Sayville History Splash

A person contacted me today looking to sell five – 16mm films of Sayville High School football games from 1963. We don’t have any budget here. If we did, we would but them, convert them to digital format and post on our website.

Sayville History Splash; 1938 Yearbook staff… recognize some of these alumni?

Sayville History Splash; 100 years ago, 1920, Garrett Vander Borgh, Class of 1916 heads to India

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Sayville History Splash; Suffolk County News; April 15, 1938. “The Queen’s Gambit”

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The passing of Jacqueline Sandra “Jackie” (Myres) Beintema, class of 1952

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Christmas and Holiday Lights Gallery; it’s time for a little cheer.

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Sayville History Splash; the 1939 wedding of Helen (Ritter) Wehrenberg, Class of 1938.

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A comical sketch of the Sayville High Faculty in 1926

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Sayville History Splash; November 23, 1928. Seward Smith Travis appointed Superintendent of Schools.

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Sayville History Splash; Suffolk County News; May 23, 1968, Page 1

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Sayville History Splash; Class of 1926’s Newton A. Raynor sketches a lovely classmate.

Newton had a gift of sketching…

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Sayville History Splash; Newton Amos Raynor, Class of 1926

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Veterans Day in a Combat Zone.

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Services information for Candy (Class of 1976).

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Sayville History Splash; 94 years ago… the 1926 Class Officers, Faculty and Board of Education.

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Come enjoy a blog article and video prepared by Thomas McMahon, Class of 1970 on Isaac Henry “Ike” Green, Architect of “Old 88”.

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We have a new blog posting by Gail (Heinsohn) McNutt, Class of ’72. Come check it out at; https://sayvillealumni.org/love-all-round-by-gail…/