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Music Festival
On March 14, student musicians in elementary through high school came together for the annual District Music Festival at the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts at C.W. Post/Long Island University.
The evening began with a welcome and introduction by the district’s director of music and art, Abby Behr, who introduced Dr. James Allen Anderson, Director of Orchestral Activities and music director of the University of Delaware’s symphony and chamber orchestras.
The festival began with a performance by the High School District Chamber Orchestra. The Middle School District String Orchestra then entertained the crowd, followed by the Emerald String Quartet and the Elementary School District String Orchestra. The evening’s finale included students and staff performing “Twinkle Variations & Theme (Folk).”
Special thanks to artists-in-residence Eileen Murphy and Trevor New, who assisted the students in their performances, and to the Arts-in-Education Program at Long Island University Tilles Center for the Performing Arts.
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8th Annual Nassau ASA All-County Art Exhibition
Students from each building in the East Meadow Union Free School District participated in the 8th annual Nassau Art Supervisors Association (ASA) All-County Art Exhibition at Adelphi University, with nearly 70 entrants.
Special congratulations go to East Meadow High School senior Hannah Meyer and W.T. Clarke High School senior Diana Vanegas for receiving the ASA 2012 Scholarship.
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WAKE UP YOUR BRAIN: ACCESS Committee Hosts Nutrition Workshop
Project ACCESS (A Community Committed to Educating Students for Success) sponsored a nutrition workshop for the East Meadow School District community about the importance of eating healthy foods and exercising.
The workshop began with a welcome by Assistant to the Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Cindy Munter, who then introduced the evening’s speaker on nutrition, Kerry Dunne, Principal of McVey Elementary School. Mrs. Dunne discussed nutrition and its effects on the brain by focusing on the most important meal of the day – breakfast. There was a display of healthy breakfast foods for tasting, such as steel cut oatmeal and yogurt with fruit. Mrs. Dunne also led a discussion regarding the nutritional value of eggs, which have DHA that boosts brain function. In addition, Mrs. Dunne shared a little-known fact about peppermint and how it invigorates brain function by increasing oxygen flow, helping to “wake up” the brain.
The evening concluded with a Zumba demonstration by East Meadow High School physical education teacher Lisa Gegerson.
Many thanks to Project ACCESS’ co-chairs Ana Colon and Cathy Morales for a wonderful and informative evening!
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Formal Budget Presentation
The East Meadow School District invites all residents to the Formal Budget Presentation, to be held on Thursday, May 3 at 7:30 p.m. at the Leon J. Campo Salisbury Center, located at 718 The Plain Road in Westbury. All residents are encouraged to attend to learn about the proposed budget for 2012-13.
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Woodland Middle School Recognized as a “Mix It Up” Model School
Woodland Middle School has once again been recognized as a “Mix It Up Model School” for its exemplary efforts to foster respect and understanding among students and throughout the entire school during the 2011-2012 school year. Woodland Middle School is one of 77 schools from across the country receiving the honor.
For more than a decade, Mix It Up Day has provided students across the country with an opportunity to move out of their comfort zones and connect with someone new over lunch. It's a simple act with profound implications as studies have shown that interactions across group lines can help reduce prejudice.
Woodland’s Mix It Up Day, held on April 3, was a huge success. Activities were planned by the school’s SEL (Social Emotional Learning) Committee to revolve around the zodiac, during which students were seated according to their zodiac signs during lunchtime. They participated in scavenger hunts, word searches, raffles, and a “guess how many Skittles in a jar” contest. The success of the day could be attributed to, in part, by the assistance of 44 students in East Meadow High School’s Athlete Helping Athletes and Peer Leaders programs, and 43 students in Woodland’s Peer Leaders program.
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McVey and Parkway Kick Off PARP at Barnes & Noble
McVey and Parkway Elementary Schools held a family literacy and fun night at Barnes & Noble Booksellers in Carle Place to kick off the annual Parents as Reading Partners (PARP) program. PARP is a national PTA program designed to encourage students to watch less television and read more books.
Numerous events took place throughout both evenings, which included storybook readings by administrators and teaching staff, musical performances, scavenger hunts, and raffles.
