Students in Albert G. Prodell Middle School’s Impact course are certainly making an impact on the world.

Under the leadership of teacher Kevin Willi, the students completed a civil service project in which each group chose a different topic – a bake sale for cancer fundraising, making crates for food donations, petitions for a school pool, a PSA for too much screen time along with other creative ideas.  

Team leader Ailie Korsakas and her team members Sulie Duffy, Adelyn Kappesser, Kamila Madrid, Anabella Sousa, Ava Williams and Alexis Yau baked treats, organized times with the King Kullen supermarket in Wading River, made posters and set up a table on May 10th for three hours.

These young fundraising champions raised $700 which was donated to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Great job students!

Date Added: 5/15/2025

Shoreham-Wading River has once again been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The NAMM Foundation for its outstanding support and commitment to music education. 

The Best Communities for Music Education reaches K-12 schools and districts throughout the U.S. and offers opportunities to increase awareness and support for music programs. Shoreham-Wading River is among 1,000 districts and individual school sites that were recognized for having the highest commitment to producing exceptional music programs.  

Shoreham-Wading River High School music coordinator Dennis Creighton lauded the district and Board of Education for the impressive support of the music program and staff over the years, noting their hard work helps create the environment that enables the music staff to do their best work. 

Congratulations and thanks to our music teachers Cara Verity (Miller Avenue School), Erin Fasano, Christina Meli, Jenilyn Smith and Mark Verity (Wading River School), James Finnerty, Thomas McClafferty, John Samonte and Fred Volz (Albert G. Prodell Middle School) and Dennis Creighton, Kevin O’Brien and Ashely O’Connor (Shoreham-Wading River High School) for guiding, encouraging and inspiring our students.

Date Added: 5/13/2025

Albert G. Prodell Middle School students are honoring the Wildcats with Character trait of the month of resilience and sharing information on Mental Health Awareness Month.

The monthlong recognition helps to illuminate the journeys of those navigating mental health challenges and to cultivate environments of support and understanding.

Student Council members, the Leadership Club and advisers Lauren Waldron and Eugene Sicoli set up a table on the first week’s “Thoughtful Thursday” so students and staff could write notes of encouragement and positivity on drink sleeves. They either wrote the message for their own drink containers or left them on the table for others to admire or to take home.

In addition to Thoughtful Thursdays, Prodell joins Shoreham-Wading River High School, Wading River School and Miller Avenue School in Mindful Mondays, Take Action Tuesdays, Wear Green Wednesdays and Feel-Good Fridays.

Click here to view the Students Know That Mental Health Matters slideshow.

Date Added: 5/12/2025

At the May 6 Board of Education meeting, Wading River School music teachers Christina Meli and Mark Verity and Prodell music teacher John Samonte read out the names of students from the two schools who were selected to perform in the Intermediate Long Island String Festival. They are Wading River School students Evelyn Lauckhardt, John Lister, Sophie Moreira and Elliot Thomas and Prodell Middle School sixth grader Sophia Tishchenko, seventh graders Ailie Korsakas, Owen Schwartz and Alexis Yau and eighth grader Zachary Lister.

The teachers also shared the names of the students selected into the 2025 Suffolk County Music Educators’ Association's honors ensembles. They are Rebecca Baas, Sophia Bucco, Gianna DiSilvestre, Adrianna Galli, Megan Joos, Chase Joubert, Evelyn Lauckhardt, John Lister, Gavin MacKinnon, Sophie Moreira, Daisy O'Neill, Alexis Sorrentino, Emmett Stadler, Aubrey Sullivan, Aiden Thomas, Elliot Thomas, Samuel Wozny and Olivia Zylowski (Wading River School) and Mia Aceto, Nora Andersen, Elaina Blanchard, Abigail Brown, Stella Buckley, Eve Calvert, Abigail Campbell, Arianna Carnovale, Keira Conklin, Jackson Cosgrove, Hazel Cresser, Makenna DiMaio, Sophia Dean, Sophia Elgut, Ashley Esnes, Arabella Evans, Audrey Gauler, Teressa Gonzalez, Lydia Gorniok, Victoria Hamilton, Nina Hateau, Rowan Heavey, Keira Holt, Gianna Horsford, Linda Hu, Lily Jaeger, Brody Kaleita, Adelyn Kappesser, Allie Korsakas, Kevin Kozak, Valentina LaGrassa, Hanna Larsen, Samuel Marceau, Faith McKiernan, Andrew Molinelli, Brenna Molinelli, Gavin Molinelli, Emilie Neff, Jamyson Ochoa, Nicholas Oliveri, Joshua Parrinello, Thomas Pirraglia, Alyssa Pollak, Joseph Pullara, Lilly Rocca, Emily Ryba, Jonathan Sarcone, Griffin Schwartz, Owen Schwartz, Madison Tees, Tristan Tiamsic, Sophia Tishchenko, Mei Lin Torre, Charlotte Tricarico, Grayson Vescovo, Ethan Weng, Kenzo Wentz and Brayden Zettwoch (Prodell Middle School).

Congratulations to our talented student-musicians!

Date Added: 5/9/2025

The Shoreham-Wading River Board of Education recognized a milestone in the careers of seven educators when they granted them tenure at the May 6 meeting.

To the applause of family members, colleagues and community members, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources Brian Heyward introduced the staff members – Taylor Anderson (Physical Education), Cara Behrens (Special Education), Micheala Berg (Family and Consumer Sciences), Brendan Gilley (English), Fallon Moscicki (Psychologist), Samantha Papa (Special Education) and Aimee Schwabe (Special Education).

The Shoreham-Wading River school community commends these educators for their efforts in advancing the goals and mission of the district.

Date Added: 5/7/2025