Added: 5/11/2023

Sachem High School North’s Avi Talsania earned a medal for being a top 10 performer in the Automotive Services Marketing event at the DECA International Career Development Conference. In this event, participants were challenged to perform marketing functions related to auto dealers, service stations and related businesses.

Avi placed first in his overall category at the DECA State Career Conference in Rochester this past March, which qualified him to compete at the DECA ICDC in Orlando, Florida. He joined more than 20,000 high school business students worldwide in competitions and leadership conferences.

DECA is an organization for high school students of marketing, management and entrepreneurship in business, finance, hospitality and marketing sales, and service. It prepares student leaders for careers and education in these fields.

Date Added: 5/11/2023

Sachem High School’s North economics and finance club recently advanced to the semifinal round of the Euro Challenge after its success at the regional competition. The Euro Challenge is an academic competition sponsored by the Delegation of the European Union to the United States. It encourages American students to learn more about the European Union and its currency through team-based challenges surrounding economic issues in the Euro area.

On April 24, the team traveled to New York City to compete in regionals. This year’s team played the roles of policymakers and were tasked with solving problems stemming from a lack of innovation in the nation of Portugal. The team spent months researching the problem and created a 15-minute presentation for the competition, which featured policy recommendations.

Sachem High School North placed in the top 25 out of 82 teams from across the country, advancing them to the next round. In addition to participating in the regional competition in New York City, students had the opportunity to visit PineBridge Investments and Wells Fargo’s corporate headquarters during their trip.

Date Added: 5/10/2023

Sachem High School East seniors Kyle Smith and Isabella Dembinski, along with Sachem High School North seniors JT Mankowich and Morgan Reitmann, were named the Suffolk Zone Award winners by the New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance.

This Outstanding Physical Education Award honors high school seniors who are recognized as leaders in physical education and serve as role models to their peers. It is presented annually to the top male and female physical education leaders at each Suffolk County high school. Recipients of this award lead a healthy and physically active lifestyle, while demonstrating responsible behaviors such as good sportsmanship, character and citizenship.

Date Added: 5/9/2023

Students from Sachem High School East and North participated in the 2023 annual Bay Area Friends of the Fine Arts Show at the Gillette House in Sayville. BAFFA brings fine arts to communities across Long Island.

Sachem North junior Anna D'Arcangelis won first place in the watercolor painting category for her piece “Into the Unknown.” Additional Sachem students won awards in the high school juried exhibition. From Sachem North, Jessica Ly was awarded second place in the watercolor painting category and Amira Sardar received an honorable mention. From Sachem East, Grace Prego won second place in the oil painting category.

Congratulations to all of the Sachem students who participated in this year’s exhibition:

Date Added: 5/9/2023