Ward Melville High School’s DECA team recently competed in the International Career Development Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Over 17,000 high school students, advisers, business people and alumni gathered to develop knowledge and skills for college and careers. Alexandra Duan, John Gallagher, Luke Hou, Alexander Lin, Amy Liu, David Wu, Robin Xiong, Claire Yang and Jonathan Zou not only represented the local Ward Melville DECA chapter, but the state of New York as well.

Congratulations to the team’s two finalists Amy Liu and Claire Yang who competed as a team in the Business Ethics and Law event. Congratulations to the entire DECA team and their advisers, Ms. Littman and Mr. Sudama.

Date Added: 5/19/2022

Ward Melville High School senior Tasnim Loqman and her teacher Cortney Weisman have been selected as a winner of the “Getting Thru” podcast art contest. Tasnim created a piece of artwork using Adobe Illustrator on the school’s brand-new Mac laptops in Advanced Graphic Design (Advertising Practices and Applications) with the theme of “You Matter Because...”

As the winner, Tasnim will be interviewed by Andrea Sonneberg about the work she created for the new young adult mental health podcast. She will also be awarded a $500 art scholarship.

Date Added: 5/18/2022

Ward Melville High School seniors Courtney Quinn and Jason Monopoli were named Suffolk Zone Award winners by the New York State Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. Courtney was nominated by her physical education teacher, Mr. Muscarella, and Jason was nominated by his physical education teacher, Mr. Chacon.

This award is presented annually to the top male and female senior physical education leaders in each of the Suffolk County high schools.

Date Added: 5/16/2022

Each year, Ward Melville High School’s softball team selects a charity or cause to help promote and fundraise to support. This year, the team raised funds and awareness for a young boy battling cancer.

Before the start of the team’s game against Brentwood High School and wearing special yellow jerseys, the girls held a ceremony for the day’s honoree, Jase Rossi, a 7-year-old boy from Long Island. As part of their efforts, the team shared that they were among those who helped raise $3,795 in online donations for a charity to be chosen by Rossi’s family. The family selected Friends of Karen, which helps families with a child suffering from a life-threatening illness. In addition, the team presented Jase with a special gift of his own – a Nintendo game and the chance to throw out the first pitch.

The Patriots went on to win the game, which featured Victoria Killigrew throwing her first career no-hitter in a 12-0, five-inning win.

Date Added: 5/13/2022