Locust Valley High School has once again gained national distinction by being ranked as one of the top high schools in the nation and has significantly moved up the ranks. Locust Valley High School has earned recognition as being ranked: • #1 nationally among open enrollment International Baccalaureate public high schools • #2 in NY State among open enrollment public schools and #5 in NY State overall ...  (more)

Each year, the senior class puts on a fashion show to raise funds for the prom and this year, the Class of 2014 showed off sports wear, casual wear and formal wear in style! Check out all the fashion fun in the slide show.  (more)

Recently, new information was released by the College Board and the New York State Regents regarding the Common Core. The Board of Education meeting on April 2, 2014 included discussions on “Myths” that exist as well as “Facts” about this important topic, in addition to the “Myth” that APPR (State teacher accountability) is going away, which is not true. The reality is that teachers will be...  (more)

Locust Valley High School students won six awards at the school’s 10th annual Film Festival. The Locust Valley student films took first place in three categories including documentary, comedy and music video, and earned third place in the drama, public service announcement and music video categories. The films were judged by WABC-TV film critic Sandy Kenyon, who said this year’s festival participants produced...  (more)

Bayville students celebrated Read Across America Week with fun-filled events centered on reading. This reading motivation and awareness program encourages children to celebrate the joys of reading. Through the efforts of Parents As Reading Partners and the elementary school libraries, students were involved in daily activities, such as Drop Everything and Read story time, Colors of the Sea Day, Joke in Your Pocket Day and...  (more)

Students at Locust Valley Intermediate School used their research skills and creativity to produce a wide array of experiments for the Locust Valley Intermediate School Science Fair. Students in third through fifth grade demonstrated how to form a hypothesis and proved their theories. These young scientists created captivating visuals to present their experiments and results. Students worked independently or in groups...  (more)

Four teams in the district were awarded honorable mention in the TOSHIBA ExploraVision competition. These projects placed among the top 10 percent of all ExploraVision projects submitted to the competition this year. Congratulations to the following teams: Bayville Intermediate School: Project: Waste to Watts Fifth-graders: Emily Barosin, Joshua Lee, Riley Stein and Alexa Testa Coach: Rebecca Glavan, TA; Toshiba...  (more)

As part of a unit of study on community, students at Ann MacArthur Primary School held a school spirit day to celebrate their own school community. Students and staff dressed in Locust Valley T-shirts and enjoyed a special assembly that included a version of the school mascot. A representative from Bailey’s Arboretum brought some feathered friends to show the students, including a falcon, the school mascot that the...  (more)

The Common Core State Standards is a joint effort led by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and the Council of Chief State School Officers to develop a shared, nationwide set of K-12 standards in English language arts and Mathematics.The goal was to develop standards that ensure all students are held to consistent expectations that will prepare them for college and career.More than 45 states and the...  (more)

The LVCSD Board of Education is aware that many residents received their tax bills recently. The school district tax levy for the 2013-2014 school year is 2.9 percent for Class 1 residential property owners. This is actually lower than the tax levy of 3.09% which voters approved in May. The addition of the Iroquois Pipeline to the district’s tax roll allowed for this decrease. It is important to note that the school...  (more)