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š± Patch AM: Deer Park Freshman Named All-State, Honored By School Board
Also check out Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! on the Deer Park Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:
- Deer Park student leaders and star athlete earn major district honors
- How Deer Park boys soccer pulled off their late Suffolk III win
- Where Deer Park schools now stand in new national rankings
Also on today's calendar: Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: More clouds than sun, with a high of 70 and low of 57 degrees.
- Wednesday: Nice with clouds and sun, temps: high: 73, low: 62.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and delightful, with a high of 76 and low of 65 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Deer Park Freshman Named All-State, Honored By School Board (patch.com) — Deer Park residents can celebrate as High School Senior Class President Gabrielle Braun joins the Board of Education as a nonvoting student member, bringing a student voice to district discussions. The board also honored standout freshman football player Christian Myrick for his All-State season and teacher Joseph Alo for his Americanism Community Partnership Award, highlighting local achievement and community values.
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• High school roundup: Soccer, field hockey, girls volleyball and girls tennis (newsday.com) — Deer Park boys soccer edged Huntington 2–1, with Lucas Castro's late goal lifting the Falcons to an even 3-3-1 record in Suffolk III play. The roundup also recaps several other Long Island high school soccer, volleyball, field hockey, and tennis results from Friday's action.
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• Half Hollow Hills tops Suffolk's 10 best school districts again, but has steep slide on Niche's national list (greaterlongisland.com) — Suffolk's latest Niche rankings show Half Hollow Hills still leading the county, while Deer Park's school district slipped off the national top-1,000 list after appearing last year. The story breaks down how nearby districts like Commack, Northport-East Northport, and Hauppauge rose or fell in both state and national standings.
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📸 Around Deer Park
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Deer Park
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★ Featured events ★
- Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! →
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 99 Central Park Rd, Plainview
7:00 pm - Fall in Love with Community →
Geiger Park, Grand Blvd, Deer Park
11:00 am - Islip Food For Hope Stop the Clock Fundraiser →
Harp & Hound, 528 E Main St, Islip
12:00 pm - Coltrane 100 Series: Sam Dillon Quartet →
St. John's Episcopal Church, 12 Prospect St, Huntington
5:00 pm
Tuesday September 29
Sunday October 4
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Other local events
- Graveyards and Cemeteries of Long Island →
North Babylon Public Library, 815 Deer Park Ave, North Babylon
6:30 pm - Homecoming Parade
North Babylon UFSD North Babylon, NY 11703
11:00 am - HS | Homecoming | NB vs. Huntington
District North Babylon, NY 11703
1:00 pm - ESOL-English for Speakers of Other Languages →
North Babylon Public Library, 815 Deer Park Ave, North Babylon
9:00 am - One-on-One Medicare Counseling and Assistance →
North Babylon Public Library, 815 Deer Park Ave, North Babylon
9:30 am - Crochet Club →
North Babylon Public Library, 815 Deer Park Ave, North Babylon
6:00 pm - Famous Food Festival - Columbus Day Weekend 2026 - Deer Park, NY →
Tanger Outlets - Deer Park, 152 The Arches Circle, Deer Park - BBBSLI The Big Mixer →
Main Event Deer Park, 1150 The Arches Cir, Deer Park
7:30 pm
Thursday October 1
Saturday October 3
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Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
Friday October 9
Thursday October 15
📣 Deer Park Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Mini-Circuits posted a job opening for Engineering Micro-Assembler in Deer Park. Apply here.
- KnitWell Group posted a job opening for Store Manager, Great South Bay in West Babylon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Deer Park here.
🗞 Nearby News
Dix Hills
- Long Island counts 6 of America's 25 best school districts, Niche's 2027 rankings show (greaterlongisland.com)
Brentwood
- Alumnae Celebrate 100th Anniversary of Bishop McDonnell Memorial High School (thetablet.org)
Bay Shore
- Firefighters battle massive flames at Bay Shore scrapyard (news12.com)
- Where are houses with more bedrooms for less money than the median on Long Island? (newsday.com)
Ok Deer Park! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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