June 2012

• The first cohort  of 20 International Baccalaureate diploma candidates received recognition at a special ceremony to mark their accomplishments.
• At Academic Awards Night seniors were presented with nearly 200 awards totaling more than $122,000, made possible by the generosity of local individuals and organizations.
• After demonstrating their devotion to art and to their community, eight Long Beach High School students were inducted into the National Art Honor Society. An additional 24 students were recognized as 2013 nominees.
• Long Beach High School was ranked in the top nine percent of all high schools in the nation and 98th in New York State in The Washington Post’s High School Challenge Index. The school moved up 508 spots in the national ranking and 41 spots among all New York schools on this year’s list.
• The girls badminton team finished a 12-0 season, clinching the conference championship for the third consecutive year.
• The boys track and field team achieved a 13-0 season, going on to be named division champions.  
• Senior Matthew Barry and junior Ethan Bogard made it to the semifinals in the state tennis championships.
• Senior David Henry finished fourth in the triple jump at the NYS Public High School Track and Field Championship, breaking his own school record with a 46'7 ¾ ” jump. This performance qualified him for the NYS Federation meet, where he finished in 2nd place, competing against the top students in public and private schools throughout the state.
• There were two county champions, one division champion, 14 All-County, one All-County Honorable Mention, 22 All-Conference, six All-Division and one All-League player named.
• The girls badminton, girls golf, girls lacrosse, girls track and field, boys tennis and boys track teams all earned scholar-athlete status, achieving team academic averages of 90 percent or higher.

May 2012

• Seniors Arianne Papa and Jane Smyth earned a gold medal in the Environmental category and went on to capture the coveted Grand Award in that category at the International Sustainable World (Engineering, Energy and Environment) Project Olympiad (I-SWEEEP), in Houston, Texas on May 3-6.
• For the second year in a row, the Long Beach High School team of Arianne Papa and Jane Smyth, both seniors, earned a second-place grand award in Environmental Sciences at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), held this year on May 14-18 in Pittsburgh, Pa.
• The artwork of seniors Lauren LiBrizzi and Olivia Deschler was selected for exhibit in "Long Island's Best Young Artists" exhibit. Lauren received an Achievement Award. Olivia won 4th Place in the show.
• Senior Lauren LiBrizzi was singled out to receive a scholarship award at the All-County Art Exhibition. She was one of 30 students from around the district whose work was chosen for this exhibition
• The artwork of seniors William Scott and Rebecca Spodick was chosen for the “Advanced Visions 7: High School Artists of Excellence” exhibit.
• Seniors Lauren LiBrizzi, Rebecca Spodick and Luis Ruiz won awards at the Nassau Community College Arts and Science Competition. Lauren was awarded "Best in the Show" for her ceramic piece, Rebecca received an "Award of Excellence" for her print, and Luis Ruiz received an "Honorable Mention" award for his ceramic sculpture.
• The photography of sophomores Kimberly Feliz, Elizabeth Baldeo, and Justine Smith was chose to be part of the 12x12 Art Exhibit at LIU CW Post

April 2012

• A total of 91 new members were inducted into the Long Beach High School Arista Chapter of the National Honor Society.
• Junior Shannon Romig received a total of three national and state awards acknowledging exceptional service to her community. She received  a Certificate of Excellence from the Prudential Spirit of Community program, she was honored with the President’s Volunteer Service Award, and she was  selected as the Nassau Region recipient of the NYS PTA Youth Humanitarian Award in Honor of Stanley Marcus.
• The Long Beach City School District was one of 166 school districts across the country and 17 on Long Island to be recognized as a Best Community for Music Education by the NAMM Foundation.
• Senior Vincent Pasqua won a first-place award in the Level 2 division of the American Association of Teachers of Italian (AATI) Long Island Poetry Contest. Junior Ellen Blas won an honorable mention award in the Level 4 division.

