School-Business Partnerships of Long Island, Inc. (SBPLI) has announced that Scott Schuler has been named Acting President of the organization and Ginette Greco as its Director.

Mr. Schuler, a Ronkonkoma resident, has been a member of SBPLI's Development Council since 2000. In 2006, he was named Volunteer of the Year. He also served as a mentor for the Hauppauge High School Robotics team from 2000-2008 and for the Connetquot High School robotics...

School-Business Partnerships of Long Island, Inc. (SBPLI) announced that four FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition (FRC) teams, one FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) team and one FIRST LEGO League (FLL) team from Long Island will represent their region at the FIRST 2011 Championship and World Festival that will take place April 28-30 at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, Missouri.

The FRC teams...

On March 25, Tom Boehm, Software Engineer, Motorola Solutions, presented a check to School-Business Partnerships of Long Island, Inc. (SBPLI) on behalf of Motorola Solutions Foundation in the amount of $50,000. The money went toward the cost of this year’s Long Island FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition (FRC), which was held March 25-26 at Hofstra University.

Each year, it costs approximately $250,000 to provide the Long Island...

School-Business Partnerships of Long Island, Inc. (SBPLI), sponsor of the Long Island Regional FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition (FRC), announced that more than 1,200 students from 50 high schools have been tasked with the exciting challenge of designing and building an original robot culminating in the FRC. The FRC will be held March 25-26 at Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY, at Hofstra’s David S. Mack Sports and...

Will Recce, Principal, School Construction Corporation and Board Member, School-Business Partnerships of Long Island (SBPLI), announced that the Smithtown High School Robotics Team #810 was the winner of the musical theme contest. The theme, which was composed by team member Patrick Jaeger, will be used at SBPLI’s 2011 Long Island Regional FIRST Robotics Competition, which will take place March 24-26 at Hofstra University. The presentation was held at the FIRST (For...

On December 16, School Business Partnerships of Long Island (SBPLI) held its fundraising breakfast at Farmingdale State College’s Knapp Hall to benefit the Fred Breithut Scholarship for incoming first-year students at Farmingdale State. School Construction Corporation presented a check to help fund the scholarship, and FESTO presented a check to provide funding for the Long Island Regional FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics...

With school districts managing rising costs and tighter budgets, important programs face cuts or elimination. The School-Business Partnerships of Long Island, Inc. (SBPLI) is highlighting the importance of middle school and high school robotics programs with its support of the Sixth Annual Deer Park Invitational. The postseason robotics competition is to be held in the gymnasium at Deer Park High School on Saturday, October 16 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

On June 17, School-Business Partnerships of Long Island held its inaugural Robots & Roses Scholarship Reception at Farmingdale State College’s Ornamental Horticulture Teaching Gardens. It was announced at the event that Robert Drenckhahn of Lindenhurst High School and Julia Stanwycks of Walt Whitman High School were named recipients of the Fred Breithut Scholarship.

Mr. Drenckhahn was a member of the Lindenhurst High School robotics team, the “...

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School-Business Partnerships of Long Island, Inc. (SBPLI) sadly announces the passing of Fred Breithut, the organization’s President and Founder. Mr. Breithut passed away on April 26 at the age...