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2006-2007 Division Avenue High School News

The strains of "Pomp and Circumstance" will have barely faded away soon when seniors from Division Avenue High School will find themselves getting ready for their college experiences.
[June 21, 2007]

Once again the students of Division Avenue have proved that Saturdays can be useful times for studying and brushing up on academic skills as the bi-annual Saturday Review Program held its last session for Spring 2007.
[June 21, 2007]

Levittown North Bowling Lanes was the site recently of a DAHS Bowling Extravaganza to raise money for the Doug Robins Scholarship Fund.
[June 11, 2007]

On May 16 students from Division Avenue High School's Chapter of SADD provided a moment of enjoyment for parents and friends of sick children at Ronald McDonald House in New Hyde Park.
[June 06, 2007]

DAHS is proud to announce this year's recipients of the "Young Women of Tomorrow" award presented annually by the National Organization for Women: Tracy Borst and Paige Cervantes.
[May 15, 2007]

DAHS junior, Muskan Ghotra, and sophomore, Saad Syed, were recently awarded first place in the Chemagination contest sponsored by the American Chemical Society and held at St. John's University.
[May 14, 2007]

Hope Clarke and Paige Cervantes both win awards.
[May 14, 2007]

Art Chairperson, Frank Creter, congratulates DAHS Art students: April Greene and James Clayton who were winners in the Astoria Federal Savings Bank Student Photo Contest.
[May 14, 2007]

On Thursday April 26, 2007, Division Ave. High School held its 13th annual induction ceremony for the French, Italian and Spanish National Honor Societies.
[May 01, 2007]

On April 11, 2007 Representative Peter King (R-NY) visited Division Avenue High School to speak about his responsibilities as a member of Congress and what work he's accomplished while on the House Intelligence Committee.
[April 30, 2007]

The Robotics Team at Division Avenue High School, under the tutelage of Mr. Roy Flauto, recently competed in the F.I.R.S.T ( For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) competition at Hofstra University and, for the second year in a row, made it into the quarter-finals.
[April 23, 2007]

Ms. Alice Andersen, Social Worker and Drug & Alcohol Counselor at Division Avenue High School recently spearheaded a drive to collect new and gently used gowns...
[April 23, 2007]

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation of the College Board has announced that two juniors at Division Avenue High School, Sanjay Mohan and Ryan Ronan, have been designated as "High Scorers" based upon the scores they achieved on the PSAT administered in October 2006.
[April 20, 2007]

The year 2007 marks the first-ever Induction ceremony at Division Avenue High School for its newly formed Science National Honor Society.
[April 09, 2007]

Three members of Division Avenue High School DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) were top place winners at the state competition.
[April 05, 2007]

Division Avenue High School students enrolled in Kristen Miraglia's Digital Media Class attended the Locust Valley Film Festival on March 27, 2007.
[April 02, 2007]

On Monday, March 19th, a group of Division Avenue High School Performing Ensemble students attended a very special dress rehearsal of Andrea Chenier by the Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center in New York City.
[March 31, 2007]

On Friday, March 9 visitors to the Levittown area might have wondered if perhaps claps of thunder were afoot, but a quick check with any resident would have reassured them that it was, in fact, once again Spirit Night at Division Avenue High School.
[March 31, 2007]

On Friday March 23, 2007, thirteen students from Division Ave. High School participated in the Annual Italian Poetry Contest at Stony Brook University.
[March 29, 2007]

This year's selection for Honorary Life PTSA Membership at DAHS in recognition of his service to the students of the Levittown School District is Assistant Principal John Avena.
[March 26, 2007]

On Wednesday March 14th and Wednesday March 21st, students at Division Ave. HS participated in the Gran Concours (National French Exam) and the National Spanish Exam.
[March 26, 2007]

This year to celebrate foreign language week teachers and students in the World Language Dept. participated in several activities. Classes participated in a door-decorating contest.
[March 26, 2007]

On Wednesday, March 15th, 40 Division Avenue High School Music and Dance students attended a very special workshop in New York City. Students were given an exclusive opportunity to work up close and personal with a member of the cast of A Chorus Line.
[March 16, 2007]

DAHS Senior Mathew Sutch was recognized recently by the Summit Lane Shooting Stars Scholarship Committee for his continued dedication and participation as a volunteer in the Shooting Stars Basketball Program designed for challenged students.
[March 15, 2007]

The Division Avenue High School Chamber Club, composed of some of the most skilled musicians at Division Avenue High School, is quickly becoming a popular favorite at all school events.
[March 12, 2007]

The Valedictorian of the DAHS Class of 2007 is Kelly Rogala. Kelly, who has achieved an average of 99.7 is a dynamo who seems to be in perpetual motion.
[March 06, 2007]

From October 28 to January 20 the building at 120 Division Avenue has been buzzing on Saturday mornings with the sound of students and teachers working together on a variety of academic areas.
[March 05, 2007]

On Saturday, March 17 the junior class at DAHS will have an opportunity to take a sample SAT exam administered by the Princeton Review.
[March 05, 2007]

On Friday, March 2nd, the Division Avenue High School AP Physics students led by Jeff Miller participated in the Physics Olympiad at SUNY Farmingdale.
[March 03, 2007]

