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It’s Scrabble Mania At Mandalay In Wantagh

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Pictured: Mandalay Elementary School fifth graders had played games of Scrabble on April 15 to strengthen their language and math skills. Photo courtesy of the Wantagh School District A game with origins dating back nearly 100 years was the focus in Bridget Montario’s fifth grade class at Mandalay Elementary School in the Wantagh School District […]
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Wantagh Earns National Music Distinction

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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 courtesy of the Wantagh School District Music education is an essential part of
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Wantagh Student Leaders Promote Autism Acceptance

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Pictured: Officers and representatives from the General Organization at Wantagh High School created a large display for Autism Awareness Month, focusing on acceptance. Photos courtesy of the Wantagh School District April is Autism Awareness Month but at Wantagh High School, awareness has been replaced by acceptance. The General Organization, the high school’s student
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Wantagh Humanities Leader Awarded For Library Support

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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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Snowmen For All Seasons At Wantagh’s Mandalay School

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Pictured: Mandalay Elementary School kindergartners put their digital snowmen into different seasons after reading “Snowmen All Year.” Photos courtesy of the Wantagh School District There was a little mix-up about the seasons at Mandalay Elementary School in the Wantagh School District, but kindergartners came out a little more tech-savvy. After reading “Snowmen All Year”
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Wantagh Celebrates Its Multilingual Seniors

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Photo courtesy of the Wantagh School District Six students from Wantagh High School’s Class of 2024 will graduate in June with the Seal of Biliteracy, representing their commitment to the mastery of multiple languages. Wantagh High School began awarding the Seal of Biliteracy since 2018. The designation recognizes students who have demonstrated mastery of English […]