Congratulations to students Lara Booth Alam and Alex Lillie on being selected as the recipients of the Suffolk Zone Health and PE Leadership Award. Sponsored by the New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, the award recognizes one male and one female Suffolk County high school senior from each school district who exemplifies outstanding scholastic ability, physical education performance and leadership qualities.

To qualify for the Suffolk Zone Award, recipients must earn a 90% average in high school physical education and health classes and an overall GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale by the completion of junior year. Recipients must contribute to the positive outcomes of their physical education and health classes and school, always working to support the instructional efforts of the class. Additionally, the recipient must demonstrate physical education and health class leadership and serve in a leadership capacity in an extracurricular organization. Finally, the recipient must achieve a high level of physical fitness and live an overall healthy lifestyle.

Additionally, the district would like to thank our PE and Health staff members Louis Melfi, Leslie Sewell and Kelly Unterweiser who nominated Alex and Lillie and attended the celebratory dinner at Villa Lombardi’s in their honor.

Date Added: 3/1/2024