March 2012

• All-State Vocal Jazz Vocalist Russell Goetz had the honor of singing at the State Capital on the week of March 5. He and his fellow All-State Jazz Ensemble vocalists presented a command performance in the Empire State Plaza. Russell was one of five ensemble members chosen to perform a solo piece at the event.
• A group of Long Beach High School students representing the Anime/Manga Art Forum received citations from the City of Long Beach in recognition of the work the club has done to increase cultural understanding through the arts.
• Yasmine Resnick (grade 10), Nerio Rodriguez (grade 11) and Michael Heiss (grade 10) finished in the top three of all the Long Beach High School students who competed in the American Mathematics Competition 12 (AMC). Their scores gained them recognition by the AMC as having exceptional mathematics talent.
• The hockey team clinched the state championship for the second year in a row. Goalie Harris Pittinsky was named the MVP of the state championship and was also named to the Newsday All-Long Island team.
• Three-time All-State wrestler Dylan Palacio won the state championship in the 160-lb. weight class. He is the tenth wrestler to earn this distinction in the school’s history.
  Seniors Mark Raghunandan and Krishna Sewkumar earned All-State wrestling honors for the third and second time, respectively.
• Junior Nicholas Stoski and freshman Max Willard were both state qualifiers in boys swimming.
• In boys track, David Henry was a state qualifier in the Triple Jump. He finished first in the conference and second in the county in this event.
• The gymnastics, boys basketball and girls basketball teams all made it to the playoffs. The gymnastics team was honored with the Todd Heimer Sportsmanship Award.
• A total of 40 winter varsity athletes students received other individual honors, with 11 All-County, 22 All-Conference, five All-Division and two All-Class athletes named.
• The girls basketball, gymnastics, boys swim, boys track and girls track teams all earned scholar-athlete status, achieving team academic averages of 90 percent or higher.

January 2012

• The American Scholastic Press Association awarded Long Beach High School’s literary magazine Fragments a First Place with Special Merit award in the Association’s 2010-2011 competition. This is the second year in a row that Fragments received top honors in this national competition.
• At the 2011 Columbia Scholastic Press Association’s Gold Circle Award Competition, 2011 graduate Jacqueline Bokor and junior Joseph Sweeny both received first-place awards in the poetry category.
• The Empire State Scholastic Press Association (ESSPA) awarded Fragments a Gold All-New York Award. Students also earned 32 individual awards, including eight gold, ten silver, seven bronze, and seven honorable mentions.
• In the fall varsity season, the girls swim team won the Section VIII Division B Title meet and later finished fourth at the county championships. The football, boys volleyball and girls volleyball teams all made it to the playoffs.
• Cady Zawatson, Kellie Cannon and Emma Harris qualified to compete at the state swimming and diving championships.
• Russell Goetz, Thomas Hamlet and David Velez were named County Champions in boys badminton.
• Senior Dylan Palacio was named the Boys Varsity Soccer Conference Player of the Year, while sophomore Shannon Horgan was named the Girls Varsity Soccer Conference Player of the Year.
• The New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance recognized seniors Dylan Palacio and Zoe Papetti with Zone Awards for academic prowess, leadership and physical performance.
• In the fall varsity season, there were 17 All-County, two All-County Honorable Mention, 18 All-Conference, one Academic All-Conference, and four All-Division players named.
• The boys badminton, boys cross country, girls cross country, girls swim, girls tennis and girls volleyball teams were all named Scholar-Athlete teams, with team academic averages of at least 90 percent.
• A total of 54 Long Beach Public School students in grades 4 through 12 qualified to perform in the New York State School Music Association’s (NYSSMA) All-County Festival in January.
• Seven Long Beach Public School students were chosen to participate in the Long Island String Festival Association’s (LISFA) Annual Secondary String Festivals.

 
December 2011

• The Empire State Scholastic Press Association (ESSPA) awarded Fragments literary magazine a Gold All-New York Award. Students also earned 32 individual awards, including 8 gold, 10 silver, seven bronze, and seven honorable mentions.
• A total of 19 high school students qualified to perform in the New York State School Music Association’s (NYSSMA) All-County Festival in January.
• Eleven high school students entered artwork in the Nassau County Bridge Authority’s 2012 Pass Card Contest. All eleven pieces will be used in the organization’s 2012 calendar.
• Students in the International Baccalaureate dance class danced with the Rockettes at Penn Station and also participated in a private Horton Technique class at the Ailey Extension Joan Weill Center for Dance. 

• Dylan Palacio was named the Boys Soccer Conference Player of the Year.
• Shannon Horgan was named the Girls Soccer Conference Player of the Year.
• Dana Berman , Victoria Epstein, Alexandra Gruber and Joseph Keiserman performed at the LISFA Secondary Festival, held at Massapequa High School on November 18-20.
• Cady Zawatson, Kellie Cannon and Emma Harris all qualifying to compete at the State Swimming & Diving Championships on November 18 and 19.

