Commack School District

CMS hosted the Commack Multicultural Festival on Saturday.

Attendees had a great time while celebrating cultures from around the globe ... with a food sampling area, Flamenco dancers and plenty of other activities for youngsters.

Please check out the May edition of the Northwell School Mental Health Newsletter. It's Mental Health Awareness Month. This edition includes information on joining workshops addressing school avoidance as well as navigating conversations on puberty, consent and sexual health.

Please be reminded that Northwell Behavioral Health Center is more than a resource for a person in crisis. The highlight of the services offered is that they assist families to find providers (doctors, therapists, psychiatrists, and more), who take their insurance. The center is exclusively available for students of partnering districts and is located at 2171 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 345, in Commack.

Another day, another four-peat!

For the second time this week, a CHS team has claimed its fourth straight division title.

This time, the boys tennis team achieved the honor — joining the boys track team, which captured its fourth straight league title on Tuesday.

The Cougars expect to receive the No. 2 seed in the county tournament among the more than 20 teams that qualified.

CHS earned a bye for the opening round, which begins next week.

Individual singles and doubles competition begins Saturday. Ultimately, student-athletes who reach the county tournament’s semifinals become all-state players and advance to the state championships.

Four-peat!

The CHS boys track team claimed the League 2 championship on Tuesday afternoon. It marked the fourth straight title for the Cougars.

The team secured the crown with a dual-meet win against Bay Shore.

The Cougars look to defend their county title on May 22 at the Section XI championship meet, which will be hosted by CHS.

CHS freshman Sarah G. is Suffolk County’s Teen Poet Laureate — only the second student ever to hold that title.

Three years ago, county legislators created the role for a student to spearhead opportunities to bring poetry by and for young residents into the community as a positive force.

While enrolled in the CHS English elective Writer's Workshop, Sarah completed her application material for the Suffolk County Teen Poet Laureate Contest. The entry packet included a letter of recommendation, a curriculum vitae documenting leadership and civic engagement, and a portfolio of three poems, each no longer than 60 lines.

As a finalist, Sarah attended an interview panel. And on May 1, she sat before the legislature to confirm her appointment.

On June 1, she will attend an event at the Walt Whitman Birthplace Center to celebrate the beginning of her term.

CHS student Morgan V. received a big-time honor on Monday night for her command of the law during the 2024 High School Mock Trial Competition and Program.

Morgan received the Outstanding Student Attorney Award for her showing throughout the New York State Bar Association/Suffolk Academy of  Law-sponsored competition.

Justice John J. Leo nominated Morgan for the award, stating that throughout his entire career as an adjudicator and a justice, he had never seen a student attorney present herself in such a professional manner, and with such an intense understanding of the law and its implications.