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Wantagh Earns National Music Distinction

LIMG April 11, 2024

Pictured: Wantagh School District Superintendent John McNamara presented a certificate of achievement to Director of Fine and Performing Arts and Business Education Kelly Jones in recognition of the district’s inclusion on the NAMM Foundation’s Best Communities for Music Education list. Photos

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Wantagh Humanities Leader Awarded For Library Support

LIMG April 9, 2024

Pictured: Wantagh Director of Humanities Julie Rosslee is recipient of the 2023-24 Nassau BOCES School Library System’s Administrator of the Year award. Photos courtesy of the Wantagh School District School libraries are like “the kitchen of the house,” a place where people go for different reasons, explained Julie Rosslee, director of humanities for the Wantagh […]

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Follow The Yellow Brick Road To Wantagh

LIMG February 19, 2024

Pictured: Wantagh Middle School actors rehearse for their upcoming production of “The Wizard of Oz” from March 1-3. Photos courtesy of the Wantagh School District There’s a tornado, some witches and a yellow brick road. Yes, it’s “The Wizard of Oz” and it’s the annual spring musical for Wantagh Middle School, with four performances scheduled […]

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Wantagh Middle School Girls Learn They Are Beautiful

LIMG January 30, 2024

While walking through the halls of Wantagh Middle School, you may hear an occasional “You’re beautiful!” from the 7th and 8th grade girls who participated in the two-day Hance Family Foundation’s Beautiful Me program. The program was created after Warren and Jackie Hance lost their three young daughters, Emma, Alyson, and Katie in a car […]

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Wantagh Middle School Students Show Their Worldy Knowledge

LIMG January 15, 2024

Pictured: Social studies teacher David Cippoletti read questions at Wantagh Middle School’s annual Geography Bee on Jan. 11. Photos courtesy of the Wantagh School District Wantagh Middle School students brought their knowledge of 197 million square miles to the annual Geography Bee on Jan. 11, where they competed for school champion. The championship featured 20 […]

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Teams Take On Challenges At Wantagh Eighth Grade Olympics

LIMG November 24, 2023

Pictured: Students had to get M&Ms from the desk to a cup using only a straw. Photos courtesy of the Wantagh School District The annual battle between the Starburst and Skittles teams heated up on Nov. 22 as Wantagh Middle School hosted the eighth grade Olympics. The annual pre-Thanksgiving event focuses on teamwork as students […]

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Wantagh Science Students Study Mass And Motion

LIMG October 5, 2023

Pictured: Science teacher Ashley Azzata checked in on her students as they measured the distance after each drop. Photos courtesy of the Wantagh School District Young scientists at Wantagh Middle School explored the correlation between mass and velocity during a recent experiment. Seventh graders raced model cars down ramps to see how far they traveled […]

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A Recess Transformation At Wantagh Middle School

LIMG May 26, 2023

Pictured: There are plenty of board games available to play in the recess room. Photos courtesy of the Wantagh School District A significant part of the middle school experience for students is developing social skills and positive relationships with others. Wantagh Middle School’s new recess program aims to do just that. The upper cafeteria has […]

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Wantagh Students Make Buckets, Raise Bucks For Heart Health

LIMG March 3, 2023

Pictured: More than 30 Wantagh Middle School students participated in the annual Hoops for Heart championship on March 3. This year, the school raised more than $9,000 for the American Heart Association. Photos courtesy of the Wantagh School District Wantagh Middle School students want everyone to have a healthy heart. That’s why they collectively raised […]

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Worldly Wantagh Students Square Off In Geography Bee

LIMG January 17, 2023

Photos courtesy of the Wantagh School District It’s hard to stump Wantagh Middle School sixth grader Max Mihalik about his knowledge of the world, and that’s why he emerged as the winner of the school’s annual Geography Bee on Jan. 12. The event featured 26 sixth, seventh and eighth graders, who were the winners of […]