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Elwood Students Celebrate Field Day

June 13, 2016 6:07 am Comments Off

The grass fields at Harley Avenue Primary School and James H. Boyd Intermediate School in the Elwood Union Free School District were filled with blue and white pride fs students, at their respective schools, participated in field day celebrations. The district’s physical education departments coordinated the day’s festivities, which allowed students to showcase their various […]

Harborfields Community Raises Funds for Special Olympics

June 12, 2016 1:16 pm Comments Off

Students at Harborfields High School as well as members of the Booster Club and PTA Council’s Health and Welfare Committee rallied together to raise funds to benefit the Long Island Chapter of the Special Olympics. Through their collective efforts, they raised more than $1,700 for the cause by selling customized Special Olympics bracelets and collecting […]

Harborfields Third-Graders Are ‘Goin’ Buggy’

June 12, 2016 2:00 am Comments Off

As a culmination to their science unit on metamorphosis, third-grade students in Diane Brown and Noreen Paccione’s classes at Thomas J. Lahey Elementary School in the Harborfields Central School District put on their musical performance of “Goin’ Buggy.”
For their curriculum unit, third-graders received a caterpillar to observe as they transformed into butterflies. They learned about […]

2016 Walt Whitman Salutatorian Announced

June 11, 2016 1:40 am Comments Off

“This award means a lot, not just for myself but for my family too,” said Gabrielle Ramirez, our 2016 Walt Whitman Salutatorian. “My parents came here as immigrants wanting to create a better life for me and my sister Epi, and they have always told us to take advantage of all the opportunities here in […]

2016 Walt Whitman Valedictorian Announced

June 10, 2016 5:34 pm Comments Off

Congratulations to the 2016 Walt Whitman Valedictorian Misha Patel. Working hard at everything she does has always been characteristic of Misha. From as early as she can remember, her parent’s strong work ethic, coupled with passionate teachers’ have been strong influences. “This award is a real honor and important because it’s a good representation of […]

Harborfields Students Succeed in Science Olympiad Contest

June 3, 2016 12:14 pm Comments Off

The Harborfields Central School District is pleased to announce that three Oldfield Middle School students earned top place titles in the Earth Science and General Science categories of the National Science Olympiad contest.
Each year, the National Science League administers multiple-choice contests in various science categories and grade levels. Students complete the exam in April and […]

Northport Students Bring Project Hope

June 3, 2016 10:55 am Comments Off

Bellerose Avenue Elementary School fifth-grade SHARE Club students participated in “Project Hope” outreach at the Moose Lodge in Greenlawn on Sunday, May 15, 2016.
Students worked in the kitchen to plan and prepare a meal for community members. Bellerose students, along with their school counselor and school psychologist, helped to prepare and serve more than 180 […]

TOWNWIDE FUND OF HUNTINGTON AND FINLEY JR. HIGH SCHOOL TEAM UP TO HELP LOCAL VETERANS

June 2, 2016 1:38 pm Comments Off

Finley Jr. High School students assembled approximately 250 care packages for distribution to homeless and financially compromised veterans. The supplies were collected by General Needs and The Townwide Fund of Huntington was proud to serve as an organizer and coordinator alongside the Finley Community Club.
Donations of travel-size personal care items were made to General Needs, […]

Harborfields Paraeducator Honored By White House

June 2, 2016 1:07 pm Comments Off

Annie McClintock, a special education paraeducator at Harborfields High School, was among 12 school-related professionals to be honored by the White House as a School Support Champion of Change.
Each honoree was selected by the White House for their leadership and work to ensure that students receive the support and motivation they need to succeed. According […]

Elwood School District International Club Contributes an Inspired Gift

June 1, 2016 2:52 pm Comments Off

Throughout the school year, members of the Elwood-John H. Glenn High School International Club, under the advisement of Nicole Gendjoian, held fundraising events in an effort to raise money to donate an Inspired Gift through the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund.
The club members held bake sales after school and sold baked goods at school-related […]