The Jr.-Sr. High School’s literary magazine, Unlocked Underworld, has been selected to receive the rank of Superior in the 2024 National Council of Teachers of English recognizing Excellence in Art and Literary Magazines program.

The NCTE REALM program’s mission is to recognize excellent literary magazines produced by students with support of their teachers and to encourage schools to develop literary magazines that celebrate the art and craft of writing.

The ESM Club publishes the literary magazine at the end of each school year and includes writing and artwork from students in grades 9-12 that represent an entire year of work. Senior editor Josie Shuman, who was a junior at the time of publication, returned as a senior this school year. Gray Martin-Tsoupas was the art editor and graduated in June 2024.

Literary Magazine Club members during the 2023-2024 school year include the following students: Ariana Blackwood, McKenna Burchill, Antonio Castro, Julia Cestone, Emma Cohen, Terrence Davis, Cassie Degorter, Ethan Denniston, Alexandra Dennehy, Mick Filetto, Anna Gansrow, Gregory Gonzalez, Brittany Hayton, Gray Martin-Tsoupas, Cat Nicholsen, Sophie Rambelle, Josie Shuman (Editor), Brianna Silliman, Jackson Spagnoli, Chase Vinch, Johanna Wheeler, Jamie Wysocki and Allie Zadow.

The District congratulates the ESM Club on this outstanding achievement.

Date Added: 4/11/2025

Eastport Elementary School sixth grader Iyla Bruno was the third legislative District’s first-place poster winner (K-6) in the 2025 Suffolk County Bike Safety Contest, sponsored by the Suffolk County Legislature. Lyla’s poster was also the Overall Suffolk County winner. Additionally, Eastport-South Manor Jr.-Sr. High School students Stacia Bedell, Makayla Coyle, Jayden Durham, Elaina Keller, Juliette Mulligan, Leah Smith and Christopher Spatz collectively submitted the winning video entry titled, “Bikers Got Talent.”

For the annual contest, all 18 legislators invited students from local schools to participate. Elementary students were encouraged to submit a poster, while high school students were eligible to compete in the video contest. Each legislator picked one poster and video to be considered for the Overall Suffolk County Legislature winner.

Students of winning entries were also invited to attend the April 8 Suffolk County Legislature’s General Meeting in Riverhead, where they were recognized for their impressive efforts.

Date Added: 4/4/2025

Jr.-Sr. High School science research students collected data on two important proteins during a March 8 trip to Brookhaven National Laboratory. The students’ work is supported by the BNL SPARK program and the New York Structural Biology Center in collaboration with the University of Kansas.  

These proteins, Beta lactamase and dihydroorotase, are high priority targets in the battle against bacterial antibiotic resistance. The students used x-ray diffraction to determine the 3D structure of these proteins with the goal of publishing the structures in the protein database.  

 

Date Added: 3/20/2025

The District congratulates students Alex Silbert, Logan Silbert and William Steinacher on an exceptional performance at the Long Island Science and Engineering Fair, held on March 13. The students endured four rounds of intensive judging and secured a fourth place win on their project, “Ballistic Barrage Against Beta Lactamases.”  

LISEF is among the largest regional high school fairs in the country. It’s goal is to recognize secondary school students from Nassau and Suffolk counties who have the potential to become outstanding natural, physical and behavioral scientists, as well as engineers, mathematicians and computer scientists.  

The district congratulates the students on this outstanding achievement.

Date Added: 3/18/2025

The Eastport-South Manor Central School District is pleased to announce that seniors Amanda Seligman and Camryn Warsaw are valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively of the Class of 2025.

Having acquired top ranking in her class, Amanda achieved a 108.324 grade point average. She will be earning an AP Capstone Diploma with Advanced Regents and Honors designation and will be noted for her mastery-level achievement for the math and science Regents exams. As a future electrical engineering major, Amanda will surely be influential in the world. She has played the viola for more than nine years and has a lengthy list of musical accomplishments on her resume. Amanda is involved in each of the district’s honor societies and is the talented chief writer for the school’s newspaper, Shark Bites.

From internships, speaking at board of education meetings, community service and creating a blog about environmental issues, Principal Salvatore Alaimo has described Amanda as a well-rounded and impressive student. “Amanda is the type of student who offers no hesitations when taking steps toward bettering herself and our world,” he said.

As salutatorian, Camryn boasts a 107.627 grade point average. She is an AP Scholar with Distinction and will also receive an AP Capstone Diploma. Like Amanda, Camryn will also graduate with an Advanced Regents Diploma with Honors designation and mastery in both math and science. She is president of both the National Honor Society and the Varsity Leaders Club, as well as treasurer of the National English Honor Society, Tri-M and Natural Helpers, for which she is also a senior leader. Camryn is also a member of the World Languages, Science and Social Studies honor societies. Since eighth grade, Camryn has been a member of the varsity swim team. Her experiences in Natural Helpers, Varsity Leaders and various honor societies have demonstrated her passion for people and helping others. Her goal is to become a child psychologist and to support and educate children coping with trauma, stress and emotional disorders. Camryn is musically gifted as well, as she is a jazz band member and drum major of the marching band. She will attend Wesleyan University in Connecticut this coming fall.

The district congratulates both Amanda and Camryn on this outstanding accomplishment and looks forward to hearing them speak at the graduation ceremony, to be held on June 27.

Click here to view the Eastport-South Manor’s Top of the Class of 2025 slideshow.

Date Added: 3/11/2025