December 11, 2008 RSS feed / People/Social

West Islip's Tooker Ave. School supports Autistic students

Teachers at Tooker Avenue Elementary School in the West Babylon School District came out to support an autistic student at the Autism Speaks Walk held Oct. 5 at Jones Beach. More...

Yes You Can!

Babylon students receive visit from inspirational speaker

The saying "you can't do that" was just one of the things that inspired motivational speaker Lloyd Bachrach to reach for his dreams and become a Para Olympian. More...

North Babylon students exhibit "Global Shoes" at the LICM

Students from the North Babylon School District will exhibit shoe-related artwork at the Long Island Children's Museum (LICM) as part of a new exhibit, entitled Global Shoes. The exhibit will be on display through Jan. 4, 2009. More...

Annual Babylon Village Cup tournament was held

On Oct. 25, the E. Donald Conroy Golf Course at Sumpwams Creek held its fifth annual Village Cup Tournament. Teams representing 21 Village organizations competed for the "Village Cup this year. More...

Attorney General Cuomo's student loan education initiative brings college loan awareness to Lindenhurst

A representative from Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's Office spoke to Lindenhurst High School seniors and their parents on the topic of student lending in November. More...

Our Lady of Lourdes students learn ballroom dancing

This year the sixth, seventh and eighth grades at Our Lady of Lourdes School in West Islip, have two periods designated to ballroom dancing every week. More...

West Babylon students are artists in training

Santapogue Elementary School in the West Babylon School District selected Isabella Cammarate as Artist of the Week for Sept. 29. The fifth grader's work was inspired by artist Wassily Kadinsky. For Artist of the Week on Oct. More...

West Islip student receives youth achievement award

On September 18th, West Islip High School senior Leslie Barth was the recipient of the Suffolk County Youth Achievement Award, presented by County Executive Steve Levy. More...

Robert Moses MS student selected as 3rd place winner in TOB Veterans' Awareness week essay contest

North Babylon's Robert Moses Middle School announced that one of its students, Jessica Burton, has been selected as the third place winner in the Town of Babylon's Veterans' Awareness Week essay contest. More...

Deer Park District reconfigures associate principals

As part of the Deer Park district's administrative realignment, traditional assistant principal positions have been replaced with seven associate principal positions. More...

The number of West Islip's Advanced Placement Scholars soars

Fifty-eight students at West Islip High School have earned the designation of AP Scholar by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement Program (AP) Exams. More...

Laura B. Vogler Foundation Fund and students from Wyandanch Memorial High School welcomed at Broadlawn Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

Gerard Kaiser, vice president of Senior Services at Broadlawn Manor to welcomes eight students on a monthly basis from Wyandanch Memorial High School to join with l6 seniors on collaborative special projects. More...

Babylon School District celebrates during Board of Education Recognition Week

This October, during the regular board meeting, the Babylon School District recognized the dedication and commitment of the seven community residents who devote countless hours to volunteer as members of the Board of Education. More...