21 Suffolk Zone 4 - NEIGHBOR NEWSPAPERS - Wednesday APRIL 3, 2013
PI DAY - Students from Connetquot Central School District’s Cherokee Street Elementary School recently raised money for the American Heart Association and were rewarded by tossing a pie at their physical education teachers. To motivate students to raise money, physical education teacher, Mr. Joseph Nelson linked the math symbol pi to the challenge. On National Pi Day, March 14th, students were encouraged to raise over $100 online and upon their accomplishment of the challenge they would be permitted to smoosh a pie in the faces of their physical education teachers. Photo by: Joseph Maniaci
MEMORIAL MURAL - Connetquot Central School District High School recently received a mural in honor of 1985 alumnus Darren P. Corby, who tragically passed away in a 2010 motorcycle accident. Athletic Director Mark Dellecave, former teammates of Corby and current football coach Mike Hansen gathered together to unveil the mural, painted and donated by Darren Corby’s father, Bill Corby. Photo by: Joseph Maniaci
BROCCOLI ROB - Students from Connetquot Central School District’s John Pearl Elementary School recently learned about good nutrition when Broccoli Rob visited the school to deliver messages about healthy eating. Rob Poe, known to students as Broccoli Rob, educated and entertained students with his message about the importance of exercising their minds and bodies through reading, physical fitness and good nutrition. He was joined by his friend Elvis Parsley. Photo by: Joseph Maniaci
Green At The Game Farm
POTTERY CREATIONS - Connetquot High School Senior Joseph DePinho was recently recognized by the Connetquot Central School District’s Director of Fine Arts & Music Education Jon-Michael Lasher at the District’s Board of Education meeting. The hard-working and innovative student sculptor has created a variety of pottery and ceramic projects which were on display at the Board of Education meeting. DePinho plans to continue developing his pottery skills in college. Photo by: Joseph Maniaci
All living things need water to survive and stay hydrated. Do you appreciate the water found all around you that helps you grow? On April 20th, The Long Island Game Farm is hosting Green At The Game Farm, a special Earth Day event that will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Children will learn to make their own rain sticks as they celebrate this very special planet that everyone
lives on. Older children (and younger children, with a parent’s help) will also participate in a special Earth Day scavenger hunt as they travel throughout the Game Farm looking for clues. The event is free to children under 12, with paid admission. “This is a fun and educational event that children can take part in to celebrate Earth Day,” said Melinda Novak, Vice President/Co-Owner, Long
Island Game Farm. “While they join in arts and crafts and the scavenger hunt, they will begin to appreciate these natural resources and not take them for granted.” In the event of rain, it will be rescheduled for April 21. For more information on The Long Island Game Farm, please call 631.878.6670, or visit www.longislandgamefarm. com.