Many thanks to the McVey and Parkway PTAs for making the events a great time for everyone in attendance!
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Budget Vote – Tuesday, May 15
The East Meadow School District will hold its annual Budget Vote and Trustee Election on Tuesday, May 15, 2012. Polls will be open during the hours of 7 a.m.- 9 p.m. District polling locations are Barnum Woods Elementary School, Bowling Green Elementary School, McVey Elementary School, Meadowbrook Elementary School, and Parkway Elementary School (please vote at your local elementary school).
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Music and Art in the Holocaust
During Holocaust Remembrance Week, East Meadow High School’s EPIC (Encouraging Pride in Israeli Culture) Club held various activities, including an assembly on the Holocaust for ninth through twelfth-grade students in social studies and Holocaust Studies classes.
The students, with the assistance of EPIC Club advisor Sherry Lombardo and club president Andrew Hochler, compiled a comprehensive PowerPoint presentation filled with sobering facts and scenes to heighten students’ awareness of this harrowing event in history.
In addition, members of the National Art Honor Society created a display to hang in the school’s lobby, entitled “The Art of the Holocaust.” EPIC students also created Holocaust displays, and Holocaust Studies students put together and presented a mini-museum exhibit depicting art of the Holocaust.
Senior student and cellist Aya Terki opened the assembly by performing the traditional “Kol Nidrei” (“Oh! Day of God”), accompanied on piano by chorale director Gloria Elliott.
The assembly was held in remembrance of not only the six million Jewish victims, but the five million non-Jewish victims as well.
Following the presentation, Holocaust survivor Irving (Yitzchak) Wargon, who was introduced by his son Morris (Moshe), gave an account of his experiences during the Holocaust, having been a prisoner for five years, eight months, and eight days. Russian soldiers rescued Mr. Wargon in Czechoslovakia on May 8, 1945. He concluded by stating, “It is my mission to tell the next generation about the Holocaust. Keep this memory alive. Tell them what you saw and what you heard.”
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East Meadow Budget Passes
Residents in the East Meadow School District voted to support the 2012-13 budget on May 15, by a vote of 2,033 to 790. Thank you to all residents who participated in this important vote. In addition, Brian O’Flaherty and Walter Skinner were re-elected to the Board of Education. Thank you again to all who participated.
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Clarke Middle School Students Take the Brain Challenge
Students in sixth through eighth grades at W.T. Clarke Middle School in the East Meadow Union Free School District were treated to a PTA-sponsored event called “Brain Challenge Live,” a television-style game show hosted by Allen Strauss.
During the show, students competed in teams to answer challenging questions in two-minute intervals. They also participated in physical challenges that included spelling, math, a hula-hoop contest, and a dance competition.
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Meadowbrook Students Team Up with Senior Citizens
Third-grade students in Carrie Atchison’s class at Meadowbrook Elementary School in the East Meadow Union Free School District took a trip to Salisbury Senior Center in Westbury to participate in a unique craft project in preparation for Memorial Day.
Using plastic sandwich bags, a piece of wire, ribbons, and patriotic stickers, each student teamed up with a senior to fashion a one-of-a-kind wreath. Several of the plastic bags were tied around the wire to create a fluffy effect. The wreaths were then decorated with the stickers and red, white, and blue ribbons.
After the projects were completed, the students and seniors enjoyed juice and cookies, as well as each other’s companionship.
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Connecting with Causes and Community
W.T. Clarke Middle School celebrated its 11th Annual Penny Harvest Award Presentation Assembly by presenting various organizations with donations that were made possible by the Clarke students and teachers, under the guidance of teacher/advisor Debbie Marks.
This year’s grand total was 339.6 pounds of coins, or $3,517.07, raising the amount of coins collected over the past eleven years to $41,327.93.
Some of the organizations and groups that received donations were ALS Association, Alzheimer’s Foundation, American Heart Association, A.S.P.C.A., Autism Speaks, Clarke Giving Tree, DKMS Bone Marrow Research, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Ronald McDonald House, and many more worthy programs.
