Hampton Bays High School senior Joshua Reyes has been named a Scholar-Athlete by the Suffolk Chapter of the National Football Foundation. He earned the award for his excellence on the field and in the classroom.

Aside from his academic strengths as an honors student, Reyes is a two-time All-Division varsity football award winner. He has also competed on his school’s varsity wrestling team. Beyond his own athletic pursuits, Reyes gives back to his community as a youth flag football coach.

This fall, Reyes will attend SUNY Cortland, where he plans to major in criminology.

To mark their commitment to higher education, the Hampton Bays High School Class of 2026 wore the apparel of their college of choice on May 1. The class will be heading to a number of premier schools this fall to begin their postsecondary studies.

 

Date Added: 5/4/2026

The community is invited to celebrate high school seniors from the Southampton, Hampton Bays, and Westhampton Beach school districts who have committed to enter the military upon graduation. The students will be honored at a seventh annual ceremony at Westhampton Beach High School on Friday, May 29 at 10:00 a.m.

Date Added: 5/4/2026

Hampton Bays Middle School recently inducted new members into the Junior Tri-M Music Honor Society during a ceremony. Adviser Carolanne Mazur presented the 19 new members with certificates, and seven continuing members were celebrated.

Junior Tri-M is an honor society that serves the school and community through music. Students must maintain at least an 85 average in core subjects and at least a 90 in music classes. They must also perform community service. 

The Hampton Bays School District congratulates the following students:

New Inductees:

Daniela Aguero, Elsie Barbour, Kelly Guanga, Alison Guzman, Jack Huebner, Josslyn Hernandez, Aryana Kappers, William Loudenslager, Brielle Marino, Isla McMahon, Brooke McNamara, Jemely Mejia, Dylan Patino, Maria Sanchez, Alexander Sequeira, Mia Soledad, Olivia Spezzacatena, Khloe Talmage and Amy Tigre

Continuing Members:

Samantha Betta (president), Liam Gomes (historian), Maeve Kelly, Maya Ollennu (treasurer), Daniela Perez (historian), Manuella Ribeiro (secretary) and Hayden Wilson (vice president).

As part of a schoolwide read-aloud initiative, students at Hampton Bays Middle School recently brought the book “Good Different” by Meg Eden Kuyatt to life by transforming themes from the novel into imaginative, dragon-inspired artwork.

Drawing inspiration from the story’s main character and its message of embracing individuality, each grade level explored the dragon theme through a unique artistic lens. Fifth grade students designed colorful dragon eggs using oil pastels, pairing them with intricate dragon eyes rendered in colored pencil. Sixth grade students created detailed, close-up drawings of dragon eyes using oil pastels, and seventh and eighth grade students sculpted dragon eyes from clay.

“Through this project, students connected art with literature, expressing individuality, emotion and the idea that being ‘different’ is something to be proud of,” said art teacher Adrienne Gagliardi.