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September 14, 2026
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September 14, 2026
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Central Celebrates the Class of 2026

Central Celebrates the Class of 2026

Valley Stream Central High School recently held its 2026 commencement ceremony, celebrating the achievements of its Class of 2026. The ceremony was one of bittersweet reflection, honoring students for their academic accomplishments, extracurricular involvement, and...

VSCHSD Announces New Director of Fine & Performing Arts

VSCHSD Announces New Director of Fine & Performing Arts

The Valley Stream Central High School District is proud to announce the appointment of Monique Retzlaff as its new Director of Fine and Performing Arts. Bringing more than 25 years of experience as an accomplished arts leader and educator, Ms. Retzlaff will lead the...

VSCHSD Hosts Annual My Brother’s Keeper Game Night

VSCHSD Hosts Annual My Brother’s Keeper Game Night

The Valley Stream Central High School District hosted a My Brother’s Keeper Game Night, bringing together roughly 200 students from across Long Island for an evening of brotherhood, community-building, and fun. This marked the first time the District has served as...

VSCHSD Holds 70th Annual District Music Scholarship Festival

VSCHSD Holds 70th Annual District Music Scholarship Festival

The Valley Stream Central High School District presented its 70th Annual District Music Scholarship Festival this March, showcasing the exceptional talent of student-musicians from across the District. The evening concert in the Bert Keller Auditorium, followed a...

VSCHSD Flag Football Team Wins Multi-State Jersey Design Contest

VSCHSD Flag Football Team Wins Multi-State Jersey Design Contest

The Valley Stream Central High School District girls flag football team, represented by seniors Gabriela Rivera and Alyssa Haughton. recently won the custom jersey design contest at this year’s Flag Football Media Day, hosted by the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium....

VSCHSD Recognized for AP Participation

VSCHSD Recognized for AP Participation

The Valley Stream Central High School District is proud to announce that Valley Stream North, South and Central high schools have each earned the Silver designation on the 2025 AP School Honor Roll, recognized by the College Board for expanding access to Advanced...

VSCHSD Rings in the Holiday Season with Annual Winter Concerts

VSCHSD Rings in the Holiday Season with Annual Winter Concerts

The holiday season was in swing throughout the month of December at South, North, Central and Memorial as each held their annual winter concerts. The performances, a long-standing community tradition, featured students from each building's orchestras, choirs, and...

Central Eagles Have Strong Showing at Local Wrestling Tournament

Central Eagles Have Strong Showing at Local Wrestling Tournament

The Valley Stream Central High School wrestling team delivered a strong performance at South’s Paul Grammatico Memorial Wrestling Tournament on December 13, with three Central Eagles earning podium finishes. Senior Emmanuel Alvarado led the Eagles' effort, securing a...

Five VSCHSD Seniors are Commended Students

Five VSCHSD Seniors are Commended Students

The Valley Stream Central High School District is proud to announce that five of its seniors have been named Commended Students in the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program. The students are Mishal Javed, Adrita Halder, and Kritika Jassal from Central High School;...

Central Student-Artist Featured in NYC Photo Exhibit

Central Student-Artist Featured in NYC Photo Exhibit

Central High School senior Hajra Younas, an accomplished student-photographer, had her work selected for display in the Dear New York community art installation at Grand Central Terminal. This large-scale project, created and sponsored by Brandon Stanton of the...

Central Celebrates Eagle Pride at Homecoming

Central Celebrates Eagle Pride at Homecoming

The Valley Stream Central Football Eagles capped a spirited Homecoming week with a decisive 38-14 victory over the Roslyn Bulldogs on October 25. The win highlighted a weekend celebrating Central school spirit and community. The festivities began the prior evening...

VSCHSD Selects New Athletic Director

VSCHSD Selects New Athletic Director

The Valley Stream Central High School District has selected John Kostkowicz as its new District Athletic Director. He replaces Brett Kornblum, who is now Athletic Director at the Jericho Union Freel School District. A proud alumnus of Valley Stream Central High...

VSCHSD Welcomes New Staff

VSCHSD Welcomes New Staff

The Valley Stream Central High School District welcomed new staff members to the community during its new teacher orientation on August 25th. Through presentations and tours, the District introduced the new educators to VSCHSD’S major instructional and...

VSCHSD Kicks off the 2025-2026 School Year

VSCHSD Kicks off the 2025-2026 School Year

Classes resumed throughout the Valley Stream Central High School District on September 3, as teachers and staff warmly welcomed students back to school for the 2025-2026 school year. This year, the District will continue its focus on three core pillars: equity,...