• Jacqueline Bokor and Joseph Sweeny received Gold Circle Awards from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association.
• Senior Ambrose Plante was named a Semifinalist in the 2012 National Merit Scholarship Program.
• Aditi Gupta, Jonathan Klus, Lila Martz, and Jane Smyth were named Commended Students in the 2012 National Merit Scholarship Competition.
• Fifty-one students earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP Examinations during the 2010-2011 School Year. Two students, 2011 Valedictorian Jordan Ochs and senior Ambrose Plante were named National AP Scholars—the highest honor bestowed in the program.
• Jonathan Klus was named the Valedictorian of the Class of 2012. Jane Smyth was named the Salutatorian.

• County Champion Joshua Trone won the NYS Track Championship in the 100m dash, finishing first in all divisions in the state and setting a new school record of 10.84.
• All-County sprinter Jaymen Teemer qualified for States with a time of 22.5.
• Two-Time All-County player Kelsey McLaughlin was named an All-State Softball player.
• The Girls Badminton team clinched the Conference Championship title for the second year in a row.
• The Girls Lacrosse team earned a Conference Championship Title.
• The Boys Track team earned its first Division Championship title in over 30 years.
• There were six All-County, two All-County Honorable Mention, 20 All-Conference, 13 All-Division and one All-League player named in the spring season.
• The Girls Badminton, Boys Golf, Girls Golf, Boys Lacrosse, Girls Lacrosse, Softball, Boys Tennis, Boys Track and Field and Girls were all named Scholar-Athlete teams, with team averages above 90 percent.
• The Asian Culture Club organized a talent show, raising over $500 to benefit the Red Cross Japan Relief Effort.
• IB Diploma candidates planted a Tree of Knowledge to commemorate the initiation of the International Baccalaureate Program, which will graduate its first diploma candidates in June 2012.

• Seniors Jackie Bokor and Hannah Berkowitz won a grand prize and a gold medal at the 2011 International Sustainable World (Engineering, Energy and Environment) Project Olympiad (I-SWEEEP) in Houston, Texas. Juniors Arianne Papa and Jane Smyth earned a gold medal. Sophomores Brandon Levokove and David Velez won a silver medal.
• Arianne Papa and Jane Smyth earned a Second Place Grand Award in Environmental Sciences at Intel ISEF on May 8-13 in Los Angeles.
• Arianne Papa and Jane Smyth qualified to represent New York State at the national level of the Stockholm Junior Water Prize competition in Chicago on June 23-25.
• Long Beach High School won a total of seven awards of excellence at the Adelphi Poetry Festival. Winners were Joe Sweeney, Shannon Romig, Jane Smyth, Sophie Corwin Alanna Costello, and teacher Rachell Koegel.
• Kyle Miller won two second-place trophies at the Long Island Student Film Festival, Rallie Andre Montellano won Honorable Mention.
• Kyle Miller won an Award of Merit for his video at the state level of the National PTA Reflections contest. Rallie Montellano was a County Finalist in the video category. Photographs by Tara Shouldis and Darian Lucas-Lipner were selected for honorable mention at the regional level.
• A total of 22 students completed the rigorous fitness exam that is the initial assessment to qualify for the Navy SEALs.
• The Long Beach City School District was one of the 172 school districts across the country to be recognized as a Best Community for Music Education by the NAMM Foundation.

April 2011

• A total of 77 new members were inducted into the Long Beach High School chapter of the National Honor Society.
• Juniors Arianne Papa and Jane Smyth were accepted to the Simons Summer Research Fellowship Program at Stony Brook University.
• A total of 22 students completed the rigorous Navy SEAL fitness exam.

 
 
