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To fight mental health stigma, this Riverhead student athlete shares her own struggles
Deanna North, captain of the Riverhead High School varsity softball team, shares her own story to fight the stigma surrounding mental health issues. She wants every student athlete to know it's OK to struggle. "We are not superheroes," she says.
Community News
Riverhead Middle School students ‘pie’ staff to celebrate Pi Day
Riverhead Middle School students celebrated Pi Day on Thursday by splattering their teachers and administrators with whipped cream. The event raised $804 for the middle school PTO.
Board of Education
Riverhead school district proposes eliminating 38 full-time teaching positions, business official says
The Riverhead school district needs to eliminate roughly 38 full-time equivalent teaching positions next year, according to the district’s business official.
Board of Education
Riverhead school district proposes $9.4 million budget increase, requiring 3.3% tax levy hike
The Riverhead Central School District’s administration is proposing a $201.4 million budget for next school year — an increase of $9.4 million, or roughly 5%, over its current budget.
Community News
Riverhead High School’s second-quarter honor roll students
Riverhead Central School District has released the Riverhead High School honor roll lists for the second quarter of the 2023-2024 school year.
Community News
New transportation survey live for Riverhead school district parents
A new survey for parents about the school district's transportation services is now live on the ParentSquare website.
Board of Education
School property tax exemption for volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers expanded: Feb. 29 school board wrap-up
Volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers now only need two years of service, rather than five years of service, to take advantage of a 10% school property tax exemption, the Riverhead Board of Education decided Tuesday.
Board of Education
Riverhead school district approaching a ‘fiscal cliff,’ business official tells school board
The school district needs to " have a solid financial plan" that "doesn't look like your EKG going up and down," business official Marianne Cartisano told the school board. "You have to get off the roller coaster.”
Community News
Riverhead athletics department seeks donations of memorabilia for Blue Waves standouts who went on to play at pro levels
Riverhead Central School District's athletics department is looking for memorabilia of past star athletes who went on to play professional sports or competed at the Olympics level after they left Riverhead High School.
Government
Charter school advocates and opponents clash over expansion plans at Town Board meeting
A standing-room-only crowd packed the Town Board meeting room Wednesday night to voice opinions opinion for and against the Riverhead Charter School’s plans for a new high school on Sound Avenue in Northville.