Sachem Central School District is one of the largest school districts by population on Long Island and among all suburban school districts in New York, United States. Founded in 1955, the district now encompasses residents of the Census-Designated Places of Holbrook, Holtsville and Farmingville, as well as some parts of Lake Grove, Lake Ronkonkoma, Ronkonkoma and Nesconset. Its district office is located in Holbrook.

Schools and Locations

Sachem Schools currently has 15,439 students enrolled: 88% white, 4% black, 7.6% hispanic, 0.4% other.

Elementary Schools (12)

• Cayuga: K-5th
• Chippewa: K-5th
• Gatelot: K-5th
• Grundy: K-5th
• Hiawatha: K-5th
• Lynwood: K-5th
• Merrimac: K-5th
• Nokomis: K-5th
• Tamarac: K-5th
• Tecumsha: K-5th
• Waverly: K-5th
• Wehonah: K-5th

Middle Schools (4)

• Sagamore: 6th-8th
• Samoset: 6th-8th
• Seneca: 6th-8th
• Sequoya: 6th-8th

High Schools (2)

• Sachem High School East: 9th-12th
• Sachem High School North: 9th-12th

Notable alumni and staff

• Billy Alvino, professional baseball player
• Rich Cimini, sportswriter for NY Daily News
• Jumbo Elliott, former NFL player
• Matt Goldapper, radio personality on Party FM
• Robert Greifeld, CEO of Nasdaq
• Philip Greifeld, CEO of Huddle House
• Neal Heaton, former Major League Baseball player
• Vic Latino, radio personality on Party FM
• Steve Levy, Suffolk County Executive
• Diane Nelson, professional horse jockey
• Jill Nicolini, television personality
• Mike Parisi, professional baseball player
• Jeff Ruland, former NBA player and current NBA coach
• Doug Shanahan, professional lacrosse player
• Chris R. Vaccaro, journalist and author

School Colors

Sachem School District's colors are red, black and gold. The school fight song starts out as "Here's to Red, Black and Gold..." Since the split, Sachem High School North uses principally black and gold while Sachem High School East designated red and gold as its principal colors. Both schools proudly kept the Sachem team nickname "Flaming Arrows". Three athletic fields are named in honor of former Sachem teacher-coaches. Coach Fred Fusaro Alumni (football) Stadium and Don Woolley (soccer) Field are at Sachem North and the Tom Toscano Cross Country course is at Sachem East.

Reconfiguration

As voted upon by district constituents in 1999, the district built two new schools and reconfigured its current schools at the start of the 2004-2005 school year. The elementary schools, which formerly housed grades Kindergarten through 6th, are now K-5. Seneca and Sagamore junior high schools (formerly grades 7 and 8) became middle schools (grades 6 through 8). The former Sachem High School South, the 9th and 10th grade facility, was converted into Samoset Middle School. Sequoya was built as a fourth middle school for the purpose of reconfiguration. Sachem High School North, formerly home to all 11th and 12th grade students in the district, became a 9-12 facility for students in the western and northern portions of the district. Sachem East was built as a 9-12 facility for students in the southern and eastern portions of the district.

References

1. Sachem Online

2.http://www.sachem.edu/admin/Public_Announcements/sachem_friends/R%20Greifeld%20letter%20-%20Supt..pdf

External links

• Official Sachem School District Website