Westhampton Beach High School girls basketball players Sandra Clarke, Kate Sweet and Jasmine Taylor were named to Newsday’s Top 100 Long Island Girls Basketball Players list. Clarke, a senior, was named for averaging 15 points, 10 rebounds and three steals per game; Sweet, a junior, was recognized for averaging 12 points, four rebounds and six steals last season; and Taylor, a senior, earned her spot on the list for averaging 12 points and 10 rebounds. The district extends its congratulations to all three athletes.

Date Added: 12/18/2025

Westhampton Beach High School student-musician Emmy Shea, a senior soprano, recently performed in the mixed chorus at the All-State Festival of the New York State School Music Association Winter Conference in Rochester.

Shea was selected for the ensemble based on her scores at the NYSSMA Solo Evaluation Festival, teacher recommendations and ranking. She is also a valued member of her school’s symphonic and chamber choirs.

The Westhampton Beach School District extends its congratulations to Shea for her hard work and dedication.

Date Added: 12/17/2025

Westhampton Beach Middle School recently welcomed more than 130 kindergarten students from Westhampton Beach Elementary and sending districts — East Quogue, Remsenburg-Speonk, and Quogue— for a two-hour interactive Dental Health Day. The event paired eighth graders with kindergarten “buddies” for a morning of learning and hands-on activities designed to promote healthy habits and build meaningful cross-age connections.

The program expanded on the middle school’s popular Pillow Pocket Project, led by Kathleen Ciancio, family and consumer sciences teacher, which debuted last year. Eighth grade FACS students worked with their first grade buddies to create a pillow design on paper. The middle schoolers then worked for six weeks constructing a pillow reflecting their buddy’s design. They brought the pillow designs to life by cutting fabric, pinning and operating a sewing machine. Once complete, the middle school students’ hand-delivered the pillows to their excited buddies. This year, the initiative grew into a larger, meaningful community service-learning experience.

The event began with a special presentation by Dr. Victor Grazina, who taught students about proper dental hygiene and the importance of lifelong healthy habits. Following the presentation, buddy pairs rotated through a series of themed stations, including: games, a dental hygiene demo with Oric the Service Dog, who showed students how he “brushes” his teeth; book circles, where an eighth grader read a dental-themed story to the kindergarten buddies; a healthy snack station that reinforced nutritious choices and fun crafts connected to dental health. Kindergarteners also worked with their eighth grade buddy to create their pillow pocket design.

“This was an exciting and rewarding experience for everyone involved,” said Ciancio. “Our eighth graders gained the opportunity to mentor younger students and the kindergarteners — future eighth graders themselves —got to explore the school in a fun, supportive way.”

Date Added: 12/15/2025

The Westhampton Beach School District Board of Education has appointed Dr. Alexandra Greenberg as one of the district’s new assistant high school principals. She has been serving as an interim assistant principal at the high school since August. 

“The district is thrilled that Dr. Greenberg will continue to serve at the high school,” said Superintendent of Schools Dr. Carolyn Probst. “She has already proven her dedication to our students, and we are looking forward to her future accomplishments.”

Dr. Greenberg, of Shoreham, joined Westhampton Beach after serving as principal of George W. Hewlett High School in the Hewlett-Woodmere School District from 2022-2025. Her prior administrative roles included assistant principal at Hampton Bays High School and a high school administrator and director of mathematics in the Ossining School District. She also served as coordinator of math and science professional development at Southern Westchester BOCES in Harrison, New York. She began her career as a mathematics teacher in the New York City Public Schools at the middle and high school levels.

Dr. Greenberg holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Science from Brooklyn College, a Master of Science from the College of New Rochelle and her doctorate from Manhattanville College.

“Being appointed assistant principal at Westhampton Beach High School is an honor, and I am proud to contribute to a community so deeply committed to academic and athletic excellence, student well-being and meaningful partnerships,” said Dr. Greenberg.

 

Date Added: 12/11/2025

The Westhampton Beach High School varsity cheer team is heading to the UCA High School Cheerleading Nationals at the ESPN Wide World of Sports in Orlando, Jan. 29-Feb 2. This marks the second time in the program’s history that the team has qualified for nationals.

“We are very proud of the team and the wonderful job that their coach has done,” said Jason Cohen, director of athletics.

The team earned the coveted spot by placing in the top three in their division at the UCA Regional Competition, a milestone that reflects their hard work, dedication and teamwork.

“I am so proud of these girls,” said coach Alexa Bennett-Roseman.

The Westhampton Beach School District extends its congratulations to the team: Ariel Alvarado, Colbie Canty, Abigail Cooper, Emily Edwards, Kennedy Fives, Emily Flynn, Mariah Gilliam, Sophia Guzman, Adrienne Hardin, Mariana Ramos, Aryes Saldierna, Khloe Salerno, Kara Salvaggio, Katherine Sattler, Danika Schneyer and Mariam Soyos.