school from grades 6-7 to grades 5-6; the junior high school from grades 8-9 to grades 7-8; and the high school from grades 10-12 to grades 9-12. Because of this change, from 2000 until 2005, the first day of classes was different for every grade. Grades K-2, 5, 7, 9, and 10 began classes on one day, while grades 3-4, 6, 8, and 11-12 began classes the following day. Both sets of grades then attended classes on the third day and would continue to follow normal schedules from that point on. Academics According to 2007 data, 82% of Longwood graduates earn a New York State Regent's diploma. 44.9 percent of graduates plan to attend 4 year college, and 40.7% plan to attend a 2-year college. In 2005, 86% of the class went on to college, with 8% going on to serve in the military or directly into the workforce, and 78% earned a Regents Diploma. Athletics Longwood schools feature football, cheerleading, track, baseball, wrestling, basketball, volleyball, softball, soccer, tennis, lacrosse, cross country and many other athletic opportunities. The most recent notable athletic achievement for the Longwood school district is the National Championship Cheerleading team of 2009-10. On October 11, 2014, the Longwood High School Varsity Football Team was ranked the #1 team on Long Island after making their 5th win with no losses for the homecoming game. They went on to win Suffolk Division I as undefeated 8-0 champions before losing to Patchogue-Medford High School in the second round of the playoffs with a 9-1 record. The next season, the 2015 season, the Football Team came back much stronger to become Class I Long Island Champions with an 11-1 record. The only loss that season was to Lindenhurst during Week 5, which they crushed 44-14 in the Class I Suffolk County Championships. Notable alumni Biz Markie (1964–2021), American rapper, singer, DJ, record producer, actor, comedian, and writer Jamel Herring (born 1985), Olympian and professional boxer Kerry McCoy (born 1974), United States Olympian wrestler Bryant Neal Vinas (born 1982), convicted Al Qaeda supporter Tony Nese (born 1985), professional wrestler Odyssey Jones (born 1994), professional wrestler Cletus Seldin (born 1986), boxer Tika Sumpter (born 1980), actress Phallon Tullis-Joyce (born 1996), professional soccer player References External links Longwood CSD Official website - includes a history of the district. - honoring cheerleading team [ https://govtjobresults.com/2023/01/31/longwood-public-schools-jobs-2023/] Longwood Public Schools District Jobs Education in Suffolk County,