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John Papanek, PMHS Class of 1969, has been a nationally renowned and award-winning journalist, editor, and executive for more than four decades. He is well-known for being a consistent leader,…

Kevin Connolly, PMHS Class of 1992, is a highly successful actor and director, best known for his portrayal of the savvy manager, Eric Murphy, better known as “E”, of a…

Renée Felice Smith, PMHS Class of 2003, moved cross country for her role on the CBS television series NCIS: Los Angeles, which just wrapped its seventh season. Smith plays intelligence analyst…

Anthony Famiglietti, Class of 1996, was born in Port Jefferson, and grew up less than a half-mile from Patchogue-Medford High School. He is an internationally renowned professional track and field athlete who…

Paul Pontieri, a 1965 graduate of Patchogue-Medford High School, has served the Village of Patchogue for 20 years. He was elected mayor in March 2004 after serving 11 years as…

Growing up in Medford, Marcus Stroman, PMHS Class of 2009, often heard people tell him he was too small to succeed in sports. And each time, his father, Earl, a…

In 2010, President Barack Obama nominated Denise Jefferson Casper, a 1986 Patchogue-Medford High School graduate, to be a federal judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.…

Wyatt Burghardt Turner (1915-2009) was a teacher at Patchogue-Medford High School, an educator at Stony Brook University, and an important and impactful Long Island civil rights and community leader for…

Nancy Bikoff Pettit, PMHS Class of 1971, was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 24, 2015 as the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Latvia. Ambassador Pettit has…