About Us
Our Zone is made up of members living and/or working in Suffolk county. We host monthly meetings from September through June and a local conference in the November. We invite you to join us and become a part of a diverse and robust organization that continually works to enhance our members knowledge and skills, ensuring their students have the highest quality health and physical education programs possible.
If you have questions, we encourage you to review our webpage or reach out to your Zone President.
Zone Executive Leadership
Jared Rago
Suffolk Zone Conference
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Riverhead High School.
Our 2026 conference theme is “Make an I.M.P.A.C.T.”, which reflects our commitment to advancing health and physical education through the following principles:
- Individualized – Emphasizing personalized instruction to meet the diverse needs of today’s students
- Movement – Promoting meaningful opportunities for physical activity throughout learning experiences
- Professionalism – Upholding the highest standards in teaching practice, ethics, and leadership
- Accessible – Ensuring inclusive engagement so all students can participate and succeed
- Communication – Strengthening effective collaboration among educators, students, and the broader community
- Transformation – Highlighting the ongoing evolution of health and physical education
We invite you to submit a proposal for our Call for Programs and consider presenting at the conference. This is an excellent opportunity to share your expertise with an audience of up to 1,000 professionals in the fields of Health, Physical Education, Athletics, Dance, Coaching, and Recreation.
Please use the Google Form link to submit your proposal. Your contribution will help provide attendees with current resources and meaningful professional development.
If you have any questions regarding the conference, please do not hesitate to reach out. After submitting your proposal, you will receive ongoing updates regarding the selection process and conference planning.
Thank you for your continued support. We look forward to the possibility of your participation and to seeing you on November 3rd.
Conference and Webinars
Suffolk Zone holds an annual conference for members and non-members.
Details will be posted as soon as they are available.
Click here for details!
Awards
Suffolk Zone recognizes excellence among our dedicated professionals with our Teacher of the Year, Director Recognition Award & Amazing Person. We celebrate an outstanding future professional with the Future Professionals Award and recognize our outstanding elementary, middle school, and secondary students with our Physical Education Leadership Awards.
Click here to learn more.
Mini Grants
The Suffolk Zone offers mini-grants to association members who teach health and/or physical education in an effort to promote new innovative program ideas. Mini-grant recipients are required to offer a workshop at the Suffolk Zone Conference in November. Mini-grant funds of up to $1500 can be requested for program equipment, supplies or materials, guest speakers, workshops, etc.
Suffolk Zone Fit Club
Each year the Executive Board of the Suffolk Zone Chapter of NYS AHPERD hosts a fit club competition for elementary students in 4th and 5th grade. The team competition was created to offer students and Health and Physical Education professionals across Suffolk County an opportunity to promote Health and PE. The event is free of cost for all schools.
The 2024 Fit Club is ON!
Suffolk Zone Photo Gallery