FARMINGVILLE, NY — Lynwood Avenue Elementary School in Farmingville is back to distance-learning only, again. The school will not have in-person learning Monday and Tuesday — and possibly significantly longer — because of COVID-19 infections. Read more from OnSachem News.

HOLTSVILLE, NY — COVID-19 infections increased by another 10 in Sachem Schools. Sagamore Middle School in Holtsville had four of the 10 positives, the most among Sachem's 15 schools. Read more from OnSachem News.

FARMINGVILLE, NY — Sachem Central School District had 12 new positives for COVID-19. The biggest increases were reported for Sachem High School East in Farmingville and Seneca Middle School in Holbrook. Read more from OnSachem News.

FARMINGVILLE, NY — Sachem Central School District experienced another 39 COVID-19 infections among students and teachers/staff since Saturday. The greatest number of new positives were reported for the district’s two Farmingville schools: Lynwood Avenue Elementary School with 11 cases followed by Sachem High School East with 10 positives. Read more from OnSachem News.

FARMINGVILLE, NY — Lynwood Avenue Elementary School in Farmingville will reopen fully on Wednesday, resuming in-person instruction. The school went to distance-learning only on Tuesday amid a surge of COVID-19 infections. Read more from OnSachem News.

HOLBROOK, NY — Second graders at Nokomis Elementary School in Holbrook explored weather while using technology to showcase all they have learned. Read more from OnSachem News.

FARMINGVILLE, NY — Lynwood Avenue Elementary School in Farmingville is closed to in-person learning on Tuesday because of seven COVID-19 infections during the past day. Sachem Central School District decided to move Lynwood students to distance-learning for one day, and district officials cautioned it could be longer. Read more from OnSachem News.

FARMINGVILLE, NY — Two schools in Farmingville reported a combined 12 new COVID-19 infections during a single day. Sachem High School East had eight positives — five students and three teachers/staff — and Lynwood Avenue Elementary School experienced four cases, three of them among students. Meanwhile, in neighboring Holtsville, two students tested positive at Sagamore Middle School. Read more from OnSachem News.

LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY — Sachem High School North in Lake Ronkonkoma had another five students and one teacher/staff member test positive for COVID-19, according to the latest daily update. The six new infections are among 11 new positives in one day across the Sachem Central School District. Read more from OnSachem News.

LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY — COVID-19 infected another 15 students, teachers and staff in Sachem Schools during the latest one-day reporting period. The newest positives brought the cumulative number of those infected to 444 across the district. Read more from OnSachem News.

LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY — Sachem Central School District had 10 new positive cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, Jan. 12, according to the latest data New York state and school officials released Wednesday, Jan. 13. Read more from OnSachem News.

FARMINGVILLE, NY — COVID-19 positives soared well past the 400-mark in Sachem Schools as another 26 cases came in over the past three days. The greatest numbers of new infections were listed for Sachem High School East in Farmingville, Sachem High School North in Lake Ronkonkoma, and Sagamore Middle School in Holtsville. Read more from OnSachem News.

HOLTSVILLE, NY — Sachem Central School District has appointed Dr. Brenda Almendarez-DeBello as principal of Tamarac Elementary School in Holtsville. Almendarez-DeBello was named principal during the Jan. 6 meeting of the Board of Education. She previously joined Tamarac as interim principal after most recently serving as an assistant principal at Sachem High School East in Farmingville since 2017. Read more from OnSachem News.

LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY — The number of positive COVID-19 cases in Sachem Central School District is approaching the 400-mark. Sachem Schools had 14 new positive cases of COVID-19 on Friday, Jan. 8, according to the latest data New York state and school officials released Saturday, Jan. 9. The greatest number of new positives were reported for Sachem High School North in Lake Ronkonkoma. Read more from OnSachem News.

LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY — Sachem Central School District had 27 new positive cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, Jan. 7, according to the latest data New York state and school officials released Friday, Jan. 8. Among Sachem's 15 schools, the most new positives were reported for Hiawatha Elementary School in Lake Ronkonkoma with seven cases. Meanwhile, several sports returned this week for high school students. Read more from OnSachem News.

LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY — Sachem Central School District had 13 new positive cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, Jan. 6, according to the latest data New York state and school officials released Thursday, Jan. 7. The latest cases come as Suffolk County set an all-time record high, reaching 2,194 positives. Read more from OnSachem News.

LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY — Sachem Central School District had seven new positive cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, Jan. 5, according to the latest data New York state and school officials released Wednesday, Jan. 6. Meanwhile, the district superintendent told OnSachem News the first week back from holiday break with distance-learning only for grades 6-12 is going "smoothly." Read more from OnSachem News.

LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY — COVID-19 positives increased at every school in the Sachem Central School District during the past 12 days.

The district reported another 46 cases among students and staff on Tuesday, Jan. 5, for the period covering Dec. 24 to Jan. 4. Schools were closed for the holiday break from Dec. 24 to Jan. 3. Read more from OnSachem News.

LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY — Sachem Central School District had 42 new positive cases of COVID-19 among students and staff during the holiday break. District officials made the announcement on the first day of classes since the holiday break ended. Read more from OnSachem News.

LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY — Beyond the school closings, rush to online remote learning, and COVID-19 positives, there were many other stories about our school community. OnSachem News brought you the successes and milestones — and tributes to those lost — in our schools throughout 2020. Here's a look back at the past 12 months in Sachem Schools as we ring in 2021. Read more from OnSachem News.

LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY — Sachem Central School District had 13 new positive cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, Dec. 23, according to the latest data New York state and school officials released Thursday, Dec. 24. Read more from OnSachem News.

LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY — Sachem Central School District had 40 new positive cases of COVID-19 over the past week, including another six reported in the latest daily update. Read more from OnSachem News.

LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY — Sachem Central School District had 13 new positive cases of COVID-19 between Saturday, Dec. 19, and Monday, Dec. 21, according to the latest data New York state and school officials released Tuesday, Dec. 22.

Sachem High School North in Lake Ronkonkoma had the most new cases, reporting six additional positives among students. Read more from OnSachem News.