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Copiague Basketball Players Get Surprise Visit

Photos courtesy of Copiague School District Members of the Long Island Nets of the NBA G-League surprised members of the boys and girls basketball programs at Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School on Jan. 13. L.I. Nets head coach Ronnie Burrell and players David Duke and Noah Kirkwood met with players to share their wisdom […]
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Typing Makes A Comeback In Massapequa Schools

Photos courtesy of the Massapequa School District Massapequa students are learning how to type and they couldn’t be happier. Not only are they learning a valuable and needed skill, but they are using an online resource filled with engaging games and competitions. TypingClub was recently launched for kindergarten through sixth grade students. Alison Morgan, the […]
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Hands-On Lesson Explores Local Ecosystems

Photos courtesy of North Babylon School District Sixth grade students in Mr. Brodmerkel’s exploring science class at Robert Moses Middle School in the North Babylon School District had a special visit from Tracy Marcus from the Cornell Cooperative Extension Program in January. Ms. Marcus visited to speak to students about the local ecosystem and “super […]
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Unmasking The Story Of ‘Romeo And Juliet’

Photos courtesy of West Babylon School District Ninth graders in Ms. Connelly’s class at West Babylon Senior High School are studying “Romeo and Juliet.” As part of their lessons, the class held a masquerade ball, with each student designing a different mask based on a character from the story. Students chose a character to analyze, […]
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Kennedy Leadership Students Present Cougar Talks

Photos courtesy of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Students in Leadership III course at Bellmore-Merrick’s John F. Kennedy High School presented their Cougar Talks program on Jan. 11. Nine senior student presenters, who have been a part of the three-year School and Community Leadership program since sophomore year, recited talks about their chosen topics