The Westhampton Beach School District congratulates senior Trevor Hayes on being named to Newsday’s top 25 Long Island boys cross-country runners list and junior Lily Strebel for being named to the publication’s top 25 Long Island girls cross-country runners list. Trevor was recognized for finishing 10th in 17:08.8 at the state Class B championship and finishing second in 17:24.4 at the Suffolk Class B state qualifier. Lily was mentioned for finishing fourth in 19:38.3 at the Bob Pratt Invitational at Sunken Meadow earlier this season after running 4:58 in the mile last year.

Two Westhampton Beach High School students have been selected as alternates for the All-State Festival of the 2023 New York State School Music Association Winter Conference, and 11 were named as performers in the New York State Council of Administrators of Music Education All-County Music Festival.

For All-State, Alexandra Behmoiram was named as an alternative for the mixed chorus and Lilah Caputo was selected as an alternate for the symphonic band.

For All-County, Behmoiram, Julianna Manfredonia, Mia Pazera, Meghan Pomroy and Maria Sfyroeras will perform with the mixed chorus; Margaret Gilbride, Rosalie Judd and Ryan Zollweg will sing with the treble choir; and Caputo, Angelina LeMaire and Yulianna Mendez-Yaxon will perform with the band.

The students were selected for the ensembles based on their scores at the NYSSMA Solo Evaluation Festival, teacher recommendations and ranking.

The Westhampton Beach School District extends its congratulations to the musicians for their hard work and dedication.

Date Added: 9/29/2023

Westhampton Beach High School seniors Jessica Curran and Meghan Kelly have become two of only 357 students in the world to earn perfect scores on their AP Research exams.

Both students said they were surprised by their results and extended their gratitude to their research teacher, Dr. Dianna Gobler, for her tutelage and expertise.

“I am so happy that there were two of us to earn perfect scores,” said Curran.

This is not the first time that Westhampton Beach High School’s research class produced a top scorer. Last year, then-senior Joseph Litjens also received a perfect score.

Kelly earned her perfect score for a research paper she wrote on bacteria and antibiotics, while Curran merited the achievement for her research on seaweed as fertilizer. They worked on their papers during the 2022-2023 school year.

Both students are AP Scholars with Distinction and were recently recognized as Commended Students in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program as a result of their outstanding scores on the qualifying exam. Additionally, they are members of their school’s National Honor Society and the Westhampton Beach Junior Ambulance.

Kelly is also a member of her school’s debate team, Interact Club, pep band and Spanish Club and volunteers at the Quogue Wildlife Refuge. She plans to study biology or biochemistry in college.

Curran is on her school’s robotics and Quiz Bowl teams and is a member of the Cure Club. She is also a Girl Scout and earned her Gold Award, the highest award in Girl Scouting. She plans to study environmental engineering in college.

The Westhampton Beach School District extends its congratulations to these seniors  on a job well done.

Date Added: 9/28/2023  

Westhampton Beach High School seniors Jessica Curran, Jack Hendrickson, Meghan Kelly and Kate Pomroy have been recognized as Commended Students in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program as a result of their outstanding scores on the qualifying exam.

The seniors are among 34,000 students throughout the nation to earn the distinction and be recognized for their “exceptional academic promise.” To earn the title, they placed among the top 50,000 students who entered the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2022 PSAT.

The Westhampton Beach School District congratulates the seniors on this achievement.

Date Added: 9/27/2023

AP Scholars named in Westhampton Beach

An impressive 128 Westhampton Beach High School students received special Advanced Placement designations based on achievement in college-level coursework.

To earn Scholar recognition, students are required to score a 3 or higher on three or more AP exams; for Scholar with Honor, they must earn a 3.25 on all AP exams taken and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of those exams; and for Scholar with Distinction, they must receive an average score of 3.5 on all AP exams and grades of 4 or higher on five or more of those exams.

Additionally, 27 seniors have earned an AP Capstone Diploma and 46 students received an AP Seminar and Research Certificate.

