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During this celebratory meeting, the violin, flute and brass ensembles from Woodland Middle School performed for members of the board of education, administration, faculty and community.

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East Meadow School District administrators, teachers and staff assembled on November 8th to participate in workshops led by academic professionals and district faculty during Superintendent’s Conference Day. Superintendent of Schools Leon J. Campo commended the instructional staff for their hard work during the beginning of the school year and their continued effort to give their best to

the children of the district.

Grouped according to subject area, educators attended workshops modeled after this year’s theme, “Planning with a Purpose: A Deep Dive into Curriculum, Part II,” designed to emphasize the importance of education and provide educators with effective teaching strategies for student success. Teachers collaborated to learn new strategies, methods and tools for higher student engagement in the

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Among the workshops educators attended included grade level collaboration meetings, STEAM – science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics – learning platforms, writing standards, designing curriculum maps, 21st century learning classrooms, Microsoft Office 365 training and scope and sequence in areas of business, technology, and family and consumer science.

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The Wantagh School District music department is proud to announce that six student-musicians were selected by the Long Island String Festival Association to participate in the intermediate and secondary festivals.

High school student and violinist Nina Inayan

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Wantagh Middle School cellists Zachary Cespedes and Margaret Gates will attend the intermediate festival to be held at Uniondale High School March 3rd through 5th.

In addition, Wantagh Elementary School student Isabella Astaiza, Mandalay Elementary School student Patrick Iskander and Forest Lake Elementary School student Madeline Rose, who play the viola, will also attend the intermediate festival.

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community for their loyalty and devoted service to the country. In addition, Caldera served the East Meadow Schools as an educator for 26 years.

The board also acknowledged Woodland Middle School for receiving the “Inviting School” distinction by the IAIE for its extraordinary teachers, administrators and faculty who create a sense of family and respect within the school community.

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During the meeting, members of the Woodland staff gave a presentation about how the school continues to create an environment that encourages both staff and students to realize their valued potential.

Closing the evening, the board and middle school Principals James Lethbridge and Stacy Breslin presented certificates of recognition to the September, October and November middle school “Terrific Kids.”

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Christmas has always been one of my favorite holidays.

From when I was a child, there was something about the twinkling lights, the anticipation of a first snowfall, and of course the presents under the tree that evoked just a bit of… magic, really.

All these years later, some of the mystery may be gone, but the sentiment remains the same.

As this particular holiday season approached, it was difficult not to let some of the melancholy feelings seep in. This has been a year of multiple losses and sadness for my family, and somehow the thought of “celebrating” seemed wrong and, well, downright impossible. How to carry on traditions when so

much has changed…

For me, even the prospect of decorating, a task I had always looked forward to with great enthusiasm, had lost some of its luster. Was it appropriate?

Was it worth going through all the trouble of digging out boxes, climbing stepladders and assembling a tree when my heart wasn’t truly in it? I didn’t know.

As the weeks passed and Thanksgiving came and went, I needed to make a decision; and so, I reached a compromise of sorts. Having recently had the privilege to inherit some of my grandparents’ more prized Christmas decorations – including several gorgeous, hand-painted ceramic figurines made by my grandmother – I decided it would only be right to display them.

And so, I set out to find that happy medium, of honoring all the wonderful memories I had compiled from years past – but not going overboard.

I chose to keep it simple… white lights in the windows, greenery outside, and special emphasis on all those holiday tokens I had acquired from Grandma and Grandpa’s house.

There will be plenty of years to go all out, to deck the halls from top to bottom with flashy colored lights and six-foot trees and tinsel and holly galore. But not this year.

This year, I choose to focus on family – on those who are no longer with us, and on those we are still so lucky to be celebrating with.

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Holiday Cheer in Hempstead It’s that time of year again where Jack Frost is nipping at your nose, and there’s no better way to kick off the holiday season than with the Town of Hempstead.

Supervisor Anthony J. Santino has everyone on the guest list, and he’s checked it twice, for the annual lighting of the Christmas Tree, Hanukkah Menorah and Kwanzaa Kinara. The celebration will take place at Town Hall Plaza on December 13th at 4 p.m.

The ceremony will feature a special guest from the North Pole; Santa Claus is coming to Hempstead Town!

Although his reindeer are busy preparing for their flight, Santa will still be riding in style on an antique fire truck. To help spread some holiday cheer, the Jackson Main Elementary School Chorus

and other choruses will be singing holiday favorites.

“The holiday season is a wonderful time to reflect on the past year and look forward to the upcoming one,” said Santino. “It is truly exciting to celebrate the tremendous generosity that is all around us.”

Hempstead Town officials have symbolized the spirit of giving by partnering with CSEA Local 880 and the Salvation Army to sponsor its annual Angel Tree Donation drive in an effort to help economically disadvantaged children during the holidays. Those attending the ceremony will have an opportunity to donate an unwrapped toy to the cause. Hempstead Town’s Department of Highways will be collecting toys through December 12th.

Hempstead Town’s Animal Shelter will be

joining in on the festivities along with a few of their furry friends. Volunteers from the shelter will also be on hand to answer any questions about adoption while the playful pups enjoy a meet-and-greet with holiday merrymakers.

