Westhampton Beach High School sophomore Brett Geller, hornist, recently attended the third annual Hofstra Honor Band Day at Hofstra University. He was among students representing numerous school districts on Long Island who had the opportunity to rehearse and perform with the Hofstra Symphonic Band and its director, David Soto. Additionally, he attended instrument-specific master classes and participated in a Q&A session with the Hofstra band members and Hofstra admissions. The day concluded with a performance for family and friends.

Date Added: 5/14/2025

Westhampton Beach High School senior clarinetist Lilah Caputo recently earned first place in the annual Atlantic Wind Symphony solo competition. As part of her win, she will perform Carl Maria von Weber's Concertino for Clarinet, Op. 26 with the professional concert band on Sunday, June 1, at the Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts.

This is not the first time that Caputo has excelled in music. Earlier this year, the senior was selected as first chair for both the New York State School Music Association All-State Festival and the Suffolk County Music Educators Association All-County Festival. She has also performed with the New York State Band Directors Association High School Honor Band. Caputo was selected to perform at the festivals based on her impressive scores at the NYSSMA Solo Evaluation Festival, teacher recommendations and ranking.

When not performing at festivals or in her school’s band, Caputo takes part in her school’s French, Science and Yearbook clubs. She is also a member of her school’s student government.

In the fall, she plans to attend the University of Florida to study biology. She also plans to keep music in her life.

The Westhampton Beach School District extends its congratulations to Caputo on her impressive musical accomplishments.

Date Added: 5/13/2025

Westhampton Beach High School student-musician Bella Ruggiero recently had the impressive opportunity to compete in two concerto competitions. Ruggiero, a sophomore flutist, played for the Long Island Flute Club and the Gemini Youth Orchestra. In addition to the competitions, Ruggiero performs with the Gemini Symphony Orchestra and in the Long Island Flute Club Festival. She was also selected for the Hampton Music Educators Association High School and Suffolk County Music Educators Association Division III bands, where she played piccolo and principal flute. The Westhampton Beach School District congratulates Ruggiero on her musical accomplishments.

Date Added: 5/12/2025

The Westhampton Beach High School Class of 2025 includes seven seniors who earned their way into four of the most prestigious schools in the country — Cornell University, Dartmouth College, the University of Pennsylvania and Yale University.

The Westhampton Beach School District congratulates the following Ivy League-bound students:

            Nicholas Borruso, Class of 2025 valedictorian, will be attending Yale to study neuroscience on a pre-med track.

            Maya Farnan will continue her education at the University of Pennsylvania to pursue cinema media studies.

Abigail Curran will attend Dartmouth to study biomedical engineering.

Valeria Nazaretski will enroll at Cornell to study sociology on a pre-law tract.

Willow DuBrovin will study at Dartmouth to earn a degree in physics on a pre-med track.

James Monserrate will matriculate at Dartmouth, where he will study biology on a pre-med track.

Fahtima Iqbal will attend Cornell to pursue a degree in human biology and health and society.

 

Date Added: 5/9/2025

The community is invited to celebrate high school seniors from the Westhampton Beach, Southampton and Hampton Bays school districts who have committed to entering the military upon graduation. The students will be honored at a sixth annual ceremony at Agawam Park in Southampton on Thursday, May 22, at 10 a.m.

 

Date Added: 5/8/2025