Huntington – Supervisor Chad A.
Lupinacci presented a proclamation from the Town recognizing South Huntington
School District officials in June for U.S. News and World Report naming Walt
Whitman High School the 147th Best Public High School in New York State and
sixteen-hundred-and-eleventh (1,611th) in the national rankings, earning a
Silver Medal.
“Thank you to Dr. David Bennardo,
Superintendent of South Huntington schools, and Principal John Murphy of Walt
Whitman High School for continuing to hold the bar high for academic excellence
and serving the needs of all of our district’s students,” said Supervisor
Lupinacci.
U.S. News and World Report named
Walt Whitman High School the 147th Best Public High School in New York State
and sixteen-hundred-and-eleventh (1,611th) in the national rankings, earning a
Silver Medal.
U.S. News and World Reports
evaluates data published for over 20,000 schools in 50 states and the District
of Columbia to identify schools that best serve all of their students.
In the photo (l-r): (back)
Councilman Edmund J.M. Smyth; Councilman Mark Cuthbertson; Supervisor Chad A.
Lupinacci; Councilwoman Joan Cergol; (front) Superintendent Dr. David Bennardo;
Nicholas Ciappetta, Town Attorney and President of the South Huntington School Board;
Walt Whitman High School Principal John Murphy.
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