Photo caption: Hampton Bays Elementary School’s community service club, K-Kids, recently donated $250 to the Ronald McDonald House as part of an annual fundraiser. To raise the funds, the students sold Pop-It keychains. The fundraiser is just one of several that the K-Kids have participated in this year. They are currently raising funds for Stony Brook Children’s Hospital through a St. Patrick’s Day-themed fundraiser. 

 

Photo courtesy of the Hampton Bays Union Free School District

Some of Long Island’s best athletes paid a visit to Accompsett Elementary School on National Read Across America Day, March 2.

Cross-Country runner Sabrina Spezia along with members of the Stony Brook football team read books to fifth grade students. 

More athletes were expected to visit in the following weeks to read to other grade levels.

Photo caption: Stony Brook University athletes read to Accompsett Elementary students.

 

Photos courtesy of Smithtown CSD

The Relay For Life team at Smithtown High School West recently racked up another first-place win. The competition was called “Fund the Mission” and it was to see who can raise the most money in a 72-hour span.  

The West team raised nearly $11,000 and was the number one fundraising high school in the nation.

This is the second year in a row High School West has won this competition. The district gives a special shout out to students Jessica Amado and Julia Pappas who both finished in the top 10 in individual fundraising.

 

Photo caption: Smithtown High School West Relay For Life team along with Assistant Principal Michael Freiberg and teachers Dillon Archer and Cathy Abbott.

 

Photos courtesy of Smithtown CSD

On Feb. 15, students in East Meadow High School’s Athletes Helping Athletes program recognized the American Legion Post 1082 with a special presentation. 

The group presented Past Post Commander Pete Wenninger and First Vice Commander Leonard Volpe with a $500 check, which are proceeds from the school’s annual Field of Honor program.

“Thanks to people like yourself, we’re able to congregate, relax, have meetings and talk about what we’ve been through,” Mr. Wenninger said. “Your support is greatly appreciated and it means a lot to us.”

Every year, members of the East Meadow Kiwanis, Athletes Helping Athletes and other volunteers plant more than 200 flags at both East Meadow High School and W.T. Clarke High School in honor of Veterans Day. 

“The tribute that you guys do for veterans every year is very humbling,” Mr. Volpe said. “We want to give everyone who helped to put that together a heartfelt thank you.”

 

Photo captions: 

1: On Feb. 15, students in East Meadow High School’s Athletes Helping Athletes program donated $500 to American Legion Post 1082.

2: Every year, members of the East Meadow Kiwanis, Athletes Helping Athletes and other volunteers planted more than 200 flags at both East Meadow High School and W.T. Clarke High School in honor of Veterans Day.

 

Photo courtesy of the East Meadow Union Free School District 

Rocky Point School District administrators, teachers, coaches and support staff participated in the recent successful Swoopin’ and Hoopin’ basketball game. It was a night filled with cheers, laughs and camaraderie to raise money for the school’s Kids in Need Fund. Under the leadership and coordination of high school teachers Jenessa Eilers and Carly Tribby, the event raised $2,000 this year.

Eilers and Tribby thanked everyone who supported the event. “We had a great team of districtwide staff volunteers, raffle baskets donated from all over and participants from every building,” they said. 

   

Photo captions: Rocky Point School District Swoopin’ and Hoopin’ teams.

 

Photo courtesy of the Rocky Point School District