The district congratulates the following students:

AP Scholars
Marlon Alvarez, Maria Andreoli, Edgar Arguello, Katie Baker, Kali Baumiller, Sophia Biondi, Anna Blanco, Celia Bonawandt, Felix Bouchard, Dylan Brown, Aine Byrne, Ava Calamita, Ella Carriero, Cole Dawson, Charlotte Dermody, Sarah DeVerna, Brooke Donahue, Bryce Flanagan, Sophia Fratello, Morgan Giacchetto, Lewis Gibbons, Hayden Glover, Sintia Gregorio, Alexandra Gurba, Rebecca Gutierrez-Haefeli, Trevor Hayes, Ginger Hendrickson, Zachary Horton, Rosalie Judd, Jamie Kelly, Ava Kuklis, Matthew Kwok, Angelina LeMaire, Bryce Lianzo, Elisabeth Lindahl, Madison Maire, Julianna Manfredonia, Dante Mansfield, Ethan Mastrole, Hollie McAllister, Mylie McCabe, Devin Mensch, Matthew Moran, Miriam Neubauer, Sullivan Norton, Ryan O'Connor, Tyler O'Donnell, Quinn Papagni, Angel Perez-Mucia, Madison Phillips, Conner Puch, Antonella Russo, Julia Ryvicker, Lana Salvaggio, Isabelle Schneider, Sydney Scheurer, McKenzie Schindler, Maria Sfyroeras, Alexander Spizuoco, Shannon Sweet, Rowan Tiska, Christopher Volkman, Giancarlo Volpe, Amelie Vuik, Annabelle Wasser, Evangeline Wasser, Gabriella Wendel, Peyton Worby and Isabella Zaleski

AP Scholars with Honor
Juliana Amaya-Delcid, Leila Batumoglu, Sydney Beardslee, Matilda Buchen, Drew Calloway, Lilah Caputo, Adrian Caumartin, Santiago Galvis, Catherine Gilvary, Jadyn Hunter, Lauren Hunter, Alessandro Imundi, Fahtima Iqbal, Isabella Jimenez, Kaitlynn Mazurkiewicz, Yulianna Mendez-Yaxon, James Monserrate, Alexandra Munsch, Grace Orr, Liam Parsons, Lily Pereyra, Melina Pinonzek, Meghan Pomroy, Luciana Reilly, Magaly Rojas, Zoe Stokes and Nicolas Warchol

AP Scholars with Distinction
Luke Albert, Jane Atkinson, Lucas Beckmann, Charles Bookamer, Nicholas Borruso, Abigail Curran, Bernadette Curran, Jessica Curran, Patricija Dirzius, Willow DuBrovin, Ryan Fives, Halle Geller, Sarah Gormley, Theo Grellet-Aumont, Marcus Haynia, Jack Hendrickson, William Jankowski, Alexander Kelly, Meghan Kelly, Graelyn Lorusso, Lucy Mansfield, Ezekiel McCrary, Valeria Nazaretski, Kate Pomroy, Jordan Razzano, Zoey Rudolph, Sean Ryan, Devon Sterry, Lily Strebel, Makayla Vignieri, Haley Waszkelewicz and Kylie Way

AP Capstone Diploma
Marlon Alvarez, Charles Bookamer, Bernadette Curran, Jessica Curran, Patricija Dirzius, Brooke Donahue, Ryan Fives, Santiago Galvis, Lewis Gibbons, Sarah Gormley, Theo Grellet-Aumont, Trevor Hayes, Jack Hendrickson, William Jankowski, Meghan Kelly, Hollie McAllister, Yulianna Mendez-Yaxon, Tyler O'Donnell, Liam Parsons, Melina Pinonzek, Kate Pomroy, Conner Puch, Alexander Spizuoco, Devon Sterry, Zoe Stokes, Haley Waszkelewicz, and Kylie Way

AP Seminar and Research Certificate
Maria Andreoli, Jack Ardito, Edgar Arguello, Jane Atkinson, Katie Baker, Gioia Benenati, Celia Bonawandt, Aine Byrne, Ava Calamita, Ella Carriero, Francesca Derby, Charlotte Dermody, Sarah DeVerna, Bryce Flanagan, Sophia Fratello, Catherine Gilvary, Sintia Gregorio, Rebecca Gutierrez-Haefeli, Sabra Harry, Zachary Horton, Isabella Jimenez, Angelina LeMaire, Bryce Lianzo, Elisabeth Lindahl, Madison Maire, Dante Mansfield, Mylie McCabe, Riley Miller, Miriam Neubauer, Sullivan Norton, Grace Orr, Quinn Papagni, Annabella Pellegrinelli, Madison Phillips, Sean Ryan, Sydney Scheurer, McKenzie Schindler, Maria Sfyroeras, Kevin Smith, Rowan Tiska, Amelie Vuik, Annabelle Wasser, Evangeline Wasser, Gabriella Wendel, Peyto Worby, and Isabella Zaleski