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East Islip Fifth Graders Take On STEAM Tank Challenge

Photos courtesy of East Islip School District Fifth graders at East Islip’s John F. Kennedy Elementary School and Ruth C. Kinney Elementary School were contestants on STEAM Tank, a recent in-school spinoff of the television series “Shark Tank.” Students engineered and designed products to solve an everyday problem using the engineering design process and created […]
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Legislator Donnelly Gets ‘Wild About Reading’ With Sunquam Elementary Students

Pictured: Suffolk Legislator Tom Donnelly reads to students of Mrs. McGuckian’s third grade class as part of Sunquam Elementary School’s Mystery Reader Day, held Friday, March 17 at Sunquam Elementary School in Melville. Suffolk County Legislator Tom Donnelly (D-Deer Park) got “wild about reading” at Sunquam Elementary School in Melville for “Mystery Reader Day.” The […]
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Merrick Named A Best Community For Music Education

Pictured: Birch fifth grade band students Ronit, Harper and Harlow. Photo courtesy of the Merrick Union Free School District Merrick schools are among more than 60 Long Island districts — and 830 nationwide— to be named a Best Communities for Music Education by the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation. They were selected for their role […]