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Massapequa Students Escape A Distant Past

Photos courtesy of the Massapequa School District Sixth graders traveled back in time several thousand years to the Paleolithic and Neolithic eras at Berner Middle School in the Massapequa School District. Students took part in an escape room simulation to learn about the advancements of early humans. Library media specialists Laurie Martucci-Walsh and Julie Rogers […]
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Time For Some Classic Broadway At Berner Middle School

Photo courtesy of the Massapequa School District To give her student-actors a classical theater experience, Director Katie Pearsall chose “Bye Bye Birdie” as this year’s musical production at Berner Middle School in the Massapequa School District. There will be two performances on Nov. 18 and 19. The cast includes 75 sixth, seventh and eighth graders. […]
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Making Sense Of Pumpkins At Massapequa’s Birch Lane

Photos courtesy of the Massapequa School District Kindergartners used their five senses for a pumpkin observation on Oct. 28 at Birch Lane Elementary School in the Massapequa School District. Teacher Kristin Viets led her young scientists through the Halloween-themed experiment. Students began by drawing a picture of the large pumpkin. With their eyes, they observed […]
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Learning German Pays Off For Massapequa Ninth Grader

Photo courtesy of the Massapequa School District Madisen Rosso, a ninth grader at Massapequa High School’s Ames Campus, is a 2022 scholarship award recipient from the German-American Committee of Greater New York. She received a $1,500 prize. The annual competition in open to students in grades 8-12 and college, and applicants must have at least […]
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New Dean At Massapequa’s Berner Is A Familiar Face

Photo courtesy of the Massapequa School District Kristen Meoli, a speech therapist in the Massapequa School District for the past seven years, has been named dean of students at Berner Middle School. Ms. Meoli has worked as a speech-language pathologist at six of Massapequa’s nine schools, including Massapequa High School’s main and Ames campuses, the […]
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Massapequa Pride Is Strong On Homecoming Day

Photos courtesy of the Massapequa School District It started with a parade, it ended with a football game, and throughout it all there was lots of spirit. Massapequa High School’s homecoming celebration on Oct. 8 was lively as students, staff and community members came together to celebrate ’Pequa Pride. The parade began near Massapequa Park […]