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STEM Lesson Goes ‘Pop’

Photo courtesy of Copiague School District Fourth graders in Ms. Reichert’s class at Susan E. Wiley Elementary School were challenged to think outside the box during a recent hands-on STEM lesson. Working in small groups, the students brainstormed three different ways that they could pop a
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First Regeneron Finalist Named In Copiague

Photo courtesy of Copiague School District Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School senior Kemmora Simmons has been named a semifinalist in the 2024 Regeneron Science Talent Search. The Society for Science announced the top 300 students in the Regeneron Talent Search. Each scholar and their school will be awarded $2,000. On Jan. 24, 40 students […]
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Skip Counting With Snowmen

Photo courtesy of Copiague School District The third graders in Ms. Mullins’ class at Great Neck Road Elementary School in the Copiague School District worked collaboratively during a recent mathematics lesson. To practice and reinforce their multiplication skills, the third graders created snowman chains to show their understanding of skip counting. They had to work […]
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Snowflakes Sprinkled Throughout Deauville Gardens East

Photo courtesy of Copiague School District The student government at Deauville Gardens East Elementary School in the Copiague School District is spreading some winter joy in January. Their latest initiative “There’s Snow Place Like DGE” was a schoolwide project spearheaded by the club. Each class designed a snowflake and wrote or drew one thing they […]
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All Around The World For The Holidays

Photos courtesy of Copiague School District Third graders from Deauville Gardens East Elementary School in the Copiague School District are taking a virtual trip around the world as they learned about different countries and their holiday traditions in December. For the holidays around the world lessons, students created their passports to get ready for their […]
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Two Copiague Seniors Awarded QuestBridge Scholarships

Photos courtesy of Copiague School District Two Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School seniors – Rebecca Alara and Mohamad Altenbakji – have been named QuestBridge Scholars. QuestBridge’s National College Match is a college scholarship application process that helps outstanding high school seniors gain admission and full four-year scholarships to the nation’s most
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Second Graders Show Off Their Green Thumbs

Photo courtesy of Copiague School District Second graders in Ms. Kelly’s class at Deauville Gardens East Elementary School in the Copiague School District are showing off their green thumbs as they grow plants from just bulbs. One bulb was placed in water so students could observe the root system. The other bulb was planted in […]