A Message from the Superintendent Regarding Cell Phones

Good afternoon Valley Stream Central High School District Community, As we look ahead to the 2025/2026 school year, I’d like to share some important news about a change that will affect all our schools this fall. Earlier this spring, New York State enacted Education...

VSCHSD Board of Education Holds 2025-2026 Reorganization Meeting

VSCHSD Board of Education Holds 2025-2026 Reorganization Meeting

 The Valley Stream Central High School District Board of Education held its annual reorganization meeting on July 8, during which the Board President and Vice President were sworn in for the 2025-2026 school year, as well as new and returning trustees. The nine-person...

Celebrating the VSCHSD Class of 2025

Celebrating the VSCHSD Class of 2025

During the final week of June, Valley Stream Central, North, and South High Schools along with Twilight Alternative School honored their graduating Class of 2025 in heartfelt commencement ceremonies. The gatherings were poignant moments, in which the Class of 2025’s...

VSCHSD Celebrates Class of 2025 Valedictorians and Salutatorians

VSCHSD Celebrates Class of 2025 Valedictorians and Salutatorians

The Valley Stream Central High School District is proud to recognize its valedictorians and salutatorians for the 2024-2025 school year. At North High School, Aleeza Dhillon and Erin Garnier are the valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively. The top scholars at...

VSCHSD Flag Football Team Ranked Top 25 in the Nation by USA Today

VSCHSD Flag Football Team Ranked Top 25 in the Nation by USA Today

The Valley Stream Central High School District (VSCHSD) varsity girls flag football team was recently named to USA Today’s Super 25 National Girls Flag Football Rankings, a list that recognizes VSCHSD’s team as one of the top high school programs in the country, and...

Central Students Nominated for Prestigious Performing Arts Award

Central Students Nominated for Prestigious Performing Arts Award

Central High School student-performers Monty Person and Tatianna Rosello have been selected among the top 50 nominees for the prestigious 2025 Roger Rees Outstanding Performer Awards. Monty and Tatianna were selected for their standout performances as The Scarecrow...

Central Students Have Strong Showing at Statewide Art Competition

Central Students Have Strong Showing at Statewide Art Competition

Student-artists from Valley Stream Central High School had a strong showing at the prestigious New York State Art Teachers Association’s Olympics of the Visual Arts in Saratoga Springs, New York earlier this April. The event challenged participants with both long-term...

VSCHSD Holds 67th Annual Music Scholarship Festival

VSCHSD Holds 67th Annual Music Scholarship Festival

The Valley Stream Central High School District held its 67th Annual Music Scholarship Festival on March 21, in Central High School’s Keller Auditorium. This long-running Valley Stream tradition—now in its 67th year—showcases all of the District’s high school musical...

Four VSCHSD Students are National Merit Finalists

Four VSCHSD Students are National Merit Finalists

The Valley Stream Central High School District is proud to announce that four of its students have been named finalists in the prestigious National Merit Scholarship contest. Valley Stream Central High School students Marlon Clarke Jr. and Aarish Talukdar and South...

VSCHSD Students Take Part in Poetry Out Loud Semifinals

VSCHSD Students Take Part in Poetry Out Loud Semifinals

Eight students from Valley Stream Central High School District—representing Central, Memorial, North, and South high schools—recently showcased their poetic talent at the Poetry Out Loud semifinalist competition held at the Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum. The...

VSCHSD Community Advisory Board Hosts Inaugural Meeting

VSCHSD Community Advisory Board Hosts Inaugural Meeting

The Valley Stream Central High School District recently hosted the inaugural meeting of its Community Advisory Board (CAB) at Central High School. Over 30 local business leaders, government representatives, parents, alumni, District administrators and educators...

VSCHSD My Brother’s Keeper Program Joins Statewide Network

VSCHSD My Brother’s Keeper Program Joins Statewide Network

Valley Stream Central High School District is proud to announce that, through a collaboration with the Village of Valley Stream, the District’s My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) program has joined the New York State My Brother’s Keeper Community Network. This recognition...

Valley Stream Central High School District Presents its Fall Plays

Valley Stream Central High School District Presents its Fall Plays

The Valley Stream Central High School District’s drama clubs at North, South, Central, and Memorial Junior High School delighted audiences this November with their annual fall plays. At Memorial, students staged a successful production of 29 Reasons Not to Be in a...