March 2011

• The Long Beach High School Ice Hockey team captured the New York State Amateur Hockey Association High School Pure Division State Championship.
• Varsity Swimmer Nicholas Stoski was a State Qualifier in the 100-yard breaststroke.
• Adam DeJesus, Dylan Palacio, Mark Raghunandan and Krishna Sewkumar were named All-State wrestlers.
• Adam DeJesus won the Nassau County Wrestling Coaches Association Scholarship.
• Dylan Palacio earned All-American honors by finishing 3rd in the country at the National High School Wrestling Championships.
• In the Winter season, there were five All-County, 22 All-Conference and six All-Division players named, as well as three Conference Champions.
• The Girls Basketball, Gymnastics, Boys Swim, Boys Track and Girls Track teams all earned Scholar-Athlete status, achieving a team average of 90% or above.
• P.J. Gillespie, a 2007 LBHS graduate, earned All-American Wrestling honors at the Division One level for Hofstra University by placing 8th in the nation.
• Eduardo Delgado, a 2007 LBHS graduate, earned honorable mention All-American honors for Hunter College.
• Jackie Bokor, Hannah Berkowitz, Arianne Papa and Jane Smyth qualified to compete in the International Sustainable World Energy, Engineering and Environmental Project Olympiad (I-SWEEEP) competition in Houston, Texas in May.
• Hannah Berkowitz, Jackie Bokor, and Jane Smythe and Arianne Papa also qualified to compete at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Los Angeles in May.
• Joseph Keiserman won a First Place award in the Level 3 division of a poetry contest sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of Italian. Lucresia Cruz and Cassidy Kaplan won Honorable Mention awards.
• Blaine Garde received an All-County Art Scholarship from the Art Supervisors Association.
• Blaine Garde and Lauren LiBrizzi won Awards of Excellence for their artwork in the Nassau Community College Arts and Science Competition
• The artwork of Kayla Peers, Giovanna Raffa, Blaine Garde, Sarah Walordy, Brianna Reddan and Kirsten Donovan was selected for the "Long Island's Best Young Artists" exhibit at the Heckscher Museum.
• Kyle Miller won two Second-Place awards for his videos at the Long Island Student Film Festival. Rallie Andre Montellano won Honorable Mention in the short film category.
• Kyle Miller won an Award of Merit at the state level of the National PTA Reflections contest in the video category. Rallie Andre Montellano was a County Finalist in the video category.
• Kyle Miller won an Award of Merit at the state level of the National PTA Reflections contest in the video category. Rallie Andre Montellano was a County Finalist in the video category.
• Members of Long Beach High School's Anti-Bullying Club (The ABC) were key presenters at the Long Island Youth Safety Coalition Internet Safety and Bullying Prevention Conference at Hofstra University on March 29.
• The LBHS Chapter of the Tri-M Music Honor Society welcomed 14 new members.
• Principal Dr. Gaurav Passi won a First Prize award for his doctoral dissertation in a competition sponsored by the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP).

February 2011

• Long Beach High School has designated Jordan Ochs as the Valedictorian of the Class of 2011, and Ziyin Xu (better known as Sophia) as the Salutatorian.
   

 

December 2010

• Junior Jane Smyth finished second in a national essay contest sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of French.
• Senior Ben Weiss was name one of two New York delegates to the 49th Annual U.S. Senate Youth Program's Washington Week.
• Junior David Velez was chosen to represent his school at the Hugh O'Brien Youth Leadership (HOBY) Seminar in June. Scott Blumenfeld was selected as an alternate.
• Senior Chelsea Braga was named an All-State Volleyball player for the third year in a row.
• Senior Jordan Ochs was named the Nassau County Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
• Jackie Demerest and Matt Shouldis were named Long Beach Physical Education Students of the Year by the NYS Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.
• The Boys Badminton, Boys Cross Country, Girls Cross Country, Girls Soccer, Girls Swim, Girls Tennis, Boys Volleyball and Girls Volleyball teams were all named New York State Public High School Scholar-Athlete teams, with a team average of 90% or better.
• The Girls Volleyball, Boys Volleyball and Football teams all qualified for the playoffs.
• A total of sixteen LBHS students were chosen to perform in the All-County Music Festival.

November 2010

• Junior Eileen Kelly received a First Place award in Poetry in the Columbia Scholastic Press Association's Gold Circle Award competition.
• Sixteen LBHS students qualified to perform in the NYSSMA All-County Music Festival.
• Two LBHS students were chosen to perform in the Long Island String Festival

 

October 2010

• Senior Hannah Berkowitz was named a National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar.
• Senior Sophie Corwin received a 2010 Certificate for Superior Writing from the National Council of Teachers of English.
• Long Beach High School's literary magazine, Fragments, received 22 awards from the 2010 Empire State School Press Association competition, including two Gold Awards in the Best All-Round Publication category.
   

September 2010

• 38 students entered the new International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
• 56 students earned AP Scholar awards
• LBHS 2010 graduates Cole Blum and Spencer Jaffe were named National AP Scholars
• Senior Benjamin Weiss was named a National Merit Commended Student
• Senior Matthew Pisciotta was named to All-State Chorus
• Fragments Literary Magazine won a First Place with Merit award from the American Scholastic Press Association
• Fragments Literary Magazine won a Gold Medal from the Colombia Scholastic Press Association
• LBHS Graduates Cole Blum and Samantha Larsen had their research published in Young Scientists Journal