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West Babylon Science Olympiad Team Heading To States

LIMG January 30, 2024

Photo courtesy of West Babylon School District On Jan. 27, West Babylon Science Olympiad’s three teams competed at the annual Regional Science Olympiad Tournament. Suffolk County’s regional tournament is comprised of 60 teams from throughout the county. The tournament is the largest in New York

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Wantagh Middle School Girls Learn They Are Beautiful

LIMG January 30, 2024

While walking through the halls of Wantagh Middle School, you may hear an occasional “You’re beautiful!” from the 7th and 8th grade girls who participated in the two-day Hance Family Foundation’s Beautiful Me program. The program was created after Warren and Jackie Hance lost their three young daughters, Emma, Alyson, and Katie in a car […]

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Smithtown Children’s Foundation’s Pickle Ball Tournament

LIMG January 30, 2024

On January 27, 2024, Legislator Leslie Kennedy attended a pickle ball fundraiser of the Smithtown Children’s Foundation at the Pickle N Par Club in Smithtown. The successful fundraising effort saw large community involvement to fund the ongoing initiatives of the foundation. “The Smithtown Children’s Foundation provides regular and irregular assistance to students and

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A Day At Lincoln Center For East Islip Music Students

LIMG January 29, 2024

Photo courtesy of East Islip School District A group of East Islip High School music students and teacher Giovanna Sciandra recently traveled to New York City to see the New York Philharmonic perform at Lincoln Center. The day started with an amazing performance by the Philharmonic with violinist and 2023–24 Artist-in-Residence Hilary Hahn, performing Prokofiev’s […]

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East Islip’s LEGO Girls Excel At Robotics Competition

LIMG January 29, 2024

Photo courtesy of East Islip School District East Islip’s LEGO Girls robotics team – composed of John F. Kennedy Elementary School fifth-graders Jayne Elliott, Sonali Kamath and Antonia Rezza – recently excelled at the FIRST Lego League Long Island Qualifier event at Mineola High School, earning two awards and an invitation to compete in the […]

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A Mermaid Tale Comes To Life At Lockhart In Massapequa

LIMG January 29, 2024

Photos courtesy of the Massapequa School District A cast of 60 young actors will perform a Disney animated class for this year’s Spotlight musical production at Lockhart Elementary School in the Massapequa School District. There will be three showings of “The Little Mermaid” on Feb. 14 and 15. The show is an annual tradition at […]

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Harborfields Earns Another REALM “Excellent” Rank For “Zephyr”

LIMG January 29, 2024

Photo courtesy of Harborfields Central School District Harborfields High School’s annual “Zephyr” student publication, guided by adviser Eugenia Ritter, was again recognized by the National Council of Teachers of English, being awarded the rank of Excellent in the 2023 Recognizing Excellence in Art and Literary Magazines contest. The REALM program honors excellent literary

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Morning Meetings Bring The Sunshine To Learning In North Merrick

LIMG January 29, 2024

Pictured: At Old Mill Road, kindergartners in Robin Isseks’s class named the colors and names of objects during a recent morning meeting. Photo courtesy of North Merrick School District Every classroom throughout the North Merrick School District has a unified, energetic and engaging start to their day through morning meetings, when peers reflect on what […]