The Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame and Miller Place High School are partnering together on a unique educational program that will teach students about local sports history. The program will include guest speakers, provide them with classroom experiences, research-based projects, and access to Hall of Fame events. This is the second Hall of Fame educational program with public school integration in recent years. The Hall previously partnered with Port Jefferson High School in 2022-2023.Miller Place High School will offer several sections of sports history starting in the fall of 2024, and the Hall of Fame will help develop lessons, line up guest speakers, and work directly with faculty on content creation opportunities related to history, research, and media.
This partnership was developed through the Vaccaro brothers. Chris is the President of the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame, and Bryan is a social studies teacher and multi-sport coach at Miller Place. Bryan developed the sports history class, which the administration approved. This partnership aims to inspire future historians, teachers, and sports business leaders while honoring local sports history.
“One of the core values of the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame is education, and there is nothing more important than teaching the next generation about the incredible people who came before us,” said Chris R. Vaccaro, President of the Hall. “Hopefully, this partnership with Miller Place will create future historians, teachers, and sports business leaders. Our mission is to honor the past and inspire the future, and this educational partnership further underscores our importance and impact.”
“I’m excited to continue the long-lasting legacy of the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame and educate Miller Place students on how impactful our region is to the sports world,” said Bryan Vaccaro. “Two years ago, this class was a success in another district, and I’m looking forward to unveiling the rebrand at Miller Place High School. I want to continue to raise the bar and expectations in the classroom, and providing my students with this unique opportunity will motivate them to learn.”
Kevin Slavin, Principal of Miller Place High School, stated, “This is a tremendous opportunity for our students to be exposed to the impact sports has had on our local history. We are thrilled that Mr. Vaccaro has developed this course and the connection to the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame.”
The Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame is a non-profit established in 1990 to honor outstanding people who have made substantial contributions to sports. There are more than 400 inductees in the Hall and has exhibits at Fairfield Properties Ballpark (home of the Long Island Ducks), the Town of Huntington Townhall, the Section XI offices in Farmingville, Long Island Sports and Rehabilitation in Holbrook, and Long Island MacArthur Airport.