Photo caption: Following the efforts of their peers, Connetquot High School girls volleyball program recently hosted a charity game on Oct. 2 to support the Dezy Strong Foundation. Matthew “Dezy” DiStefano, a Connetquot resident and Sachem High School North assistant volleyball coach, thanked the crowd for their participation and offered inspirational advice about never giving up in his fight against cancer. In addition to Mr. DiStefano and his team, the district would like to thank Connetquot High School girls volleyball coach Justin Hertz and district parents for organizing the event. Due to the outstanding community attendance and participation, the volleyball program successfully raised approximately $5,000 for the cause. 

 

Photo courtesy of the Connetquot Central School District

West Islip High School’s Students Acting for the Environment club volunteered for State Sen. Phil Boyle’s annual beach cleanup at Robert Moses State Park on Sept. 15. Guided by teacher Brian Haldenwang, the SAFE group works to promote protecting the environment.

 

SAFE: West Islip High School’s Students Acting for the Environment club volunteered for State Sen. Phil Boyle’s annual NYS Beach Clean-up

 

Photos courtesy of West Islip School District

 

Photo caption: The Smithtown High School East girls varsity volleyball team community service project benefited the child life department at Cohen Children’s Medical Center. The team created coloring packets to provide to patients at the medical center. These packets allow patients to be distracted and express their feelings through art. 

 

Photo courtesy of Smithtown Central School District

Students and staff from the Lynbrook Kindergarten Center and Waverly Park Elementary School recently teamed up to host a “Peds for Peru” drive. Together, the school communities collected more than 220 pairs of shoes to donate to students in need at the Primaria 50896 San Isidro Labrador Publica in Huayllabamba, Peru. 

Connecting with the district’s 2019-2020 theme of the year, A Community of Caring, this fundraiser was one of many service projects that Lynbrook students participate in throughout the school year to give back. 

 

Photo captions:

 

1) Students and staff from the Lynbrook Kindergarten Center collected shoes for their “Peds for Peru” drive. Pictured left to right: Superintendent of Schools Dr. Melissa Burak, kindergartners Logan Cruz, Daniel Manning, Shea Alvarez and Principal Ellen Postman. 

2) The Waverly Park school community collected shoes for their “Peds for Peru” drive. Pictured left to right: fourth graders Roxy Lerner, Riley Shogan, Principal Allison Banhazl and fourth graders Matthew Mignella and Mati Mohammed.

 

Photos courtesy of the Lynbrook Public Schools 

Photo caption: On Sept. 26, Smithtown High School West’s field hockey team held the 10th annual “Play 4 The Cure” game honoring the memory of Sara Long Harte. Each year, Smithtown High School West dedicates a game to the former St. James Elementary School teacher who lost her battle with breast cancer. Harte taught at St. James for eight years, the same elementary school she attended. In her honor and memory, there is a scholarship fund in Smithtown, a memorial garden and a hand-crafted picket fence in front of the St. James Elementary School. Her dedication to her students, work with the Sunrise Fund for Childhood Cancer and her love for the community will never be forgotten.

 

Photo courtesy of Smithtown Central School District