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Massapequa Promotes Smart Choices For AIDS Awareness Week

LIMG December 1, 2023

Photos courtesy of the Massapequa School District Education and prevention was the mission for students from Massapequa High School’s Peer AIDS Educators club during their visits to Berner Middle School on Nov. 29 and 30. They delivered their interactive program to seventh and eighth graders

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Thanksgiving Brings Learners Together At McKenna In Massapequa

LIMG November 22, 2023

Pictured: First graders disguised paper turkeys in Thanksgiving craft project. Photos courtesy of the Massapequa School District They’ve been talking turkey and a few other Thanksgiving topics lately at McKenna Elementary School in the Massapequa School District. Students have been working on a variety of seasonal projects throughout November that are both fun and

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Massapequa Students Give Food, Spread Smiles

LIMG November 20, 2023

Pictured: Fairfield Elementary School student council members, from left, Vincent Guardino, Hailey Reinle, Selara Fam and Dylan Sonntag showed donations for the Thanksgiving food drive for Island Harvest. Photos courtesy of the Massapequa School District Helping others has been a mission for students in the Massapequa School District as Thanksgiving approaches. Berner

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A World Of Kindness Begins At Birch Lane In Massapequa

LIMG November 15, 2023

Pictured: Birch Lane Elementary School students, joined by Principal Stephen Aspetti and Assistant Principal Joyce Larkin, signed the kindness pledge on Nov. 13 by adding their names to an “INCLUDE” sign. Photos courtesy of the Massapequa School District World Kindness Day on Nov. 13 was a chance to celebrate a message that is part of […]

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College Teams Await 31 Massapequa Athletes

LIMG November 9, 2023

Pictured: University of Massachusetts Amherst was the most popular choice among the student-athletes with lacrosse players Cameron Labriola, Addison Labriola and Ryan Wieczorek choosing the school.  Photos courtesy of the Massapequa School District “Be proud of yourselves,” Massapequa High School Principal Barbara Lowell told 31 student-athletes at their letter of intent

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Buddies Go Pumpkin Picking At Massapequa’s Unqua School

LIMG October 27, 2023

Photos courtesy of the Massapequa School District Fifth graders took on a leadership role for the annual pumpkin patch at Unqua Elementary School in the Massapequa School District. The school’s most senior students spread out the pumpkins along the back field, then escorted first graders around to find the perfect gourd. The pre-Halloween tradition builds […]

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A Joyous Occasion For Massapequa’s Top-Ranked Seniors

LIMG October 12, 2023

Pictured: Massapequa High School Class of 2024 valedictorian Victoria Chu and salutatorian Ava Mininni were congratulated by Principal Barbara Lowell, guidance counselors Jeanine Steinmetz and Colleen Parkes, and Superintendent Dr. William Brennan. Photos courtesy of the Massapequa School District It was a celebratory moment for Massapequa High School seniors Victoria Chu

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Massapequa Culinary Students Master Food Safety

LIMG October 5, 2023

Pictured: Massapequa High School culinary arts students, joined by Family and Consumer Sciences teacher Christina Sabbiondo, received certificates for successfully completing a ServSafe food handler training course. Photo courtesy of the Massapequa School District About two dozen young chefs at Massapequa High School have obtained their food handler certification, a new

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Self-Guided Tours Get Massapequa’s Berner Students Ready For New Year

LIMG August 30, 2023

Photos courtesy of the Massapequa School District Tour the Schedule is an annual tradition at Berner Middle School in the Massapequa School District, in which sixth, seventh and eighth graders are invited to walk the building and find their classes for the upcoming school year. Parents were welcome to join, as were older siblings whose […]

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New Massapequa Teachers Given Tools To Succeed

LIMG August 28, 2023

Pictured: Massapequa Superintendent of Schools Dr. William Brennan, left, and Board of Education President Kerry Wachter, second from left, welcomed the district’s newest educators at the beginning of the four-day new teacher orientation program on Aug. 22. Photos courtesy of the Massapequa School District As Massapequa’s nine schools were being prepped for the start of