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Photos by Peter M. Budraitis Nassau County Legislators-Elect Scott Davis (D – Rockville Centre) and Seth Koslow (D – Merrick) rang in the holiday season at one of the nation’s largest one-day Toys for Tots collection drives, which was held outside Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Sunday, Dec. 3. Undeterred by steady, cold rainfall throughout […]
Photo courtesy of the South Country Central School District Brookhaven Elementary School was filled with Grinches, Cindy Lou Whos and Maxes as students and staff celebrated the school’s annual Grinch Day on Dec. 15. Donning green clothing and Grinch hats, students participated in a number of Grinch-related activities, including learning experiences that supported English
Photos courtesy of Smithtown CSD The Smithtown High School East Chamber Choir continued its mission to spread some cheer this holiday season by visiting district elementary and middle schools. Throughout the month of December, the musicians performed many classic holiday songs under the guidance of director, Mark Hegreness. The students decked the halls with sounds […]
Photos courtesy of Smithtown CSD Kindergarten students at Accompsett Elementary School wrapped up their ELA unit lessons by going on a scavenger hunt to find the “Gingerbread Man.” Students had been studying gingerbread stories culminating in the book, “The Gingerbread Man Loose in School,” and were recently alerted that the Gingerbread Man himself was spotted
Photo courtesy of West Babylon School District Second graders in Ms. Will’s class at Tooker Avenue Elementary School in the West Babylon School District recently participated in a social-emotional learning activity centered around the holidays. After reading “A Wish to Be a Christmas Tree,” the students brainstormed different ways to be kind this holiday season […]
Photos courtesy of Harborfields Central School District The Harborfields Music Department made its presence felt throughout the community during the December ramp-up to the holiday season. Practically ubiquitous in a three-week span, students and faculty appeared at the Greenlawn Civic Association tree lighting and menorah lighting, the Harborfields Alliance for Community
It’s said that one picture is worth a thousand words, and no one agrees more than Corey Paige, CEO and founder of New York-based Corey Paige Designs. Prior to unveiling her original mural, entitled “Colorful Connection,” at Cohen Children’s Medical Center, Ms. Paige worked with a small group of patients as they expressed their innermost […]