On Wednesday, February 7th, the Division Avenue High School Music Department began rehearsals for their first-ever Brass Ensemble.
[February 27, 2007]

Students at Division Avenue High School recently received yet another reason to be proud in the form of a publication from the College Board.
[February 27, 2007]

Students at Division Avenue High School recently adopted the Make-A-Wish Foundation for a holiday project and invited staff and students to purchase a paper "sneaker" for $1 apiece.
[February 14, 2007]

When this year's annual PTA Reflections contest challenged DAHS students to depict their "favorite place," many students rose to the challenge and voluntarily submitted entries ranging from poems to essays to photographs to dance videos to sketches.
[February 14, 2007]

On Saturday, January 20th, the Division Avenue Varsity Cheerleaders competed in a L.I.C.C.A. cheerleading competition hosted by Sachem East High School.
[January 29, 2007]

Division Avenue High School's SADD Chapter, in conjunction with Assemblyman McDonough participated in the "Coats for Kids Drive" during the past holiday season.
[January 22, 2007]

27 students from Division Avenue High School were treated to a fascinating tour of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
[January 09, 2007]

Twenty Division Avenue High School students competed recently in the annual DECA (Distributive Education Club of America) regional competition on Saturday, January 6th at Nassau Community College.
[January 09, 2007]

As a way to give back, student members of the Division Avenue DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) sponsored a toy drive for needy families in Nassau County this holiday season.
[January 04, 2007]

On Friday, December 8 th, Division Avenue High School students enrolled in Science Research and AP Chemistry classes attended the first ever Chemistry Research Day at Stony Brook University.
[December 19, 2006]

Students enrolled in the Career Development Program at Division Avenue High School recently embarked on a multi-dimensional project to promote healthy hearts that culminated in a special event held on November 30 called
[December 14, 2006]

Students studying Italian from Divison, MacArthur, Salk and Wisdom Lane Schools recently attended a performance conducted completely in Italian and presented by the Frizzi Lazzi Theatre Co.
[December 11, 2006]

On Tuesday, November 28 th, the Division Avenue High School Music Department presented their annual Drama Night.
[December 11, 2006]

This year the Music Department is proud to have eight students selected to perform in the All-County ensembles this January at C.W. Post University.
[December 06, 2006]

On Friday, December 1 students at Division Avenue High School had an opportunity to peek at the future as they celebrated Career Day with an investigation into possible future careers.
[December 05, 2006]

On Thursday, October 26th, 10 gifted theatre and dance students were selected to attend the Arts Conference at Adelphi University.
[December 05, 2006]

On Tuesday November 14, 2006, Chef and owner of Sue's Restaurant in Manhattan came to Division Avenue for a cooking demonstration in the World Culture and Cuisine class; taught by Ms. Elaine Zeller and Ms. Angela Kouris
[November 27, 2006]

On Thursday, Nov. 9 Division Avenue High School observed yet another special tradition for seniors with the annual "Blue and Silver" luncheon held in honor of the students whose grade point averages earned during their high school career placed them in the top 10% of the graduating class of 2007.
[November 16, 2006]

This past weekend, the Division Avenue High School Competitive Marching Band finished their season on a very exciting road trip to Syracuse, New York.
[November 01, 2006]

Saturday, October 7, a brisk Fall day in Levittown, marked the celebration of Homecoming 2006 for the students and staff of Division Avenue High School.
[November 01, 2006]

On Tuesday, October 24, 2006, DAHS students in Ms. Valenzisi's Spanish 4 & 5 classes visited the Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington, NY to view the movie "El Carro" in the target language, Spanish, with English subtitles.
[October 26, 2006]

Forty-two students at Division Avenue High School have earned the designation of AP Scholar by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement Program (AP) Exams.
[October 16, 2006]

Recognizing the importance of emergent leaders among high school students, Division Avenue High School's teacher of Spanish, Ms. Dana Giangrasso, assisted by fellow teacher Ms. Kristina Morgan and Chairperson of World Languages, Ms. Michele Ortiz, spearheaded a trip for six Division Avenue High School Students...
[October 12, 2006]

On Tuesday, October 10, 2006 the Division Avenue High School Competitive Marching Band gave a special performance at the corporate offices of Newsday in Melville.
[October 12, 2006]

On Friday, September 22 and Saturday, September 23, the Division Avenue High School Competitive Marching Band was honored by a visit from guest clinicians K.C.
[October 10, 2006]

At Division Avenue High School the dismissal bell has a special meaning for over 70 students who head toward the ever-popular Art suite to work on projects and share laughter with fellow Art Club members.
[October 04, 2006]

The Division Avenue High School Music Department is proud to announce that Senior Hope Clarke has been selected to perform in the New York All-State Women's Chorus as a Soprano at their festival to be held this December in Rochester.
[September 19, 2006]

Eagerly awaiting the official opening of the 2006-2007 school year at Division Avenue High School, the staff conducted its annual Freshman Orientation for incoming ninth graders on August 18 and August 24, 2006.
[September 13, 2006]

DAHS Senior Kelly Rogala has been selected to be the recipient of the Rensselaer medal for excellence in Math and Science.
[September 12, 2006]