Sachem School District

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Sachem Central School District is one of the largest school districts on Long Island and among all suburban school districts in New York. Founded in 1955, the district now encompasses residents of the Census-Designated Places of Holbrook, Holtsville, Farmingville, as well as some parts of Lake Grove, Lake Ronkonkoma, Ronkonkoma, Nesconset. Its district office is located in Holbrook, and the superintendent is Dr. Charles J. Murphy.

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[edit] Schools and Locations

Sachem Schools currently has 15,439 students enrolled[citation needed].

[edit] Elementary Schools (12)

  • Cayuga (Lake Grove)
  • Chippewa (Holtsville)
  • Gatelot (Lake Ronkonkoma)
  • Grundy (Holbrook)
  • Hiawatha (Lake Ronkonkoma)
  • Lynwood (Farmingville)
  • Merrimac (Holbrook)
  • Nokomis (Holbrook)
  • Tamarac (Holtsville)
  • Tecumseh (Farmingville)
  • Waverly (Holtsville)
  • Wenonah (Lake Grove)

[edit] Middle Schools (4)

  • Sagamore (Farmingville)
  • Samoset (Lake Ronkonkoma)
  • Seneca (Holbrook)
  • Sequoya (Holtsville)

[edit] High Schools (2)

  • Sachem High School East (Farmingville)
  • Sachem High School North (Lake Ronkonkoma)

[edit] Reconfiguration

As voted upon by district constituents in 1999, the district built two new schools and reconfigured its current schools at the start of the 2004-2005 school year. The elementary schools, which formerly housed grades Kindergarten through 6th, are now K-5. Seneca and Sagamore junior high schools (formerly grades 7 and 8) became middle schools (grades 6 through 8). The former Sachem High School South, the 9th and 10th grade facilities, was converted into Samoset Middle School. Sequoya was built for the purpose of reconfiguration. Sachem High School North, formerly home to all 11th and 12th grade students in the district, became a 9-12 facility for students in the western and northern portions of the district. Sachem East was built as a 9-12 facility for students in the southern and eastern portions of the district.

Many critics spoke out against the recofiguration, including then-Board of Education member Fred Gorman, and the plan passed by a margin of approximately 4%. Some members of the community still point to reconfiguration as a cause of budget issues for the district today.

Also, many members of the Sachem communtity have filed complaints about the poor construction on Sachem East High School. collapsing roofs, lengthy walk ways from the street to front door, and flooding are some examples.

[edit] Controversy

It should be noted that Sachem Central School District is not associated with the Sachem Quality of Life Organization, an anti-illegal alien group based in Farmingville. Many people are extremely unhappy with the growing taxes and the overpaid teachers being unhappy about their already very high salaries.Overall the teachers are mopey and the district is not as well as it is rumored to be.

[edit] Noteable Alumni

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