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Ward Melville High School

Address: 380 Old Town Road, East Setauket, NY 11733-3482
Main Office: (631) 730-4900
Acting Principal: Dr. Paul Gold 
Asst. Principals: TBD (Gr. 10), Stacey Zeidman (Gr. 11), Mike Jantzen (Gr. 12)
Deans of Students: Matt Fyfe (Gr. 10), Jay Negus (Gr. 11-12)
College Board School Code: 331-740

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Code of Conduct 2023

 

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School Updates 

  

Course Placement Appeals

For those who wish to appeal course placements, ex: Regents to Honors, please send an email to the appropriate Department Head:

  • English: Joanna Cadolino
  • Math: Juliann Whitman
  • Science: Dr. Marnie Kula
  • Social Studies: Tracy Beauchamp
  • World Language: Kerry Golini


Hometown Wall of Honor

We are looking to honor any Ward Melville Alumni who have served in the Military on a Wall of Honor here at the High School. Click here for more information.

Current News

Top of the Class of 2024

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Ward Melville High School is proud to announce the top of the Class of 2024. Congratulations to valedictorian Katherine Liang and co-salutatorians William McGovern and Michael Zhang.

Valedictorian Katherine Liang is an exemplary student and a kindhearted individual who has demonstrated a commitment to her academics, community and peers. Katherine’s academic interests have been nurtured through her endeavors both inside and outside of the classroom, with a special focus on the STEM curriculum. Impressively, she was named a National Merit Semifinalist for her high achievement on the PSAT exam. Katherine currently serves as the vice president of the math club and has won many awards for her participation in model bridge building, programming and math competitions. Most recently, Katherine was named one of the top 300 scholars in the 2024 Regeneron Science Talent Search for her computer science project, “Differentially Private Deep Learning in Biomedical Research,” completed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Katherine’s passion for academics and helping others continues outside of the classroom. She is the co-founder and co-president of the math club and physics club for Long Island Youth Development Inc., where she teaches young students and community members math and science.

Co-salutatorian William McGovern is a hardworking individual and an active member of the Three Village community. He is an excellent student whose academic accomplishments have earned him membership in the National Honor Society. He has won various honors and awards, including being named an AP Scholar with Distinction and a National Merit Semifinalist. At Ward Melville High School, William is a member of the key club, computer science club and the varsity tennis team. In addition to these school-based organizations, William collaborated with a local nonprofit organization to create a club where he tutors high school students in math, science and for the SAT.

Within the local community, William has dedicated countless hours to an organization called SVOSH Eyeglass Donation Project, a nonprofit organization with a focus on spreading vision around the world. William single-handedly worked to send over 3,300 pairs of eyeglasses to those in need.

Co-salutatorian Michael Zhang is an exceptional student who is actively engaged in the Brookhaven National Laboratory High School Research Program. Through this program, Michael conducts rigorous bioinformatics research. As a junior, he ambitiously aimed to develop a machine learning model capable of automatically interpreting bar graphs and potentially revolutionizing literature analysis efficiency. Alongside his academic pursuits, Michael serves as secretary for the Quiz Bowl A team and qualified for prestigious national tournaments. Additionally, Michael is involved in the fine arts at Ward Melville High School. He is a dedicated violinist and a member of the chamber orchestra, an audition-only ensemble at the high school. Michael was selected to perform with the top musicians from across New York State in the chamber orchestra at the All-State conference.

Michael dedicates time to contribute to organizations in the greater community. He is a founder and instructor of Long Island Youth Development Inc. where he shares his passion for chemistry with younger students. Michael’s proudest achievement is earning an honors designation in the United States Chemistry Olympiad, a testament to his dedication and hard work in mastering chemistry concepts.

The district congratulates Katherine, William and Michael for achieving the top academic honors of the Class of 2024 and wishes them the best in their future endeavors!

Date Added: 3/14/2024

Science Olympiad Team Places at Invitational Tournament

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The Ward Melville High School Science Olympiad team earned fifth place at Science Olympiad at the University of Pennsylvania (SOUP); the eighth annual invitational tournament hosted by the University of Pennsylvania.

SOUP is one of the most competitive, college-sponsored Science Olympiad invitational tournaments, with 63 teams nationwide participating. Out of the 23 Science Olympiad events ranging from engineering to biology, Ward Melville placed in the top ten for 12 of them.

The Ward Melville SciO team will be competing at the New York State Championship from Friday, March 15 to Saturday, March 16. We wish them well on this enormous endeavor!

Date Added: 3/14/2024

Senior Trip

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Members of the Class of 2024 had a wonderful time visiting Disney World and Universal Studios in Florida during their senior trip!

Date Added: 3/12/2024

Harvard Club of Long Island Distinguished Teacher

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Ward Melville High School teacher Dr. Marnie Kula received the Distinguished Teacher 2024 award from the Harvard Club of Long Island. Dr. Kula is the science department chairperson at Ward Melville High School, as well as the director of the InSTAR program.

Current undergraduate students at Harvard University have the opportunity to nominate their former teachers for this prestigious award. Only ten teachers from all of Long Island are selected to receive it.

The Board of Education honored Dr. Kula for her distinguished teacher designation at its March 6 meeting. Ward Melville High School Acting Principal Dr. Paul Gold described Dr. Kula as well-deserving of the award, attributing her commitment, knowledge, accountability and compassion.

Date Added: 3/11/2024

BOE Honors Academic Bowls Club

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At its March 6 meeting, the Board of Education recognized members of the Academic Bowls Club at Ward Melville High School. The Board and administrators wished the team the best of luck as they compete in the national Science Bowl this April in Washington, D.C.

This is the second year in a row the Ward Melville team will be representing the region at the national level. They qualified after a first place performance at the regional Science Bowl last month.

Date Added: 3/8/2024

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