The William Floyd High School Youth and Government program recently continued its long line of successes at the annual New York State YMCA Youth and Government conference, held in the state’s legislative chambers in Albany in late March! In the conference, featuring more than 750 student-delegates from across New York State engaging in mock NYS governance, William Floyd student-delegates excelled in presenting bills and briefs that they have been working on since September. The students received recognition for their fantastic work, including a scholarship, numerous awards and a total of six students being elected as statewide officers for next year’s conference!

The William Floyd Fine Arts & Music departments recently celebrated the 2025 class of Fine Arts Wall of Distinction honorees! These four honorees – Stan Davis, Lucille Maier, Laura Mole and Barbara (Slane) Sapanaro (posthumously) – made vast contributions to the fine arts and left a lasting impact on the William Floyd community throughout their careers. In a ceremony held outside of the Nick Poulos Auditorium at William Floyd High School where the Fine Arts Wall of Distinction is located, honorees were recognized before an audience of district representatives, family and friends.

The William Floyd High School Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC) cadets, under the leadership of Senior Chief Andrew DiDonato and Chief Petty Officer Paul Bloess, recently competed and excelled at the 2025 Multi-Area NS-1 Combined Meet Championship & Drone Competition at Colts Neck High School in New Jersey! Competing against eight other regional schools, William Floyd cadets had a strong showing in both the individual and team events at the meet taking home four second-place finishes and two third-place finishes!