The Student News Site of Bay Shore High School, Bay Shore, NY

MAROON ECHO

MAROON ECHO

The Student News Site of Bay Shore High School, Bay Shore, NY

Important Dates
  • 4th qtr ends: 6/9
  • Senior Picnic: 6/2
  • Senior Awards Night: 6/1
  • Memorial Day Weekend: 5/26-5/29
  • NHS Induction: 5/25
  • Interim Period Ends: 5/12
  • HS Cabaret Night: 5/5
  • AP/IB Exams: 5/1-5/17
Recent Scores
  • Dec 3 / Boys BasketballBay Shore - 52, Plainview - 45
  • Nov 29 / Boys SwimmingBay Shore - 64, Ward Melville - 80
  • Nov 29 / Girls BasketballBay Shore - 40, Huntington - 36
  • Nov 29 / Girls FencingBay Shore - 10, Half Hollow Hills - 17
  • Nov 29 / Boys FencingBay Shore - 14, Half Hollow Hills - 13

MAROON ECHO

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Keith Beauchamp with members of the Ethnic Pen committee
Keith Beauchamp speaks to Bay Shore students about Emmett Till
Emily Ruggiere May 5, 2023

Filmmaker Kieth Beauchamp spoke to students at the Ethnic Pen assembly about his experience with racism, the story of Emmett Till, and why it needs to be addressed.  “We were thrilled to be able to screen scenes from...

Cultural exchange with East Islip shows a side of Bay Shore
Mainaku Borrero May 4, 2023

In December, a number of students from East Islip High School shadowed Bay Shore students in a cultural exchange in order to learn more about our community. “We have never done a cultural exchange with East Islip before,”...

School to offer new IB course
Emily Ruggiere May 4, 2023

A new IB Theater Literature class will be offered in the 2023-24 school year. This new class involves a bit more into the drama aspect than the class it is replacing. “The old literature class was just an elective,”...

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Testing, masks, quarantining all mark athletics in a COVID world
Testing, masks, quarantining all mark athletics in a COVID world
Gabrielle Baker, Sophomore • May 11, 2021

Just like the rest of the world, coaches and student athletes have had to adapt to pandemic restrictions, whether it be wearing a mask while continuing to play their sport,...

Cardboard cutouts of family and friends of student athletes fill the stands in the gymnasium. The cutouts are part of the Fill the Stands program which works to give athletes virtual fans to play for during the pandemic. The number of spectators has been limited since sports returned in March.
Bleachers filled with virtual fans to support athletes during pandemic
Cyndi Heraclio, Junior • May 11, 2021

Classrooms and cafeterias weren’t the only places where social distancing rules impacted the number of people allowed in a location. The stands in the gym were sparsely...

When a home game isnt at home
When a home game isn't at home
June 3, 2019

By Colleen Lopez-Buckley and Kyleigh Stehle      Want to see a lacrosse game? Walk across Perkal Street to the athletic fields.   Is a baseball game in the cards?...

Keith Beuachamp
The Civil Activist Filmmaker
Shamila Boodoo May 8, 2023

The story of Emmett Till has been on Keith Beauchamp’s mind since he was 10 years old, going through old magazines and finding a story that he would spread worldwide one day. Since finding that photo, he’s always had...

Camryn Garrett, a 2019 graduate, published her first novel, Full DIsclosure, which she wrote when she was 16 years old and still a student at the high school. The book was named one of BuzzFeeds best YA novels last year. Her second YA book, Off  the Record, comes out in May.
Bay Shore grad publishes YA novel she wrote in high school
Hailey Darsoo, Junior • March 11, 2021

      Ask any teacher about alum Camryn Garrett and they will probably tell you she was constantly reading.      “She was never, and I mean never, not holding a book,” said Nell Kalter, English teacher, who...

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Teens search for their next exciting read

May 4, 2023

After finishing a book, it can be hard to decide which one to read next. Where do you go to find your...

Taylor Swift controversy helps make Netflix show popular

Taylor Swift controversy helps make Netflix show popular

March 15, 2021

The Netflix original series Ginny & Georgia recently created a buzz when a line from the show didn’t...

Everything old is new again at thrift stores

Everything old is new again at thrift stores

November 19, 2018

Thrift shops are huge. The idea of going vintage has been on the rise, with the resale and thrifting...

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Peacock’s ‘Brave New World’ proves adage ‘Don’t mess with success’
‘Ginny and Georgia’ is mindless fun despite cringe-worthy writing

‘Ginny and Georgia’ is mindless fun despite cringe-worthy writing

April 30, 2021

Here’s a look at some popular streaming sites

March 16, 2021

Viewers stream to new Internet-based entertainment channels

Viewers stream to new Internet-based entertainment channels

March 11, 2021

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OPINION: Upcoming Supreme Court case threatens student free speech

March 12, 2021

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