East Meadow High School

For the first time, all performing music ensembles at EMHS participated in the NYSSMA Major Organization Festival. The students were required to prepare a program of specific material and perform for a panel of judges. Each then received feedback and a score. The ensembles received top ratings ranging from Silver to Gold With Distinction. Congratulations to all for your hard work and a job well done!

This past weekend two students from our tenth-grade class, Thomas Primrose and Maya Provitera attended the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Seminar at Adelphi University. They were selected through an interview process to represent East Meadow High School as our ambassador earlier this year. We hope that they will take all that they learned this weekend and make great change in our EMHS Community.

Congratulations to Madison Fishkind for winning the Outstanding Untenured Social Studies Teacher Award presented by the LICSS. Pictured with Madison is K-12 Director of Social Studies Jim Mendonis and ELA and Social Studies Chairperson Frank Baglivo. Madison accepted her award at the Roosevelt House at Long Island University.

On June 3rd, the Social Studies Honor Society hosted a “Faculty Feud” where departments from English, Science, Social Studies, Special Ed, World Language and Guidance competed against one another for fun and to raise money for the honor society. Congratulations to the World Language department for winning the competition! Many laughs were shared from our exceptional host Scott Kassan.

Mental health awareness day in the EMHS courtyard. Thank you Cara Kelly for the pictures. Wellness stations in full swing in celebration of mental health month. Stations are hosted by our honor societies, students, staff members which include yoga, Hook-the community support dog, rock painting, board games, arts and crafts, mindfulness, resources from long island crisis center and black out poetry

East Meadow High School Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Mrs. Fazio and Ms. Pellman received Gold With Distinction at NYSSMA Majors.

Class of 2024 EMHS students present their projects at the 25th annual Senior Fair. This is a culmination of a lot of hard work throughout the senior year.

Congratulations to the East Meadow Track and Field athletes who won All-County accolades at the Outdoor Track and Field County Championship meet yesterday: Anaya Hall in the 2K Steeplechase, Jack Matthews in the 3K Steeple, John Turnbull in the 400 Hurdles and Zaria Hall who took the County Championship in the 1500, 800 and 3K. Next up States...

Assistant Principal for the Day, Mekeinly Augustin (9th grade) did a terrific job and we loved having him a part of the administrative team. Mekeinly shadowed Dr. Gustavo Loor and both of them had a great time.

Two EMHS beloved seniors were AP's for a day. Matt Rodriquez and Kevin Canto shadowed Asistant Principals Mrs. Egan and Mr. Genoino. The day was a great success, with all involved learning alot. The school plans on continuing this new program in the future.

EMHS students spend the day in Central Park today. A good time was had by all.

Congratulations to the Girls Badminton Team on a great season!  Special congratulations to 1st Single player Keziah Philip, 2nd doubles team Kezia Abraham and Rachel Lam and 3rd doubles team Leya Skaria and Jasmine Mathew for earning All-Conference honors.  We are so incredibly proud of you!

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!