“Join us for a funfilled celebration of holiday festivities,” concluded Santino. “This time of year is about togetherness, and there’s no better community than Hempstead Town to ring in the holiday season.”

In case of inclement weather on the day of the event, the ceremony will be moved indoors, inside the Town Hall Lobby.

Hempstead Town Hall is located at One Washington Street in Hempstead Village, between Peninsula Blvd. and Front Street.

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SIGNING ON TO PLAY - Jennifer Keane, Wantagh director of health, physical education and athletics, and Superintendent of Schools Maureen Goldberg (right) are pictured with Wantagh High School athletes who have committed to colleges and universities to continue their sports. Photo courtesy of: Wantagh School District

The Wantagh High School is pleased to announce that 17 seniorathletes signed national letters of intent to continue their sports at national and regional colleges and universities next fall.

Signing a national letter of intent is the highest honor for a high school athlete, and the district congratulates each athlete on this outstanding accomplishment.

• Alexa Adduci – lacrosse – Molloy College • Taylor Carson – lacrosse – Arizona State University • Gabriela Cesaro – lacrosse – Pace University • Sean Colbert – lacrosse – St. Joseph’s College • Trevor Fagan – baseball – Sacred Heart University • Joseph Fitzpatrick – lacrosse – St. John’s University • Megan Gordon – lacrosse – Northwestern University • Patrick Harrington – lacrosse – LIU Post • James Joyce Jr. – baseball – Hofstra University • Devin Kennedy – lacrosse – Adelphi University • Michael Kessler – lacrosse – Lincoln Memorial University • Emma Lemanski – lacrosse – Adelphi University • Alexandra Murphy – lacrosse – University of Massachusetts • Casey Murphy – lacrosse – High Point University • Taylor Rossi – lacrosse – Pace University • Anthony Teresky – lacrosse – Lincoln Memorial University • Christopher Tucker – lacrosse – Lincoln Memorial University

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Hugh Cheung, a ninthgrader at John F. Kennedy High School in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, is among the 84 students this year selected as a Long Island Young Scholar of Mathematics.

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him acceptance into the Institute of Creative Problem Solving for Gifted and Talented Students to pursue mathematics and mathematical science applications.

“Hugh has been a tremendous asset to our classroom from the start

of the school year,” said his math teacher Kerri Andree. “He brings great insight to our lessons and is constantly searching for a deeper understanding of mathematics. It is a pleasure to help guide a student, such as Hugh, that clearly enjoys and appreciates his education.

He has a promising future in mathematics and we are all very proud of him and his accomplishments.”

The Institute of Creative Problem Solving for Gifted and Talented Students is one of the most competitive programs in the nation.

Selection by the institute implies that a student is among the top one-tenth of 1 percent of all students in mathematics on Long Island in their grade.

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Learning to Prep and knowledge.

Prior to the holiday, the seventh-grade students worked in teams to prepare side dishes, which included sweet potato fries, spinach crescent rolls, corn muffins, cranberry sauce and an apple cobbler with

oatmeal topping.

After the dishes were prepared, the students learned to properly set a holiday table. They also tasted their delicious meal and took the time to share that for which they are thankful.

Forest Lake Elementary School students in Wantagh received some important visitors in celebration of Veterans Day. During a program

to commemorate this important day, relatives of third-grade students shared artifacts and memorabilia of their time in the military and answered questions about

their experiences, bringing to life what it is like to serve this nation.

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Students Salute First-grade students in Maryjo Bergersen’s class at Gardiners Avenue Elementary School in Levittown saluted veterans in honor of Veterans Day. The children discussed why this special day is observed, what it means

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Send Coming Events to: South Bay’s Neighbor Newspapers, 565 Broadhollow Road, Suite 3, Farmingdale, NY 11735; Fax to: 631.226.2680; or E-mail to: editorsb@southbaynews.com Events must be submitted at least two weeks prior to the date and will run in the calendar on a space available basis. For further information, contact: 631.226.2636, extension 275.

Wednesday, December 7th in Farmingdale, at 7:30 p.m.

An Automotive Career Fair will be held at the Suffolk County Community College Automotive Center, 533 College Road in Selden, parking lot 11, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Helping Hands will host a Toy Drive at the West Islip Firehouse, 309 Union Boulevard, from 2:30 to 6 p.m. For information, contact jengallozzi@optonline.net.

The Aging Brain Series: Effective Communication Strategies will be presented at the Huntington Public Library, 338 Main Street in Huntington, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. For information, contact 631.427.5165.

The League of Women Voters of Brookhaven will present “Making Sense of the Electoral Process” at the South Country Library, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. All are welcome.

A Night of Shopping will be held at the South Shore Theatre Experience, 315 West Montauk Highway in Lindenhurst, from 7 to 10 p.m. For information, contact 631.669.0506.

The Eating Disorder Support Group for Family and Friends will meet at the Copiague Library, Deauville Boulevard, in the conference room on the 2nd floor, at 7 p.m.

For information, contact 631.275.0439.

The Garden City Ski Club will meet at Hooters of Farmingdale, 25 Smith Street

For information, contact 516.872.1448.

