East Meadow High School

AP Drawing student Robin Canuto received the grand prize and scholarship award in the inaugural Fine Arts Award and Exhibition at the Manes Art and Education Center at the Nassau County Museum of Art in Roslyn. Robin is excited to study art illustration at FIT next year!

The Varsity Girls Lacrosse team defeated Hewlett in a heated battle yesterday 12-10. Halle Lara led the Jets with three goals, two assists and seven draw controls. Brooke Vislocky had three goals, Jessie Stump had two goals, one assist, Jaelyn Zabala had two goals, one assist and two draw controls, Alexis Chew had a goal and three draw controls, Kayla Lederer had a goal, Madelyn Reger had an assist and goalie Dynastee Ramos had 13 saves to keep the Jets in the game. Outstanding defense played by Kate Barnett, Guilianna D’Alessandro, Shauna Gregorio, Ava Zucker and Jojo Jasmin. Come support us at home on Thursday at 5:00 as we take on Oyster Bay!

On Friday night, members of the EMHS music department visited Lincoln Center in New York City to see the Metropolitan Opera's production of Bizet's Carmen. Students were treated to a "Meet and Greet" with members of the opera orchestra during the intermission to learn about life as a professional musician. What a special evening, one that will always be remembered!

East Meadow High School students in the New York class are in Manhattan today. Students are walking the High Line.

East Meadow is very proud of Midshipman Daniel Lindow. Daniel is an EMHS Class of 2023 graduate and just completed his first year at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. He is pictured here with a classmate who is also from Long Island, Raymond Cecere.

The Girls Varsity Lacrosse team showed resilience by battling through a 1 goal game and then finding the energy to secure the victory in overtime to make the final score 10-9. Senior, Halle Lara scored the game-winning goal in overtime and it was quite the memorable moment for the Jets and their supporters. Halle Lara had 4 goals, 1 assist, and 2 draw controls, Jaelyn Zabala had a career high of 7 draw controls, 2 goals, 1 assist and 5 ground balls. Brooke Vislocky had 1 goal and 1 assist, Isabella Stea had 1 goal, Izzy Levin had 2 assists and 4 ground balls. Kayla Lederer played outstanding defense and made a huge impact on transition, Crystal Cruz also hustled on every attack ride until the very last whistle. Goalie Dynastee Ramos made 10 saves which led her to 100 saves this season! The Jets play at home next Thursday against Oyster Bay, come and support!

HERALD ARTICLE April 29, 2024 East Meadow’s girls’ lacrosse team will be well rested when it resumes its chase for a probable playoff spot this week. The Jets had not played in 11 days when they took the field against Kennedy May 1 and entered the contest with a 6-2 Conference III record (6-4 overall). The mark is good for third in the division as the team tries for its third playoff berth in as many seasons under coach Nicolette Tortorici. “We're a young team and we have girls who are hard working and athletic,” Tortorici said. “We've definitely been successful. We've been happy with all of the outcomes and we're looking forward to, hopefully, postseason play.” Tortorici said she used the break to set up more defensive sets, offensive plays and special teams strategies and didn't anticipate any rust once the schedule resumed. East Meadow entered the break on a positive note after a 7-6 comeback win over New Hyde Park on April 19 to end a modest two-game losing streak. The Jets trailed 5-1 after the first quarter, but shut down the Gladiators the rest of the way and Kayla Lederer scored what proved to be the game-winning goal in the final stanza to send the Senior Day crowd home happy. “We were distracted in the beginning of the game, and then we realized that we were down a couple of goals and we knew we didn't want to lose on Senior Day on our home turf,” Tortorici said. “The girls finally found the flow and we were able to pull out the win.” Halle Lara has 12 goals in her last four games and leads the team with 25 and fellow senior Brooke Vislocky's hat trick against New Hyde Park increased her goal total to 24 while pacing the Jets with 32 points. There were questions about whether Vislocky, an 11-goal scorer in 2023, would even play lacrosse this season after suffering a “very traumatic brain injury” midway through her basketball season. “Not many girls her age would come back to playing a sport after something like this,” Tortorici said. “Not only did she come back, she’s leading our team in points. We are so proud of how she’s handled the situation and overcame this obstacle. It’s a true testament to the type of person and player Brooke is.” The team is strong in transition thanks to Lederer (11-4-15) and midfielders Isabella Levin (2-10-12) and freshman Kate Barnett (2-3-5). Sophomore Jessica Stump has also contributed four goals and nine points. The defensive corps has taken shape with junior Shauna Gregorio and sophomore Guliana D'Alessandro stepping up in the absence of injured junior Alissa Valente. D'Alessandro has especially contributed in transition as well as gaining 50-50 ground balls. Senior Dynastee Ramos's 94 saves places her among the county leaders, which includes a season-high 14 in a 14-9 win over Plainview April 1. After Kennedy, the Jets will close the season at MacArthur and Hewlett before hosting first-place Oyster Bay on May 9.

