Members of the Middle School Jazz Band members: (top) Arjun Sharma, Sam Rotberg, Will Richter, Margaux Blau, Jocelyn Cedeno, Jack McCooey, Max Wang. (Bottom): Cal Stellato, Eddie Zuckerbrot, Katarina Mongiardo, Chloe Papouchado and teacher Jesse Tennyson.

Middle School jazz band wins first place at jazz festival

Sixth Grade Jazz Band earns honors at Six Flags Awards ceremony.

Toting instruments and equipment, 11 Friends Academy sixth graders, members of the Sixth Grade Jazz Band, excitedly boarded their bus on Saturday, May 11th, en route to Jackson High School in NJ. Their destination? The Six Flags "Music in the Parks" jazz festival.

After warming up, and a quick set up on the stage, the group played three jazz tunes for two judges. "The students played very well and exuded a calm confidence beyond their years," said Middle School Jazz Band teacher Jesse Tennyson.

The next stop for the young musicians was a well-deserved pit stop at Six Flags Great Adventure Park, where "they rode rides, played carnival games, and ate lots of fun food," added Tennyson.  

Later that afternoon the students attended the Award Ceremony and received an Excellent rating - 1st Place for jazz bands - as well as the most prestigious award of the festival called "Esprit de Corps," which recognizes the ensemble with the most character, respectful behavior, and teamwork. 

The Friends Academy MS jazz band performs on stage at the Disney Magic Music Days. The 21 student musicians were selected nationwide.

Friends Academy Middle School jazz band swings into Disney

21 student musicians accepted, perform at Disney Magic Music Days

LOCUST VALLEY — In mid-March, the Friends Academy Middle School jazz band traded a few blistery days in New York for the hot sounds of Disney Magic Music Days, as they performed for the first time on a Disney stage and participated in a special Jazz workshop.

“This is the first time we have been accepted and played at Disney Magic Music Days,” said Jazz teacher Jesse Tennyson. The students were required to record two songs and submit each to Disney for approval.

The FA jazz band was the first ensemble to perform for Disney’s new spring season and students (or cast members, as Disney organizers referred to them as), were also able to tour the backstage inner workings of Disney World.

“Our students played a 25-minute set of music and sounded amazing,” said Tennyson. “There was a professional sound crew helping us with an introduction by a live MC,” he added. The students ultimately drew quite a crowd of listeners as more people began to walk over to hear the band’s five-song set, including Duke Ellington’s “It Don’t Mean a Thing,” Neil Hefti’s “Cherry Point,” Duke Ellington’s “Satin Doll,” Tito Puente’s “Oye Como Va” and Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline.”

During their second day, students headed to a recording studio to participate in the “Jazz It Up!” workshop, in which the band members sight read five Disney classics such as “Kiss the Girl,” “It’s a Small World,” and “Reflection.”

For seventh grader Andrew Becker, who plays the drums, the opportunity to record was the highlight. “My favorite part about the trip was working in a professional workshop,” said Becker. “We got a chance to try something new by recording our songs and it sounded great. And I was surprised by how fun it was to play in front of a crowd,” he added.

An on-site clinician and professional jazz trumpeter taught the student musicians everything from sight reading to improvisation to how to record in a studio. A sound engineer helped create a CD of all of the songs the students had worked on, as well as syncing their selection, “Kiss the Girl” with the original animated film. “I was so impressed with our students’ professionalism,” remarked Tennyson. “And the clinician and sound engineer were too… saying that our middle school students sight read the music better than most high school groups.”

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Members of the Middle School Pep Band rally the fans with Pep Band director Jesse Tennyson.

Middle School Pep Band debuts at Varsity games

A crew of 23 students delight players and audience with some fan-favorite selections.

LOCUST VALLEY — It was a typical night at a recent Varsity Boys Basketball game – from the cheer of the crowd, the squeak and shuffle of basketball shoes against the gym floor, to the piercing toot of the ref’s whistle and claps and chants from FA cheerleaders. But on Friday, Feb. 1^st, a new sound debuted from the sideline … the Friends Academy Middle School Pep Band.

“This is the first year that Friends has had a Pep Band,” explained FA music teacher and Jazz Band coach Jesse Tennyson, who hatched the idea with Varsity Basketball coach Steve Hefele. “I knew that the students would have fun and it would give us an opportunity to learn popular music that everyone is familiar with.”

