Congratulations to the Shoreham-Wading River students selected to participate in the 2025 Suffolk County Music Educators Association's honors ensembles. These students will participate in honors bands, choirs and orchestras at grade levels 5-6, 7-8 and 9-10.

They are Grace Gallagher, Kai Hidaka, Mairead Jaffe, Connor Kaleita, Aliana Kurz, Spencer Lee, Grayden Luck, Ian Margiotta-Watz, Kate McQuade, Theodore Misawa, Timothy Nigrel, Clara Pedersen, MacKenna Ryan, Nathan Schaefer, Hayden Shea, Adalyna Villa, Aiden Weng, Mia Wentz and Tim Worthington (Shoreham-Wading River High School); Mia Aceto, Nora Andersen, Elaina Blanchard, Abigail Brown, Stella Buckley, Eve Calvert, Abigail Campbell, Arianna Carnovale, Keira Conklin, Jackson Cosgrove, Hazel Cresser, Makenna DiMaio, Sophia Elgut, Ashley Esnes, Arabella Evans, Audrey Gauler, Teressa Gonzalez, Lydia Gorniok, Victoria Hamilton, Nina Hateau, Rowan Heavey, Keira Holt, Gianna Horsford, Linda Hu, Julialyn Huwer, Lily Jaeger, Brody Kaleita, Adelyn Kappesser, Allie Korsakas, Kevin Kozak, Valentina LaGrassa, Hanna Larsen, Samuel Marceau, Faith McKiernan, Andrew Molinelli, Brenna Molinelli, Gavin Molinelli, Emilie Neff, Jamyson Ochoa, Nicholas Oliveri, Joshua Parrinello, Thomas Pirraglia, Alyssa Pollak, Joseph Pullara, Lilly Rocca, Emily Ryba, Jonathan Sarcone, Griffin Schwartz, Owen Schwartz, Madison Tees, Tristan Tiamsic, Sophia Tishchenko, Mei Lin Torre, Charlotte Tricarico, Grayson Vescovo, Ethan Weng, Kenzo Wentz and Brayden Zettwoch (Prodell Middle School); and Rebecca Baas, Sophia Bucco, Gianna DiSilvestre, Adrianna Galli, Megan Joos, Chase Joubert, Evelyn Lauckhardt, John Lister, Gavin MacKinnon, Sophie Moreira, Daisy O'Neill, Alexis Sorrentino, Emmett Stadler, Aubrey Sullivan, Aiden Thomas, Elliot Thomas, Samuel Wozny and Olivia Zylowski (Wading River School).

“Our students have not only consistently participated in the NYSSMA solo festivals but also scored incredibly well there. The culture of success we have built here has grown immensely over the last several years,” High School music coordinator Mr. Dennis Creighton said.

A great thanks to the SWR administration and Board of Education's commitment to supporting the Arts!

Date Added: 1/13/2025

Shoreham-Wading River High School students continue to master public speaking skills, build self-confidence and have a fun and creative outlet to aid in those abilities. The Poetry Out Loud event was recently held at the school, hosted by English teachers Jennifer Nazer and Sara Trenn.

The national poetry recitation contest encourages high school students to memorize and recite or perform real poems while learning about literary history and contemporary life. The students work with a preselected list provided by Poetry Out Loud. They are evaluated based on physical presence, voice and articulation, dramatic appropriateness, evidence of understanding, overall performance and accuracy.

Junior Isabelle Scherl took first place with her reading of Roisin Kelly’s “Oranges.” Isabelle was a state finalist last year in the competition. Senior Andrew Wicks recited “Long Island Sound” a poem by Emma Lazarus. Third place went to sophomore Emily Ingrassia for her recitation of Kara Jackson’s “The world is about to end and my grandparents are in love.”

As the school’s semifinalists, Isabelle and Andrew were slated to attend the Feb. 7 contest at Stony Brook University. Andrew is involved in the high school’s student-run production that evening, allowing Emily to serve in his place.

Date Added: 1/13/2025

The Shoreham-Wading River High School wrestling team took part in a recognition ceremony of varsity head coach Joe Condon on the achievement of his 300th career win with the celebrated Wildcats.

The Jan. 8 celebration was hosted by Athletic Director Eric Bramoff before a home match against Bayport-Blue Point.

Coach Condon achieved the historic milestone at the December 27th Mountain Duals in Johnston, NY. He was lauded by former SWR wrestling coach and Athletic Director Paul Jendrewski and current assistant wrestling coach Kevin Nohejl, who both shared stories of Coach Condon’s contributions and legacy to SWR’s wrestling program. He was gifted with a plaque before family members, administrators and spectators.

Click here to view the Joe Condon Day! slideshow.

Date Added: 1/9/2025