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Deer Park Kindergartners Create Vibrant Memorial Day Mural

LIMG May 30, 2024

Photo courtesy of Deer Park School District Kindergartners in Laura Oddo and Marcella Biordi’s class at Deer Park’s John Quincy Adams Primary School recently painted a vibrant mural with sidewalk chalk in honor of Memorial Day. After immersing themselves in the history and significance of the

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STEAM Day Engages Birch School Community

LIMG May 30, 2024

Pictured: STEAM DAY coordinator and co-teacher Trish Germann with some pre-K students as they visited the science fair display. Photo courtesy the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Birch School celebrated STEAM Day May 23, complete with a science fair walk-through, BreakoutEDU challenges, building competitions and more. All students participated in various

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Sylvan Avenue Hosts First Responder Celebration

LIMG May 30, 2024

Photo courtesy of Bayport-Blue Point School District.   Bayport-Blue School District’s Sylvan Avenue Elementary recognized the community’s first responders with a special celebration. The event began with a firetruck and police car parade in which student and staff spectators cheered as sirens and flashing lights lit up the school’s front circle. Suffolk County Police

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‘Safe And Sound’ Storm Drain Mural Painted At Nesaquake Middle School

LIMG May 30, 2024

Photo courtesy of Smithtown CSD A new “Safe and Sound” storm drain mural was painted this week at Nesaquake Middle School which educated students on keeping the environment clean as well as teach them how the water enters the Long Island Sound. The project is the sixth in Smithtown schools and has become an annual […]

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Connetquot Celebrates Mental Health Awareness With Wellness Days

LIMG May 30, 2024

Pictured: John Pearl Elementary students participated in a guided painting activity.  Photo courtesy of Connetquot Central School District In honor of May being Mental Health Awareness Month, Connetquot School District’s buildings each participated in wellness activities. On the districtwide calendar, each day of May was assigned an action step to promote wellness. For

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Oldfield Middle School Baseball Team Supports Pediatric Cancer Awareness

LIMG May 29, 2024

Photo courtesy of Harborfields Central School District The baseball team of Oldfield Middle School in the Harborfields Central School District hosted its first ever Corey’s Promise game on May 21 against West Hollow Middle School. The Corey’s Promise Foundation raises awareness about pediatric cancer and assists families with the financial burdens they endure during

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Spelling Bee Fever Takes Over Deer Park This Spring

LIMG May 29, 2024

Pictured: Eighth grader Ryan Lin was named the winner, with seventh grader Shayan Hassan and sixth grader Bisaj Paul as runners-up, in Robert Frost Middle School’s annual spelling bee. Photo courtesy of Deer Park School District Spelling bee fever took over two of Deer Park’s schools this spring, with students feverishly prepping for the contests […]

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Leadership Students Connect Holocaust Survivors

LIMG May 29, 2024

Pictured: Arnie, a survivor, spoke to Kennedy students. Photo courtesy the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District John F. Kennedy High School juniors Arielle Polk and Jenna Feig hosted a program with 12 Holocaust survivors who shared their stories with Leadership II and III students through conversation on May 21. “The program is an extension of […]