Superintendent's Message
ARCHIVED SUPERINTENDENT’S MESSAGE
Summer 2025 Superintendent’s Message
Dear Shoreham-Wading River Community,
I would like to congratulate the students and families of the Class of 2025, an amazing group of young men and women ready for a lifetime of success. Among them are scholars headed to higher education, athletes who will take on new competitions, artists and musicians who will further their visions and voices in the world, heroes who will serve our country and those who are eager to gain business experience and use their dedication and skills to contribute to the workforce. I have had the privilege to get to know many of these young men and women and witness their remarkable achievements; they have certainly left an impressive legacy for younger students to aspire to.
This class has helped elevate our robotics teams, advance our apiary program, launch our mock trial club, establish our National English Honor Society, move forward with theater technology and make major breakthroughs in our science research course. They also planted plum trees on campus, a nod to our fragile natural world as well as leaving something behind for those who will walk the high school hallways and one day also become alumni of our exceptional high school.
This truly impressive, accomplished, confident and skilled group of students will move forward on a path of excellence that reflects the foundation provided to them by our excellent school and supportive community. On behalf of our Board of Education, I congratulate these students on their exceptional achievements.
Congratulations also to our Prodell eighth graders, Wading River School fifth graders and Miller Avenue second graders for their successful achievements. They were celebrated at their moving-up ceremonies, festive events that are steppingstones to their next grade levels in our schools. I am confident that we will witness more greatness from these students in the coming school year.
I again applaud all our graduates and feel optimistic for their accomplishments and contributions to the world.
Sincerely,
Mr. Gerard W. Poole
Superintendent of Schools