Earth Day is a celebration of the planet that people, plants and animals call home. First celebrated in 1970, Earth Day was established to demonstrate support for environmental protection, and events are held each year on April 22. It is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network and
Month: March 2019
Northport High School senior Sofia Sawchuk has been volunteering at St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center in Smithtown for the past two years and recently helped the hospital bring their mission to life through art. Their core value I-CARE — an acronym for integrity, compassion, accountability,
Analisa Coppa of John F. Kennedy High School in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District recently earned Gold Key writing awards from the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. The awards were for her short story “Clarity” as well as her writing portfolio “Case
By: Noelle Lambert The Charity of the Month for March is: Birthday Wishes! Birthday Wishes is an organization whose mission is to provide birthday parties to children experiencing homelessness. There are unfortunately 2,000 homeless children right here on Long Island, but thankfully
Technology is enhancing the music experience for students at Berner Middle School in the Massapequa School District as they are working with programs that help them develop their abilities. Band and orchestra students are using SmartMusic, an Internet-based program that allows
English as a new language learners at Hicksville Middle School recently enjoyed an in-school field trip in partnership with the Heckscher Museum of Art in Huntington. ENL students enjoyed the museum’s presentation on Latino artists from around the world, then celebrated their individuality and
Port Jefferson Middle School students in Janelle Bellotti sixth-grade science class had a hands-on opportunity to learn about Long Island’s watershed and non-point source pollution when Tracy Marcus, a marine youth education specialist from Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County,
The Mercy Inn, a local soup kitchen located at 17 South 20th Street in Wyandanch, serves hot meals from 12-1PM Monday-Friday. They also prepare a take home bag for each of their guests, consisting of two sandwiches, a drink and a snack. No one ever leaves their soup kitchen hungry. They serve
Popular Disney animated movie “Beauty and the Beast” comes to life on the Seaford Middle School stage for two performances this weekend. The musical production features a cast of 50 students. Eighth-grader Raelyn Luft stars as Belle with seventh-grader Brendan Murphy as the Beast. Other
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