Eastport-South Manor Central School District

Eastport-South Manor Central School District
Together we build excellence
Type and location
Type	Public
Established	2003
Country	United States
District Info
Superintendent	Mark Nocero
Students and staff
District Mascot	Sharks
Colors	Navy, Silver
Other information
Website	http://www.esmonline.org/

Eastport-South Manor School is a school district that serves parts of both Brookhaven and Southampton Townships in eastern Suffolk County, New York. Commonly known as "ESM", the district serves the hamlets of Manorville and Eastport, as well as portions of the hamlets of Speonk and Mastic.

The total enrollment for the 2010-2011 school year was 4018 students.

History of the District

The school district was formed in 2000 from the merger of two local districts, Eastport Union Free School District (UFSD) in Eastport, and South Manor UFSD in Manorville.

These two districts, along with several others, participated in a study in the mid-1990s to determine the feasibility of combining the many local districts into one centralized district. Proponents suggested that this would benefit the schools through lower central administration costs, and would allow significantly better programming for students, since a combined district would have a much higher enrollment than any of the individual districts. Further, the area covered in the scope of the study had experienced significant growth, particularly in Manorville, which had doubled the population in a span of only ten years. Finally, neither South Manor UFSD nor East Moriches UFSD (a nearby district that also participated in the study) had high schools of their own, and were paying costly tuition to send their students to other high schools.

Ultimately, only Eastport and South Manor decided to combine to create a new district.

The central administration office is located at 149 Dayton Avenue, Manorville, NY 11949. The former district superintendent was B. Allen Mannella.

A 2010 survey by Newsday reported that the Eastport-South Manor School District was one of twelve schools on Long Island that was "particularly well-run, with well-developed financial policies, effective internal controls, and well-managed operations".

Before the merger, Eastport's mascot was the Duck, paying tribute to the large local duck farming industry, due to which Eastport was commonly referred to as "the duck capital of the world". The mascot of the South Manor school district was the Mustang.

ESM is now currently one of the largest high schools on Long Island with over 4,000 students as of 2011.

Schools in the District

• Eastport Elementary (Grades K - 6)
• South Street School (Grades K-2)
• Dayton Avenue School (Grades 3-6)
• Eastport-South Manor Junior/Senior High School (Grades 7-12)

Before the two school districts merged, South Street School and Dayton Avenue School were the two schools of South Manor UFSD, serving grades K-9. Eastport Elementary was known as Eastport High School, but served all thirteen grades in one building. It was the only school in the former Eastport UFSD.

Extracurricular Activities

Theatre

The school district is well known for its excellence in stage productions. Eastport South Manor has one of the most unique theatre programs in the United States. The founder of the program, Mr. Minutillo has been working some 30 years to create the program. Classes include Theatre Arts I,II,III, Senior Theatre Lab, Stagecraft I,II, and III. The theatre facilities include a black box theatre capable of holding 250 audience members, a main stage theatre with near 1000 seats, state-of-the-art lighting and sound equipment, a booth, costume building facilities, dressing rooms, and scene shop. Several shows are put on in the Black Box stage. Some of which include student-written work from the theatre arts III "repertoire" class, a puppet show to raise awareness of special education in the school district, as well as an annual senior showcase. The main theater is used for many events, several times a week during the day and after. Day to day activities may include assemblies, conferences, seminars and ceremonies. The theatre provides a venue that is adaptable for almost every occasion. 2 shows are put on a year on the Main Stage. While the shows are performed by students, the level of dedication from all members give students the impression they are working professionally. In the fall there is a drama or comedy, and in the spring, a musical. Since opening in 2004 the following shows have been put on:

• Moon Over Buffalo
• Guys and Dolls
• The Laramie Project
• Fiddler on the Roof
• Rumors
• Little Women: The Musical
• The Crucible
• South Pacific
• Noises Off
• Les Miserables
• Picnic
• Anything Goes
• Lend Me a Tenor
• Beauty and The Beast
• West Side Story

As of 2011 the School has stopped funding for the theatre department to put on a fall and spring production. Their for the school now has put together a group called the ESMCA which now funds for the school to put on a spring production. Since 2010 Lend me a Tenor the school has not done a Fall production.

Sports

The school is also known for its sports program. The school offers (most for both boys and girls): Lacrosse, Cross Country, Volleyball, Football, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Track, Tennis, Soccer, Golf and Bowling.

Many division titles and championships have also been won for the school in various sports, including the school's winning of the first ever Long Island Championship Game for boys volleyball in 2010.

In 2011, the Eastport-South Manor boys cross-country, boys soccer, girls soccer, boys golf, boys volleyball, and girls volleyball teams all earned playoff spots and league-wide recognition for outstanding performances. ESM Boys' Cross-Country and Boys' Volleyball both took home league championships in 2011; the first league title in school history for cross country and boys' volleyball's second title in a row.

Eastport-South Manor teams are also regularly recognized by Section XI for its top scholar-athletic teams and many of the teams are given the sportsmanship award.

In honor of the school mascot, the ESM gymnasium is dubbed the "Shark Tank".

Clubs

The Eastport-South Manor school district also provides its students with many extracurricular clubs and activities:

• Stage Crew
• Academic Team Club
• Marching Band
• Color Guard
• History Club
• Jazz Band
• S.A.D.D. (Students Against Destructive Decisions)
• Science Club
• Show Choir
• S.A.L.T (Students Aiding Living Things)
• Yearbook Club
• Newspaper Club
• National Junior Honor Society
• National Honor Society
• World Language Honor Society
• English Honor Society
• Student Council
• Key Club
• Green Team
• Tri-M Music Honor Society
• CSI Challenge Team

Mission Statement

"The Eastport-South Manor Central School District will promote and sustain an educational system which is dedicated to academic excellence and the fulfillment of each individual student’s potential.

Through an alliance of educators, parents, students and community, the District will provide a supportive, safe, dynamic learning environment and will strive to graduate students of good character who are intellectually, physically and socially developed, and who are as well prepared as possible for their futures."

External links

• ESM School District
• Burton, Behrendt & Smith (BBS)