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An aerial photo of the Sewanhaka High School football field and its mascot. The school will have to rename its sports teams.

NYS Board of Regents votes to end use of Native American mascots and indigenous imagery

New York's state education department unanimously voted to end the use of Native American mascots in schools — and Sewanhaka High School and Wantagh High School must comply by the end of the 2024-25 academic year. more

By Ana Borruto | 4/18/23

Wantagh's Mike Handell, left, looked for a passing lane with Seaford's Evan Block, middle, and Devin O'Donnell applying the pressure in the Jan. 19 matchup.

Seaford and Wantagh split meetings

After its 14-point, second-half lead at Wantagh slowly disappeared Jan. 19 and was down to one with just under six minutes remaining in regulation, longtime Seaford head coach Ralph Rossetti chose to … more

By Tony Bellissimo | 1/26/22

Senior Madison Taylor matched her uniform number with 24 points Jan. 5 as Wantagh rallied to defeat neighboring Seaford, 46-41.

Late surge lifts Wantagh over Seaford

With the game on the line, Madison Taylor took over to propel the Wantagh girls’ basketball team to a come-from-behind conference win against neighborhood rival Seaford. more

By Andrew Coen | 1/10/22

Oceanside quarterback Charlie McKee won the Thorp Award last season, given to the top player in Nassau County.

Football camps kicked off Aug. 23

Three months and three weeks after Massapequa, Garden City, Manhasset and Wantagh captured Nassau football championships, all 53 programs in the county started preparing for a new season Aug. 23. more

By Tony Bellissimo | 9/10/21

The Wantagh High School Warriors beat the West Hempstead Rams 37 to 6 during its Homecoming game on April 10.

Warriors win at Homecoming

A vibrant spring afternoon and community pride was the backdrop for Wantagh High School’s annual Homecoming game and senior day, held on April 10 against the West Hempstead Rams. more

4/15/21

Wantagh school officials are investigating an incident in which a Wantagh student athlete allegedly directed an anti-Asian remark at a visiting member of the South High School girls varsity tennis team on March 17.

Wantagh officials investigating hate speech

Wantagh school district officials are investigating an incident in which a Wantagh student athlete allegedly directed an anti-Asian remark at a visiting member of the Valley Stream South High School girls varsity tennis team last week. more

By Peter Belfiore | 4/2/21

Hanna Carey, 18, a member of Girl Scout Troop 3432 in Wantagh, is collecting food and supplies for her Girl Scout Gold Award project. She set up a donation box at the Wantagh Fire Department on Feb. 28, which Capt. Chris Dolley christened with its first donation.

‘Hunger Warriors’ go to battle Wantagh Girl Scout is fighting food insecurity

Since she was a child, Hanna Carey has valued community service. Carey is putting these lessons in service toward her Gold Award project with Girl Scout Troop 3432. Dubbed “Hanna’s Hunger Warriors,” the project aims to collect 2,000 pounds of food and supplies to donate to Island Harvest Food Bank in Bethpage. more

By Brian Stieglitz | 3/17/21

Wantagh High School students will return to a full, in-person schedule on March 15 and 22.

Wantagh secondary students returning full time

As vaccinations are administered and new cases of Covid-19 are beginning to fall, middle and high school students in the Wantagh Union Free School District will gain some semblance of normalcy – a full, in-person schedule. more

By Jennifer Corr | 3/16/21

Matthew, Robert, and James at Rob’s Eagle Court of Honor on June 3.

Brothers in scouting

Matthew, who turned 18 this month, was the 100th scout to have his Eagle Scout Court of Honor at Christ Lutheran Church on Island Road in Wantagh. His brothers are also scouts more

By Eden Laikin | 6/28/18

According to a 2015 report by Scouting magazine, only 6 percent of Boy Scouts reach the rank of Eagle. For Wantagh's class of 2018, 60 percent (15 out of 25) of all Boy Scouts became Eagle Scouts.

Scouting their futures in Wantagh

Of the 120 young men who graduated from Wantagh High School on June 21, at least 15 are or are on the way to becoming Eagle Scouts. more

By Eden Laikin | 6/28/18

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