Sachem School District
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Sachem Central School District is one of the largest school districts on Long Island and among all suburban school districts in New York, United States. Founded in 1955, the district now encompasses residents of the Census-Designated Places of Holbrook, Holtsville and Farmingville, as well as some parts of Lake Grove, Lake Ronkonkoma, Ronkonkoma and Nesconset. Its district office is located in Holbrook, and the superintendent is Dr. Charles J. Murphy.
Schools and Locations
Sachem Schools currently has 15,439 students enrolled. [1]
Elementary Schools (12)
- Cayuga (Lake Grove)
- Chippewa (Holtsville)
- Gatelot (Lake Ronkonkoma)
- Grundy (Holbrook)
- Hiawatha (Lake Ronkonkoma)
- Lynwood (Farmingville)
- Merrimac (Holbrook)
- Nokomis (Holbrook)
- Tamarac (Holtsville)
- Tecumseh (Farmingville)
- Waverly (Holtsville)
- Wenonah (Lake Grove)
Middle Schools (4)
- Sagamore (Holtsville)
- Samoset (Lake Ronkonkoma)
- Seneca (Holbrook)
- Sequoya (Holtsville)
High Schools (2)
- Sachem High School East (Farmingville)
- Sachem High School North (Lake Ronkonkoma)
School Colors
Prior to the reconfiguration, the school district's colors were primarily black and old gold, and a little bit of red. The school fight song starts out as "Here's to Red Black and Gold... After the split, Sachem High School North began using exclusively black and gold, while Sachem High School East was designated red and gold as its colors. Both schools kept the mascot the "FLAMING ARROWS"
Reconfiguration
As voted upon by district constituents in 1999, the district built two new schools and reconfigured its current schools at the start of the 2004-2005 school year. The elementary schools, which formerly housed grades Kindergarten through 6th, are now K-5. Seneca and Sagamore junior high schools (formerly grades 7 and 8) became middle schools (grades 6 through 8). The former Sachem High School South, the 9th and 10th grade facility, was converted into Samoset Middle School. Sequoya was built for the purpose of reconfiguration. Sachem High School North, formerly home to all 11th and 12th grade students in the district, became a 9-12 facility for students in the western and northern portions of the district. Sachem East was built as a 9-12 facility for students in the southern and eastern portions of the district.