Coaches, captains and student-athletes from Bayshore’s volleyball, field hockey and soccer teams addressed the board to describe their cancer-awareness and fundraising events.

Coach Jamie Salinger and players described the girls volleyball 'Dig Pink' fundraiser, which staff said the program has run in the district for about 20 years. Senior Emily May said the team shifted its recent donations to the West Islip Cancer Coalition and emphasized the event’s community value.

"This Dig Pink fundraiser means so much to the girls volleyball team and sports in general," Emily May said, describing the event as "more of community coming together and under one shared cause."

Student Kelsey Kennedy said the team raised $1,100 this year; she added that $300 of that total came from CHM North’s school-day fundraising. Coaches and student leaders said they hope to expand future fundraising and community involvement.

Student-athletes from field hockey and soccer recounted long-running local traditions: the field-hockey program described fundraising and raffle activities tied to a Marion Sorett Foundation scholarship (a roughly $500 scholarship awarded to a female athlete), and student speakers explained that countywide 'Kicks for Cancer' events—originating in 2008—now involve more than 50 teams and have supported local charities and families.

Suffolk County organizers and a representative (Erin Wolf) said county teams raise roughly $80,000 per season on average and that combined fundraising over the program’s history exceeds $1 million. Erin Wolf told the board the county association hopes to continue inviting schools to play a game in honor of local families and to offer anonymous fundraising options for families who prefer it.

Board members thanked the athletes and coaches; no board action was required.