The Babylon Day Homemakers will meet in the pool building in front of the Town of Babylon pools, Phelps Lane in North Babylon. For information, and a time, contact 631.661.0190.

Thursday, December 8th SAGE will meet at the Woodbury Jewish Center, 200 South Woods Road in Woodbury, from 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon. The speaker will be Dr. Marvin Tokayer, author of “Pepper, Silk and Ivory Amazing Stories of the Jews of the Far East.” For information, contact 516.496.9100, ext.

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The Seaport Chapter of Hadassah will meet at the Comsewogue Public Library in Port Jefferson Station, at 12:30 p.m. For information, contact 631.924.6313.

A Parent Leadership Initiative Information Café will be held at the South Huntington Public Library, 145 Pidgeon Hill Road in Huntington Station, at 6 p.m. For information, contact 631.462.0303, ext. 165.

BVAC will present its 2nd Thursday Concert, featuring Beverly Taki and the David Shenton Band, at the American Legion Hall, 22 Grove Place, at 8 p.m. For information, visit www.babylonvillagearts.org.

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Huntington, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. For information, contact 631.470.6757.

A Christmas Cookie Trail and Roast Pork Dinner & Salad Bar will be held at Grace United Methodist Church, 515 South Wellwood Avenue in Lindenhurst. The Cookie Trail will run from 3 to 8 p.m.; dinner will be served from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. For information, contact 631.226.8690.

A Winter Wonderland Holiday Cheer & Shopping event will be held in the Village of Babylon, from 5 to 9 p.m.

A Reception will be held at the Long Island Photo Gallery, 467 Main Street in Islip, from 6 to 8 p.m. For information, contact 888.600.5474.

An Opening Reception for “The Versatility of Street Art, Juror Phetus” will be held at the Main Street Gallery, 213 Main Street in Huntington, from 6 to 8 p.m. For information, contact 631.271.8423.

The East Islip Historical Society will host a Christmas Party at the Gatehouse of Brookwood Hall, at 7 p.m.

For information, contact 631.581.1384.

Marc Chagall & His Loves: An Art Lecture will be held at the Main Library, 338 Main Street in Huntington, at 7 p.m. For information, contact 631.427.5165.

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at 8 p.m. For information, contact 631.223.3789.

Sister Act will be presented by the Broadhollow Theatre Company at the BayWay Arts Center’s Main Stage, 265 East Main Street in East Islip, at 8 p.m. For information, contact 631.666.5679.

A Christmas Carol will be presented at Houghton Hall, Trinity Episcopal Church, 130 Main Street in Northport Village, at 8 p.m. Also Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. For information, contact 516.557.1207.

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The Long Island Antique Gun Show will be held at the Freeport Recreation Center, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Also Sunday, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Mepham Varsity Kickline Winter Clinic will be held at Brookside School Gymnasium, 1260 Meadowbrook Road in North Merrick, from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon. Check-in begins at 9:15 a.m. For information, contact kdennis@bellmoremerrick.k12.ny.us.

A Community Talk will be held at the Christian Science Church in Patchogue, corner of Roe Boulevard and North Ocean Avenue, at 10:30 a.m. Kari Mashos will speak on “Faith.

Christianity. Health.”

Photos with Santa Claus will be presented at the Ancient Order of Hibernians John Hennessey Hall, 172 North Country Road in Mt. Sinai, from 1 to 4 p.m.

For information, contact

The Nutcracker Suite will be presented at the Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts, at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Also Sunday, at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. For information, contact 631.218.0315.

A Christmas Dinner and Chinese Auction will be held at Westminster United Presbyterian Church, 109 Udall Road in West Islip, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. For information, contact 631.661.6740.

A Winter Concert by the Seaford Community Band and the Seaford Community Jazz Band will be presented at the Seaford High School, Seamans Neck Road in Seaford, at 7:30 p.m.

The Babylon Chorale will present “‘Tis the Season” at Our Lady of Grace R.C. Church, 666 Albin Avenue in West Babylon, at 8 p.m.

For information, contact 516.799.4974.

Sunday, December 11th The Christmas Story: A Classical Carol Celebration will be presented at Christ Lutheran Church, 117 Carleton Avenue in Islip Terrace, at 8:45 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.

For information, contact 631.581.1710.

The South Shore Audubon Society will host a Bird Walk at the Lido Preserve in Point Lookout, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Bring binoculars.

For information, contact 516.467.9498.

Breakfast with Santa will be held at the Brumidi Lodge, 2075 Deer Park Avenue in Deer Park, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. For information, contact 631.757.8301.

A Holiday Vendor & Gift Fair will be held at 501 Vanderbilt Parkway in Dix Hills, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Reflections on an Imperfect Life in a Contradictory World will be presented at the Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island, 38 Old Country Road in Garden City, at 11 a.m. For information, contact 516.997.8545.

Holiday Workshops will be held at the Long Island Museum, 1200 Route 25A in Stony Brook, at 11 a.m.

For information, contact 631.751.0066, ext. 212.

A Christmas Boutique will be held at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 11 Ogden Court in Huntington Station, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information, contact 631.327.6089.

Le Petit Salon de Musique will present Judy Handler and Mark Levesque, on guitar and mandolin, at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at Stony Brook, 380 Nicolls Road in East Setauket, at 2 p.m.

