The Babylon Junior-Senior High School’s varsity girls soccer team, which recently claimed the Long Island Class B championship title, will be facing off against the Central Valley Academy team in the NYSPHSAA state semifinal match. The game is set to take place on Saturday, Nov. 16 at 3 p.m. at Homer High School, Homer, New York. The winner of this match will advance to the final on Sunday, Nov. 17 at 3 p.m. at SUNY Cortland. Tickets can be purchased at the gate for $10 or for $8 through the Go Fan website: https://gofan.co/app/school/NYSPHSAAXI

On Oct. 17, the Babylon School District’s Office of Special Education, in conjunction with the Deer Park and North Babylon school districts, hosted the second annual Transition and Resource Fair. 

Families were able to gather much needed information about important programs and support available to them within the community. Representatives from the Disability Services Offices from more than 25 community resources and local colleges including Mercy College, Adelphi University and Suffolk County Community College attended the event. They were on hand to provide resources to families whose children are preparing to graduate. 

Additionally, representatives from Family Residences and Essential Enterprises, along with Young Adult Institute, were present to discuss post-secondary programs and services as well as supported job opportunities for students who are not college bound. 

Fifth grade students enrolled in Lisa Necroto’s class at Babylon Memorial Grade School recently enhanced their knowledge in the realm of aquaponics with assistance from STEAM instructor Emily Moran. 

During their time spent in the classroom, the students were able to carefully experiment with the water samples, testing for specifics such as pH, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, salinity and water temperature. In turn, these tests assisted with determining the health of the ecosystem from which the water came from, which included Hempstead Lake, Northport Bay and Hawley’s Lake. 

The district would like to thank Adelphi University’s biology department chairperson Dr. Andrea Ward, along with research assistant, Erica Redmann, for assisting the students with their research. 

Based on their musical talents and academic successes, five Babylon Junior-Senior High School students have been invited to participate in this year’s New York State School Music Association All-State and All-County music festivals. 

Allison Fama (treble chorus), Julia Horvath (treble chorus), Matthew Minicozzi (wind ensemble) and Anna Romero-Mejia (mixed chorus) have been named All-State student-musicians and were invited to participate in the 2019 NYSSMA All-State Conference to be held in Rochester from Dec. 5–8. 
 
Ethan Schubart (orchestra) will join Fama (treble choir), Horvath (mixed chorus), Minicozzi (orchestra) and Romero-Mejia (mixed chorus) as All-County student-musicians in performing at Huntington High School on Friday, Nov. 15, alongside other selected musicians.