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Meet Connetquot’s Top Sharpshooters

Pictured: John Pearl Elementary School students John Martinez and Emma D’Antonio were winners in the 37th annual Sharpshooters Basketball Contest. Photos courtesy of the Connetquot Central School District Connetquot Central School District is pleased to announce that six elementary school
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The Technology Behind Snowflakes

Pictured: Cherokee Street Elementary School students held the 3D snowflakes created using Tinkercad technology. Photos courtesy of the Connetquot Central School District Students throughout the Connetquot Central School District are using technology to complete assignments on the libraries’ new 3D printers. At Cherokee Elementary School, library media specialist Karen
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Searching For A Pot Of Gold Through Poetry

Photo courtesy of the Connetquot Central School District In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, students in Kathryn Minerva’s class at Edith Slocum Elementary School wrote acrostic poems to win their pot of gold. An acrostic poem uses the first letter of each line to spell out a word, name or phrase when read vertically. The […]
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Cherokee Street Learns About Community Helpers

Pictured: The entire second grade at Cherokee Elementary School learned about economics and how community helpers are paid. Photos courtesy of the Connetquot Central School District During an elementary economics unit in second grade classrooms at Cherokee Street Elementary School, students learned how community helpers are paid. They also researched and completed a report
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Connetquot High School Virtual Enterprise D.R.E.A.M. Team

Pictured: The Connetquot High School Virtual Enterprise D.R.E.A.M. team won gold plaques for best booth and best newsletter at the Long Island University trade show. Photo courtesy of the Connetquot Central School District The Connetquot High School Virtual Enterprise D.R.E.A.M. team has made history by becoming the first district VE firm to qualify to compete […]
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International Guests Visit Connetquot Schools

Photos courtesy of the Connetquot Central School District Pictured: Swellendam Primary Principal Jaco Swart and Swellendam High School Principal Nicolas Pelser are pictured with, from left, Ronkonkoma Middle School teacher Justin Bradley, interim Assistant Principal Mark Brodsky and Principal Joseph Licato. Connetquot Central School District’s Ronkonkoma Middle School and
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Connetquot High School Students Face Their Truth

Photo courtesy of the Connetquot Central School District In celebration of the Dignity for All Students Act, Connetquot High School students participated in activities and attended assemblies during the week of Feb. 13-17 that reiterated the importance of inclusiveness and which supported an environment free of intimidation, taunting, harassment and bullying. During a Teen
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John Pearl Students Chalk The Walk

Photos courtesy of the Connetquot Central School District During the week of Feb. 13-17, John Pearl Elementary School students in the Connetquot Central School District celebrated the districtwide Dignity for All Students Week, reinforcing the initiative to step up and speak out against bullying. Throughout the week’s activities, students learned that by showing respect