Bathrooms Closed for Second Straight Day

Administration has closed many bathrooms for the second straight day.

In an e-mail to staff, Mr. Thompson explained the bathrooms were being closed in an attempt to curtail recent smoking incidents.

On Thursday, the two third floor bathrooms were locked and the boys' bathroom in the science wing was closed for repairs. Students were forced to use the bathrooms near the Main Cafe and the art wing.

Despite efforts to prevent smoking incidents, smoke could still be smelt in the air of the boys' bathroom near the Main Cafe on Thursday during 7th period. On previous days, smoke could also be smelt in the air within this same bathroom.

Flooding Closes Staircase

Thursday nights heavy rain could not be held back by what's left of Smithtown High School East's already failing roof.

School officials closed a portion of the North Tower staircase Friday due to flooding. The section closed, which links the second and third floors, was covered in water leaking in from the ceiling above. Garbage cans and towels have been placed in the staircase to try and contain the leaking water.

The staircase is a vital connection for students attempting to travel between classes in the North and South towers. Students are being rerouted to the emergency staircase, located at the end of the North Tower. Students traveling from the third to first floors must first go down one flight in the emergency staircase and then the rest of the way on the regular staircase.

This staircase has seen its list of issues. School years prior, the staircase was left covered in water, which has found its way from the ceiling.

The Matador will continue to track building conditions and will post updates as news warrants.

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Multi-Faith Forum at HSE

Ninth grade students at Smithtown High School East recently participated in an activity with the Long Island Multi-Faith Forum. The LI Multi-Faith Forum is an organization representing eleven faiths, and exists in order to acquaint people with the beliefs and practices of these traditions in order to promote interfaith understanding. Students had an opportunity to meet and dialogue with representatives of the Baha’i Faith, Brahma Kumaris, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Judaism, Sikhism, and Unitarian Universalism, as well as examine articles of the faiths.

Leadership Awards

Deanna Grunenberg has been selected as the student who will represent Smithtown High School East at the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Seminar. The selected student is an outstanding sophomore who has demonstrated exceptional leadership ability and has participated in community service. The leadership seminar is designed to prepare our country’s high school sophomores to become effective, ethical leaders in their home, schools, workplace, and community. Selected high school students from each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Canada, Mexico, Korea, Taiwan and Israel attend each year. Only one student is selected each year from HS East.

Christopher Morano and Samantha Cardillo have been selected to receive the Rotary Youth Leadership Award. This program is for 10th grade students who demonstrate exceptional leadership qualities. Rotary defines best leaders as students who have shown leadership potential, have demonstrated outstanding ability in public speaking or have been regarded by their peers as having leadership qualities. This leadership potential may be demonstrated in any activity in or out of school.