The sun shined on the Bethpage Athletic Complex on the evening of June 24 as Bethpage High School honored the Class of 2022 with the 67th annual commencement ceremony.

The evening began with the graduates processing onto the field to the sound of “Pomp and Circumstance,” performed by the Bethpage High School band. The students were joined by members of central and building administration, the board of education and faculty and staff.

Following the presentation of diplomas, Principal Nicholas Jantz officially pronounced the Class of 2022 graduates. The ceremonial cap toss put a perfect ending on not only the evening, but the years of education for the graduates in Bethpage.

Date Added: 6/27/2022

Bethpage High School held its 12th annual Research Symposium featuring the work of the school’s science research students on June 7.

These students presented their research and fielded questions from their peers and audience members. Other science research students acted as hosts for the events, introducing their classmates and their impressive achievements.

The student presenters and their projects were:

Dimitrios Nerantzinis: “Evaluation of Nano-Ag and Jadam Liquid Fertilizer as Plant Growth Enhancers in the Growth of Various Crops”

Aurrel Bhatia: “Unsupervised Prediction and Dynamics of Sleep Stages Using Deep Learning Models”

Ruchitha Channapatna and Suchitha Channapatna: “Particulate Matter Sensing Device Powered by Raspberry Pi: Portable Warning and Analysis”

There was also a poster session presented by students in Research 1-4, AP Research, Engineering, and the Regal Eagles Robotics team. The district commends all of the participating students on their hard work and dedication in their research.

Date Added: 6/15/2022

The Bethpage High School Music Department is proud to announce that senior Kayla An has received two prestigious scholarships: The Marguerite Suozzi Scholarship for Excellence in Music ($3,000) and the NYSCAME Senior Scholarship ($1,000).

The Suozzi Scholarship for Excellence is granted by the Morgan Park Summer Music Festival and rewards a student who has demonstrated excellence in music performance and plans to continue studying music in college. The NYSCAME Scholarship is awarded by the Nassau chapter of the New York State Council of Administrators of Music Education.

The NYSCAME scholarship is granted to worthy students based on musical accomplishments, contributions to their school music program, community music making, and their acceptance into a music degree program at the university level. An has been an extraordinarily active participant in the high school’s musical activities over the past four years, taking part in orchestra, band, jazz ensemble, choir, pit orchestra and a variety of small ensembles and solo performances. She plays violin, viola, euphonium and piano, and she sings, composes and arranges music for different musical ensembles. She has also been a member of the Tri-M Music Honor Society for many years and served as an officer of Tri-M for two years.

An plans to attend Westminster College in Pennsylvania where she intends to study music composition and theory. The district commends An on her musical accomplishments and wishes her the best in her future endeavors.

Date Added: 6/10/2022