For information, visit www. lepetitsalon.org.

The Wantagh Preservation Society will host a Holiday Open House on the museum grounds, 1700 Wantagh Avenue in Wantagh, from 2 to 4 p.m.

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Coming Events Around Town

Send Coming Events to: South Bay’s Neighbor Newspapers, 565 Broadhollow Road, Suite 3, Farmingdale, NY 11735; Fax to: 631.226.2680; or E-mail to: editorsb@southbaynews.com Events must be submitted at least two weeks prior to the date and will run in the calendar on a space available basis. For further information, contact: 631.226.2636, extension 275.

The Live Poets’ Society will meet at the Islip Public Library, 71 Monell Avenue in Islip, from 2 to 4 p.m.

For information, contact 631.581.6740.

A Gingerbread Decorating event will be held at the Long Island Maritime Museum in West Sayville, from 2 to 4 p.m. For information, contact 631.854.4974.

History of the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception will be presented at the Main Library, 338 Main Street in Huntington, at 3 p.m.

For information, contact 631.427.5165.

A Holiday Spectacular will be held at Plainview Hospital, 888 Old Country Road in Plainview, from 3 to 6 p.m.

For information, contact 516.719.2418.

A Living Nativity will be presented by St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 147 Park Avenue in Amityville, at 6 p.m. and 7:15 p.m.

Liverpool Shuffle will perform at the Vanderbilt Reichert Planetarium, 180 Little Neck Road in Centerport, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. For information, contact 631.854.5579.

Monday, December 12th The Lunch & Learn Series will be presented at the Mid-Island Y JCC, 45 Manetto Hill Road in Plainview, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. For information, contact 516.822.3535, ext.

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Tuesday, December 13th Senior Tuesday will be held at the Long Island Museum, 1200 Route 25A in Stony Brook, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon, during which time seniors 62+ will be welcomed for free. For information, contact 631.751.0066.

Strength in Aging will be presented at the Mid-Island Y JCC, 45 Manetto Hill Road in Plainview, from 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon. For information, contact 516.822.3535, ext.

384.

A Tree of Lights celebration

will be held at Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre, at 5:30 p.m. For information, contact 516.705.1833.

How to Interpret Your Medical Results will be presented at Adelphi University in Garden City, at Alumni House, 154 Cambridge Avenue, from 6 to 8 p.m. For information, contact 516.877.4325.

Western Suffolk BOCES will meet at the Administrative Offices, 507 Deer Park Road in Dix Hills, at 6:30 p.m. The meeting is open to the public.

The West Babylon Community Association will meet at the West Babylon Public Library, 211 Route 109 in West Babylon, at 7 p.m. in room C. For information, contact 631.786.0688.

Birdwatching in NYC and on Long Island will be presented by the South Shore Audubon Society at the Freeport Memorial Library, 144 West Merrick Road, at 7:30 p.m.

For information, contact 516.295.1137.

A Remembrance Labyrinth Walk will be held, beginning at 8 p.m. This walk will be led by Linda Anderson and Linda Mikell. For information, contact 631.543.0337.

Moving On from MacArthur The MacArthur High School athletic department is pleased to announce that three senior athletes have signed national letters of intent to continue their sports at regional colleges and universities next fall.

Robert Lewis has

signed to play baseball at Quinnipiac University. In addition, lacrosse players Michaela Napoli and Erin Vaughan Ware have signed to play at Misericordia University and Mercy College, respectively.

Signing a national

Wednesday, December 14th The Connetquot River Watershed Sewer Project will host a Public Meeting at the East Islip Public Library, 381 East Main Street, at 7 p.m.

AMVETS Post 18 will meet at 141 Carlton Avenue in East Islip, at 8 p.m. Any veteran with an honorable discharge is eligible.

A Christmas Dance and Concert will be held at St. Sylvester’s Church, 680 Ohio Avenue in Medford, from 8 to 10 p.m. Featuring the Savoy Swing Band. For information, contact 631.567.1790.

Ongoing Events The Copiague Library will participate in the Toys for Tots program through December 9th. A collection box will be located in the library for patrons to donate new, unwrapped toys to this worthwhile cause.

Honk! will be presented through December 11th at Nassau Community College, at the Mainstage Theatre. For performance dates and times, and ticket information, contact 516.572.7676.

The Eastern Campus Student Art Exhibit will be presented through December 14th at

the Lyceum Gallery, in the Montaukett Learning Resource Center. For information, contact 631.548.2536.

The Nerd will be presented through December 18th at the Merrick Theatre and Center for the Arts, 2222 Hewlett Avenue in Merrick. For performance dates and times, and ticket information, contact 516.868.6400.

In the Nicholas of Time will be presented through December 18th at the BayWay Arts Center, 265 East Main Street in East Islip. For performance dates and times, and ticket information, contact 631.581.2700.

Mrs. Bob Cratchit’s Wild Christmas Binge will be presented through December 18th at the South Shore Theatre Experience, 315 West Montauk Highway in Lindenhurst. For performance dates and times, and ticket information, contact 631.669.0506.

Elf will be presented through December 28th at the South Shore Theatre Experience, 315 West Montauk Highway in Lindenhurst. For performance dates and times, and ticket information, contact 631.669.0506.

