Unqua Elementary computer club gets down to nuts and bolts
      Third and fourth grade students at Unqua Ele mentary School in the Massapequa School District have been expanding their knowledge about computers during an extra-curricular Computer Club facilitated by Unqua math teacher Bryan Piotrowski.
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Woodward Parkway school students in Farmingdale perfect their trumpet skills
      Erica Hartmann, a band teacher in the Woodward Parkway School in the Farmingdale School District welcomed a musical visitor into her class. Rodger Lee, a Woodward Parkway parent and professional trumpet player volunteered to work with the music classes. Lee worked with both the fourth and fifth-gr...
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SMART Boards and math software engage Massapequa students
      Teachers in the Massapequa Public School District have been using SMART Board technology, combined with "RM Math" software to deliver engaging and motivating lessons to district students in grades six through eight.
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Birch Lane students in Massapequa display artwork at state conference
      The Birch Lane School community announced that two of its students were selected to display their artwork at the New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA) Conference at the Sheraton in New York City. Students from schools across New York state submitted their work, and Birch Lane students ...
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Northside School Horizon students have a design experience in Manhattan
      Mrs. Shapiro's Northside School Horizon students in grades three, four and five, ventured to the Cooper- Hewitt National Design Museum in Manhattan on Oct. 24. Cooper Hewitt provides insight into how design shapes our everyday lives. The tour guides led the students through Giovanni Battista Piran...
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Unqua Elementary school students recreate cave art during study of stone age
      Students in Amy Kanavy-Curry's sixth grade class at Unqua Elementary School in the Massapequa Public School District traveled back to the Stone Age when they examined cave art from the "Chauvet" and "Lascaux" caves of the time period.
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Fairfield Assistant Principal Receives PTA Life Achievement Award
      Massapequa's Fairfield Elementary School PTA honored Assistant Principal, Terese Steinhauer for her commitment and devotion to the children of Fairfield Elementary School with a National PTA Life Achievement Award. As the highest honor that a PTA can bestow, this award is an especially significant...
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Farmingdale Key Club helps those in need
      Farmingdale High School Key Club students offered their time to help those in need. For the Thanksgiving holiday, each team of 10 students was given a list of items a family would need to make a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner. The items collected were split up between the members of the club and as...
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McKenna Elementary holds PARP kickoff
      On Sep. 28 the PARP Kickoff assembly was held at McKenna Elementary School, Massapequa Park, with the slogan, Fall Into Reading. PARP is a PTA program, which stands for Parents as Reading Partners.
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Massapequa educator named art teacher of the year
      The New York State Art Teacher's Association has recognized Massapequa Public School District art teacher Ellen Cervone as Art Educator of the Year For Region Nine. The Massapequa Board of Education recently honored Cervone during one of their meetings for this prestigious accomplishment.
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Northside School PTA holds garage sale
      The Northside School, Farmingdale, held its first PTA garage sale over the weekend of Sept. 29 and 30. Volunteers donated, sorted and tagged the items available for sale. Together, the day proved to be a success raising money for various programs throughout the school. The Northside PTA looks forw...
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Massapequa student earns perfect SAT, ACT Score
      The Massapequa Public School District would like to congratulate Senior Alec Slatky for achieving a perfect score on ACT exam. Slatky is one of only four college-bound students in New York, and 85 in the nation to achieve a 36, the highest possible composite score on the April 2007 national test a...
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Farmingdale School district installs SMART boards
      The Farmingdale School District Board of Education has announced new goals for the 2007-2008 school year, which were adopted at the Wednesday, Nov. 7 Board meeting. In discussing the 2007-2008 goals, Board President Shari Bardash-Eivers noted, "These goals support our district's commitment to prov...
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Massapequa Public School district hosts MRSA meeting
      Although there have been no confirmed cases of the MRSA infection in the Massapequa Public School District, officials in the district offered a free information session that was open to the public on how to prevent the spread of MRSA. Dr.
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P'edge School presents A Midsummer Night's Dream
      The red carpet was rolled out Friday, Dec. 7 and Saturday, Dec. 8 at Plainedge High School as the performers presented their own rendition of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Nights' Dream. "This was by far one of the best productions I have ever been a part of," said Director Elliot Schwartz. "The cast...
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