Tennyson drew upon his experience as a former college Pep Band Director as he transformed members of the swinging Middle School Jazz Band into a school-spirited Pep Band. A large group, the band included 23 musicians playing a mix of instruments from clarinets, saxophones, trumpets, trombones, bass guitar, drums, piano and an assortment of percussion instruments.

Middle School students had to adjust to a different pacing during the Varsity basketball game and it kept them on their toes. “According to the rules of high school basketball, pep bands can only play during timeouts and during halftime,” said Tennyson. “This means that the students had to be prepared to play a different song every time a timeout was called by a coach. They had to be on task and aware of what was going on in the game.”

At times Tennyson would call out the next song, but at some points he’d turn it around and give that choice to the Pep Band. “We saved one song for the end of the game… if we won, we’d play Queen’s ‘Another One Bites the Dust.’”

The Pep Band played two home games on February 1^st and 8^th and rehearsed for those games during two of their regularly scheduled 90-minute Middle School Jazz Band practices. The band came prepared with a medley of short “Jock Jam” type songs, including Queen’s “We Will Rock You,” The Black Eyed Peas “Tonight’s Gonna be a Good Night,” Gary Glitter’s “The Hey Song or Rock n’ Roll Part 2” and The White Stripes, “Seven Nation Army.”

For Tennyson and the students, their two-night home game debut proved to be a slam dunk. “The students had a blast playing for the basketball games,” said Tennyson. “The fans appreciated the added school spirit, the parents were very proud of their children and it showed my students the practical uses of music in today’s society.”

Very Small Objects/ Selective Unveiling

Exhibition Opening Reception: Feb. 8, 5-8pm
Exhibition Dates: Feb. 8 - April 13
Gallery Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00-4:00 or by appointment 516-465-1740

Friends Academy is proud to host two artists from two vastly different continents who explore the world of small objects while playing with the aesthetics of scientific examination. These two artists employ the visual and conceptual vocabulary of scientists while engaging in a more personal artistic investigation. What is wonderful about it is that they both invite the viewer to participate in this investigation.

From the United States, Brian Collier’s interactive exhibition of Very Small Objects (http://www.verysmallobjects.com/) will offer students and visitors the opportunity to closely examine his growing collection of very small objects, marvel at a selection of his drawings based on the objects, and access various catalogues and ephemera from previous iterations of the show. Visitors will also have the opportunity to contribute their own very small objects to the collection. A naming station will be set up with full instructions on the intricacies of the Collier’s classification system.

We also have the honor of hosting and showcasing the of work Elrie Joubert, the 2010 winner of the South Africa’s most prestigious art competition, The Absa L’Atelier (http://www.absalatelier.co.za/winners.aspx) which rewards young artists between the ages of 21 and 35 with the opportunity to develop their talents abroad. Her winning entry, Selective Unveiling, will be on display at the Dolan Center gallery. This piece consists of a light-table with a private collection of miniature natural objects taken from the artist’s family farm in South Africa, a digital microscope used by the viewer to inspect the objects, as well as a projector that projects the microscope’s image directly on a screen. Several of the objects as well as drawings related to them will also be on display.

Newbery Medal winner and author Jack Gantos entertains questions from Friends Academy third and fourth graders.

Author Jack Gantos visits Friends Academy

Newbery Medal winner delights students with stories of youth and the 1,2,3s of great writing.

LOCUST VALLEY — It might have been the story about challenging his father to a red hot chili pepper-eating contest, or perhaps the one about chasing the headless chicken, but for Friends Academy students, it was the wart story that drew the most “ewwwws!”

Visiting Friends for the day, author and Newbery award winner Jack Gantos held third through eighth graders captive with stories from his youth — on which many of his 45 books are based — as he subtly interwove lessons on how to become a great writer. “Writing sometimes seems to be difficult, but it’s really not,” Gantos confided to the three groups of students. “As the writer, your tool is the journal.”

Pausing between stories, Gantos erected the building blocks of writing for students — write 10 minutes a day in your journal, always have at least two endings to your story (one physical and one emotional), write a handful of drafts (Gantos writes about 100), bring your characters alive with good dialogue and substitute the words that don’t count — “like,” “very,” “really” — with great adjectives.

“A lot of people don’t write because they don’t know how to,” said Gantos. “When you walk away today, I want you to know that the same structure that is behind the picture book is also behind the novel.”

