EWSD Great Kindness Challenge Mineola robotics team wins big

A Mineola Middle School Robotics Club team named “Mineola Monkeys” went bananas when they scored big wins at the First LEGO League qualifers tournament.

The Monkeys took frst place in the “Innovation Project” category and second place for “Robot Performance” at the competition.

The Mineola Middle School community will be cheering for Team Monkey when they head to the First LEGO League championships on Mar 5.

Members of the “Mineola Monkeys” robotics team from Mineola Middle School show off the awards they won during the First LEGO League qualifying events.

East Williston students joined schools from around the globe for the annual Great Kindness Challenge Week and learned how a safe and joyful culture can have unforeseen benefts for their community.

The student run initiative at Willets Road School was launched by the Student Government and Constitutional Convention Representatives with encouragement from the DASA (New York State’s Dignity Act) committee. In order to get all students engaged, they developed the idea to create a heart-shaped kindness award which is given out as an acknowledgment of a random act of kindness. Hearts can be handed out by students or teachers when they observe or hear about an act of kindness.

While the Great Kindness Challenge traditionally runs for one week, the students at Willets Road School have decided to keep it going throughout the month of February, a testament to their excitement over doing something nice for others and understanding of the benefts of kindness.