Introducing VSCHSD’S 2024-2025 Student Liaisons

Introducing VSCHSD’S 2024-2025 Student Liaisons

This fall, the Valley Stream Central High School District Board of Education welcomed its student liaisons for the 2024-2025 school year: Julianne Joseph from Central High School, Asha Gajraj from South High School, and Thomas Vendome from North High School. Each...

Central High School Celebrates Homecoming

Central High School Celebrates Homecoming

Valley Stream Central High School celebrated its homecoming football game on September 28. The contest marked the end of a week filled with school spirit activities with the Central Eagles triumphing 26-15. Throughout the week leading up to the game, the school held...

Central Physics Teacher Has Researched Published in Education Journal

Central Physics Teacher Has Researched Published in Education Journal

Longtime Valley Stream Central High School Master Physics Teacher Robert De La Cruz recently had his research published in The Physics Teacher journal. In his article, he offers an innovative model for teaching the inverse-square law concept to students. De La Cruz’s...

VSCHSD Seniors Are National Merit Semifinalists

VSCHSD Seniors Are National Merit Semifinalists

The Valley Stream Central High School District is proud to announce that four of its class of 2025 seniors have been named semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Competition. South High School’s Andy Huang and Bahrija Radoncic; and Central High School’s...

Six VSCHSD Student-Musicians Selected for NYSSMA All-State Festival

Six VSCHSD Student-Musicians Selected for NYSSMA All-State Festival

Six Valley Stream Central High School District student-musicians have been selected to take part in the NYSSMA All-State Festival this winter. The selection recognizes the students’ talent and hard work in their respective musical and arts fields. From Central High...

VSCHSD Welcomes Students Back for the 2024-2025 School Year

VSCHSD Welcomes Students Back for the 2024-2025 School Year

The Valley Stream Central High School District proudly welcomed its students back for the 2024-2025 school year on September 3. Students arrived on a bright, sunny early autumn day at South, North, Central, and Memorial Junior High Schools to begin their classes....

Valley Stream Central High School District Welcomes New Staff

Valley Stream Central High School District Welcomes New Staff

The Valley Stream Central High School District welcomed its new slate of staff and faculty for the 2024-2025 school year with a series of orientation sessions on August 27, 28, and 29. A total of 30 new teachers, part-time instructors, and administrators are joining...

VSCHSD Hires New Assistant Superintendent for Finance & Operations

VSCHSD Hires New Assistant Superintendent for Finance & Operations

The Valley Stream Central High School District is proud to announce that it has hired Thomas McDaid, Jr., Esq. as its Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations. McDaid replaces Emmanuel Glasu, who retired. He previously served as Assistant Superintendent for...

Central Student Attends Prestigious Leadership Institute

Central Student Attends Prestigious Leadership Institute

Valley Stream Central High School student Kayleen Wingson recently attended the prestigious Angelo Del Toro Puerto Rican Hispanic Youth Leadership Institute in Albany. The institute encourages participation of Latino students in the political process, and gives them...

VSCHSD Holds 66th Annual Music Scholarship Festival at Carnegie Hall

VSCHSD Holds 66th Annual Music Scholarship Festival at Carnegie Hall

The Valley Stream Central High School District held its 66th Annual Music Scholarship Festival on April 4. This year’s festival included a special twist: For the first time ever, this long-running VSCHSD tradition was held at Carnegie Hall. One of the most prestigious...

Introducing Valley Stream’s 2024 Valedictorians and Salutatorians

Introducing Valley Stream’s 2024 Valedictorians and Salutatorians

The Valley Stream Central High School District is proud to announce its valedictorians and salutatorians for the class of 2024. At North High School, Charles Wu and Barnit Kaur are the valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively; the top scholars at South High School...

Central Student Earns Prestigious STEM Scholarship

Central Student Earns Prestigious STEM Scholarship

Valley Stream Central High School student and class of 2024 valedictorian Karina Ramnauth earned the prestigious SUNY Stony Brook Simons STEM Scholar Program scholarship. With this scholarship, Karina will receive a full ride to the university, including room and...

Central Student is a National Merit Finalist

Central Student is a National Merit Finalist

Valley Stream Central High School student Saajed Yaseen has been named a 2024 National Merit Finalist. This prestigious recognition is bestowed on only around 14,000 students nationwide among 1.3 million applicants. The National Merit Scholarship Corporation seeks to...

District Swim Team Celebrates Historic Inaugural Season

District Swim Team Celebrates Historic Inaugural Season

Members of the Valley Stream Central High School District girls and boys swim teams recently thanked the Board of Education for their support following the teams’ inaugural seasons. The group also gifted Superintendent of Schools Dr. Wayne Loper and Athletic Director...

