School Communication Leadership

The National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) recognized the Bay Shore Office of School-Community Services with four Golden Achievement Awards and one Distinguished Achievement/ Honorable Mention for successful public relations programs. Award judges sought outstanding achievement in the four steps of a public relations program: 1) analysis of the need; 2) planning to meet the need; 3) execution and communication of the program; and 4) formal evaluation. Bay Shore’s competition entries met all criteria.

Music Theory Students Set Record     

Bay Shore High School Music Theory and Composition Program was honored with state recognition of eight music compositions that are of the highest caliber.

Music Theory III teacher Ted Scalzo consistently has students place each and every year.  This year, eight student composers are being honored in two categories.

Student Electronic Music Composition Showcase Finalists are: 

Sam Bryant, Casey Hawkins, James Rainis, and Ben Schuman.

Young Composer Honors Concert Honorable Mention are: 

Sam Bryant, Martin Forero, Jon Michel, and Stephen Modula.

Congratulations to all of our students for their creative dedication to the craft of music making.

Marauder Alumni News

• Southpaw Quinnipiac pitcher Chris Gloor (Class of ’05) was picked up by the San Francisco Giants in the Major League Baseball Draft.

• Sacred Heart cross-country runner Olivia Civardi (Class of ’09) was named Road Runner Sports Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week for her excellent performance in her first collegiate 5K race. 

• Assistant Security Director Corey Swinson (Class of ’88) is featured online @ www.newyork-sportsbeat.com, “Ex-NFL Lineman Watches Over Alma Mater.” Mr. Swinson had quite a circuitous route back to his high school. Starting with a basketball scholarship at the University of Hawaii and switching over to football later on, this multi-talented athlete was drafted by the Miami Dolphins and eventually played with the St. Louis Rams and did a brief stint with the San Francisco 49ers.  “My family was proud but they knew there was more to me than just sports,” Corey says.  Due to a construction accident injury, he left the world of pro sports for private security, and ultimately, his present position with the Bay Shore School District. Now, this former lineman has come full circle, “defending” and “protecting” his high school and school district in the community that he proudly calls home.

Bay Shore High School Launches
International Baccalaureate World School Program

Bay Shore High School, one of only five International Baccalaureate (IB) World Schools on Long Island, has launched its first IB diploma classes this fall. The school district is proud to announce that twenty-nine students have decided to accept the challenge of this rigorous two-year college preparatory curriculum and to seek the prestigious IB diploma. Last spring, the high school completed the final requirement in the two-year authorization process to become an IB World School.

The IB Diploma Program provides students in their junior year with the opportunity to undertake a challenging, well-rounded educational program, which is widely recognized by the most competitive colleges in the United States and around the world.  Candidates for the program were required to submit an application and sit for an interview during their sophomore year. 

Once accepted into the program, students selected from a list of specially-designed courses that emphasize critical thinking, interdisciplinary study, and the cultivation of empathy for other people and cultures.  Students seeking  an IB diploma must take five academic courses from required curriculum areas and one elective IB academic course as well. 

In addition, IB diploma students must fulfill three other core requirements:  1) complete an interdisciplinary course, Theory of Knowledge, that makes connections between the various IB courses, 2) write an extended essay on an individually-selected research topic, and 3) perform 150 hours of community service. 

We congratulate the following students on their decision and wish them much good luck and success: Eric Ambos, Jyotsna Bodapati, Nicole Chin, Ajon Crump, Janice Cummings, Brian Coomey, Jillian DeFina, Jessica Downs, Connor Duddy, Keaira Dupuy, Danielle Epifanio, Mauricio Espinal, Samantha Fagone, Olivia Fiore, Ashlee Garrett, Rachel Haberstroh, Brianna Harrison, Matthew Hartill, Stephen Henriquez, William Jockers, Alexander Johnson, Michael Leshen, Antonia Lombardi, Benjamin Pacella, Kelly Reilly, Katelyn Smith, Kevin Sullivan, Alexandra Valencia, and Cedric Wilson.

Click on the Guidance Department on the Bay Shore School District website for further information on the BSHS IB Program and the International Baccalaureate Organization with links to information about how colleges view the IB program and diploma.

Semi-Finalist Students in 2010
National Merit Scholarship Program

Bay Shore High School Principal Robert Pashkin congratulates Arun Bodapati, David Espina, and James Rainis.  These scholastically talented high school seniors now have an opportunity to continue in the National Merit Scholarship competition for some 8,200 National Merit Scholarship awards worth $36 million that will be offered next spring.

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