But this year, everybody is tuned in - quite literally - to how the Jericho Jayhawks are performing. Popular Manhattan radio station Z100, 100.3 FM, having scoured the New York area for the region's most hard-luck high-school football team, has adopted the Jayhawks in a publicity stunt that already has done wonders in raising school spirit, motivating the team and attracting more students to the games. FULL STORY

US Secretary of Education Richard Riley addressed a crowd of local administrators, faculty members, parents and students gathered at Syosset High School on Friday, Sept. 18. His appearance marked the second time in less than a year that a Washington official has toured a Syosset school. First lady Hillary Clinton visited Village Elementary School last year. FULL STORY

Former New York Yankees and Mets pitcher Jack Aker, a Syosset resident, will be holding tryouts for his 10-and-under winter baseball team, which will be playing in a 10-week indoor league in Hauppauge. The season will run from November until February. Team members will play in all games and participate in Aker's intensive instructional classes. FULL STORY