Wantagh High School Principal Dr. Paul Guzzone will connect with some of the world’s leading educators during the week-long Nobel Prize Teacher Summit in March. He was one of only two administrators on Long Island selected to attend the renowned international conference, held in Stockholm, Sweden. 

He was encouraged to apply by Superintendent John McNamara, and also knew it would likely be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Dr. Guzzone’s trip will be sponsored by EF Educational Tours, which provides a limited number of scholarships to educators looking to participate in the unique and prestigious professional development program.  

In Sweden, he will interact with educators from more than 25 countries. The program includes a welcome dinner, workshops, city tours, school visits and a teacher summit on democracy, along with free time to explore Stockholm.

“I’m looking forward to hearing different perspectives on education,” Dr. Guzzone said, adding that he wants to take what he learns to “enhance what we do for our students here in Wantagh.”

At the summit, Dr. Guzzone will get to share what he is proud of at Wantagh High School. He wants to talk about the growing Science Research Academy, which already has 36 participants in just its second year, and the high school’s multiple points of entry for students to take accelerated classes. The new two-year technology sequence, which will introduce a two-part construction trades course next year, is also a program he is proud of as a way to enhance opportunities in a small school. Additionally, he’d like to highlight the district’s community connections, particularly the successful launch of the Wantagh 9/11 Memorial 5K and other efforts to remember the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

This is Dr. Guzzone’s fifth year at Wantagh High School after previously working in the Oceanside School District. In 2022, he was recognized with the Administrator of the Year award by the Nassau Counselors’ Association for his support of the guidance program. 

At the March 23-29 conference hosted by the Nobel Prize Museum, Dr. Guzzone said he most looks forward to the organic and enlightening conversations he will have with other educators. 

“I’m super proud of the opportunity,” he said. “It’s very humbling to know that I was selected along with a prestigious group of peers. I’m going to represent not only Wantagh High School, but our entire region with professionalism and pride.”