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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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Deer Park’s John Quincy Adams Primary School Puts Play-Doh Power Into Action For A Cause

LIMG April 15, 2024

Photo courtesy of Deer Park School District The students and staff at Deer Park’s John Quincy Adams Primary School recently donated over 1,400 cans of Play-Doh to the children at Cohen Children’s Medical Center. Play-Doh is one of the most requested items by children in the hospital, as it helps them stay calm, get creative […]

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Deer Park ENL Students Connect For Groundhog Day

LIMG February 14, 2024

Photo courtesy of Deer Park School District Seventh and eighth grade English as a New Language students from Christy Villalobos’ class at Deer Park’s Robert Frost Middle School recently visited John Quincy Adams Primary School to spend time with a group of younger ENL students for Groundhog Day. The middle school ENL students began by […]

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Deer Park’s John Quincy Adams Wins TangerKids Grant For Ukulele Program

LIMG January 31, 2024

Photo courtesy of Deer Park School District Playing the ukulele is in the fun future for young musicians at Deer Park’s John Quincy Adams Primary School. Music teacher Diana Cotrone’s “Uke Can Do It!” proposal was selected to receive a $2,000 grant from the TangerKids Grants program to fund the purchase of ukuleles for the […]

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Second Grade Student Council Honored At Deer Park Board Of Ed Meeting

LIMG December 4, 2023

Pictured: The second graders on the student council at Deer Park’s John Quincy Adams Primary School was recognized for their leadership at the board of education’s Nov. 28 meeting. Photo courtesy of Deer Park School District The dozen second graders on the student council at Deer Park’s John Quincy Adams Primary School – Farouk Adejumobi, […]

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Deer Park’s John Quincy Adams Continues A Dozen Years Of Math-A-Thon Donations

LIMG February 15, 2023

Photos courtesy of Deer Park School District For the 12th consecutive year, Deer Park’s John Quincy Adams Primary School participated in the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Math-A-Thon under the guidance of math lab specialist Marianna Grieco, raising $3,700 for the cause. Students solved math problems to complete Math-A-Thon Funbooks, with sponsors making donations

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Deer Park’s John Quincy Adams Shows How To “Bee Kind”

LIMG November 23, 2022

Photos courtesy of Deer Park School District Every morning, staff at Deer Park’s John Quincy Adams Primary School remind the students of the school’s “4 Bees:” Be safe, be kind, be responsible and be the difference at JQA. For the second consecutive year, JQA celebrated World Kindness Day on Nov. 14 by wearing blue and […]

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Deer Park Says “Thank You” To Board Of Education

LIMG October 27, 2022

Photos courtesy of Deer Park School District The Deer Park School District celebrated School Board Recognition Week on Oct. 26, praising its dedicated board members for their dedication, caring and teamwork. Students from John Quincy Adams Primary School made a surprise appearance to perform a special “Thank You Song” with new lyrics referencing their gratitude […]