The district has named Kevin Quirk as an associate principal at Robert Frost.

A Deer Park native and graduate of the Deer Park High School Class of 1998, Quirk had worked as a special education teacher at Frost for the past decade. The Sayville resident earned his undergraduate degree from St. Joseph’s College and his administrator degree from the College of Saint Rose.

“I am both honored and humbled to be able to serve a community that I still call home,” Quirk said. “The safety and success of the students, parents and teachers of Deer Park are my top priorities and I hope to pave a road there with compassion, understanding and listening. By working as a team, there is nothing we can not accomplish. I am excited for this opportunity to work alongside people I call family in this extraordinary town.”

Eighth graders at Robert Frost enjoyed a triumphant drive-through moving up ceremony in the school’s parking lot on June 18, commemorating the last three years of their middle school journey. Students rode past in cars decked out in maroon and white as the Deer Park Falcon mascot cheered them on; each also had the chance to pose for photos at a graduation podium.

“Each of you has something so worthwhile to contribute to the world, and we encourage you to go out there and don’t let anyone stop you from achieving your dreams,” Principal Eliana Levey told the graduates in a special video address. “It’s time to take everything that you learned at Robert Frost and apply it to high school.”