Friends Academy News

Browse past news stories for Friends Academy in Locust Valley, NY.

  • Field Hockey: Athletes of the Week
    posted on October 26, 2012 at 11:16:00 pm
    Erin Dougherty, Comsewogue The senior scored a career-high four goals in a 5-1 win over Floyd last Wednesday, and had the winner in a 1-0 victory over Shoreham-Wading River on Tuesday. Lauren DeSimone, Port Washington She scored all of the Vikings' goals in 2-1 wins over Friends Academy and Baldwin. ...
  • Local Students Fight Pancreatic Cancer With Fashion 4 The Cure Fundraiser
    posted on April 1, 2011 at 02:19:55 pm
    Plenty of teenagers have an interest in fashion, but 16-year-old Muttontown resident Becky Broxmeyer has taken her interest in an unusual and welcome direction; together with her friend Sophie Koppelman ...
  • Friends Academy Fundraiser Nets Over $1,700 for Local Shelter
    posted on January 21, 2011 at 05:06:44 am
    The Friends Academy football program, including Varsity, JV and Middle School, sponsored a “Punt, Pass and Kick” fundraiser shortly before the holidays to raise funds for the Glen Cove Men’s ...
  • MELANIE ‘LANIE’ DEKAY COLLINS
    posted on December 2, 2010 at 02:31:49 pm
    Melanie “Lanie” DeKay Collins of Callicoon, NY passed away unexpectedly Saturday, November 27, 2010. She was 58. Lanie was born May 7, 1952, ...
  • Long Island Championship: Birthday Present for Friends Baseball Coach Lindner
    posted on August 13, 2010 at 03:25:45 pm
    Quakers Defeat Bishop McGann-Mercy After defeating East Rockaway, two games to one in the best of three County Championship series, Friends Academy’s baseball team advanced to the regional ...
  • Friends Academy Boys Baseball Takes Class C Title
    posted on July 9, 2010 at 05:04:58 am
    After defeating East Rockaway two games to one in the best of three County Championship series, Friends Academy’s baseball team advanced to the regional semi-finals and Long Island Class C ...
  • Chrissy Bello Earns All-New England Honors in Softball
    posted on June 4, 2010 at 05:12:27 am
    Chrissy Bello, of Upper Brookville, a 2008 graduate of Friends Academy in Locust Valley, and a government major at Wesleyan ...
  • Reardon Gets Highest Honor
    posted on May 14, 2010 at 05:09:08 am
    Boat Named After Him by Friends Academy Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto and Town Councilman Anthony Macagnone attended the Long Island Jr. Rowing Championship, hosted by the Sagamore Rowing ...
  • Friends Academy beats CSH in field hockey
    posted on September 15, 2009 at 02:23:38 am
    Taylor Ross scored the game-winner with 14:19 left in the second half for Friends Academy in a 2-1 victory yesterday over Cold Spring Harbor in Nassau Conference I field hockey. Bridie Gahan's goal ...
  • Friends Academy Senior Is World-Class Rower
    posted on August 21, 2009 at 05:12:36 am
    Nicole Bielawski, who graduated last month from Friends Academy in Locust Valley, will represent the United States ...
  • Boomer and Gunnar Esiason make big difference with cystic fibrosis
    posted on June 24, 2009 at 09:04:45 am
    Gunnar Esiason, now a 17-year-old quarterback at Friends Academy in L.I., took the opening snap and final knee in ...
  • Friends Academy’s Gunnar Esiason Honored With NY State 12th Man Award in Football
    posted on May 29, 2009 at 05:04:48 am
    Gunnar Esiason, a senior at Friends Academy, received one of New York ...

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