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Phillips Avenue Elementary School

School board recap: auditors report, local assistance plans, qualifications for new teachers discussed

by Nov 26, 2015
Jill Sanders of Cullen & Danowski, LLP gave a presentation at Tuesday night's board of education meeting in which she stated that the firm...

Harlem Wizards wow students at Riverhead schools with basketball comedy performances

by Oct 22, 2015
Members of the star-studded basketball team put on a show for each of the Riverhead schools today, enrapturing their audiences with basketball tricks and encouraging students not to bully.

Phillips Avenue food pantry triples number of people assisted, Gershow Recycling donates $1,000

by Mar 19, 2015
Gershow Recycling donated $1,000 to the Phillips Avenue Elementary School food pantry, which has tripled the amount of people served since it started in late January.

Phillips Avenue School opens district’s first in-school food pantry, serves 71 people on first evening

by Jan 23, 2015
The pantry is a joint effort of the school and the Island Harvest food bank, serving a student population where more than 80 percent of the children are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch under federal guidelines.

Riverhead business buys hundreds of winter coats and boots for kids in need

by Nov 18, 2014
The owners of the Riverhead apartment complex named for the 18th century English theologian and founder of the Methodist church take his words to...