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Northport Students Named National Merit Semifinalists

September 26, 2016 1:40 pm Comments Off

Three Northport High School students have recently earned the title of semifinalist in the National Merit Scholarship Program. Students Gabriella N. Bica, Zachary Melchione and Sophie V. Testa have qualified to compete for about 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth about $33 million.
The students have been chosen out of approximately 1.6 million juniors in more than […]

Elwood School District Celebrates International Dot Day

September 26, 2016 1:35 pm Comments Off

Students at James H. Boyd Intermediate School celebrated International Dot Day on Sept. 15, 2016. International Dot Day was created by author Peter H. Reynolds based on his book “The Dot,” and challenges students to “make their mark on the world.”
Students dressed in dot attire and attended a special assembly from Principal Dr. Denise Toscano. […]

Nine openings in Northport High School four-year old program

September 24, 2016 2:25 pm Comments Off

The Northport-East Northport School District announced that Northport High School has nine openings in their four-year old early childhood education program. Northport High School provides this valuable program to students through which they learn about early childhood education and then apply what they have learned in a classroom setting with younger children. To be considered […]

Elwood Students Honors Heroes

September 22, 2016 2:37 pm Comments Off

On Monday, Sept. 12, 2016 the Elwood Union Free School District’s kindergarten through second-grade students at Harley Avenue Primary School celebrated and honored heroes at an assembly to commemorate the 15 year anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001.
Students dressed patriotically and local first responders were invited to the school. Local Fire Lieutenant Chris Haack, Ambulance Chief […]

Elwood named Common Sense Digital Citizenship Certified District

September 22, 2016 2:26 pm Comments Off

The Elwood Union Free School District was recently recognized as a Common Sense Digital Citizenship Certified District. Common Sense is the national organization dedicated to helping kids and families thrive in a world of digital media and technology.
The district has demonstrated its commitment to taking a whole-community approach to prepare its students to use digital […]

Northport-East Northport School District Siblings Advance In National STEM competition

September 22, 2016 2:20 pm Comments Off

On Sept. 6,2016 students Isabella DeBrino (grade 9) and Maxwell DeBrino (grade 8) from the Northport-East Northport School District were selected to be among the top 300 semifinalists at the Broadcom MASTERS 2016 for their outstanding contributions to scientific research. The Broadcom MASTERS (Math, Applied Science, Technology and Engineering for Rising Stars) is the nation’s […]

Harborfield District and PTA host “A Taste of Harborfields”

September 22, 2016 1:49 pm Comments Off

The Harborfields Central School District brought the community together on Sept. 14, 2016 at Oldfield Middle School for “A Taste of Harborfields.” Sponsored by the district and Harborfields PTAs, the event featured a variety of community organizations and food.
Organizations in attendance included Harborfields Public Library, Girl Scouts, Youth Directions & Alternatives, Greenlawn Civic Association, Lily’s […]

Elwood Invites Residents to Community Forum Monday September 19, 2016

September 18, 2016 4:55 pm Comments Off

The Elwood Union Free School District invites all parents and community members to a community forum on Monday, Sept. 19, 2016 at 6 p.m. in the Elwood Middle School auditorium. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Ken Bossert will provide a brief review of his 100-day entry plan and also facilitate discussion in an open forum setting […]

2016 Harborfields Students Build Character

September 18, 2016 4:49 pm Comments Off

Harborfields Central School District students at Washington Drive Primary School started the school year off with an assembly to promote good character habits at school. The first “Character Counts” assembly of the year was organized by grade level with first and second grade on Sept. 8 and kindergarten on Sept. 9, 2016.
Students heard from Assistant […]

Elwood Tech-savvy sixth-graders

September 13, 2016 11:56 am Comments Off

Keeping with the 21st century learning environment, sixth-graders at Elwood Middle School in the Elwood Union Free School District received their individual Chromebooks during orientation on Aug. 30, 2016.
The sixth-grade students will use the computers to access assignments, collaborate with their peers on projects and download and upload their schoolwork. Teachers will also have the […]