Change in School ClosingAs per New York State law, school districts must remain closed on the Monday following any major holiday that falls on a Sunday. In accordance with this regulation the Deer Park School District was closed on Monday, January 2, 2012 and will remain open on Friday, May 25, 2012.
New York State's Property Tax Cap: Citizen's GuideAs you know, New York State recently enacted it’s first-ever cap on the annual growth in local government and school district tax levies. While the tax cap is essentially a simple concept, based on a successful tax limitation in neighboring Massachusetts, the first stages of the implementation process in many communities has inevitably raised many questions about how the law is supposed to work.
"New York State's Property Tax Cap: Citizen's Guide" is designed to answer those questions in a short, easy-to-understand format. The booklet includes a summary description of the cap, answers to frequently asked questions and the full text of the tax cap law itself.
The Citizen's Guide is posted at the Empire Center for New York State Policy website at www.EmpireCenter.org.
Deer Park PresentsThe high school will be presenting the romantic comedy Almost, Maine by John Cariani on Friday and Saturday, February 3 and 4, 2012 at 7:00 pm. This charming play, dealing with love and hope in northern Maine, is one of the most popular high school plays in the country, but has never been performed in the Town of Babylon.
The production, a set of nine scenes featuring nineteen actors, portrays the interrelations between the residents of and visitors to the small town of Almost, a place as rural as it can get. Through authentic acting, the audience experiences how life is lived surrounded by snow, wolves, moose and the aurora borealis. Tickets are $6.00. For more information, call 631-274-4112.
2012 Transportation Request to Non-Public Schools - Must be completed by Monday, April 2, 2012Click here for the form