Westhampton Beach Middle School Kiwanis Club members recently donated $1,000 to the Quogue Wildlife Refuge. The students spent the school year raising the funds through a variety of fundraisers, including a movie night bucket raffle. Pictured from left are club members Adam Runowski, Colm Parsons, Wilson Godoy, Jade Wladyka, Gage Matlock and Evan Pereyra with Cara Fernandes of the Quogue Wildlife Refuge.

Date Added: 5/30/2025

Westhampton Beach Elementary School students recently celebrated Police Day, during which local law enforcement officers spoke to them about different jobs and technologies in the field. The students learned about the SWAT team, K-9 unit, helicopter unit and police drones.

Date Added: 5/30/2025

The Westhampton Beach High School Hurricane Watch news broadcast brought home two first-place trophies from the annual BASH Awards for high school broadcasting. They earned top honors in the Best Local Multimedia Reporting category — sponsored by Newsday — for their coverage of the Westhampton wildfires through Hurricane Watch, Instagram and whbnews.com. The team also won Best Arts, Entertainment & Culture Reporting for their Black History Month segment, which highlighted the rich history of Black music.

To earn the awards, Hurricane Watch, led by broadcast journalism teachers Kirsten Mett and Dariah Luciano, competed against more than 50 schools and 1,000 students from across Long Island and upstate New York.

Date Added: 6/5/2025

Senator Anthony Palumbo and Assemblyman Tommy Schiavoni paid tribute to Class of 2025 valedictorians and salutatorians from six East End schools during an annual ceremony at Hampton Bays High School on May 30.

The top-ranking seniors were presented with proclamations for their hard work and dedication. They represented the Bridgehampton, East Hampton, Hampton Bays, Sag Harbor, Shoreham-Wading River and Westhampton Beach school districts.

The students heard firsthand from Sen. Palumbo and Assemblyman Schiavoni about their careers. In turn, the seniors shared stories about their journeys through high school, their passions and their plans for the future.

Friends, family members, school administrators and the guests of honor also enjoyed a brunch prepared by Hampton Bays High School culinary students.

Date Added: 5/30/2025