Hauppauge Celebrates Student Achievements And Staff Milestones

HAUPPAUGE, NY — Students and staff were honored for their achievements and contributions at the Hauppauge Board of Education meeting on June 3, the school district announced.

Among those recognized were students entering the military, as well as academic standouts earning a GPA of 100 or higher.

The board also celebrated Hauppauge’s winners of the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge and Long Island Science and Engineering Fair, the Earth Day Poster Contest winner, participants in the Long Island Science Congress and the recipient of the SAAWA Innovative Health Diagnostic Award. NYSSMA All- State musicians and winter athletes across basketball, cheer, swimming and diving, track and wrestling were also applauded for their hard work and dedication.

The evening also included "heartfelt recognition of several beloved" staff members retiring this year, including Pines Elementary Principal Claudine DiMuzio and Bretton Woods Principal George Gagliardi.

"Their years of leadership and service have made a lasting impact on the Hauppauge community," the district wrote.

The board also celebrated educators receiving tenure and warmly welcomed new teachers who will be joining the district.

Looking ahead, the district "proudly introduced" Scott Bullis as the new principal of Pines Elementary. He is set to begin his role in the 2025–26 school year.