The Hampton Bays High School girls varsity tennis team rallied to support Lucia’s Angels, an East End organization that provides care and assistance to women in the final stages of breast, ovarian and cervical cancer. To raise awareness, the Lady Baymen wore pink and highlighted their cause during two varsity matches against East Hampton and Mattituck. The team will also be donating $300 to Lucia’s Angels in support of the group’s vital mission.

 

Date Added: 10/1/2025

Five Hampton Bays High School musicians were selected to participate in the prestigious 2025 All-County Music Festival, sponsored by the Suffolk Chapter of the New York State Council of Administrators of Music Education and the Suffolk Music Educators Association.

Brendyn Molnar and Gimena Valdespino were selected to perform in the NYSCAME All-County Mixed Choir and the SCMEA All-County Vocal Jazz Ensemble. Aaren Arias was named to the NYSCAME All-County Band, Willem Sarkis to the NYSCAME All-County Orchestra and Charlotte Summar to the NYSCAME All-County Treble Choir.

The Hampton Bays School District extends its congratulations to the musicians on these accomplishments.

Date Added: 9/26/2025

Three Hampton Bays High School students have been selected as alternates for the All-State Festival of the 2025 New York State School Music Association Winter Conference.

Nathan Kearns was selected as a jazz bass alternate, Willem Sarkis as a bassoon alternate and Gimena Valdespino as a jazz alto voice alternate.

The students were selected after receiving high scores from state adjudicators on their solo performances at last spring’s NYSSMA Solo Evaluation Festival.

The Hampton Bays School District congratulates these talented musicians.

An impressive 11 Hampton Bays High School seniors have earned the prestigious AP Capstone designation on their diplomas.

To earn this distinction, the students participated in their school’s AP Capstone program, in which they were required to earn a score of 3 or higher in two courses — AP Seminar and AP Research — and score similarly on four AP exams.

The Hampton Bays School District began offering the AP Capstone program in 2020. Through the course of study, students perform college-level work, delve deeply into a research project and write a research paper, all while earning college credit.

The Hampton Bays School District extends its congratulations to AP Capstone Diploma recipients: Marcella Brandao, Nathaniel Cote, Vasyl Datsyuk, Jacqueline Flores, Eman Khalid, James Maroulas, Brendyn Molnar, Connie Penafiel, Nataly Pineda, Franklyn Veliz Hernandez and Mackenzie Wilson.

Additionally, five students — Mary Rose Arabejo, Lauren Capone, Cooper Foley, Caitlyn Lupia and Santiago Solorzano — earned Research Certificates. To earn the certificate, the students were required to earn scores of 3 or higher in both AP Seminar and AP Research.

The district congratulates these hardworking and dedicated students.

Date Added: 9/26/2025

The Hampton Bays School District is pleased to announce that 39 high school students received special Advanced Placement designations based on achievement in college-level coursework.

To earn Scholar recognition, students are required to score a 3 or higher on three or more AP exams; for Scholar with Honor, they must earn a 3.25 on all AP exams taken and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of those exams; and for Scholar with Distinction, they must receive an average score of 3.5 on all AP exams and grades of 4 or higher on five or more of those exams.

The district congratulates the following students:

AP Scholars

Mary Rose Arabejo, Aaren Arias, Samuel Blackburn, Lauren Capone, Jonathan Coulton, Jaime DePalma, Shea Egan, Antoinog Haddock, Cristian Kearns, Lillyann Maffia, Sarah Mendel, Connie Penafiel, Leah Russell, Willem-Dakota Sarkis, Matteo Villano, Dennis Williams, Matthew Zheng, Nathan Kearns, Charlotte Summar 

AP Scholars with Honor

Jacqueline Flores, Eman Khalid, Ethan Kurz, Caitlyn Lupia, Taylor Meyers, Parker Molina, Michael Nunns, Isabella Palma, Nataly Pineda, Tyler Terilli and Mackenzie Wilson

AP Scholars with Distinction

Marcella Brandao, Sumeja Bytyqi, Nathaniel Cote, Matthew Cruz, Vasyl Datsyuk, Cooper Foley, James Maroulas, Brendyn Molnar, Trey Scudder, Santiago Solorzano and Franklyn Veliz Hernandez

Date Added: 9/25/2025