Long Beach High School is proud to announce senior Aidan Tarsia has been selected as a 2025 QuestBridge Match Scholarship Recipient, an honor earned through his outstanding academic achievement and completion of a highly rigorous application process. Aidan will attend Boston College on a full four-year scholarship.

Through the highly competitive QuestBridge National College Match, top students from across the country are matched with prestigious colleges that cover the entire cost of attendance, including tuition, housing, meals, books, supplies, and travel. This year, QuestBridge matched 2,550 seniors nationwide with full scholarships to its 55 partner colleges.   

We are incredibly proud of Aidan for this extraordinary achievement. His hard work, resilience, and dedication have opened the door to an incredible opportunity at Boston College.

 

Date Added: 12/5/2025

The Long Beach High School Theatre Company proudly presented The Man Who Came to Dinner by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. The classic comedy is set in 1938 in a small Ohio town, unfolding inside the home of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley.

The production followed the play’s original structure:
                    Act One – Scene 1: A December morning; Scene 2: About a week later.
                    Act Two – Another week has passed; Christmas Eve.
                    Act Three – Christmas morning.

This year’s show featured a cast of 35 students and a backstage crew of 14. The production team was led by Director Mr. Alexander Austein, Producer Mr. Scott Scheinson, Student Director Sabrina Moy, and Stage Managers Mateo Flores and Tab Freeney. Students delivered three outstanding performances on November 20, 21, and 22.

“Our incredibly passionate and skilled students brought remarkable life to the stage, captivating everyone in the audience from start to finish,” said Julia Lang-Shapiro, Long Beach Director of Media, Visual and Performing Arts.

Date Added: 11/26/2025

Long Beach High School was thrilled to recently host its first Therapy Dog Thursday, a wellness initiative offered through Pet Partners and the high school’s newly designed Student Wellness Center known as The Well.

Students were invited to stop by The Well on Nov. 20 to meet Jackson, a gentle and friendly golden retriever, accompanied by his handler, Steve Tepper in hopes to bring calm, comfort, and connection to students through the meeting.

Interacting with therapy dogs has been shown to reduce stress, lower anxiety, lift mood, and support emotional balance. The Well hopes to make Therapy Dog Thursday a regular program offered to students to encourage presence, empathy, and connection, core values that align closely with the mission of The Well.

Long Beach Wellness Center Teacher Kristen Ford said, Jackson brought an energy of calm and connection to The Well. It's amazing how something so gentle can be so powerful. You could feel the shift in the room. Students who spent time with him left smiling, lighter, and more grounded.

The Well is Long Beach High School’s dedicated Student Wellness Center providing students a calming, inclusive space where students can pause, reset, and build tools to support their mental, physical, emotional, and social well-being. Through mindfulness, movement, and wellness education, The Well fosters a culture of balance and resilience. It is a place where every student feels grounded, empowered, and confident to lead with compassion, both in and beyond the classroom.