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Port Jefferson Names Spelling Bee Champion

LIMG January 18, 2023

Photo courtesy of the Port Jefferson School District A little-known word for a small wooden structure that is formed on the underside of a folding seat in a place of worship was the winning ticket for Port Jefferson Middle School sixth grader Kieran Browne, who was named the school’s Spelling

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Northwell Hospitals Earn Top NY State Rankings By Healthgrades

LIMG January 17, 2023

Medical specialties at six Northwell Health hospitals across Long Island, New York City and Westchester have been rated among the best in New York State for 2023, according to the latest analysis from Healthgrades. Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan was named one of the top 50 hospitals in the United States for 2023 while both […]

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Bellmore-Merrick Honors MLK With Week Of Service

LIMG January 17, 2023

Photos courtesy of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Students across the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District once again honored the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with multiple educational and service-based opportunities. On Jan. 13, they learned about MLK and his impact on Long Island in their social studies classes. “The MLK Day […]

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Woods Road Students Travel The Solar System

LIMG January 17, 2023

Photos courtesy of North Babylon School District As part of a recent science unit, the fifth graders at Woods Road Elementary School in the North Babylon School District had a special visit from the Star Lab on Jan. 13. Part of the BOCES program, the Star Lab is a traveling planetarium where students get the […]

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Port Jefferson Students Participate In Mid-Island Band Festival

LIMG January 17, 2023

Photo courtesy of the Port Jefferson School District Earl L. Vandermeulen High School students Thales Cheng, Kenneth Dixon, Meara Kelly, Nathaniel Lawler, Madison Testa and Devon Welsch recently participated in the 63rd annual Mid-Island Band Festival at Patchogue-Medford High School. Accompanied by high school band teacher Christine Creighton, the festival concluded with

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Worldly Wantagh Students Square Off In Geography Bee

LIMG January 17, 2023

Photos courtesy of the Wantagh School District It’s hard to stump Wantagh Middle School sixth grader Max Mihalik about his knowledge of the world, and that’s why he emerged as the winner of the school’s annual Geography Bee on Jan. 12. The event featured 26 sixth, seventh and eighth graders, who were the winners of […]

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Copiague Basketball Players Get Surprise Visit

LIMG January 17, 2023

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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Massapequa Seventh Grader Shares His Heart To Help The World

LIMG January 16, 2023

Photos courtesy of the Massapequa School District He’s only in seventh grade, but Ryan Hirschhorn already has a long history of helping others. The student at Berner Middle School in the Massapequa School District recently hosted an event to raise money for medical aid for Ukraine. Hearts for Ukraine, a fundraiser and celebration of art, […]

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Typing Makes A Comeback In Massapequa Schools

LIMG January 16, 2023

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

LIMG January 16, 2023

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 […]