Three Village Central School District is a

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located on

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. It serves

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, East Setauket, South Setauket, Stony Brook,

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, Head of the Harbor, Old Field, and small portions of

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, Saint James and Lake Grove. Its name came from the older, original "Three Villages" of Setauket, Stony Brook and Old Field after the merger of the Stony Brook and Setauket school districts in the 1960s.

Ward Melville John Ward Melville (January 5, 1887 – June 5, 1977) was an American philanthropist and businessman active in the "Three Villages" in western Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. He donated 400 acres of land and money to establish Stony Broo ...

, a local philanthropist, was a proponent of the Three Village school district, and contributed land for its new schools. The school district is renowned for its InSTAR program, a three-year science research program which produces record numbers of

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(formerly Intel STS) semifinalists. In 2008, the district's program produced 13 semifinalists, the most semifinalists from a single school in the entire nation. The district's

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(I.G.) program is housed at its Nassakeag Elementary School. The Three Village CSD has been represented at nationals for Science Olympiad and by various varsity sports teams. The current Superintendent of Schools is Dr. Kevin Scanlon.

District history

Notable alumni

Notable alumni of Ward Melville High School include: *

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) * Howard S. Berger (Class of 1982) - avant garde film-maker *

Greg Cattrano Greg "The Cat" Cattrano (born August 6, 1975) is a retired lacrosse goaltender, who is recognized as one of the most successful and accomplished goaltenders in the history of the sport. High school career Cattrano played for Ward Melville High ...

(Class of 1993) - MLL goalie for the

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Chris Dieterich Christian Jeffrey Dieterich (born July 27, 1958) is a retired American football player who played his entire career with the Detroit Lions from 1980 to 1986. Early life and college career Dieterich attended Ward Melville High School, earning th ...

(Class of 1976) - NFL lineman for the

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, 1980–86 *

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(Class of 1996) - the first quadriplegic to graduate from Harvard University *

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1995–2007."COLLEGE FOOTBALL; Booming Success For Losers"
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'', August 29, 1994. Accessed October 24, 2007. "It was a great day for the 6-foot, 200-pound kicker from Setauket, L.I., who averaged 60.1 yards in his nine attempts.... Sauerbrun, a senior, was a soccer player until the ninth grade, when he tried kicking at Ward Melville High School." * Joe Silipo - Former professional football player *

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Schools

*High School (Grades 10-12): **

Ward Melville High School Ward Melville High School is a public high school in the Three Village Central School District of Suffolk County, New York on Long Island, serving grades ten through twelve. It is fed by the two junior high schools in the district: Paul J. ...

*Middle Schools (Grades 7- 9): **Robert Cushman Murphy Junior High School
Paul J. Gelinas Junior High School
*Elementary Schools (Grades K-6): **Setauket Elementary School **Minnesauke Elementary School **Nassakeag Elementary School **Arrowhead Elementary School **William Sidney Mount Elementary School **North Country School (Closed in 1980) **Christian Avenue School (Grades K-1) (Closed in 1976)

Administration

Dr. Kevin Scanlon is currently the

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of Schools. * Dr. Brian Biscari, ''Assistant Superintendent for Education Services'' * Dr. Gary Dabrusky, ''Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources'' * Mr. Jeffrey Carlson, ''Deputy Superintendent'' * Mr. James o'Hagan ''Director of Maintenance & Operations'' * Ms. Jean P. Ecker, ''Director of Child Nutrition'' * Ms. Catherine Taldone, ''Director of School/Community Partnerships and SACC''

Board of education

Current

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members (with term expiration dates in parentheses) are: * Mr. William F. Connors Jr. (2021) * Mr. Jonathan Kornreich (2019) * Ms. Angelique Ragolia (2019) * Ms. Deanna Bavlnka (2021) * Ms. Irene Gische (2020) * Dr. Jeffrey Kerman (2020) * Ms. Inger Germano (2020)

References

External links

* * * {{School districts in Suffolk County, New York Three Village Central School District Schools Education in Suffolk County, New York