The students of Shoreham-Wading River High School will present “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” starting Thursday, April 3. The stage production tells the story of Christopher, a gifted boy (played by Andrew Wicks) investigating the killing of a dog and in doing so has an adventure of self-discovery.

With director Mary Hygom and assistant director Maryanne Agius at the helm and the setting and scenery – in a unique black and white background – under the talented eye of set designer Walter Caskie, the students are set to put on a distinctive and memorable performance.

In addition to Andrew Wicks’ role as Christopher, Lila Grosso plays Siobhan, Jake Donnelly plays Ed, Ava Hernandez plays Judy Boone, Reilly Kenneally performs as Mrs. Shears/Voice One/Mrs. Gascoyne/Shopkeeper, Kyle Schiff performs as Roger Shears/Voice Two/Mr. Wise/Duty Sergeant/Man Behind Counter/Drunk One, Charles Tacke performs as Voice Three/Policeman/Mr. Thompson/London Policeman/Man with Socks/Drunk Two, Carmella Kaiser performs as Voice Four/Reverend Peters/Aunt Terry/Station Policeman/Station Guard, Natalee Cortina performs as Voice Five/No. 37/Lady in Street/Information/Punk Girl, Annalia Clemente performs as Voice Six/Mrs. Alexander/Posh Woman and a special guest Ozzy, plays the part of Sandy.

The Stage Manager is Anna Marino, Assistant Stage Managers are Kori Miltz and Henry Wyszomierski, Lighting Designer is Leah Carberry, Master Electrician is Zachary Higgins, Audio Engineer is Logan Jung, Audio Assistant is Ashley Miltz, Sound Designer is Quinn Burke, Projections is Caroline Misewich, Projection Assistant is Ace Durfee. The Tech and Construction crew members are Maggie Andersen, Daniel Carberry, Matteo Cortina, Cole Fernandez, Maya Fullam, Lily Hadjoglou, Briar Hughes, Aliana Kurz, Harley Loscalzo, Oscar Martinez, Jacob Masullo and Vivian Shao.

Showtimes are April 3, 4, and 5 at 7 p.m. on the Shoreham-Wading River High School stage.

Click here to view the ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’ on Stage! slideshow.

Date Added: 4/3/2025

Wading River School teachers Meredith Trani and Tonia Ammirati co-presented a workshop “Word Love: A Science of Reading Approach to Vocabulary That Gets Kids Learning Joyfully and Deeply” to dozens of educators from across Long Island at the Long Island Language Arts Council Conference on March 28 at the Melville Marriott.

The annual event’s focus “Cultivating Natural and Artificial Intelligences in ELA and Literacy” kicked off with a welcome from SWR Humanities Director and LILAC President Nicole Waldbauer.

Author Charles Smith Jr. followed with an uplifting keynote address. Attendees participated in two breakout sessions and a final keynote address by Wiley Blevins, Ed.D. author, educational consultant and researcher.

Date Added: 4/2/2025

 

The two Shoreham-Wading River High School robotics teams qualified for the Vex V5 High Stakes Southern New York State championships held at John F. Kennedy High School in Bellmore on March 15.

This is the first time both teams have qualified for the state tournament. The students worked throughout the season’s competitions to achieve this goal. 

“Students overcame numerous engineering and design challenges to get to this point and each individually showed tremendous growth,” technology teacher Jacob Sigerson said. “We are beyond proud of their accomplishments but even more proud to see how much they grew as engineers and young adults.”

Click here to view the Sportsmanship + Skills: Highlights of HS Robotics Team at State Championships slideshow.

Date Added: 4/2/2025

Fourteen eighth grade technology students attended the 2025 MagLev competition at Brookhaven National Laboratory on March 26.

James Baggiano, Brooke Benson, Mason Brand, Emma Finnegan, Olivia Menekon, Cole Monz, Sophia Olivio, Jacob Pendzick, Ralph Perez, Gia Poetta, Skyler Spence, Michael Williamson, Jared Wood and Sean Yantsos and teacher David Driscoll participated in the event with their constructed vehicles built to travel the 16-foot course length using methods of speed, capacity and cost.

“The students did a great job designing and building their vehicles,” Mr. Driscoll said.

One of the lessons learned at the event was that the fastest time does not always win; and that’s when the importance of the students’ design portfolio comes into play.

The students had to write down what they did or found in each step to help learn from their work as well as helping the competition judges understand the design approach. They were encouraged to add tables, charts, drawings and more to help readers understand their process.

Click here to view the Prodell Students Compete at Maglev Competition slideshow.

Date Added: 4/1/2025

Wading River School fifth graders deepened critical thinking skills when classroom lessons were reinforced with a visit from Starlab. Here Mrs. Roberts class just exited the portable planetarium with renewed curiosity, while empowering scientific literacy.

Date Added: 4/1/2025