Pulling out one of his first journals from third grade (he wanted one because his sister had a diary), Gantos urged students to save all their journals for life, stressing that you can never know which detail might blossom into a story. But journaling is only one part of the process for Gantos, who has amassed about 200 notebooks. “Get a small journal, one you can put in your pocket, and draw a map of everything interesting,” he told the students.

During his presentation, Gantos used a whiteboard slide of his simple black-and-white illustrations to guide students through his stories. “I constantly draw icons to remind me of what’s happened,” he said.

As Gantos’ stories ended, hands shot up in the audience. “What inspired you to be a writer?” questioned one fifth grader. “What I really loved doing was reading,” said Gantos. “At some point in my life I realized that books were an infection in me. And then I started writing in my journals and drawing maps. I went to college for creative writing and I really liked it.” Older students probed Gantos about structure. “How do you keep your ideas coming?” asked an eighth grader. “I’m usually very very organized,” replied Gantos. “Organization is fuel for creativity. You have to be an unrelenting force when you take on a novel.”

Lower School principal Deborah McCrimmon was as equally intrigued as her students. “What an interesting, funny, child-friendly author,” said McCrimmon. “The students were mesmerized by his presentation, where we learned that it is okay to write about bikes, school buses, hair cuts, finding things and just plain ‘dumb stuff!’”

First school production of Neverwhere staged at Friends Academy

Urban fantasy promises a huge theatrical adventure

LOCUST VALLEY — Way before Harry Potter adventures, wands and wizards, before the Mount Olympus gods from Lightning Thief … there was Neverwhere.

First published in 1996 by Neil Gaiman, the urban fantasy novel was quickly turned into a six-episode series on BBC. Three years ago, the story resurfaced as a script, and on February 7-9, will open for the first time on a school stage at Friends Academy.

The play follows an ordinary London businessman Richard Mayhew, and how his life takes a wild and unexpected turn into the nightmarish and supernatural “London Below” after rescuing a mysterious and injured young girl named Door.

For director Andrew Geha, producing Neverwhere meant the chance to take a chance. “Our department is always looking for new challenges and exciting opportunities,” said Geha. “I’ve been aware of Neil Gaiman since I was a kid. He reshaped the comic book genre,” added Geha.

In order to bring to life some of the more fantastical and abstract moments of the story, Geha has composed original music, which will be performed by a string quartet and members of the cast. “Robert Kauzlaric’s script kept the same fantastic balance of humor and drama that’s in the novel. It’s a huge, dark adventure. But while our main characters are running for their lives, they meet up just as easily with bizarre, eccentric characters, as well as their nightmares,” explained Geha.

Neverwhere opens to the general public on Thursday, February 7^th. For tickets, please call (516) 393-4289.

Fall Sports Wrap-up

Cross Country, Field Hockey and Soccer teams enjoy post-season play.

This fall several FA teams battled through post-season playoffs to county, regional and state finishes.

The defending state champion Girls Soccer team cruised to an exciting Long Island Championship win against Port Jefferson, winning 3-2 and setting up their semi-regional game against SS Seward, which they also put away with a decisive 2-0 win. The team advanced to the NYS Tournament in Cortland, NY against Hoosick Falls, but eventually fell 3-0. The Quakers held the game to a 0-0 tie after the first half, despite losing three starters to injuries. "Their remarkable play was second only to the composure, grace and leadership they showed in the course of some challenging circumstances," said Friends Academy Athletic Director Alan Quackenbush.

In Cross Country, the girls captured their first conference championship on the road to the state championship, while the boys came in 4th in their conference. In Buffalo at the Class C state championships, the boys team ultimately placed 10th, while the girls took 9th.

In field hockey, the girls won a fiercely played County Championship with a double overtime win over Oyster Bay, 1-0. Battling for the Long Island Championship, the team fell short 2-1 to Southampton after a tie game heading in to the second half.

The Boys Varsity soccer team were beaten out by undefeated and #1 ranked Port Jefferson in the Long Island Championship.

Hundreds attend Friends Academy’s 47^th Fall Fair & Homecoming

Girls Varsity Soccer and Field Hockey win exciting games

LOCUST VALLEY — On Saturday, October 20^th, rainclouds broke for an exquisite 47^th Fall Fair & Homecoming at Friends Academy.

