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West Babylon Schools receive
funding toward project prepare

     West Babylon High School was recently awarded a $1,198 grant to be used toward its proposal, Project PREPARE, for the 2005-06 school year. Project PREPARE stands for Pupils Receiving English Language Arts Strategies and Engaging in Best Practices for Improved Achievement on the English 11 Regents to...
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Pre-K graduation at Babylon High School
     The 27th annual pre-school graduation - an integral part of the child psychology course offered at Babylon High School - was held this month. Led by teacher Cindy Theiss, this course can be taken for college credit through the SCALE Program at C.W.
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News from Babylon School District
Community Scholarships Announced
     •Sixteen scholarships worth $1,200 each and one for $1,500 in honor of a Babylon Community Scholarship Committee founder, have been awarded to members of the Class of 2005.
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Babylon Grade School learn history by living it
     Babylon Memorial Grade School’s annual Greek Festival, chaired by teachers Rita Bartenbeck, Rick Punzone and Nicole Marconi, offers students a chance to live the life of Greek gods and goddesses, mythical characters and historical figures in a jubilee that is open to families and staff.
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West Islip grads win at Stonehill College
     West Islip graduates Kristin Darrell and Christa LaRocco, Class of 2004, have helped the Stonehill College women’s lacrosse team win the NCAA Division II National Lacrosse Championship.
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Deer Park First graders read most minutes in PARP reading program
     Pictured is Mrs. Linda Evola’s first grade class from the John Quincy Adams Elementary School in Deer Park. Her students collectively read the most minutes during their school-wide Parents As Reading Partners Program (PARP) annual event.
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Babylon elementary participates in PTA reading program
     The Babylon kindergarten through sixth grade PTA recently held its Parents as Reading Partners Read-a-thon. In the elementary school this year the theme was Exercise Your Mind, Read.
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Students build up banking skills
at Bower Elementary in Lindenhurst

     As part of a lesson on decimal addition and subtraction, students in Christine Steinmann’s fifth grade class at E.W. Bower Elementary School in Lindenhurst recently took part in a workshop titled Check it Out.
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North Babylon Robert Moses Middle School holds sports night
     North Babylon’s Robert Moses Middle School students had the opportunity to put down their books for a night of sports fun. The school held sports night April 12 and 13 for their sixth, seventh and eighth graders.
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Oquenock students in West Islip
win Suffolk council awards

     Oquenock Elementary School students in West Islip, Daria Mirabella and Frank Peralta, have won places in the 2005 Creative Writing and Art Cover Contest sponsored by the Suffolk Reading Council.
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Babylon math students excel at competition
     In the final round of the 2005 Al Kalfus/Long Island Math Fair, Babylon mathematicians distinguished themselves again. This small-sized school district is not limited in its stature, and has consistently proven itself as a top district on the Island by the number of math medal winners it produces ea...
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Resident donates turf to Beach Street
Middle School in West Islip
     Three thousand square feet of synthetic grass has been donated and installed on the soccer and lacrosse field at Beach Street Middle School in West Islip by the family of one of the players.
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Westbrook students in West Islip donate
to Make-A-Wish foundation

     Fifth Graders in the Westbrook Elementary School in West Islip have donated $720 to the Make-a-Wish Foundation following their sale of blue rubber bracelets to the community.
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Local resident receives Antarctic Service Medal
     Air Force Reserve Tech. Sgt. Joseph R. Zuccaro has received the Antarctic Service Medal, which is awarded to members of the U.S. armed forces and civilian citizens such as scientists and polar experts.
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Lindenhurst Middle School implements "Project Adventure"
     On the afternoon of May 6, students at Lindenhurst Middle School dangled high above the gym floor on bungee ropes and ladders, as their friends, parents and district administration looked on.
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Scholars in the ...
     •Allicia Wae-Jin Lam, of Babylon, graduated from Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts on June 9. While at Harvard, Lam was president of the Harvard Mozart Society Orchestra, active as deputy faculty liaison for the Harvard Model Congress and orchestra manager and build crew captain for the Harv...
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Susan M. Clyne Memorial Golf Outing benefits Lindenhurst students
     On August 1, Lindenhurst residents, school administrators, and the business community gathered for the Fourth Annual Susan M. Clyne Memorial Golf Outing.
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West Gates Elementary in Lindenhurst
kicks off PARP celebration

     West Gates Elementary School in Lindenhurst recently kicked-off its three-week PARP celebration. PARP stands for Parents as Reading Partners and the celebration is coordinated through the West Gates PTA to promote reading.
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Proclamation recognizes first school opened in Babylon Village in 1805 from State Legislature
     In celebration of the Bicentennial of Education in Babylon Village, a special proclamation was prepared by Senator Owen Johnson and approved by the New York State Legislature.
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COMPASS acknowledges Babylon community
     During the June Babylon Board of Education meeting, COMPASS (Community, Parents, School, Students) facilitator Karyn Kirschbaum praised residents and staff for their participation and accomplishments during the 2004-2005 school year.
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West Islip Leo Club lives up to its mission
     The members of the Beach Street Middle School Leo Club in the West Islip School District never forget what the acronym, Leo, stands for: Leadership, Experience, Opportunity.
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Lindenhurst Middle School music programs
triumph at regional competition

     On May 13, the Lindenhurst Middle School jazz band, directed by Anthony Oliveto, and the Middle School select chorus, co-directed by Kathleen Reilly and Candice Rice, headed to Six Flags for the annual Music in the Parks competition.
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Fowl Ball!
Weekly report on the
Ducks take over division lead
by Jason Eisenberg
     The Long Island Ducks are flying high right now. Just one month ago, nobody could have believed that the team was capable of going on the kind of streak that has now seen them finally land atop the North Division standings.
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