Year: 2021

By ARABELLA BALGOBIND It can be discouraging for a newly-hired teacher to meet students over a computer, but Jericho High School’s newest Spanish and Italian teacher, Ms. Varkey, is up for the challenge.  Ms. Varkey […]

By LINDSAY LANDSBERG and JENNA WISELTIER Due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, the annual process by which high school seniors struggle to combine their transcript, recommendations, extracurricular activities, test scores, and essays into exceptional college […]

Adelphi University’s Quill Awards 2021 First Prize for Best News Story By MADISON GRADY This past summer, the Jericho community became divided over Nassau County’s plan to contract with the non-profit organization Community Housing Innovations […]

By LINDSAY LANDSBERG 2020. I hear the term and I immediately cringe. The year brought us the death of a beloved professional athlete, widespread fatalities from the COVID-19 pandemic, the shutdown of schools, the reopening […]

By REESA LEFKOWICZ Jericho students may remember Ms. Salzberg as the library media specialist from Seaman Elementary School, now 4 years later, she has made the switch to Jericho High School. Before pursuing a career […]

By MATTHEW MANU Ms. Greenberg has been working at Jericho High school for 3 years, but this is her first year as a full-time teacher. Previously, she was a substitute social studies teacher for Global […]

By ZAARA MALIK After a year of working as a patient coordinator at the Stony Brook Cancer Center, chemistry teacher Ms. Umile chose the field of teaching over medicine. She joined the Jericho community after […]

By AARON MARASIA The NBA returned last month for a shortened 72-game season. Unfortunately, fans will not be allowed due to COVID-19 guidelines. But many other fanatics and I are still ecstatic amidst a season […]

By LILY WACHTEL As 2021 begins, we look back on the crazy year we all endured. Here are some of The JerEcho’s highlights from 2020! We kicked off 2020 with the controversy of the Jericho […]

By ALINA RAZVI Ms. DePinto teaches discreet chemistry and loves working with her students. As one of the new hires here at Jericho, she hopes to gain a new family and community this year.  As […]