Hundreds attended the Fair to share in a day of festivities, fun and activities for all ages, including amusement park and inflatable bouncy rides, a petting zoo, pony rides, arts and crafts, life-size chess matches, face painting, make-your-own tutus and much more.

For adults, the Fair offered bargains galore in the gently used clothing and bric-a-brac boutique called “Gideon’s Attic.” This year, the community tag sale earned record-breaking sales, aided by a special addition of brand-new designer shoes for adults and children, featuring Michael Kors, Stuart Weitzman, Juicy Couture and more. Childrens’ books and toys, as well as selections from the ready-to-wear boutique rounded out the event.

On the fields, the reigning state champion Girls Varsity Soccer team captured an exciting 3-1 win over Cold Spring Harbor HS and the Girls Varsity Field Hockey team bested North Shore HS 2-1. The Boys Varsity Soccer team tied their game, 2-2, in a nail-biting contest against Roslyn HS.

An active Fall Fair committee manned by dozens of FA parents, and chaired by Friends parents Shelly Flicker of Locust Valley and Katie Schneider of Glen Cove, also treated fairgoers to an assortment of delicious foods including fresh clams, lobster rolls, chili, Asian specialties, Indian delicacies and more. “I'd like to thank the hundreds of volunteers who came out and gave their time and energy to ensure a well-run event,” said Flicker in recognizing the enormous volunteer support the school receives from its parents each year.

“The Fall Fair is a wonderful tradition at Friends Academy,” said Flicker.  “A week's worth of activities leads up to the big day and the kids get more excited by the minute. It was fantastic to see the entire community come together to enjoy this fun-filled annual tradition on such a beautiful day!” she added.

'Subway Sculptor' Peter Bulow to exhibit at FA

Sculptor offers a glimpse into the soul of subway society with “Passing Glances.”

When: Sept. 22 - Nov. 4, 2012
Opening: Oct. 11th, 5 - 8 p.m.
Where: Dolan Center Art Gallery

Locust Valley, NY — Manhattan’s underground network of tracks and trains is a microcosm of society, a living tapestry. A man walks into a subway car, sits and takes a small bag from his pocket.

In the bag is a piece of clay. Silently, he begins coaxing the faces he sees around him into the putty: a peacefully-sleeping Sikh, a regal Nubian beauty, a gnarled man in shirt and tie, a society lady complete with ornate fur collar, half-hidden figures swaddled against the cold, a Mohawked man in repose, a couple cradling each other…

From Sept 22 through Nov 4, 2012, sculptor Peter Bulow will bring a dozen of his subway portraits and a selection of miniatures to the Dolan Center Art Gallery at Friends Academy. Hand-picked from the close to 400 miniature clay sculptures Bulow has created on the New York City subway system over the past four years, these 12 life-sized heads were fired in terra cotta exclusively for the exhibition.

In a sense, Bulow’s subway portraits began developing decades ago, in another time, on another
continent. “I grew up in Berlin and every weekend my grandmother took me to the zoo where I’d model the lions and tigers in clay. By doing this, I felt like they became part of me.” Bulow’s family emigrated to the United States when he was eight. “That first night in America I remember looking down at New York City from my uncle’s apartment on the 32nd floor, awed by the cars speeding up First Avenue, by all the lights in the windows and the lives I’d never know,” he recalls.

Years later, these vivid memories collided. Bulow muses, “As an adult, I was drawn to psychiatry, perhaps by the desire to know people from the inside out, to learn who they really are. A few years ago, I began to make sculptures of fellow passengers on the subway--I wanted to capture all of those passing faces. That old feeling from my childhood, of being able to connect to a living energy through clay, came back to me.”

Bulow views his subway portraits as a cross-section of America, that strange and wonderful land his
parents took him to and he became part of. He explains, “I see my subway sculptures as Roman portraits of the 21st century, a time capsule capturing the personalities of our time. Most were created on the A line, between 59th Street and 168th Street. Sometimes I have an entire train ride to do a portrait, and sometimes my model gets off at the next stop.” He adds, “People don’t seem to mind my sculpting them and sometimes start talking to me about their lives. I was attacked physically only once.”

Born in India and raised in Germany and the United States, Bulow is a psychiatrist and sculptor whose
works often involve inner conflict, as evidenced by his critically-acclaimed “Alzheimer’s Madonna” featured on the cover of the March 2008 issue of The American Journal of Psychiatry. His artistic works have graced a number of shows including “Immigrant” at the Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance (NoMAA) Gallery.