The students and faculty at Clarke truly live up to their school slogan, “Clarke Cares,” by continuing to demonstrate compassion, collaboration, and empathy!
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Family Fun Night
Barnum Woods Elementary School held its annual “Family Fun Night,” sponsored by the school’s PTA. Family members were invited to spend the sports-themed evening with their children playing bingo, participating in raffles, and winning various prizes. Many of the Barnum Woods staff and PTA members were on hand to assist students on all grade levels. The evening offered the students a fun way to spend time with their families and to reconnect with classmates after school hours.
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Student Captures Grand Prize in “Sew to Serve” Challenge
Erin Floody, a seventh-grade student at Woodland Middle School was named the 2012 grand prize winner in the Long Island Family and Consumer Sciences “Sew to Serve” Challenge.
Home and career skills students from Long Island entered the contest, which emphasized the use of sewing skills they learned in class for service-learning projects. Through service-learning, students learn skills by actively participating in service experiences that meet community needs.
With the guidance of her home and career skills teacher, Susan Carlsen, Erin entered her sewing project into the competition, along with a written description and directions for completing the project. Her project was to sew and decorate a drawstring bag to hold books for pediatric patients who are hospitalized. Erin also included a reflection about the service experience in which she expressed a deep personal understanding of the importance of community service and the desire to use her time and talents to serve again.
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East Meadow’s Terrific Kids
At the May 31, 2012 Board of Education Meeting, select students at Woodland and W.T. Clarke Middle Schools were honored for their academic achievements and/or citizenship for the months of March, April, May, and June. Each of the district’s Terrific Kids was presented with a certificate of achievement and a bumper sticker, sponsored by the East Meadow Kiwanis, and presented by the Board of Education and Superintendent of Schools Louis R. DeAngelo.
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Second Step Theater
Fifth-grade students at Meadowbrook Elementary School, under the supervision of teachers Emily Caroddo, Denise Henning and Valerie Kasper, worked on their oral presentation skills throughout the school year. Their hard work was evidenced by a culminating project, a series of puppetry skits entitled “Second Step Theater.”
The student-run show incorporated first-grade Second Step skills such as identifying others’ feelings, interrupting politely and impolitely, how to handle wanting something that belongs to someone else, similarities and differences, and dealing with name calling and teasing. These skills became the topics for the skits, which the fifth-graders performed for the first-grade students.
The fifth-graders wrote their own scripts, created storyboards and fashioned puppets with the help of Meadowbrook art teacher Jeanette Ippolito. After performing their skits, they prompted response from their younger peers with questions such as, “What did you learn today?” “What do you think the problem is?” and “How do you stop interrupting?”
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W.T. Clarke HS JANY Team Places Third
The school round of the Junior Achievement of New York (JANY) Business Plan Competition took place at W.T. Clarke High School May 17. Of the six teams competing for the right to advance to the semifinals at Columbia University, team Deoderaser, comprised of Ben King, Jennifer Raichel, Eric Ratner and Demi Shanahan, placed first. Deoderaser is a product that is used to wipe away embarrassing deodorant marks on clothing.
On May 24, Team Deoderaser competed at the semifinals at Columbia and advanced with five other teams to the final round on June 1, held at NASDAQ.
Congratulations to the Deoderaser team and their teacher/advisor Joseph Pavia for capturing third place in the 2012 JANY Business Plan Contest. Each student received $1,000 and rang the closing bell at NASDAQ on Friday, June 1.
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It’s a Shore Thing: QUEST Beach Day 2012
The district recently held its annual Beach Day for QUEST students at Jones Beach. QUEST students and parents from Barnum Woods, Bowling Green, McVey, Meadowbrook, and Parkway Elementary Schools, along with their QUEST teachers, were in attendance.
This annual event is an opportunity for students to extend their learning beyond the classroom and to have fun while doing it. Some of the day’s workshops included marine biology lessons through the Nassau BOCES Outdoor Education Program, as well as lessons with themes such as a pirate workshop, the spoken word, origami, mixed media, music of the shore, and birds of the sea and shore.
All of the students, parents, and teachers had a wonderful time!
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