VSCHSD Robotics Club is Up and Running

VSCHSD Robotics Club is Up and Running

The Valley Stream Central High School District is proud to announce that its brand-new robotics club for the 2023-2024 school year is hard at work constructing its first-ever robot. This club gives District students another opportunity to flex their STEM skills while...

VSCHSD Board of Education Welcomes New Student Liaisons

VSCHSD Board of Education Welcomes New Student Liaisons

The Valley Stream Central High School District is proud to welcome its Board of Education student liaisons for the 2023-2024 school year. These three students are Gunand Thind, from North High School; Ashley-Ann Francis, from South High School; and Mary Youssef, from...

BOE Liaisons Attend Student Forum

BOE Liaisons Attend Student Forum

Valley Stream Central High School District Board of Education Student Liaisons Mary Youssef and Gunand Thind represented VS Central and North high school at the Long Island BOCES Student Forum on Thursday, February 29th, hosted by Eastern and Western Suffolk BOCES....

Central High School Celebrates Spirit Week, Homecoming

Central High School Celebrates Spirit Week, Homecoming

Valley Stream Central High School celebrated its spirit week and homecoming football game during the week of October 16. Anticipating poor weather for game day, the school held a daytime pep rally in advance of the Eagles’ contest against Hicksville on Saturday,...

Central High School Holds Annual Pink Fair

Central High School Holds Annual Pink Fair

In a display of solidarity, Valley Stream Central High School held its annual Pink Fair in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This fair, which was hosted by the schools Key Club, gave students the opportunity to spread the word about the importance of early...

VSCHSD Schools Earn Top Marks in AP Honor Roll

VSCHSD Schools Earn Top Marks in AP Honor Roll

Valley Stream North, South and Central high schools earned top scores in the Advanced Placement School Honor Roll for 2023. This recognition honors high schools in which graduating cohorts have high levels of AP exam participation and proficiency. North, South and...

Central Named Top Magnet High School in New York

Central Named Top Magnet High School in New York

Valley Stream Central High School has been named the number one magnet high school in New York State, according to Niche.com. The site also ranked Central 15 among the best public high schools in Nassau County, 45 among the best public high schools in the state...

Central High School Students Receive College Board Recognition

Central High School Students Receive College Board Recognition

Sixteen Valley Stream Central High School students have been selected College Board National Recognition Program awardees. College Board is a nonprofit organization that expands access to higher education by connecting students to college-readiness programs. Emily...

VSCHSD Student Musicians Selected for NYSSMA All-State Festival

VSCHSD Student Musicians Selected for NYSSMA All-State Festival

The Valley Stream Central High School District is proud to announce that three student musicians have been selected for the 2023 New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) All-State Festival. They will participate in concerts held at the Eastman Theatre in...

VSCHSD Automotive Repair Program Finds a Permanent Home

VSCHSD Automotive Repair Program Finds a Permanent Home

The Valley Stream Central High School District’s automotive repair trade program has found a permanent home at Central High School this fall. The program was initially run out of the maintenance garage at Memorial Junior High School when it was introduced in the...

VSCHSD Welcomes Students Back for the 2023-2024 School Year

VSCHSD Welcomes Students Back for the 2023-2024 School Year

The Valley Stream Central High School District welcomed its students back for the start of the 2023-2024 school year on September 1. new and returning students arrived fresh from their summer breaks to North, South, Central and Memorial Junior High School and greeted...

VSCHSD Celebrates the Class of 2023

VSCHSD Celebrates the Class of 2023

Members of the Valley Stream Central High School District Class of 2023 celebrated their graduation from high school throughout the week of June 19, as departing seniors from their respective schools gathered to take part in their respective commencement ceremonies....

Valley Stream Central and South High Schools Welcome New Principals

Valley Stream Central and South High Schools Welcome New Principals

The Valley Stream Central High School District is proud to announce it has hired new principals at Valley Stream Central and South high schools for the 2023-2024 school year. The District has selected Candace Hugee as principal of Central High School and Matthew...

Valley Stream CHSD Students Win at Cosmetology Event

Valley Stream CHSD Students Win at Cosmetology Event

Valley Stream School District cosmetology students competed against those from other cosmetology programs at the 2023 Long Island Teacher’s Guild Hairstyling Competition. Under the direction of their teacher, Karen Glasgow, four of the competing students placed highly...

Central Student Named a Gates Scholar

Central Student Named a Gates Scholar

Valley Stream Central High School student and 2023 valedictorian Michaela Sinclair has been named a Gates Scholar. The prestigious honor grants Michaela a scholarship to the school of her choice. Each year, only 300 students nationwide are selected. The Gates...

