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Port Jefferson Coding Camp Encourages Critical Thinking

LIMG August 7, 2023

Pictured: Port Jefferson School District teacher Robert Farenga with rising seventh graders Milo Gugliucci (left) and Dean Zaltsman. Photo courtesy of the Port Jefferson School District The Port Jefferson School District hosted an inaugural summer coding camp for Port Jefferson Middle School

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Port Jefferson Students Recognize Police Week

LIMG May 18, 2023

Pictured: Port Jefferson Middle School students. Photo courtesy of the Port Jefferson School District Port Jefferson Middle School students took a special trip to the Yaphank Police Headquarters during Police Week. Students viewed a number of emergency vehicle and equipment demonstrations, K9 unit teams, marine bureau and crime scenes and toured the museum where they […]

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Port Jefferson Named To National Best Community For Music Education List

LIMG April 21, 2023

Pictured: Port Jefferson Middle School music students at an in-district senior citizen luncheon performance. Photo courtesy of the Port Jefferson School District The Port Jefferson School District has again been ranked among the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation’s Best Communities for Music Education in America. The honor acknowledges schools and districts

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Port Jefferson Students Learn The Importance Of Brain Health

LIMG February 9, 2023

Photo courtesy of the Port Jefferson School District Port Jefferson Middle School and Earl L. Vandermeulen High School students welcomed special guest speaker Billy Alvino to their physical education classes on Feb. 7 and 8. Alvino, a former minor league baseball player in the Detroit Tigers organization and Division I coach at the University of […]

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Port Jefferson Names Spelling Bee Champion

LIMG January 18, 2023

Photo courtesy of the Port Jefferson School District A little-known word for a small wooden structure that is formed on the underside of a folding seat in a place of worship was the winning ticket for Port Jefferson Middle School sixth grader Kieran Browne, who was named the school’s Spelling Bee champion. Kieran spelled “misericords” […]

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Port Jefferson Students Excel At Colonial Poster Project

LIMG December 8, 2022

Photo courtesy of the Port Jefferson School District Port Jefferson Middle School students took an advanced look at history when they were tasked with a social studies research project. Students selected one of the 13 colonies to research and create a poster to showcase their research and artistic skills. They included the history, economy, society […]

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Students Show Port Jefferson Pride And School Spirit

LIMG October 20, 2022

Photo courtesy of Port Jefferson School District More than 50 students, staff and parents came out to celebrate the school community by beautifying the hallways of Port Jefferson Middle School and Earl L. Vandermeulen High School on Oct. 7. The community event, spearheaded by Middle School Principal Mr. Brian Walker, High School Principal Mr. John Ruggero, […]

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Accelerating Science Lessons In Port Jefferson

LIMG October 18, 2022

Photo courtesy of Port Jefferson School District Port Jefferson Middle School students took a science lesson outside to the school’s track to test a concept. Meg Ryan and Monica Consalvo’s science class is studying speed, velocity and acceleration. To determine an average speed, the students headed up to the school’s track to test their knowledge as […]