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Race Day At Tooker Avenue

LIMG January 30, 2023

Photos courtesy of West Babylon School District It wasn’t the Indy500, but the third graders at Tooker Avenue Elementary School in the West Babylon School District were geared up for race day with their spool car racers on Jan. 26 in the school’s cafeteria. After studying about different types

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Reinhard Second Graders Share A Taste Of Music

LIMG January 30, 2023

Photos courtesy of Bellmore Public Schools Second grade Rising Star Chorus members at Charles A. Reinhard Early Childhood Center in the Bellmore Public School District had a mouthwatering concert. They wrapped up January on a high note with a food-themed Rising Star Chorus performance. Rising Stars were glowing with pride on Jan. 27 as they […]

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The LCOC Donates $1000 To St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital

LIMG January 27, 2023

Pictured: LCOC Board members Rea Leunes, John Reynolds, Peter Buccino, Meg Cohen, Craig Chase, Emily Fitzgibbon, Andrew Belding, LCOC Vice-President Marie Seaquist, LCOC President JoAnn Boettcher and Legislator Kevin McCaffrey. The LCOC donated $1000 to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital donations were collected at the Chamber Holiday Networking Party, and

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East Islip HS CORE Students Complete Course In Graphic Design

LIMG January 27, 2023

Photos courtesy of East Islip School District East Islip High School’s CORE technology skills class, taught by James Connell, recently completed a 10-week program in graphic design, with students designing, creating and printing reusable advertisement posters for the school store. After learning all about the basics of advertisement design, the students used various Google

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‘Spin, Pop, Boom!’ Presentation Wows Student Scientists

LIMG January 27, 2023

Photos courtesy of the Sachem Central School District Students at Waverly Avenue Elementary School stepped inside the world of science during an assembly called, “Spin, Pop, Boom,” presented by Mad Science. Students learned all about chemistry and reactions through exciting experiments and demonstrations. Student volunteers stepped up to the lab table in front of the […]

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North Babylon Appoints Veteran Superintendent As Its Next School Leader Dr. Kenneth Graham To Assume The Role Effective March 6

LIMG January 27, 2023

Photos courtesy of North Babylon School District The North Babylon School District Board of Education is proud to announce that, after an extensive search which included community feedback, it has found its next educational leader. During the Jan. 26 board meeting, veteran superintendent Dr. Kenneth Graham was appointed superintendent of schools, effective March 6. Since

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Deer Park’s May Moore Primary School Celebrates Lunar New Year

LIMG January 27, 2023

Photos courtesy of Deer Park School District While the name of the event may be a little different, the beloved annual Lunar New Year celebration at Deer Park’s May Moore Primary School featured the familiar sight and sound of red-clad first graders banging drums and carrying paper dragons as they paraded through the halls for […]

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Smithtown Middle Schoolers Compete In LEGO Competition

LIMG January 27, 2023

Photos courtesy of Smithtown CSD The Middle School Robotics teams from Accompsett, Nesaquake and Great Hollow recently competed in the FIRST Lego League Competition at Mineola High School. The teams met weekly to work on building their robots as well as their poster for this season’s innovation project. The theme was SUPERPOWERED presented by Qualcomm […]

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Three Young Harborfields SPARK Scientists Train At Brookhaven Lab

LIMG January 27, 2023

Photo courtesy of Harborfields Central School District Harborfields High School students Clarissa Bues, Matt Cook and Anna Duff are currently participating in the Student Partnerships for Advanced Research and Knowledge program at Brookhaven National Laboratory, which provides high schoolers an opportunity to become visiting researchers at the lab’s scientific facilities.

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Town Board Recognizes Julianna Tand And Family For Raising $20,000 For Ronald McDonald House

LIMG January 26, 2023

Oyster Bay Town Councilwoman Laura Maier and Town Board members recently recognized the charitable efforts of 10-year old Julianna Tand, who created beautiful sculptures and artwork and then sold them for over $20,000 – all to benefit Ronald McDonald House. With the support and hard work of people like Julianna, Ronald McDonald House is able […]

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Steven Van Zandt’s TeachRock School Curriculum To Expand In New York Through Partnership With Long Island Music And Entertainment Hall Of Fame

LIMG January 26, 2023

The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame (LIMEHoF) recently announced a partnership with rock and roll legend Steven Van Zandt’s TeachRock organization. In recognition for his work to promote music education on Long Island, Van Zandt was presented with LIMEHoF’s Harry Chapin Award in 2016. “TeachRock aligns perfectly with LIMEHoF’s educational commitment to

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The Girl Scouts Of Suffolk County Kick-Off Cookie Season

LIMG January 26, 2023

Girl Scouts of Suffolk County (GSSC) is excited to announce that the Girl Scout Cookie Program is running now through April 17, 2023. For more than 100 years, the Girl Scout Cookie Program has allowed girls to develop entrepreneurial and leadership skills. All proceeds from the Girl Scout Cookie Season support local Girl Scouts by […]