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By Gwenyth Davey
On Friday, September 16, Oyster Bay had its first indoor pep rally since the onset of COVID-19 in 2020. Last year, while the seniors were permitted to be in the gym for the lip sync competition, grades 7-11 watched via live stream from their classrooms. Now that COVID rules and regulations have been relaxed, students were thrilled to come together as a student body to share in the festivities. Following an abbreviated class schedule on Friday, students gathered in the gymnasium to show their support for student athletes and performers alike.
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By: Kevin Biggiani
Are you looking for a fun time for the family at a restaurant with live music and reasonable prices located nearby? The Homestead, located at 107 South Street, in downtown Oyster Bay, is be a fabulous choice. On its website, The Homestead is quite accurately described as a restaurant that serves “familiar American Pub Grub.” The chefs prepare “home-style” type meals and the restaurant does “serve guests like family.” The Homestead boasts a welcoming atmosphere and has live music for its guests’ enjoyment on designated nights. Plenty of Oyster Bay residents dine at the restaurant, so chances are high that you will run into a friend or two. By: Kevin Biggiani
Right in our own hamlet of Oyster Bay, we are blessed to have Theodore Roosevelt Park. The park, named for the twenty-sixth president of the United States, has a gorgeous beach visited by hundreds of beachgoers every summer. Unfortunately, with use of the beach comes litter in various forms left behind by its visitors. Each year, the Town of Oyster Bay and the Friends of the Bay organize a day dedicated to a spring clean-up of Theodore Roosevelt Park Beach. Environmentally conscious volunteers arrive at the beach to help clean it for the upcoming summer season. By: Scarlett Shelley
The Class of 2022 is about to take one giant step forward in their lives, as they prepare to graduate from high school and leave the familiar halls of OBHS behind. Many have decided to attend college and continue their educational experience, while others still plan to enter the workforce and star their journeys in “the real world.” To celebrate these seniors and all they have accomplished, The Harbour Voice sat down with some members of the Class of 2022 to talk about their time at Oyster Bay, and here’s what they said: By: Scarlett Shelley
On March 11th, Jennifer White joined Oyster Bay High School’s American Sign Language classes over Zoom. Jennifer White is the first ever female football coach at Gallaudet University. Gallaudet University is a private federally chartered research university in Washington, D.C. dedicated to the education of the deaf and hard of hearing. According to White, it is almost always silent on campus, and everyone knows sign language. By: Kevin Biggiani
The music was loud in the gymnasium on the evening of April 12, 2022, as seven doubles teams battled it out in the Senior Class Badminton Tournament at Oyster Bay High School. In the end, Elisia Gallo and Bridget Zahradnik’s undefeated team emerged victorious. With the assistance of the senior class faculty advisors, Ms. Wink and Mr. Caputo, the student council organized a badminton tournament as a fundraiser for the senior class. The competition was fierce and competitive, as players displayed their badminton shot making skills through smashes, drop shots, and powerful serves. The tournament was played in a round robin double elimination format with the last two surviving teams playing for the championship. By: Kevin Biggiani
In recent weeks, several students of Oyster Bay High School were recognized and celebrated for their academic excellence at a series of honor society inductions. This year’s induction ceremonies were held in person and were well-attended by proud parents and friends of the inductees. COVID-19 pandemic protocols during the 2020-2021 school year mandated that last year’s induction ceremonies be held virtually. This year marked the return of the in-person ceremonies, allowing students, parents, teachers, and administrators to come together to celebrate the achievements of the inductees. The school district’s administration should be recognized and commended for their efforts in safely bringing these events back to an in-person format for the community to enjoy. By: Isabella Morhaim
Dortoni Bakery, originally La Bonne Boulangerie, has been a family business since 1976. However, there is so much more to the story than pastries and cakes. Sara Martschenko, now sixteen, has been working with her mom, Angela Martschenko, since she was thirteen. Sara was born in Oyster Bay, where her mom first started off as a bakery girl. Sara found herself following in her mom’s footsteps at the early age of thirteen. However, Angela was expecting another baby, so more space was needed for the mom and daughter duo than their home in Oyster Bay currently offered. Sara and her mom made the move to West Islip, forty minutes from the bakery without traffic. Both continued to work at the bakery, where, shortly after the move, Angela became manager. Sara was proud of her mom and continued to work at the bakery herself, though she had to learn how to balance her commitment to her family and the bakery alongside her school commitments. This is where her perseverance started. By: Gwenyth Davey
On March 2nd, 2022, the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District announced that students would no longer be required to wear masks in school or on school grounds. Countless people were ecstatic to hear this announcement; however, some remain nervous about spreading COVID. Many students were skeptical that the reprieve from masks would last, since infection rates were seemingly still rising, and the mandate had previously one been lifted for a single day earlier in the year. However, the mask mandate at Oyster Bay High School has not returned and students are free to share their smiles. When asked about the ease in restrictions, Scarlett Shelley, a 9th grader, said. “I like not being in a mask anymore, but a part of me worries that COVID will now spread more easily. If just one person gets COVID, we can all get it. But, it’s nice running around in the gym and paying sports without feeling like I’m going to pass out.” By: Rose Lindstrom
Oyster Bay’s avid readers were pleasantly surprised when a bookstore announced its opening late last year. Theodore’s Books is a quaint bookstore inspired by the historical legacy of the town. It is named after 26th President of the United States and hometown celebrity, Theodore Roosevelt. |
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