February 16, 2012 RSS feed / Schools/Sports

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Deer Park first graders at JQA Elementary create edible art for winter wonderland

First-grade students at John Quincy Adams Elementary School in Deer Park collaborated to create edible art during this festive time of the year. The cafeteria served as the school’s winter wonderland, with tables filled with sweet treats. More...

Parliament Place Elementary in North Babylon holds food drive

The Student Council at Parliament Place Elementary School in North Babylon hosted a two-week food drive. More...

West Islip 8th grader is a published writer

Udall Road’s eighth-grade student Stephen Magliaro is now a published writer. This West Islip student’s poem Watch and Wonder was published in the Acclaimed 2011 Poetry Collection. More...

Babylon’s Emerald Vickers signs national letter of intent

Babylon High School senior Emerald Vickers signed a national letter of intent on Feb. 1 to attend Towson University upon completion of her high school graduation. More...

LI Wizards AAU Basketball tryouts Feb. 18 and Mar. 10

The LI Wizards AAU/Travel Basketball Program is holding tryouts for girls grades five to 11 on Sat., Feb. 18 and Sat., March 10. More...

Scholars in the News

•The following local resident received bachelor’s degrees at the December 2011 commencement of the State College of New York at Oneonta: Anthony Castellano and Lindsay Fudim of Babylon, Mariaclara Golfo of West Babylon, Dana Licata More...

West Islip H.S. Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony May 12

The West Islip High School Athletic Hall of Fame Committee is sponsoring its seventh Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony to be held on Sat., May 12. More...

Deer Park students rock the competition

Robert Frost Middle School student Daniel Fisher was named a semifinalist in “Rock the Statue Green: A Transatlantic Art Contest.” District French language students participated in this worldwide competition, which celebrated the 125th bi More...

Students of Honor at Lindenhurst HS

Allstate agent Steve Foray presented “Students of Honor” awards to Lindenhurst High School senior Rebecca Wright and junior William Kienle for their outstanding achievements in the driver education course. More...

Bay Shore students build telescope

This winter, Bay Shore High School science research students collaborated with astrophysicist Dr. Kevin Manning to build a Newtonian Telescope with which students could view the moon, planets and distant galaxies right from the high school grounds. More...

Babylon recognizes staff for service

Many of Babylon School District’s staff have served the district for more than 20 years. Interim Superintendent of Schools Dr. Peter R. 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?