A Scarf, Hat, Mitten & Glove Collection will be held through January 8th, 2017 at the Northport (151 Laurel Avenue) and East Northport (185 Larkfield Road) Libraries. For information, contact 631.261.6930 or 631.261.2313.

Holiday Wishes from Mary Martin & Dinah Shore will be presented through January 11th, at the Ward Melville Heritage Organization’s Cultural Center, 97P Main Street in Stony Brook.

For information, contact 631.689.5888.

Watercolor Artist Essie Freilach will be on display through January 27th at Apple Bank, 91 Route 111 in Smithtown. For information, contact the STAC at 631.862.6575.

The Islip Indoor Winter Farmers Market will be held on Saturdays through March 25th at Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, 117 Carleton Avenue in Islip Terrace, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Save the Date The Copiague Chamber of Commerce/Kiwanis of Copiague Holiday Party will be held on December 16th at Goccia D’Oro Restaurant, at 7 p.m.

letter of intent is one of a high school athlete’s most prestigious accomplishments, and the Levittown School District extends best wishes for successful athletic careers.

MOVING ON FROM MACARTHUR - MacArthur High School senior athletes Michaela Napoli, Robert Lewis and Erin Vaughan Ware signed national letters of intent to continue their sports next fall. Photo courtesy of: Levittown School District

SERVING THE COMMUNITY - An important component of a Wantagh student’s education is community service, as witnessed in Wantagh Middle School’s student council Thanksgiving food drive. During each homeroom period, students collected canned and nonperishable food items and delivered boxes of donations to families in need this Thanksgiving holiday.Photo courtesy of: Wantagh School District

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A Kirk Douglas Centennial Birthday Bash will be held at Temple Beth El of Huntington, 660 Park Avenue in Huntington, at 7 p.m.

For information, contact 631.421.5835.

A Mercy Inn Soup Kitchen Benefit Concert will be held at St. Joseph’s R.C. Church, North Carll Avenue in Babylon Village, at 7 p.m.

For information, contact 631.539.0957.

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Quidditch in the House A fictional sport has come to life at Martin Avenue Elementary School in the North Bellmore School District, as students are playing Quidditch in the physical education classes.

The competitive sport from the “Harry Potter” movies, which uses scoops, hoops, puffy balls and brooms, has the entire school competing

for points. Students in each class are broken down into four teams, or houses, and in each game, every member of a team is assigned a specific task. There are shooters, goalies, taggers, rescuers and seekers, and the latter are assigned to find golden snitches (yellow feathers) hidden around the gymnasium.

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teacher Michael Weiner said this is the school’s first time playing Quidditch, noting that it combines exercise, teamwork and fun all into one activity. It has also energized students throughout the school, he said, as they wore their teams’ colors, made posters and eagerly awaited the daily announcement of the scores.

Tackling Bullying Students in the Merrick School District recently learned some tips for standing up to bullying, as well as ways to create and maintain healthy friendships, during a twoday visit from nationally acclaimed children’s author Trudy Ludwig.

Ludwig spent time at each of the district’s three schools, where she read her

book “The Invisible Boy” and engaged the students in activities that provided various ways to react to bullying. Along with advocating for friendship, she offered three tips to avoid being a bystander: comfort someone who has been bullied, include them in recess and report any incidents of bullying to an adult.

Ludwig also presented her “tool belt” of tricks to stand up to bullies. Using student volunteers, she re-enacted situations of bullying and responses to use with each. Among the responses were changing the subject, stopping the situation, questioning the bully, walking away, and showing indifference to the bully’s remarks.

TACKLING BULLYING - Nationally acclaimed children’s author Trudy Ludwig visited students in the Merrick School District to share the fundamentals of creating and maintaining healthy friendships and provide tips for standing up to bullying.

Photo courtesy of: Merrick School District

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QUIDDITCH IN THE HOUSE - Martin Avenue Elementary School physical education teacher Michael Weiner has students playing Quidditch from the “Harry Potter” movies. Photo courtesy of: North Bellmore Public Schools

A HOLIDAY FAVORITE - Members of Wantagh Middle School’s Home and Careers Club tried their hands at making a holiday favorite. After teacher Barbara Kearney demonstrated how to make delicious pumpkin bread, the students worked on making their own loaves. The club activity was an introduction to a unit about food preparation, and the students eagerly learned what ingredients were needed and the process by which to make pumpkin bread for their families. Photo courtesy of: Wantagh School District

A Sweet Donation

In celebration of the holiday season, the Abbey Lane Student Council in the Levittown School District met before school to organize and bag donated Halloween candy for local veterans.

Generous staff at Abbey Lane Elementary School

and student council members donated the candy. The students worked very hard to place the candy into individual bags, which also contained a note thanking the veterans for their hard work, dedication and service to the country. Andy Booth

of the Levittown American Legion was kind enough to pick up the boxes of candy and deliver them to veterans around Long Island.

Photo courtesy of: Levittown School District

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Fourth-graders at Birch School and first-graders at Chatterton School in the Merrick School District studied math and science in a creative way by conducting experiments using pumpkins.

