Robert Frost students in Deer Park get cozy with creatures
      Shown in the photo are seventh graders in Dean Militello's science class at Robert Frost Middle School in Deer Park displaying their "creatures" project. The students are learning about metamorphosis and how to classify organisms based on their physical characteristics.
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West Islip student is Scholastic Kid reporter
      West Islip's Oquenock Elementary school fifth grader Michael Carboni is a Scholastic Kids Press Corps member. The West Islip youngster will be covering stories for Scholastic News Online and Scholastic Magazines for grades one to eight.
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E.W. Bower students in Lindenhurst dance with "Hip Pickles"
      Lindenhurst's E.W. Bower elementary students and teachers danced and grooved to the beat of Hip Pickles, an award-winning percussion ensemble, as a part of a PTAsponsored Arts-in-Education program.
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William Rall holds Math-a-thon for St. Judes
      Students at Lindenhurst's William Rall Elementary School embraced the challenge of obtaining pledges and completing a booklet or computer program of grade-appropriate math problems for the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Math-a-thon.
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Athletic Notebook
by Chris Vaccaro
      Babylon: The Babylon softball team earned the third seed in the Class B playoffs, but was eliminated by No. 2 Port Jefferson in a 6-4 loss. The Panthers finished the season 15-5. They lost when Port Jeff's Megan MacKenzie hit a walk-off threerun home run in the bottom of the seventh.
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Lindy grad tapped for Coaches Association Team
      Bryan Burke, a graduate (Class of 2004) of Lindenhurst High School and center fielder for Alleghany Mountain Collegiate Conference champion and NCAA Mid-East Region #5 Frostburg State University (NCAA Division III) was selected to the Alleghany Mountain Collegiate Conference Baseball All Conferenc...
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Local resident named MVP
      At Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, senior tri-captain Ryan O'Connor of Babylon, was presented the Big Green's defensive MVP award for the second straight season. A four-year letter winner, he started all 15 games for Dartmouth this spring, including 30 for 32 in the past three seasons.
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Offerman, Davis provide spark for slumping Ducks
      The Long Island Ducks could not have picked a worse time for their first real slump of the 2007 season.
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