In 2010, Bulow was commissioned by the International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation to sculpt five
bronze portraits of people who saved Jews from the Holocaust. His bronze bust of Raoul Wallenberg will be mounted to the façade of the Wallenberg Foundation this spring. His solo show at the Wallenberg Foundation of life-sized puppets and stone carvings from the set of “Stories from My Mother,” Bulow’s play for puppets and actors, reflects his preoccupation with his vivid family history. Tells Bulow, “I began doing sculpture, then wanted the sculptures to tell stories, which is how I got involved in puppet theater. I’ve performed in New York, Illinois and India. The subway portraits, I think, retain that narrative interest.”

The “Passing Glances” exhibition previews the release of Bulow’s book of more than 100 photographs of his subway portraits, accompanied by compelling text which is part autobiography and part science, drawn from his research as an MD in neuroscience and touching on the new field of neuroaesthetics.

For more information, take a look at Peter Bulow's website.

Scenes from last year's Honor Concert.

Honors Concert returns Oct. 11th

Spend an evening with a select group of accomplished musicians.

The Friends Academy Music department is proud to present the 5th annual Honors Concert on Thursday, October 11th at 7:00 pm.

This concert features music students who have excelled not only in school ensembles but also as soloists at festivals, competitions, and other venues. Featured soloists will play the piano, violin, flute, clarinet, bassoon, and some will sing arias and art songs.

Some of these students study at Juilliard’s Pre-College Division, Manhattan School of Music Saturday Program and participate in the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra. Some have performed at Carnegie Hall and others have attended summer camps such as the Tanglewood Music Center in Massachusetts.

According to Upper and Middle School music teacher Jesse Tennyson, all of these young musicians have private teachers outside of the Friends Academy faculty and have spent countless hours striving to perfect their art.

"It is sure to be an impressive showing of our greatest musical talents. Please come out and support our
students," remarked Tennyson.

MS Jazz Ensembles wins 1st place

The Middle School Advanced Jazz Band, directed by Music teacher Jesse Tennyson, won first place at the Music in the Parks Festival at Six Flags Great Adventure on Saturday, May 12 and the Middle School Beginning Jazz Band followed on Saturday, May 19 with another first place. "Our kids represented FA well with their maturity, character and musicianship," said Tennyson.

Peter Duke, 8th grade, won the award for "Best Instrumental Soloist" at the May 12th festival, an honor he earned last year as well.

At the May 19th festival, sixth grader Eman Zeitlin won the individual award for "Best Instrumental Soloist" for the entire festival, while the rest of the jazz band scored an excellent rating and won 1st place in their division.

Beginning Jazz Band members:

Clarinets

Meron Ippolito
Courtney Taylor

Alto Sax
EJ Kim

Tenor Sax
Sam Mufson

Trumpet
Bobby Carroll

Trombone
Christian Del Vechio

Guitars
Betty Pakh
Anna Pappas
Matthew Kaplan
Eman Zeitlin

Bass
Ben Balser

Drums
Max Miller
Andrew Becker
Stephen Papoola

Piano
Kayla Koroma
Leila Scanlon

Advanced Jazz Band:

Alto Saxes
Arman Kibria
Noah Lopez

Tenor Sax
Danny McCooey

Trumpets
Harry Nichols
Steven Graham

Trombone
Peter Duke

Bass
Lexie Leeser
Will Schneider

Guitar
Sarah Richter

Piano
Dennis Lin
Amber Broder

Drums
Lauren Russell

2012-13 FA Writing Fellows announced

13 juniors selected for peer mentoring/writing program

The Friends Academy English Department has announced that the following 13 juniors have been selected as Writing Fellows for the 2012-13 school year. These students were selected from a competitive group of 21 applicants for their personal qualities as well as their strengths as writers.

This is the second year of the program, created by the FA English department to provide rising seniors who care about writing with a unique service learning opportunity. Fellows will receive advanced training in writing and pedagogy in a summer workshop with FA English teacher Brian Crocco and English Department head Elizabeth Phillips; then be paired with a ninth-grade English class in the fall to support student writing.

Each fellow will work with a small number of students during the drafting and/or revising process with the goal of helping the ninth graders to develop their ideas and to better understand big picture considerations such as audience, tone, and style.

