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🌱 Patch AM: Deer Park Students Return For 2026-27 School Year

Spotted on the Deer Park calendar: Jay Medal Soirée

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Hi Deer Park! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Deer Park schools open doors with smiles, fresh starts, and new goals
  • How a Deer Park sophomore plans to transform Falcons football this season

Also on today's calendar: Jay Medal Soirée and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Where do math teachers go on vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Sun mixing with clouds, with a high of 80 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Sunday: Nice with clouds and sunshine, temps: high: 74, low: 58.
  • Monday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 78 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Deer Park Students Return For 2026-27 School Year (patch.com) — Families in Deer Park can glimpse the excitement as students from pre-K through 12th grade return to all five Deer Park School District buildings to start the 2026–27 year. Principals at Robert Frost, May Moore, and John Quincy Adams describe joyful first-day scenes, emphasizing fresh starts, new friendships, and a strong sense of community across Deer Park schools.
   

• Deer Park's Christian Myrick ready to build on strong freshman season (newsday.com) — A standout Deer Park High School sophomore, Christian Myrick, is emerging as a key playmaker after a breakout freshman football season that helped snap a long losing streak. Now bigger, stronger, and more experienced, he and coach Cody Ciolino are eyeing a Suffolk Division II playoff run, with Myrick embracing a leadership role and aiming to change how Long Island sees Deer Park football.
   


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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Hello neighbors!
    I'm looking for an independent cleaner for a move-out cleaning. If you're available or know someone who provides this service, please contact me at… (Nextdoor Close to Birchwood)
  • CVS Health posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor in West Islip. Apply here.
  • Family Dollar posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Brentwood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Deer Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

Brentwood

  • John Brower Jr. Foundation to host 11th annual Heroes Against Heroin walk (liherald.com)
  • Emily Finn Foundation takes action after tragedy (trihamletnews.com)

Bay Shore

Commack

  • Commack To Hold 9/11 Vigil On 25th Anniversary Of Attacks (patch.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: Times Square (Thank you Jean K. for sending it in!)
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