The EMHS Jazz Ensemble performed at the Flagstar Theatre at Westbury Music Fair last night in the 3rd Annual MADD Battle of the High School Big Bands. For the third year in a row, the saxophone section was awarded “Best Woodwind Section”. Judah Baroukh was also awarded “Best Soloist” for his feature performance on A Night In Tunisia. Congratulations to all of a job well done!

On Wednesday April 17th, East Meadow High School's SASA (South Asian Student Association) celebrated Holi, the Festival of Colors. Although historically a religious Hindu festival, Holi is celebrated by Indians all over the world. Culturally, the festival signifies a fresh start, the coming of spring, and the hope of a new and vibrant future. Here at East Meadow High School, students spent an afternoon throwing colorful powder with their friends and dancing to cultural music. As each student left the event covered from head to toe in various colors the smiles on their faces could be seen by all.

East Meadow fashion students tour FIT in NYC

The East Meadow Trial Law Class visits the Nassau County Criminal Court House in Mineola.

This weekend, the East Meadow High School Chamber Choir traveled to New York City to perform at Carnegie Hall as part of Manhattan Concert Productions' Octavo Series under the direction of Dr. Lynda Hasseler. The EMHS Chamber Choir was one of ten choirs that were selected from across the country to perform in the festival. The students had an amazing weekend of singing and performing in one of the world's most famous concert halls. It was an experience that they will always remember.

The Boys Varsity Lacrosse team improved their record to 6 wins on the season with a win over Freeport yesterday. Bryan Tauber led the team with 5 goals, Vincent Ronzo, and Noah garner added two goals each. Thomas primrose added a goal as well. Marcello Romano had an impressive 4 assists and Jack Caracciola had 2 assists as well. The boys look to continue their success Thursday Home against Baldwin.

The Girls Varsity Softball Team beat Oceanside yesterday 1-0 in a 9-inning thrilling game. With two outs in the top of the 9th inning, Gianna Ventura singled down the right field line driving in Julia Parise for the go ahead run. On the mound, Julia Parise pitched a complete game shutout, allowing only four hits while striking out four. Julia also added three hits on the day. Defensively, great plays were made by Melia Campbell, Erin Schwartz and Ari Maniscalco. Great job girls!

This past February, East Meadow HS Math League Team members Tanjeed Alam, Steven Cheng, Krzysztof Brachowski, Andrew Cheng, and Chris Dagoon had the honor of being selected to be a part of Nassau County’s All-Star team! Since then, these students have attended weekly night practices at Syosset High School to prepare for NYSML competition. During the second weekend in April, they joined forces with other teams from Nassau County including Jericho, Great Neck South, and Syosset to represent Nassau County as they traveled upstate to Owego, NY to face off against the best mathematics students in the State! Our EM students faced many math hurdles, including individual exams, team exams, and relay-challenges, and left with lots of great experiences and new friends. Please wish them luck as the move on to the National Competition at Penn State University on Saturday, June 1st!

Wesley Taylor from the original Addams Family cast led a workshop with the cast of The Addams Family today! Wesley was in the original cast of The Addams Family, SpongeBob on Broadway, and is most recently in Hulu's series, "Only Murders in the Building." The cast members will be singing sections of their songs from the show for Wesley to give feedback and suggestions!

Members of the East Meadow High School National Honor Society participated in an egg hunt in the school’s courtyard. The proceeds from the event will be donated to the Ronald McDonald House of Long Island. The winning team found 64 eggs and was awarded “eggstra ordinary” trophies.

The Virtual Enterprise class is representing East Meadow High School in New York city at the Jacob Javits Center for the International Trade show.

Big game for East Meadow Boys Lacrosse winning 15-4 against Elmont at home yesterday. The team was lead by Jack Caracciola with 5 goals and 1 assist, Tom Primrose 3 goals and 1 assist, and Bryan Tauber 3 goals and 1 assist. Jackson Reger had 10 saves and Vin Ronzo went 14 out of 18 on faceoffs. Defensemen Nick Longardino on a full field clear had an awesome assist to Vin Ronzo in the 4th quarter.

East Meadow jets win against Freeport!!! Brooke Vislocky led the jets with 5 goals and 1 assist! Kayla Lederer had 3 goals and 3 assists! Kate Barnett and Jaelyn Zabala contributed 2 goals each. Jessica Stump had 2 goals and 1 assist. Crystal Cruz had 1 goal and Izzie Stea had 1 goal. Skylar Egan had 2 assists. In the goal, Dynastee Ramos had 9 saves and Alissa Mili had 2!! The final score was 16-6. Congrats on a great win girls!