Bethpage High School

10 Cherry Avenue, Bethpage, NY 11714
PRINCIPAL: Mr. Michael Spence
ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS: Mr. Kevin Healy, Mr. Ralph Tocco
Main Office: 516-644-4100 (Phone) 516-644-4110 (Fax)
Extra Help (Quarter 1): Monday/Wednesday: Art, Business, Music, Physical Education, Science, Social Studies Tuesday/Thursday: English, Family & Consumer Sciences, Health, Math, Reading,World Languages

In the News

Successful Junior Academy Scientist

Bethpage High School's Smiti Shah has been participating in the online, virtual program called "The Junior Academy". Smiti and her team recently won first place in the International Global Innovation Challenge hosted by the New York Academy of Sciences under the category of Water Sanitation and Hygiene Wearable Technology Development. Working with an international team comprised of students from Macedonia, Scotland, and the United States with a mentor from India, Smiti and her team developed a water filtration device able to purify water consisting of many chemical and biological contaminants. Her team, "AquaeVitae" worked tirelessly over 70 days and well over 300 hours creating this prototype.

Smiti was also invited to speak about her experience at The Junior Academy over the past year and introduce a guest speaker. The archived video presentation can be watched at VIDEO.  Specifically, Smiti can be seen at the following time stamps:

 -- 00:39 -- 04:09 --> Smiti speaks about her experience in The Junior Academy and introduces Mr. Eric Mortensen
 -- 39:11 -- 48:22 --> Team AquaeVitae's Presentation
 -- 48:30 -- 50:33 --> Awards Presentation

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An article highlighting the Junior Academy International Global Innovation Challenge can be found here:  ARTICLE.

Smiti and her team's experience was also published on Elsevier Connect.  The article can be found here:  ARTICLE.

Smiti hopes to continue her work with The Junior Academy and continue working to solve these global challenges.  

Congratulations to Smiti and Team AquaeVitae on their success and achievements!