Expanded STEAM opportunities at Cutchogue East prepares young students with...
Four Cutchogue East Elementary School second-graders gather around a table in the STEAM lab. With colored pencils and paper, the group designs a container that’s ideal for carrying potato chips — one...
View ArticleMattituck-Cutchogue unveils preliminary budget with a 1.69% increase
Mattituck-Cutchogue school district officials unveiled a proposed $41.4 million budget for the 2020-21 academic year at last Thursday’s school board meeting. Like last year’s $40.78 million budget,...
View ArticleCelebrating 10 years of musicals at Mattituck with performance of ‘Into the...
For over 20 years, a florist shop worker who once sang his demonic plant to life on the Mattituck High School stage was silenced. Audience members in the school auditorium couldn’t watch as teens in...
View ArticleSchools may amend calendars, state exams canceled
As school districts try to keep up with developments surrounding the coronavirus crisis, some districts on the North Fork may amend their school calendars, which have been disrupted by the outbreak....
View ArticleSchool districts stepping up to provide child care to essential workers
As the coronavirus spreads across the North Fork, schools and day care facilities have shut their doors, leaving children at home. Their parents, in most cases, remain home with them under an...
View ArticleMattituck budget approved as Arslanian, Hoeg elected to Board of Education
Voters in the Mattituck-Cutchogue School District approved a $41.4 million budget for 2020-21 by a wide margin, the district announced Wednesday afternoon. The budget received 1,660 yes votes compared...
View ArticleA first for Mattituck High School: Two salutatorians
Kelsey Bundrick had been one of the top students in her grade when attending Bishop McGann-Mercy High School in Riverhead. When the school closed its doors for good in June 2018, Kelsey transferred...
View ArticleSuit: Cutchogue East teacher was discriminated against following disclosure...
A Cutchogue East Elementary School teacher who was temporarily removed from the classroom in 2018 is suing the Mattituck-Cutchogue School District, alleging the action was taken by administrators...
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Mattituck School District’s reopening plan features hybrid model for high...
Mattituck-Cutchogue students in grades K-8 will return to classrooms if schools can reopen in September, while high school students will begin a hybrid model of in-person and remote learning,...
View ArticleMattituck switches school reopening plan; K-8 will now be hybrid
Plans for Mattituck students in grades K-8 to return to class in-person full time this fall appear to no longer be feasible. In a letter to parents Sunday night, superintendent Jill Gierasch announced...
View ArticleIn new change of plans, Mattituck-Cutchogue schools will again be in-person K-8
The Mattituck-Cutchogue School District has received word from the state that it can have in-person instruction in grades K to 8 this fall, according to Superintendent Jill Gierasch. The move brings...
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Students, parents urge Section XI to bring back sports; Mattituck to start...
A small group of student-athletes gathered in front of Mattituck High School Friday evening to deliver a big message: Let us play! Following the lead of larger rallies held around Suffolk County, the...
View ArticleMattituck-Cutchogue School District says grade 7-12 will be remote-only...
Saying one student has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, Mattituck-Cutchogue School District notified parents Thursday night on a robo call that grades 7-12 will be remote learning only on...
View ArticleMattituck-Cutchogue 7-12 moves to remote learning Wednesday as another...
The Mattituck-Cutchogue school district informed students’ families Tuesday night that grades 7 through 12 will move to remote learning Wednesday after another student tested positive for the COVID-19...
View ArticleMattituck unveils plan to bring back high school students full-time to classroom
Full-time, in-person learning will return for Mattituck High School students. COVID-19 permitting, of course. Students in grades 9-12 will make a staggered return to the classroom for five days a week...
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Community donations provide Kyle — the Mattituck McDonald’s most popular...
As longtime educators in the Mattituck-Cutchogue School District, Scott and Patti Verity would often be recognized around town as “the music teachers.” Mr. Verity was a chorus instructor at Mattituck...
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Ryan Oliver, 16, remembered as caring friend and talented athlete
A familiar theme began to emerge in the stories students shared as they remembered their friend, classmate and teammate. Ryan Oliver, who stood about 6-foot-2 and carried himself as if he were older...
View ArticleFacing ‘challenging times,’ Mattituck outlines preliminary $42.2M school budget
Mattituck-Cutchogue School District officials proposed a preliminary $42.2 million budget for the 2021-22 school year at last Thursday’s Board of Education meeting. According to Superintendent Jill...
View ArticleMattituck superintendent Jill Gierasch announces resignation
After just three years on the job, the superintendent of the Mattituck-Cutchogue School District has resigned. Superintendent Jill Gierasch announced her decision in a letter to families Wednesday...
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Students put their coding skills to test at Cutchogue East’s BattleBots...
Dozens of brightly colored robots whirred around the cafeteria floor at Cutchogue East Elementary on Wednesday as fourth grade students put their coding skills to the test. The room was transformed...
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