William Floyd School District


The William Floyd School District, located in southern Brookhaven, New York, serves the nearby communities of Shirley, Mastic, Mastic Beach, as well as Moriches. New York state is located in the United States. The William Floyd School District is one of the largest school districts in Long Island and is named after William Floyd, one of only 56 men to sign the Declaration of Independence. The district is located on the south shore of Long Island, approximately 60 miles east of New York City, with an enrollment of 8,700 students. William Floyd students attend five elementary schools, two middle schools and a senior high school.

Paul Casciano, Ed.D., is the superintendent of schools.

Schools

Elementary schools (K-5)

Middle schools (6-8)

High schools (9-12)

Accomplishments

The William Floyd School District made national and international headlines when William Floyd High School student, Kwasi Enin, was accepted to all eight Ivy League institutions in the spring of 2014.

Winners of the 2009 SBPLI Long Island Regional Robotics Competition at Hofstra University. As a result of that victory they qualified for the National Competition in Atlanta, Georgia, where they competed against teams from all around the country and world.

In 2014 The William Floyd Varsity Girls Tennis Team won the Suffolk County Championship and was ranked number one on Long Island.

The William Floyd Girls Varsity Lacrosse Team that has been in playoffs for the past six years and in 2010 became Super six Champions.

The William Floyd Youth Lacrosse Program had its first undefeated team in 2013, with the 5th grade team winning by an average of 7 goals a game.

The William Floyd High School Football team has won the Division 1 Long Island Championship in 2005, 2006, 2007 with a record of 33-0 during that streak. The team has won the Division 1 Long Island Championship in 2011 against the 2011 Rutgers Champion, East Meadow, with a 10-2 Record. The team's longest winning streak extended from the beginning of the 2005 season until the playoffs of 2008 where it ended at 42 consecutive wins. They are responsible for some football players at Rutgers, Stony Brook and Hofstra.

Music

The Music curricula for the district begin with Music Learning Theory applications in Grades 1 through 6 classroom music, as well as string, wind, percussion and vocal performance groups, beginning in grade 6. In Grades 7 through 12, students enrolled in performing groups are encouraged to participate in state and county evaluation festivals both as soloists and in major ensembles.

Traditionally, all major ensembles at William Floyd receive the highest yearly ratings in the New York State School Music Association Solo, Ensemble and Major Organization Festivals. Outstanding student musicians may be recommended for Suffolk County Music Educators’ Association Festival participation during grades 5-10 and New York State Council of Administration in Music Education High School Festival in Grades 11 and 12. The William Floyd School District is nationally recognized for its fantastic music program.

In addition, William Floyd High School offers piano courses, as well as music theory, and music in our lives. There is also Modern Music Masters or Tri-M. Students involved in at least one performing group that achieve high grades in all classes are involved.

Quiz Bowl

William Floyd High School is also home to a Quiz Bowl Team. Quiz Bowl is a club where students in teams of four answer trivia questions about topics such as: mathematics, world history, and literature. William Floyd High School has two teams, a varsity squad and a junior varsity squad, who each play in five matches per school year against other high schools in the Long Island area. In the 08-09 season, William Floyd High School's quiz bowl team was selected to compete in the televised game show, The Long Island Challenge, which is shown on a popular local news channel (the school's first appearance since the 01-02 season where it won three rounds). The William Floyd Quiz Bowl team won two matches, but then lost and was unable to progress in the competition. The current advisor for this club is Mr. Craig Clasen.

In the 09-10 season, the Varsity squad, led by Captain James Penna, won 3 rounds of The Challenge, and moved up to the semi-finals for Suffolk County, they were then defeated and eliminated from the competition.

Mock Trial

William Floyd High School is home to a world-renowned Mock Trial team.

Notable Alumni

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