West Babylon School District kicked off a weekend full of homecoming festivities with a pep rally to close out the school day at West Babylon Senior High School on Oct. 18. Continuing the celebrations, members of the school community lined up to march down Little East Neck Road to begin their parade to the West Babylon Junior High School football fields. 

Across the district, students and staff from each of the school buildings marched together to show their West Babylon pride. Led by the marching band, cheerleaders, youth football players, student organizations and clubs flashed their blue and gold colors for the community. The homecoming floats were themed for the four seasons this year, showing off winter, spring, summer and fall looks for each of the classes.  

Back on the football field, senior members of the football team, cheerleaders and marching band were honored. For the big Friday night lights game, the Eagles took on the Centereach Cougars and dominated the game from the start. They took the lead early on with a score of 20-6 going into halftime and closed out the game with a 33-12 victory.  

Varsity cheerleaders led the halftime routine, sporting their pink pompoms for Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. The marching band wowed the homecoming crowd with their routine. The celebrations continued the following night for the annual homecoming dance at West Babylon Senior High School.  

Click here to view the Friday Night Lights Win for West Babylon’s Homecoming slideshow.

Date Added: 10/22/2024

Students at the West Babylon Junior High School recently had a lunch and learn with Principal Dr. Carlos Falcón, Assistant Principal Alison Somma and sixth grade teacher Lauren Shaw about improvements to the school that they would like to see. The students came prepared with a detailed presentation posted to an easel where they were able to improve upon their presentational skills. Students spoke about improvements to recreation, lunch and ideas that they would like to see implemented for Spirit Day.

Date Added: 10/18/2024

Students in Ms. Shaw’s English classes at West Babylon Junior High School demonstrated their textual understanding by creating different literacy projects. They started the school year by reading “Freak the Mighty” by Rodman Philbrick, a story of two boys who become unlikely friends. The students then completed one of several project options – including creating text conversations, acting out scenes and describing what the characters were thinking – to show their understanding of the book.

Date Added: 10/11/2024

West Babylon School District opened its doors for the start of the 2024-2025 school year on Sept. 4. Students were greeted with a warm welcome at their respective building entrances by administrators and staff members.

With their backpacks stuffed with school supplies, elementary students throughout the district were eager to find their new classrooms and connect with classmates. At West Babylon Senior High School and West Babylon Junior High School, students familiarized themselves with their new schedules and tested out their lockers. The district’s sixth graders and ninth graders walked through their new buildings prior to the start of school during their respective orientation days. Students and staff are looking forward to the new year and all its possibilities.

Click here to view the Warm Weather, Smiling Faces for First Day slideshow.

Date Added: 9/5/2024