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PTA Talent Show At John F. Kennedy Elementary School Proves An Entertaining Extravaganza

LIMG April 3, 2024

Photo courtesy of East Islip School District At the recent PTA Talent Show at East Islip’s John F. Kennedy Elementary School, more than 90 talented students thoroughly entertained the audience from the beginning of the extravaganza to its conclusion. The students, along with 21 staff members,

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Fifth Graders Are ‘Racing’ To The Top

LIMG March 26, 2024

Photo courtesy of West Babylon School District The fifth graders at John F. Kennedy Elementary School in the West Babylon School District are working hard on their short responses during the English language arts lesson. The students are using the RACE strategy (Restate the Question, Answer the Question, Cite the Evidence and Explain the Evidence) […]

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Islip Elks Donate Dictionaries To Grateful East Islip Third Graders

LIMG February 29, 2024

Photo courtesy of East Islip School District Continuing a recent annual tradition, John F. Kennedy Elementary School again received donations of dictionaries for the school’s third graders, thanks to the the Islip Elks Club. Elks representative John Tramposch visited the school to deliver the dictionaries to each third-grade class. “It was so generous for the […]

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East Islip’s LEGO Girls Excel At Robotics Competition

LIMG January 29, 2024

Photo courtesy of East Islip School District East Islip’s LEGO Girls robotics team – composed of John F. Kennedy Elementary School fifth-graders Jayne Elliott, Sonali Kamath and Antonia Rezza – recently excelled at the FIRST Lego League Long Island Qualifier event at Mineola High School, earning two awards and an invitation to compete in the […]

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John F. Kennedy Elementary School Student Council Organizes Food Donation Drive For SCWAEFI

LIMG December 5, 2023

Photo courtesy of East Islip School District The fourth and fifth grade student council at East Islip’s John F. Kennedy Elementary School recently ran a food drive to support the Suffolk County Women’s Alliance to End Food Insecurity’s Thanksgiving food distribution event. The event annually feeds thousands of families in Suffolk County. One of the […]

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Artist Mural Design Shines In John F. Kennedy’s Cafeteria

LIMG December 4, 2023

Pictured: Artist Bren Bataclan created a colorful mural in the cafeteria of John F. Kennedy Elementary School in the West Babylon School District. Photo courtesy of West Babylon School District The cafeteria of John F. Kennedy Elementary School in the West Babylon School District has some vibrant new artwork thanks to the work of artist […]

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More Than 1,000 Socks Donated By John F. Kennedy

LIMG November 21, 2023

Photo courtesy of West Babylon School District Students and staff at John F. Kennedy Elementary School in the West Babylon School District spent the month of October collecting new socks for the Long Island Coalition for the Homeless. The initiative was spearheaded by members of the school quality team and the student council. Each grade […]

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John F. Kennedy Elementary School Share A Love Of Reading

LIMG April 27, 2023

Photos courtesy of West Babylon School District April 23-29 is National Library Week and the students at John F. Kennedy Elementary School in the West Babylon School District are showing off their love for books. This year’s theme is “there’s more to the story,” and students created hearts to show off what they love about […]

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East Islip Fifth Graders Take On STEAM Tank Challenge

LIMG April 25, 2023

Photos courtesy of East Islip School District Fifth graders at East Islip’s John F. Kennedy Elementary School and Ruth C. Kinney Elementary School were contestants on STEAM Tank, a recent in-school spinoff of the television series “Shark Tank.” Students engineered and designed products to solve an everyday problem using the engineering design process and created […]

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Reading Rocks For The Students At John F. Kennedy

LIMG March 3, 2023

Photo courtesy of West Babylon School District March 2 was Read Across America Day/Dr. Seuss’ birthday and the students and staff at John F. Kennedy Elementary School in the West Babylon School District celebrated in many different ways. Students played book bingo, participated in various activities in their library classes and the whole school participated […]