August 12, 2010 RSS feed / Schools/Sports

West Babylon students give back

Recently in the West Babylon School District, Santapogue Elementary School’s Student Council visited the residents of the Berkshire Nursing home in West Babylon. More...

Someone Special and Me Class

The Someone Special and Me class at Our Lady of Lourdes School in West Islip was held recently. It allows a bonding time between child and their parent or special caregiver, while socializing with other kids within their age group. More...

Eric Micallef awarded first-place for his short film

Eric Micallef of North Babylon High School was awarded first-place in the Short Film category at the St. John the Baptist High School Student Film Festival. More...

Students reflect on the meaning of beauty

Students throughout the Babylon School District participated in the PTA Reflections Contest earlier this year by creating and submitting works of art in six areas: dance choreography, film production, literature, musical composition, photography, an More...

Babylon students enjoy a fiesta

Babylon Memorial Grade School fifth- and sixthgrade students enjoyed a tasty taco fiesta luncheon as a conclusion and review of a food lesson in their Spanish classes. More...

West Islip High School holds college awareness day

Each year, the West Islip High School counseling office sponsors College Awareness Day. “We want to increase consciousness among our students on the many college choices that are available,” explains School Counselor Evelyn Hanlon. More...

Deer Park John F. Kennedy Intermediate School explores Chinese culture as part of tradition and language curriculum

Deer Park John F. Kennedy Intermediate School offers students an opportunity to explore foreign cultures through the Chinese Club. More...

OLPH students give gift of themselves to Locks of Love

Warren Auty and Christina Castillo, two children in the pre-school program of Our Lady of Perpetual Help School (OLPH), gave at least 10 inches of their hair last week in front of a large crowd during the school’s annual walk/play-a-thon. More...

Jessica Ortiz’s poem published

Jessica Ortiz, an eighth grade student at West Babylon Junior High School, recently submitted her poem entitled My Caring Family to the 2010 Young Writers of America New York State Student Poetry Contest. More...

Poll

The DEC plans to mitigate the water contamination from the plume heading into our area from Grumman in Bethpage by filtering it at the well site; the balance will go into waterways and the Great South Bay untreated. Do you agree with the DEC’s plan?