Ariana Carter races to victory in the 600-meters against Southampton on Jan. 31. (Credit: Kaitlyn Gullusico)
While extremely cold conditions 19 degrees with a windchill of 10 degrees limited what events were completed, the Shelter Island girls track team put together another gritty performance against host Southampton on Jan. 31.
Head to head in the completed competitions, the Islanders bested the Mariners, scoring 22 points to Southampton’s 18.
In the field events, Sophie Clark took 2nd place with a 23-foot shot put, while teammate Kaitlyn Gulluscio threw 20 feet, outdistancing her last meet’s throw by 11 inches.
The sand pit was frozen solid, so the long and triple jumps were not attempted.
Olivia Overstreet competes in the long jump at a meet in Babylon. (Credit: Kaitlyn Gulluscio)
Saturday, Jan. 23 was 28 degrees with a windchill of 16 degrees not exactly ideal racing conditions. However, Shelter Island’s girls track team bundled up and made the trip over to Babylon under bright blue skies for their second meet of the season to compete against Babylon and Southold/Greenport.
The team had their full roster of nine athletes. Southold had an equal number, while Babylon had 30 girls available. In track, each athlete is limited to three events, so a small team can not enter as many events as a larger school, which makes it difficult to win a meet. Babylon scored 75 points to Shelter Island’s 15, while the Southold/Shelter Island head to head score was quite close at 36 to 32.
Students seeking dress code changes; seek to eliminate gender bias and clarify vague language School Superintendent Brian Doelger. (Credit Julie Lane)
Student Council members asked the Board of Education (BOE) Monday night for a re-examination of the district’s dress code. At issue for the students is a code they said reflects gender bias and language that is vague.
Student representative to the BOE Nicholas Mamisashvili said the way in which the policy is written, each teacher is able to interpret it as he or she sees fit. What’s more, according to the students, the existing policy is unclear about consequences for violations.