Mattituck-Jr.-Senior High School Athletes Earn Prestigious Designation

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NORTH FORK, NY — Mattituck Jr.-Sr. High School athletes have made their hometown proud: The school was designated as a 2024 to 2025 School of Excellence by the New York State Public High School Athletic Association, the district said.

The School of Excellence status requires that at least 75 percent of a school’s varsity teams receive the Scholar-Athlete Team Award, district officials said.

To earn the Scholar Athlete Team Award, 75 percent of a team’s players must have acquired a grade point average equal to or greater than 90 percent during their respective seasons, the district said.

Mattituck Jr.-Sr. High School has 18 varsity teams.

"This award reflects the commitment, discipline and sportsmanship our student-athletes demonstrate each day," Mattituck-Cutchogue Union Free School District Superintendent of Schools Shawn Petretti said. "We are incredibly proud of our coaches, athletes and families for making this recognition possible."

Director of Health, Physical Education and Athletics Greggory Wormuth said he credited the teachers, staff and students for the achievement — but that it is the students whose management of their priorities and commitments garners the status of excellence.

"It takes a lot of time management to make sure that both academic and athletic priorities are met, and the athletes do a fine job each year," Wormuth said. "It really is the culture of this district and something for which we are very proud."