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Love Shared By Port Jefferson’s Buddy Program

LIMG February 14, 2023

Photo courtesy of the Port Jefferson School District Edna Louise Spear Elementary School students not only think about others in the local community, they often do something about it. Students in Christine Bokina and Kristi Krieg’s fifth grade class and Maureen Zajac’s second grade class teamed

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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’s Science Olympiad Success

LIMG January 31, 2023

Photo courtesy of the Port Jefferson School District Teams across the region competed in the Eastern Long Island Regional Competition on Jan. 28, at Hauppauge High School. Earl L. Vandermeulen High School Science Olympiad A team placed fifth out of 53 teams Port Jefferson also had a B and C team compete. There were 21 […]

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Port Jefferson Royals State Bound

LIMG January 24, 2023

Photo courtesy of the Port Jefferson School District The Port Jefferson varsity wrestling team has qualified for the NYSPHSAA Wrestling Dual Meet Championship. After a tough loss in the Division 2 Suffolk County finals to Elwood-John Glenn, 32-27, the Royals qualified for the At-Large Bid for the state tournament. This is determined based on the number […]

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Earl L. Vandermeulen High School Earns Computer Science Distinction

LIMG January 23, 2023

Photo courtesy of the Port Jefferson School District Port Jefferson’s Earl L. Vandermeulen High School has earned the College Board Advanced Placement Computer Science Female Diversity Award for achieving high female representation in AP Computer Science Principles. The school is among those who have expanded girls’ access in AP computer science courses. “We’re excited to

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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 Participate In Mid-Island Band Festival

LIMG January 17, 2023

Photo courtesy of the Port Jefferson School District Earl L. Vandermeulen High School students Thales Cheng, Kenneth Dixon, Meara Kelly, Nathaniel Lawler, Madison Testa and Devon Welsch recently participated in the 63rd annual Mid-Island Band Festival at Patchogue-Medford High School. Accompanied by high school band teacher Christine Creighton, the festival concluded with

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Port Jefferson Students Spread Holiday Cheer

LIMG December 22, 2022

Photo courtesy of the Port Jefferson School District The Port Jefferson School District Board of Education’s final meeting of 2022 was filled with the sounds of the season as student-musicians performed several holiday classics before being recognized for their contributions to the school and community during the holiday season. Dr. Michael Caravello, director of music

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Port Jefferson Middle School Collaborates With Stony Brook University

LIMG December 9, 2022

Photo courtesy of the Port Jefferson School District The Port Jefferson School District collaborated with Stony Brook University’s Middle School Engineering Program for a hands-on engineering experience. Sixth and eighth grade teachers Mr. Robert Farenga, Mrs. Linda Moran and Mrs. Megan Roth-Ueno introduced their coding and technology classes to two graduate students from

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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 […]