With the help of parent volunteers, students at both grade levels rotated among four stations designed to enhance their

mathematical, scientific, literary and artistic skills.

At the science and math centers, they counted the number of lines on their pumpkins, measured the height, circumference and mass, and tested their buoyancy by dropping them into a bucket of water. Prior to each experiment, the students made a hypothesis about

the outcome.

At the literary and artistic centers, the students created Venn diagrams, comparing facts about pumpkins to squash, wrote poems about the vegetable, and drew realistic renderings of their pumpkins by studying their creases and textures through a magnifying glass.

Strolling with Stories Birch School kindergartners in the Merrick School District recently paraded down the hallway carrying their favorite books as

their third-grade reading buddies cheered and applauded with “Reading Rocks” flags.

Afterward, the younger students read their books

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to their reading partners, sharing the best parts of the story and why they enjoyed the book so much.

GREAT BIG PUMPKIN - Abbe Cohen’s fourth-graders at Birch School examined STROLLING WITH STORIES - Birch School kindergartners paraded down the their pumpkins with magnifying glasses to draw realistic pictures of them. Photo hallway as their third-grade reading buddies cheered and applauded. Photo courtesy courtesy of: Merrick School District of: Merrick School District

Legacy Project installed on the school’s wall later this school year.

“This project is one that enhances the leadership principle and core value of teamwork,” Ms. Russell explained. “By working together, we will create a beautiful piece of art that will remain here in the school for everyone to enjoy.”

During the first of a two-part ceramic workshop encompassing ceramic procedures and

techniques, the students first imprinted clay with the soles of their shoes to add a design element to the end product. Using a cookie cutter, each student cut out the shape of a star, which were collected and then placed in a kiln for 1012 hours at 1,200 degrees.

The students will then paint and glaze the shapes, which will be designed and constructed into a mosaic in the shape of a hot air balloon.

Under the direction of Lisa Levenberg and Carisa Wellenreuther, MacArthur High School’s talented cast and crew drew a packed house during three performances of the musical comedy “The Addams Family,” held in the auditorium from November 17th19th. After a successful preview matinee for senior citizens, the cast, crew and pit orchestra musicians entertained the audience with their rendition of LEGACY PROJECT - Visiting artist Catherine Russell explained the techniques to be author Charles Addams used during the Sole Mates Legacy Project to students at the Charles A. Reinhard Early and Broadway’s tale of an unconventional family.

Childhood Center in Bellmore. Photo courtesy of: Bellmore School District

On stage, Anthony Bologna played the role of Gomez with MacKenzie Zorn as Morticia. Camilla Montoya, Nikolette Dempsey and Jake Schauder also delivered powerful performances as Wednesday, Pugsley and Uncle Fester, respectively.

In addition, the cast entertained the audience with performances from Jenna Stillman (Grandma), Joey Calvo (Lucas), Michelle Shapiro (Alice), Ted Fiber (Mal) and Andrew Zabatta (Lurch).

The show’s success was also due to the artistic

talents of choreographers Ryan Nolin and Jennifer Malin, stage manager Megan Opallo, pit orchestra director Iris Winter and set builders Matt Malin and John Mazzarella.

Ms. Levenberg thanked everyone who was involved with the musical production by saying, “There are no words to express how proud I am of all the work you put into making this show possible.”

Photo courtesy of: Levittown School District

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Using clay and the soles of their shoes, Charles A. Reinhard students in grades K-2 have embarked on a collaborative artistic representation of their connection to the school community. Called the “Sole” Mates Legacy Project, the students are working under the direction of visiting artist Catherine Russell to create a hot air balloon themed mosaic filled with stars, that will eventually be

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Visitors Day John Dinkelmeyer Elementary School hosted Visitors Day on November 22nd, with each student welcoming a parent, grandparent or another special guest to serve as their learning partner.

Teachers planned handson activities including engineering challenges, art projects and math games that got both children and adults involved. Secondgraders and their helpers used marshmallows,

spaghetti, string and tape to make the tallest free-standing structures that they could, while in fourth-grade classrooms each group used gumdrops and toothpicks to build something that could support the weight of a textbook.

Kindergartners created turkey centerpieces and made Native Americaninspired headdresses, first-graders used string to measure apples and

High Notes for Musicians third-graders made threedimensional maps of the United States out of clay.

After hearing the book “The Summer My Father Was 10,” fifth-graders interviewed their guests about what they might have done differently during their childhoods. Parents and students faced off in sixth-grade classrooms in math game, which tested their multiplication and division skills using playing cards.

Eighteen Wantagh high school and middle school student-musicians were selected to participate in the Nassau Music Educators Association All-County Festivals, to be held at the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts at LIU Post on January 14th15th.

Selection was based on students’ individual New York State School Music Association evaluation scores and teacher recommendations, as well as on evaluations during solo performances at

regional music festivals.

