Center Moriches Union Free School District

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Center Moriches Union Free School District
Location
, Suffolk County , New York
United States
District information
MottoExcellence-Empowerment-Equity
GradesK-12
PresidentBrian Tenety
SuperintendentDr. Ricardo Sato
Schools3
Students and staff
Students1,453 [1]
District mascotRed Devils
ColorsRed and white
Other information
District Offices529 Main Street Center Moriches, NY 11934
Website www.cmschools.org

Center Moriches Union Free School District is a school district in the Town Of Brookhaven in Suffolk County, New York. The district serves the vast majority of Center Moriches and parts of Moriches, Manorville, and Fire Island on the South Shore of Long Island. [2]

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History

Before 1897 a school known as the Center Moriches School was a school with only two teachers and without concrete grades. In 1898, another building was added. This caused growth in the district over the following years, and after 1909, the school warranted set in stone grades, with it becoming the Center Moriches High School of the time, located on Main Street. [3]

In the early 1990s, the district was involved with a major lawsuit. The district did not allow Lamb's Chapel to show a film series in the school after hours. The lawsuit eventually ended up all the way up in the Supreme Court of the United States, who ruled unanimously in the favor of Lamb's Chapel and that the district was violating the First Amendment. The court heard the case on February 24, 1993 and made their decision on June 7, 1993. [4]

Schools

The following is a table of the schools in the Center Moriches Union Free School District. [5]

School NameType of SchoolAddressGradesPrincipal
Center Moriches High School High School311 Frowein Road

Center Moriches, NY 11934

9-12Marissa Mangogna
Center Moriches Middle School Middle School311 Frowein Road

Center Moriches, NY 11934

6-8Dr. Melissa Reggio
Clayton Huey Elementary School Elementary School511 Main Street

Center Moriches, NY 11934

K-5Dr. Nicole Fernandez

References

  1. "CENTER MORICHES UFSD | NYSED Data Site". data.nysed.gov. Retrieved 2025-08-24.
  2. Geography Division (January 12, 2021). 2020 census - school district reference map: Suffolk County, NY (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 4 (PDF p. 5/6). Retrieved 2025-06-19. - Text list
  3. "UPDATE -- S.C. Historical Society / Photo Series / Center Moriches High School, 1911-12". Art & Architecture Quarterly. 2020-02-09. Retrieved 2025-08-24.
  4. "Lamb's Chapel v. Center Moriches Union Free District | Supreme Court Ruling | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2025-08-24.
  5. "Center Moriches". www.cmschools.org. Retrieved 2025-08-24.