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Sachem Comes Up Big On St. Baldrick's Day

Volunteers raise $43,000 for cancer research, hold mass head-shaving event at Sachem East.

Yesterday Sachem East High School held its now-traditional St. Baldrick's Day head-shaving event to symbolize volunteers' solidarity with cancer victims.

Between Sachem East and Sequoya's joint effort, the Sachem community raised more than $43,000 and more than 115 bold volunteers shaved their heads. Some of the more high profile shavees include Sachem East Assistant Principals John Galligan and Carol Todaro.

Since 2010, according to a district release, Sachem East has raised more than $125,000 and Sequoya has raised more than $100,000 for the St. Baldrick's Foundation.

Take a look at these photos provided courtesy of The Sachem Report. Got photos of your own? Send them to matthew.mcgevna@patch.com or upload them to our Pics & Clips page.

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MJD0615 May 24, 2013 at 09:45 pm
The taxpayers have spoken and it is not because they are being selfish. They are sending a messageRead More to the Sachem School Board, whose members have been complacent and out-of-touch for a long time. It is time they start making some TOUGH decisions that cut all the fat out of the budget. Sachem has been top-heavy with highly paid administrators for many years. Why not MERGE departments and eliminate some of these positions? Granted...Sachem is a large school district, but have you ever looked at how many directors, assistant superintendents, principals, assistant principals, administrators, assistant administrators, etc. we are paying for? Each one of these positions commands a salary of well over 100K per year...plus each one comes with a costly benefit package. Status Quo is no longer the way to go! Start negotiating better better contracts for all district services, including supplies, transportation and logistics. Major corporations do it...why shouldn't we? Taxpayers are not ATM's......ENOUGH. And, just as a side note...how much do the hundreds of "Vote Yes for the Budget" signs cost us?
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