Comsewogue School District Explained

Comsewogue School District
Established:	1874^[1]
Type:	Public
Superintendent:	Jennifer Quinn
Location:	Town of Brookhaven, New York
Country:	United States
Colors:	Blue and Gold
Mascot:	Spartans

Brookhaven-Comsewogue Union School District (pronounced Kom-sah-wohg) is located in Port Jefferson Station, on the North Shore of Long Island, in Brookhaven Town, Suffolk County, New York, United States.

The district office is attached to Norwood^[2] Ave. Elementary School. Richard T. Brande retired as Superintendent after the 2005-06 school year and was replaced by deputy superintendent Shelley Saffer. The deputy superintendent was former Comsewogue High School principal, Dr. Joseph Rella until 2010, when Shelley Saffer retired and Joseph Rella became Superintendent. Former Comsewogue High School principal, Jennifer Reph, then became deputy superintendent.

Comsewogue comes from a language used by the Setalcott or Setauket Native Americans who were native to the area. It means place where several paths comes together.

Schools

Elementary school (K-2;3-5)

K-2

• Norwood Elementary School (Opened 1965), Became a K-2 school in the 2012-2013 year
• Clinton Avenue Elementary School (Opened 1968), Became a K-2 school in the 2012-2013 year

3-5

• Terryville Road Elementary School (Opened 1962), Became a 3-5 school in the 2012-2013 year
• Boyle Road Elementary School (Opened 1971), Became a 3-5 school in the 2012-2013 year

Other

• Comsewogue Elementary School (Opened 1921) Closed

Middle school (6-8)

• John F. Kennedy Middle School (Opened in 1965 as a Junior-Senior High School, with grades 6 through 9, adding grades 10, then 11 and 12, each in the three subsequent years, 1966-1968). Grades 7 and 8 beginning fall 1971. Grades 6, 7 and 8 beginning fall 1988.

High School (9-12)

• Comsewogue High School (Opened in 1971)

Comsewogue Sports

Baseball - Suffolk County Champions (1970), State Champions (1982)

Softball - State Champions (1984)

Football- Rutgers/Suffolk County Champions (1990) Suffolk County Champions(1994)Suffolk County + Long Island Champions (1996) Suffolk County Champions (2002)

Adam Mariano - Wrestling State Champion (1988, 1989)

Men's Lacrosse State Champions (1998, 2002)

Men's Soccer State Champions (2008, 2009)

2008

• Boys Varsity Soccer, Suffolk County Class A Champion, New York State Class A Champion^[3]

2009

• Boys Varsity Soccer, Suffolk County Class A Champion, Long Island Champion, State Champions^{[4] [5]}

Alumni

• Clinton Kelly from TLC's What Not to Wear.
• Bill Klein from TLC’s The Little Couple
• Tim Cummings
• Kevin Cassese (lacrosse player)
• Cpl. Steven J. Crowley (Marine guard killed in the 1979 terror attack on the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad)
• James K. Lyons (film editor, screenwriter and actor)
• R.A. the Rugged Man (hip-hop artist and filmmaker)
• Nick Mamatas (author)
• Nick Kiriazis (actor)
• Robert Liberman (author)

External links

• http://www.comsewogue.k12.ny.us/

Notes and References

1. http://www.brookhaven.org/DesktopModules/Bring2mind/DMX/Download.aspx?TabId=134&DMXModule=1576&Command=Core_Download&EntryId=1311&PortalId=0 Comsewogue Hamlet Comprehensive Plan, Town of Brookhaven (2008)
2. Web site: Moraitis. George. Forevermore on Cedar Hill. Cedar Hill Cemetery. 2012-08-02.
3. News: Warriors win first-ever New York State title . Robert Leuner . . November 20, 2008 . dead . https://archive.today/20130630005637/http://www.northshoreoflongisland.com/Articles-i-2008-11-13-77073.112114_Warriors_win_firstever_New_York_State_title.html . June 30, 2013 . ("The Comsewogue Warriors boys' soccer team capped off a perfect season with the ultimate prize — a 4-0 blowout of Section I's Harrison High School to take the Class A New York State championship title.")
4. News: Comsewogue wins county, LI championships . Robert Leuner . . November 19, 1209 . dead . https://archive.today/20130630004335/http://www.northshoreoflongisland.com/Articles-i-2009-11-19-82206.112114-sub18235.112114_Comsewogue_wins_county_LI_championships.html . June 30, 2013 . ("The Comsewogue Warriors won their second consecutive Class A Suffolk County soccer championship Thursday with a 2-0 shutout over second seeded East Hampton. Two days later they duplicated their effort with a 2-0 win over South Side for the Long Island championships and the shot to play in the New York State semifinals this weekend.")
5. News: Vigorito, Magoulas give Comsewogue 'A' title . Corey McLaughlin . . November 12, 2009.