Caitlyn Fioto, a William Floyd High School student in Michael Devenney’s 11^th-grade English class, recently used persuasive writing to secure tickets to a New York Islanders game! Caitlyn and her classmates were participating in a letter-writing campaign titled, “The Power of Persuasion,” in which students write letters to famous and influential people who have impacted them personally, and use their writing skills to convince the recipient to send back a small token or something to cherish and motivate them as writers.

Victoria Hernandez, a sixth-grade general education and ENL science teacher at William Floyd Middle School, as well as a NYS Master Teacher, is currently a finalist in Teachers Federal Credit Union “Teacher Appreciation Week Contest!” Ms. Hernandez has the opportunity to win a grant up to $2,500 for her classroom, which will be used to build an interactive vertical garden using coding and technology ! Voting in this final round ends Friday, April 26. 

Four William Floyd High School seniors in Theresa Bianco’s art class were recently honored at the “All County & Senior Scholarship Art Show” sponsored by the Suffolk County Art Leaders Association (SCALA) in partnership with the Babylon Citizens Council on the Arts. For their efforts, the student-artists received certificates from Babylon Town Supervisor Rich Shaffer, as well as 17th District Suffolk County Legislator Tom Donnelly. The students and their families also enjoyed a special reception honoring their accomplishments. 

It was a successful winter season for William Floyd varsity student-athletes and teams with state & county championships and multiple playoff appearances. Please see the breakdown of the individual accolades encompassing all winter sports!

Four William Floyd High School student-athletes were recently named All-Long Island by Newsday! Ka’Shya Hawkins and Jawuan Smith earned First Team accolades, and Kayla Gilmore and Joey McLaurin earned Second Team honors, respectively. All four student-athletes were instrumental in helping their teams win League I titles, make a deep playoff run and being ranked among the best teams in New York State!

The April 16, 2024 regular meeting of the William Floyd Board of Education featured William Floyd Middle School students and staff showcasing some of the great happenings in their school, as well as honoring this year's SCOPE Education Services "Shining Stars" honorees! Click below for a recap and to see the William Floyd Middle School Jazz Band's and Select Choir's musical performances!

The William Floyd School District would like to welcome all students wishing to prepare for upcoming NYS Regents exams to participate in this year's Regents Readiness Workshops! In order to participate, students must complete ALL sections of this online form to register for up to six (6) Regents Readiness Workshops. 

The William Paca Middle School community came together for their annual “Community Pride Night,” highlighting the amazing things happening at William Paca! Those in attendance enjoyed numerous interactive sessions including coding, math games, robotics, a STEAM station and more!

At the April 16, 2024 budget adoption meeting, the William Floyd Board of Education adopted its proposed budget for the 2024-25 school year, which calls for a slight increase of less than one percent (0.99%), which estimates to a yearly increase of $92 (0.25 cents per day) for the averaged assessed home in the community (the average assessed home in the community is 1,995). This modest proposed increase, which maintains and adds programs, comes on the heels of the past three years in which the district held the budget to a zero increase in 2021-22, a nearly $5 million reduction in the tax levy in 2022-23, and a $17.5 million reduction in the tax levy in 2023-24.

The William Floyd Middle School community recently came together for their annual “Showcase Night,” a celebration of the wonderful work students and teachers have done throughout the school year! Those in attendance had the opportunity to enjoy various student and staff displays, interactive segments which included spartan races in the gym, painting lessons and wonderful student performances from the school’s jazz band, select choir, chamber orchestra, kickline, step squad and Latin dance club!