The Eastport-South Manor Central School District has appointed Patrick Hayes as their Director of Health, Physical Education and Athletics for the 2024-2025 school year.
Hayes currently serves as the director of athletics, health and physical education at the South Country Central School District and has had that position since 2022. A Sayville resident, he started his career as a leave replacement physical education teacher in the Eastport-South Manor Central School District, transferring to the Longwood Central School District in 2012 where he taught physical education at the elementary and secondary levels until 2022.
As a teacher in Longwood Schools, Hayes currently serves as head coach of the varsity boys basketball team. He has had great success as the head basketball coach. Hayes was named League 1 Coach of the Year twice and coached the team as two-time League 1 Champions. He also served as the head coach for the junior varsity football team through three undefeated seasons and coached middle school boys soccer and varsity boys lacrosse, tennis and basketball.
While Hayes is a Sayville resident he roots are with Eastport-South Manor. He is a 2007 graduate of Eastport-South Manor Jr.-Sr. High School and then continued his education at SUNY College at Cortland.