Weldon E Howitt High School - Hi Life Yearbook (Farmingdale, NY)

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Page 13. Top: Howitt Jr. High School stands where the Nazareth Trade School stood circa 1910. Bottom: Weldon E. Howitt Jr. High School at present. Above: The Main St. brick building in 1912. Top: Schoolhouse built circa 1850 where Main Street School stands today. 12

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 t ta SEASCAPES hate the beach because I worked there for three months — Mark Am star, senior. '7 hate the beach because of the people that work there — John Martillo, senior. ’•Beaches are most enjoyable in the winter because you can take a lonely walk or play some frisbee in the cold and .still feel warm somehow” — Konstantin Dierks. senior. A Page 10. Top: While walking her dog on a winter day. Kris Kiriluk enjoys the beach. Left: The sun sets on fishing boats in the Long Island Sound. Page 11. Top Left: The rays of the winter sunset reflect oft the frozen sands of Gilgo Beach. Above: In the peaceful dawn. Denise Young fishes off the deck of her boat. Haven

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104 Years of Growth and Change PROS AND CONS OF PROGRESS It pleases me to see Farm- ingdale's school system progress the way it has. In my early years as district principal we had a good football team, but we never did anything like this year’s team” — Weldon E. Howitt “The students have changed so much since I was a student here. They are less serious; they’re more concerned with fun than with their futures — Karen Meagher, English teacher. Since its establishment by the town board and school commissioner in 1814, School District 22 had en- dured a great many changes. Back then, the school building consisted of just one room, and it was literally known in the com- munity as the little red school. From this school which was located on Conklin Street, the students of Farmingdale were moved to a four room wooden build- ing located on the present Main Street School proper- ty In 1919, when Weldon E. Howitt began his term as district principal, the school consisted of several small buildings. When I first be- came district principal, there were mostly farmers in the area, but very soon city people began to move it,” Howitt explained. The people from the city wanted the same academic advan- tages they had received in their former schools so they worked with me to make changes and additions. Due to the increased school district population, in 1953 a new high school was built on Grant and Van Cott Avenues. It was appro- priately named for Weldon E. Howitt. Between 1955 and 1961 Woodward Park- way, East Memorial, Park- way Oaks, Albany Avenue, and Northside Elementary Schools were constructed. In 1961 Mill Lane Jr. High School and Farmingdale Senior High School were opened for classes. The class of 1979 is the smallest class in six years. The Farmingdale School system which presently draws students from Amity- ville, North Massapequa, Massapequa Park, and Farmingdale reached its peak population three years ago with a graduating class of 1025. The sudden de- crease in enrolled students has forced the closing of two elementary schools. Al- though the high school’s capacity is for over 4000 students, ten years from now the population of grades ten through twelve will be approximately 2000.