For a list of middle school and elementary participants, please log onto the district website at www.wantaghschools.org Wantagh Senior High School: Juliana Barone – women’s chorus, alto; Jonathan Cangelosi – band, trombone; Kevin Ganzekaufer – mixed chorus, tenor; Matthew Hanauer – band, timpani; Michael Hennig – band, trumpet/cornet; Daniel Hirsch – jazz band, trumpet; Alicia Hutt –

band, Bb clarinet; Ryan Krieger – orchestra, viola; Christina Nerone – orchestra, violin; Jessica Persky – women’s chorus, alto; Kaylee Pizzileo – chorus, alto; Luke Sales – orchestra, trombone; Elena Scarano – band, Bb clarinet; Ben Schablin – band, trumpet/cornet; Alexa Sgroi – women’s chorus, alto; Matthew Soethout – jazz band, tenor sax; Angelina Torre – orchestra, violin; Lindsay Whiteman – vocal jazz, alto.

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Sharing Thankfulness

Chatterton School kindergartners in the Merrick School District enjoyed an early Thanksgiving as they celebrated with their classmates, teachers and families on November 21st.

Donning Native American headdresses and

Pilgrim hats and bonnets, the young students performed holiday songs including “Gobble Gobble,” “Turkey Dinner” and “Albuquerque Turkey” for the audience gathered in the school’s all-purpose room.

The festivities concluded

with a slideshow presentation of each kindergartner sharing what he or she is thankful for this holiday season.

Among their responses, the children were most thankful for their family, friends, siblings and teachers.

Special Visit East Meadow High School seniors received a special visit from Rep. Kathleen Rice on November 22nd.

The 12th-graders in the college-level Contemporary Business, Advanced Placement

Government, and AP Comparative Government and Politics classes attended an in-school assembly featuring Rice, who discussed her experiences as a congresswoman, district attorney and public

servant.

Following, Rice answered students’ questions about the recent election, her passion for public service and how she became involved in politics.

SPECIAL VISIT - East Meadow High School seniors posed questions to Rep. Kathleen Rice about public service and politics during an in-school assembly on November SHARING THANKFULNESS - Chatterton School students enjoyed a Thanksgiving 22nd. Photo courtesy of: East Meadow School District feast with their families on November 21st. Photo courtesy of: Merrick School District

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Wellington C. Mepham High School in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District hosted its first motivational TEDx event aimed at reaching a span of generations in the local community.

TEDxWCMephamHigh, is a locally curated TEDx event geared toward creating connections across disciplines and across generations.

Motivational speakers included Gian Paul Gonzalez, who worked with the New York Giants ahead of their 2012 Super Bowl win. His “all in” message resounded around the world.

“All in is not a slogan, it’s a lifestyle,” he said.

“When you keep going

after others tell you to quit … or that you’re not good enough.”

Additionally, the event also included presentations and performances from Mepham’s own Becky Morawski, Matthew Singh, Rina Sarfraz, Emily Fontanetta and Brooke Pesce. Singh spoke about the breakdown of the English language.

“It’s difficult to text and type when you can’t express emotion,” Singh said. “For millennials like us, it’s hard to think of a time without computers or cell phones. There needs to be some form of moderation so that my children are not glued to a screen.”

He suggested the solution begins at school with teaching that “writing

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“Don’t type a word on a report or essay that you can’t pronounce,” Singh added.

“Over 60 TEDxYouth events were happening around the world this weekend in places like Jakarta, Dubai, Madrid and here in Bellmore,” said Melanie Sirof, TEDxWCMephamHigh organizer and senior experience teacher. “We set out to create a day where participants felt part of something bigger.

We wanted to have small surprises along the way gift bags, roses and music - to inspire and motivate.

Judging by the happy buzz, I think we succeeded.”

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Home for the Holidays Holiday shopping season is around the corner, but there’s one gift that won’t require you to wait on long lines or spend a lot of money.

Supervisor Anthony J. Santino has announced that from November 21st, 2016 through January 3rd, 2017, all pet adoption fees are being waived at the Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter.

All adoptions include free spaying/neutering, rabies vaccinations and microchipping.

“We are asking all Town of Hempstead families to consider bringing a shelter dog or cat ‘home for the holidays,’” stated

Supervisor Santino.

“Residents will not pay a dime for adoptions, and all spaying/neutering and ageappropriate vaccinations will be provided free of charge.”

In addition, the town has partnered with three local sponsors, Island Trees Veterinary Hospital in Hicksville, Dog Grooming

by Rachel in Bellmore and Fido Fitness Club in Woodmere, all of which will be providing free gifts for each pet adopted from the town shelter during the Home for the Holidays program.

“We are grateful to Island Trees Veterinary Hospital, Dog Grooming

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Neighbors can get a head start on the adoption process by visiting the Animal Shelter’s website at www.toh.li/animalshelter, where they can view cats and dogs that are currently up for adoption.

Staff and volunteers are also available to assist prospective adopters who visit the shelter, located at 3320 Beltagh Avenue in Wantagh. For more information, please call the shelter at 516.785.5220.

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A kidney transplant provided Levittown student Michael Reed, a sophomore at MacArthur High School, with a new purpose in life. Michael was recently invited to speak at Stony Brook University Medical Center about the importance of being an organ donor in recognition of National Organ Donor Appreciation Day. In addition, he received the President’s Volunteer Service Award for his community service efforts with the medical center.

“I wanted to feel accomplished in life,” Michael explained. “And

working with the hospital and participating in more speaking engagements makes me feel like I have acquired that goal.”

At 14 years-old, Michael received a kidney transplant from his father, who was a perfect match.

