Joining the cast of the 39th season of "Survivor" is a fourth grade math and science teacher from Long Island.
CBS announced Monday that Tommy Sheehan, 26, will compete on "Survivor: Island of the Idols."
Sheehan was born in Bayville, lives in Long Beach and teaches at Floral Park-Bellerose School in Floral Park.
Newsday reports that Sheehan told his parents when he was 7 years old that he would be on the show one day.
The series returns on Sept. 25.