Alumni Posts

Answer to “Lest we forget”… Sayville Alumni veteran history quiz

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“Lest we forget”… Sayville Alumni veteran history quiz – part two.

“Lest we forget”… Sayville Alumni veteran history quiz – part one. Can you name this amazing alumna who enlisted in the US Navy WAVES during World War II? In the next post, will be a letter she wrote back home to the Suffolk County News in 1943.

Many thanks to Erick Baumeister for research assistance regarding Muriel Anna (Dvorak) Byrne, Class of 1937.

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Modern technology… enhanced and colorized photograph of iconic, beloved teacher and coach, Dominick T. Vallone.

Many thanks to Erick Baumeister, Ann Van Wyen Fleischmann, and Nancy Brannan Rowsam for providing clues and information to help solve this mystery!

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Class of 1937 research project.

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Our alumni in today’s world… Come read the remarkable story of Miriam (Citron) Burhans, Class of 1965!

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Additional photos and post-publication commentary

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From the West Sayville dock… goodbye 2021! Thank you everyone, for all your help this past year. Let’s make 2022 one to remember!

50th Anniversary of our Fall 1971 State Champions — the Sayville High Cross Country Team.

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This local kitty is in the news again… do you recognize the location?

“Lest we forget”… Sayville Alumni history quiz. Can you name the Sayville High alumnus who;

Pearls in Oysters; One Hundred year Sayville Alumni flashbacks. Dec. 2, 1921.

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Pearls in Oysters; One Hundred year Sayville Alumni flashbacks. Nov. 25, 1921. Pg 7.

Pearls in Oysters; One Hundred Year Flashbacks. 11-25-1921, Page 1.

Soon to be 10th Grader Sophia Bertsch interviews her father, Dr. James Bertsch

A bit of Great South Bay trivia

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“Worth a second look”… Brown’s River Jetty in Sayville

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Thank you for your kind contribution to our 2021 Sayville Alumni Association fundraiser to help offset our operating expenses!

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