Central High School Hosts Career Day

Central High School Hosts Career Day

Valley Stream Central High School recently hosted a career day for its senior high school students. The special event introduced the students to various professions and provided guidance on career and college choices. The day started with a keynote speaker: Brian...

Central Student Researcher Honored at State Science Fair

Central Student Researcher Honored at State Science Fair

Valley Stream Central High School student researcher Marilyn Sanchez-Zepeda earned honorable mention in round two of the 2023 New York State Science and Engineering Fair (NYSSEF). Marilyn earned the accolade for her research entitled Plant Growth Promoting Genes in...

Central Students Take Part in Poetry Out Loud Regionals

Central Students Take Part in Poetry Out Loud Regionals

Valley Stream Central High School students Nylah Henry and Julianne Joseph took part in the Nassau County Regional Poetry Out Loud competition this winter. Poetry Out Loud is a national program that encourages students to engage with poetry and the art of performance...

Central Student Earns Famed Writing Award

Central Student Earns Famed Writing Award

Valley Stream Central High School student Tolu Diyaolu was recognized by the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards for her writing submission in the short story category. Tolu earned the Silver Key award for her work titled A Revelation. With this award, Tolu joins...

The ‘Pointercounts’ A Capella Group Visits VSCHSD Choirs

The ‘Pointercounts’ A Capella Group Visits VSCHSD Choirs

The Pointercounts, a basso a capella group from the Crane School of Music, performed for the senior high school choruses across the Valley Stream Central High School District on December 22. Basso a capella groups sing in lower pitched voices in comparison to a...

VSCHSD Students Take Part in All-State NYSSMA Winter Performance

VSCHSD Students Take Part in All-State NYSSMA Winter Performance

Two Valley Stream Central High School District violinists were selected to take part in the New York State School Music Association’s All-State Winter Concert this past December. Central High School student Tinatin Narimanidze took part in this prestigious concert,...

Central’s Athletes Helping Athletes Club Visits Wheeler Avenue

Central’s Athletes Helping Athletes Club Visits Wheeler Avenue

Twenty-Nine distinguished student athletes from Valley Stream Central High School visited the 6th grade class at Wheeler Avenue Elementary School this December as part of Central’s Athletes Helping Athletes (AHA) club. Through AHA, Central juniors and seniors visit...

VSCHSD Celebrates Central’s Blue Ribbon Designation

VSCHSD Celebrates Central’s Blue Ribbon Designation

Throughout November, the Valley Stream Central High School District celebrated Valley Stream Central High School’s special designation as a U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon School for 2022. The rare honor, given to the country’s highest-performing schools, was...

Valley Stream Central, Memorial Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

Valley Stream Central, Memorial Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

Students at Valley Stream Central and Memorial Junior high schools Celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month with a slate of activities aimed at celebrating the contributions and cultures of Hispanic and Latino communities. At Central, students in the World Language...

VSCHSD Hosts Nighttime Sports Games

VSCHSD Hosts Nighttime Sports Games

For the first time this year, fall varsity athletes in the Valley Stream Central High School District were treated to evening outdoor games with the full “Friday Night Lights” experience. Typically, the boys and girls varsity soccer and football games begin at 5...

Valley Stream Central H.S. Senior Selected for Columbia Law Program

Valley Stream Central H.S. Senior Selected for Columbia Law Program

Valley Stream Central High School Senior Solomon Akaeze has been selected to take part in Columbia Law School’s High School Law Institute for the fall semester. For the next few months, Solomon will spend his Saturdays studying the fundamentals of law—including due...

VSCHSD Holds 2022 Graduation Ceremonies

VSCHSD Holds 2022 Graduation Ceremonies

Members of the Valley Stream Central High School District Class of 2022 celebrated their graduation from high school throughout the week of June 20, as departing seniors from each school took part in their respective commencement ceremonies. In remarks to their...

Central High School Celebrates World Language Week

Central High School Celebrates World Language Week

Valley Stream Central High School celebrated the beautiful diversity of world languages and cultures during World Language Week in late March. As part of the festivities, the third floor of the building was decorated with flags from around the world and tables with...

Fourteen Central Students Receive College Board Accolades

Fourteen Central Students Receive College Board Accolades

Valley Stream, NEW YORK (January, 2022)—Fourteen additional Valley Stream Central High School students have been selected as College Board National Recognition Program awardees. College Board is a nonprofit organization that seeks to expand access to higher...