Syosset was also named a Grammy Signature school[4] for its music programs in orchestra, band, and chorus.

Funds that would have gone to pay a substitute teacher were instead used to help bring in special guest speakers and class-long programs.

When a teacher was absent, students had the option to attend the sub program or go to study hall.

For instance, alumni recall seeing Issac Asimov talking with the late Harry Chapin in the school's Little Theater.

[11] In the 2010s, Syosset students created a program titled Breaking Borders, which works to mitigate racial and socioeconomic boundaries on Long Island.