He said he realizes that he was lucky to have someone in the family willing to donate a kidney and, to this day, is eternally grateful.

Today, Michael is healthy, although he is prohibited from playing contact sports.

Since his recovery, Michael has served on the medical center’s youth advisory committee,

assisting in the planning and organization of an annual prom for patients residing at the hospital.

He also volunteers his time with the medical center’s transportation department, transporting beds and materials to the various departments within the hospital.

Michael said he plans on pursuing a career in nephrology. He also wants to continue encouraging people to become a donor.

To view his speaking engagement, log onto https://youtu.be/P_ s9Vhn4hl4.

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Immersed in Culture Over Veterans Day weekend, a group of 64 French students in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District traveled to Québec, Canada.

The itinerary for the trip, which is a first for the district, was organized by Kennedy World Languages teacher Paul Cirino. It included time in both Québec City and Montreal.

“The four-day experience immersed students in an authentic experience that allowed them to put their French language skills to use,” said World Languages Chairperson Renée Fallon. “Students toured the most famous sights and experienced the region’s rich cuisine.”

In addition to Fallon,

World Languages Department Chairpersons Rosa Kaplan and Enrique Montes accompanied the students as well as World Languages teachers Nikole DeLuca (Calhoun), Betsy Siegelaub (Mepham), Antonietta Valenti (Kennedy) and Rich Zawislak (Grand Avenue).

Students spent the first two nights in Québec City where they visited famous landmarks such as the historic Château Frontenac, generally regarded as the most photographed hotel in the world. On the third day, students traveled to the city of Montreal, where they had the opportunity to visit its most important sites, including the NotreDame Basilica. On the last

day, students toured the McGill University campus, located in downtown Montreal.

“One of the highlights of the trip was the chasse au trésor, a treasure hunt where groups of students wandered through the cobblestone streets of Québec City trying to find information about different landmarks,” Cirino said. “Students had the opportunity to practice their French throughout the trip.”

In addition to conversations with tour guides, locals, and hotel and restaurant staff, they participated in a language immersion class where they learned about regional varieties of Québécois French.

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POTENTIAL DONORS - MacArthur High School sophomore Michael Reed, who recently spoke about organ donation at Stony Brook Medical Center, is pictured with principal Joseph Sheehan. Photo courtesy of: Levittown School District

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Under the direction of Peter Kravitz, the Wantagh Warrior newspaper received 13 journalism awards during the annual Empire State School Press Association contest, held at Syracuse University’s Newhouse School of Communications.

It is only the second time in 24 years that the newspaper has won three individual gold awards. These awards were acquired by Class of 2016 graduate Sarah Sneddon in the category of news story, senior Karen Kawacki for a

portfolio in review writing and junior Jacqueline Schroder in sports news.

“Last year’s staff was one of the best I’d had in 24 years of advising the school newspaper,” Peter Kravitz said. “This year’s group might even be better!”

In addition to the gold awards, the following is a list of ESSPA award recipients: • Nolan Foley – sports column, honorable mention • Annie Goode – portrait photo and review

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writing, honorable mention Nyatasha Jackowicz – news story and sports news, honorable mention Karen Kawacki – news story, bronze Tanner McCaskie – review writing, bronze Grace Anne McKenna – sports column, honorable mention Sean Smith – news story, silver Grace Tague – news story, bronze

SOLID GOLD - Wantagh Warrior advisor Peter Kravitz is pictured with ESSPA award winners currently enrolled at Wantagh High School Grace Anne McKenna, Grace Tague, Annie Goode; Sean Smith, Karen Kawacki and Nolan Foley. Photo courtesy of: Wantagh School District

In the Merrick School District, the Birch School’s Students Against Destructive Decision club packaged 35 boxes of food for the Interfaith Nutrition Network in Hempstead.

All students, teachers, administrators and faculty were asked to donate canned goods

or nonperishable food items including pasta, soup, vegetables, jars of sauce, chicken broth and stuffing to the SADD club’s Thanksgiving food drive.

During their recess time, fourth- and fifthgraders volunteered to package and organize each box to contain

equal representations of all donations for families to enjoy a hearty Thanksgiving dinner.

A d d i t i o n a l l y, Thanksgiving placemats and decorations were made by students to be included in each box for families to embrace the holiday spirit.

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PACKAGING THANKSGIVING - Birch School fourth-graders were all smiles as they assisted families of the Interfaith Nutrition Network in Hempstead this Thanksgiving. Photo courtesy of: Merrick School District

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is to e p o h Their additional age encour s for more n adoptio s to go animal the r o f e hom s! holiday

It is Beth’s wish to provide this holiday gift to animal lovers, the dogs, cats, puppies and kittens who are in need of homes, and of course to North Shore Animal League America. animalleague.org

25 Davis Avenue • Port Washington, NY • 516.883.7575 Open Daily for Adoptions 12 NOON - 8 PM All adoptions subject to approval. Adopters must be at least 21 years of age to adopt.

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Beth & Howard Stern, joined by a small group of friends, have set up a fund to pay the adoption fees for all approved families adopting a pet from North Shore Animal League America during the weekend of Friday, December 9th through Sunday, December 11th.