Author: Hal Gordon Brown

The Sayville Alumni Association is something like a cat with many lives.

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Sayville Alumni Association is something like a cat with many lives. It was revived several times over the last 100 years and most recently, by David Stang in 2014. By 2017, David had become rather disillusioned, as there...

New Sayville Alumni Veterans Remembrance Quiz for August 17, 2021.

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Sayville Alumni Veterans Remembrance quiz. It is very important to remember the amazing sacrifices of our Alumni veterans. I am hoping today's posting will prompt some discussion, even if you don’t know the answer. Very few people even...

Sayville High School Military Veterans Wall of Honor

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Thanks to the vision and leadership of Ron Hoffer, Sayville High School's principal, Sayville HS will be creating a digital Wall of Honor in the High School. This honor will be created in Sayville High School to recognize Sayville...

Need some inspiration, today? Need some amazing, great news? Well, please come read about a Sayville Grad who is “an angel on earth”… and, read what she recently donated!

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The passing of Richard Alden “Audie” Zegel, Class of 1960, by his brother Chris.

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Chris Zegel's words (class of 1965) about his brother Richard Alden "Audie" Zegel (Class of 1960) are heartwarming and wonderful. Chris was kind enough to allow me to share them. RIP Audie...

Come read an interesting oral history interview of Louis L. Pokorney, Jr., Class of 1939!

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Enjoying the Tokyo Olympics? From 65 years ago, here is our 1956 ladies Volleyball team!

Alumni History Splash; Our 1968 Senior Varsity Cheerleaders! Cynthia Lyon, Margaret Grayson, Frances Holmes, Janet Watt, June Billera, Kristina Larson.

Alumni History Splash; Richard Drury King, Class of 1965 – a US Airman, describes Hurricane Camille in 1969

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Alumni History Splash; Suffolk County News features an August 19, 1955 article about Marinus Albertus “Red” Hoek, Sayville High Class of 1932.

400 marriages! Here is the update for today on Sayville High students who married Sayville High students…

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]   Click below to view the list; Sayville Alumni took the plunge and married Sayville Alumni [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

The passing of Steven Edward Glidden, Class of 1979

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]We are saddened to learn of the passing of Steven Edward Glidden, Class of 1979. We extend our condolences to his family, friends, and classmates. Service details and an obituary have been published by McCullough Funeral Home and Crematory...

Today, we have a delightful photo submitted by Andrea McCormick-Gilbert (class of 1980). While out dining in Oakdale, Andrea was excited to see someone known as “an institution in Sayville High”, Mr. Thomas Wolf, our beloved music teacher, and band director for 34 years. Thank you for this photo Andrea and it was great to see Mr. Wolf!

The passing of Christine (Zeller) Dunleavy, Class of 1965

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Sadly, we have learned from friends and classmates of the passing of Christine (Zeller) Dunleavy, Class of 1965. Christine, of Scarborough, Maine passed on Monday, July 5, 2021, surrounded by her family. She was living in Christine's father George...

“Class night” – 1939… bet that was fun!

The passing of Oliver F. Conkle, Class of 1953

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1921… What was SHS graduation like 100 years ago? Do you recognize some of the names?

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