Voters in the South Country School District will decide on May 21 whether to approve a budget of just over $143 million for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, an increase of 1.54 percent from the current …

Bellport High School senior Dennys Cardenas has received a St. Joseph’s University Presidential Grant. The merit-based scholarship gives him a full ride to the school. Cardenas said he cried …

For Career Week at South Country Elementary Schools in Bellport, students met with community leaders and also enjoyed Spirit Week revolving around careers and colleges. A special visitor, who …

Plans for building a complex of four warehouse-distribution buildings and trucking terminal in North Bellport advanced after the Town of Brookhaven Planning Board on Feb. 26 approved a site plan and …

Bellport High School senior Brynn Johnsen surpassed 1,000 points in her high school basketball career during a game on Feb. 14 against West Islip. She is the third athlete to achieve this milestone …

Bellport High School freshman Caitlin Maragioglio earned fourth place at the 2024 NYSPHAA Girls Wrestling Tournament. To earn the spot, she wrestled in six matches during the day-long state …

Under the FY 2025 budget proposed by the executive office of the State of New York, dozens of school districts across Nassau and Suffolk County will lose some portion of state funding. The South …

Homecoming is not just for local high schools to celebrate their school spirit, but also a good time for the surrounding community to get involved. Be sure to catch your local event: WILLIAM …

South Country School District students were full of excitement as they arrived for the first day of the 2023-2024 school year on Sept. 6. “We are happy to welcome our students back to …

Every year, seniors from Bellport High School gather to participate in a Senior Sunrise the day before school starts. This year, the members of the Class of 2023 made pancakes and bacon at …

As friends and family proudly looked on, members of Bellport High School’s Class of 2023 received their diplomas during a momentous summer graduation ceremony held on Aug. 24 in the …

Kindness will be a focus for South Country School District’s 4,000 students when they return to school on Sept. 6. In addition to academic achievement, the district is putting an emphasis …

For graduating high school seniors, going to the prom is a rite of passage, a night of memories they’ll long remember. But for students who can’t afford a prom dress or a suit, or …

The recent South Country Education Foundation gala, at the home of Chantal and Richard Berman, celebrated a quarter century of this nonprofit funding enrichment programs for South Country students …

After an alleged incident involving the Bellport High School junior varsity boys’ lacrosse team, in April, the season was canceled with three games remaining. According to …

Twenty-three Bellport High School seniors who committed to compete in athletics at the collegiate level were honored during a signing day ceremony on June 8. Family members, friends, and coaches …

South Country School District Bellport High School’s valedictorian, Hannah De Los Santos, and salutatorian, Alexandria Lewkowski, took the time to speak with the Long Island Advance about their …

South Country School District’s top 10 students is entirely made up of females. This year’s top 10 includes: valedictorian Hannah De Los Santos, salutatorian Alexandria Lewkowski, Sara …

No. 1 Hannah De Los Santos, valedictorian College: Penn State University Major: Biochemistry Career Goal: Surgeon Activities: Varsity soccer (10-12), varsity softball (10-12), …