Wantagh Middle School students collectively raised $7,000 for the American Heart Association’s annual Hoops for Heart event in the gymnasium. Rachael Brite was the top fundraiser having collected $1,000.
The fundraiser coincided with a basketball fitness unit with physical education teachers Eileen Keener, Thomas Ligouri and Gary Reh, and a knockout basketball game tournament. Dennis Milashouskas and Meghan Tucker demonstrated their athletic abilities on the court by taking the lead on the boys and girls teams.
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Wantagh Middle School students and physical education staff are pictured during the annual Hoops for Heart fundraiser in which the school collectively raised $7,000.
Photos courtesy of the Wantagh School District
