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New school year, new beginnings

June 4, 2025

Please join us in congratulating Mrs. Annemarie Freund and Mrs. Trisha Bernhardt in accepting new positions for the following school year.

This July, Freund will be starting in her new position as Assistant Administrator for High School Special Education.

For the past five years, Freund has been one of the assistant principals at High School West. She has been at West since 2012, previously serving as a school counselor for eight years, as well as a class advisor and varsity badminton coach.

"I am excited and honored to step into my new role,” Freund said. “I am looking forward to continuing to work with our students, faculty and the families in the Smithtown community.”

Dogwood Elementary School's Trisha Bernhardt, the school's Speech and Language Pathologist, will now be the district's new Assistant Administrator for CPSE and Special Education. Bernhardt has over 20 years of experience working as a CPSE/CSE chairperson, Director of a Special Education Preschool, and a Speech teacher providing treatment and evaluations for students in preschool and school age.

"I am looking forward to joining the administrative team and working with the Smithtown school community", Bernhardt told us.

Congratulations Annemarie and Trisha!

Pictures of both administrators