Westhampton Beach High School junior guard Kate Sweet surpassed 1,000 points in her high school basketball career during a game on Feb. 2 against Harborfields, where she scored 21 points, helping lead the team to a 68-46 win. Earlier in the season, Sweet was named to Newsday’s top 100 Long Island girls basketball players. She also holds All-County, All-Division, All-League and All-Conference titles.

Date Added: 2/6/2026

The Westhampton Beach School District extends its congratulations to 22 high school music students who were selected to participate in the Hampton Music Educators Association’s annual music festival. 

To participate, the students were nominated by their music teachers and then selected by the festival committee. They took part in several practice sessions and a final concert.

Congratulations to the following student-musicians: Jackson Caputo, Keith Figeuroa, Brett Geller, Emilia Harrington-Matros, Ruby Higinbotham, Cameron Hipp, Madison Klammer, Jordan Kolsin, Kaiden Kristinsson Bailey, Vincent LaGatta, Gage Matlock, Christian Naclerio, Channing O’Neil, Lucy Owens, Lucas Palmer, Catherine Robesch, Bella Ruggiero, Sam Sarocky, Marley Serrell, Grace Smith, Elizabeth Sultan and William Sultan.

 

Date Added: 2/5/2026

Two Westhampton Beach High School students have been named local winners in the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 535’s annual Voice of Democracy essay contest.

Their stellar essays were written on the contest theme of “How are you showing patriotism and support for our country?”

Achieving honors in the Voice of Democracy essay contest were Nico Grazina and Elizabeth Sultan. 

 

Date Added: 1/28/2026

Several Westhampton Beach High School Digital Generation students earned top spots at the Digital Generation Final Presentation at Stony Brook University.

To achieve the recognition, the students worked in cross-district teams from across Suffolk County to develop innovative digital entrepreneurship projects. The Digital Generation program, administered by Eastern Suffolk BOCES and Stony Brook University, provides students with the opportunity to collaborate virtually using advanced technology while also earning college credit.

The Westhampton Beach School District extends its congratulations to the following students who earned honors:

First Place
Ava Borruso and Brianna Circo

Second Place
Charlotte Campbell and Marelin Chucuy Alvarado

Third Place
Andrew Lewis

Fourth Place
Luca Caumartin and Jude Dawson

Westhampton Beach High School has earned a place on the College Board’s AP School Honor Roll with a Gold level status for the 2024-2025 school year. This is the third year in a row that the school has earned the distinction.

To earn the recognition, 65% or more of the graduating class took at least one AP exam, 35% or more scored a 3 or higher on at least one AP exam, and 5% or more took five or more AP exams during high school.

The distinction honors the school for its ability to provide students with opportunities to earn college credit and for maximizing college readiness.