2012-13 Writing Fellows

Rania Aniftos
Leah Ansel
Jeanne Budd
William Duke
Sam Friedman
Marielle Goebelbecker
Melissa Granados
Meghan Johansen
Zach Kriesberg
Sydney Menzin
Stefan Sayre
Marissa Tidona
Victoria Wang

FA junior wins 2012 NCTE Achievement in Writing

This is third winner for Friends Academy in four years.

LOCUST VALLEY – Friends Academy junior Melissa Granados (Glen Cove) has won the 2012 NCTE Achievement Award in Writing. The Awards are sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English.

This is the third winner for Friends in four years. A total of 1,107 juniors were nominated by their schools to participate in the program this year. Out of that number, 274 were chosen as outstanding writers.

Following her nomination by the Friends Academy English department, Granados submitted two poems to the NCTE contest this winter. “The topic of the first poem (the writer’s relationship to her world) was provided to her as a prompt by the contest,” said English Department head Elizabeth Phillips. “The second submission was a sonnet written for her 10^th grade English class,” Phillips said.

Granados’ first submission:

My World

My world is crumbling, decaying, being torn apart by its caretakers.

My world is being abused, neglected, and ignored by the same people who rely on it the most.

My world is being polluted; its oceans now hold more plastic than fish, its biggest jungles are now made of concrete, and its rain now burns just as much as it gives life.

My world is too bright; the tree outside my window that locked the streetlight was cut down.

My world is too hot; it hardly snows and the winters are unseasonably warm.

My world is too itchy; all these chemicals irritate my skin.

My world is a world of slaves; its people are trapped by their addictions to convenience and pre-assembled goods, and the manufacturing dealers are more than happy to provide our society of junkies with another fix.

And another. And another. And another.

My world is being wasted by a species of prodigals, only we have no father to return to, no redemption after it’s all gone.

My world is dying. But why should you care?

Once this one is used up, you’ll probably just go out and buy another one.

It seems you do that with everything else, anyways…

Sonnet

So used to getting things their way

With little on their parts.

Demands is how they spend their feeble days

And from birth the pampering starts.

Heaven forbid your hair gets wet,

G-d save you from breaking a nail.

Things go wrong you get upset

And soon begin to lament and wail.

I challenge you to strengthen your hides

And stop being so brittle.

But knowing you, you’ll run inside

Like you do when challenged even a little.

So a message, a warning, to all those morons who simply LOVE to complain,

The right to whine is exclusive to those well-versed in the theory and reality of pain.

Artwork by Yasmin Kibria '12

AP Art 2012

May 14-May 25

Reception May 16 at 5:00 PM

Dolan Center Art Gallery
Friends Academy

Gabrielle Aaron ... Kathryn Bauer ... Lauren Egodigwe ... Paige Friedlander ... Cecilia Judge ... Yasmin Kibria ... Morgan Landow ... Alix Liss ... Sara Naghavi ... Lucy Petropoulos ... Michelle Quick ... Sabrina Ramkhelawan ... Alana Stein

Cross Country teams win County Championship

Both teams advance to NY State Meet

Both Girls and Boys Varsity Cross Country teams won the Class C Nassau County Championships at Bethpage State Park and will advance to the NY State Meet championships on Saturday, Nov. 12 at Vernon-Verona-Sherrill High School.

Ten runners also clocked in personal bests for the season in 5K races.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12 NY STATE MEET:

State Championship at Vernon-Verona-Sherill High School, NY

• Boys Class C Race at 10:15 a.m.
• Girls Class C Race at 12:15 p.m.

NASSAU COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS:

Boys team:

• Glenn Lostritto - Class C Individual County Champion (17:11.9 new school record)
• Patrick Crowley - 2nd place Class C (17:26)
• Rob Adams 18:37
• Sahil Massand 18:47
• John O'Brien 19:10
• Will Duke  19:19
• Evan Sayre 19:26

Girls team:

• Kelsey Margey- Class C Individual County Champion (17:49.9 new school record)
• Molly Sullivan - 3rd place Class C (20:26)
• Katrina Garry - 4th place class C (20: 33)
• Sunny Lostritto - 21:37
• Katie Pappas- 22:27
• Emily LeoGrande  23:04
• Rose Mangiarotti 23:37