Barnum Woods Student Initiates “Let’s Jump!”
A group of over 550 students from all grades at Barnum Woods Elementary School helped National Geographic Kids magazine set a Guinness World Record for the most people performing jumping jacks in a...
View ArticleW.T. Clarke Honors Two Alumni
W.T. Clarke High School in the East Meadow Union Free School District held its biannual Hall of Achievement Induction Ceremony on Saturday, October 29, honoring two Clarke alumni: Michael Goldberger...
View ArticleStaff Development at Meadowbrook
Nassau BOCES Model Schools professional developer Paula Goldstein instructed the teachers at Meadowbrook Elementary School on the newest features of Microsoft Word 2010. They learned about the various...
View ArticleMeadowbrook’s Monster Mash
Second-grade students in Michelle Comiskey’s class at Meadowbrook Elementary School held a videoconference with second graders from Oswego BOCES #21 to compare their “monsters,” a project that centered...
View ArticleEMHS Student Selected as HOBY Ambassador
East Meadow High School sophomore Katrina Bamba has been selected as a 2011 Hugh O’Brian Youth (HOBY) Leadership ambassador. Katrina will participate with other teens at the HOBY Conference in the...
View ArticleLinking the Common Core State Standards
On November 8, the East Meadow Union Free School District conducted its second Superintendent’s Conference Day, which continued the theme from September of “Linking the Common Core State Standards.”...
View ArticleAll-State Student Musicians
Congratulations to our 15 All-State Student Musicians from W.T. Clarke and East Meadow High Schools on their outstanding performances at the NYSSMA Winter Conference in Rochester, N.Y. East Meadow High...
View ArticleEast Meadow’s Terrific Kids
At the November Board of Education Meeting, select students at Woodland and W. Tresper Clarke Middle Schools were honored for their academic achievements and/or citizenship for the months of September,...
View ArticleA Young Artist Exhibition
The East Meadow Union Free School District held its biannual art exhibition at the Leon J. Campo Salisbury Center on November 29. Student artwork was showcased from all of the district’s buildings and...
View ArticleBowling Green’s Terrific Spellers
Fifth-grade students at Bowling Green Elementary School participated in their annual spelling bee in December 2011. Each fifth-grade class sent two class champions to the school contest. The...
View ArticleWoodland Sponsors Clothing Drive
The PTA and Spirit Committee at Woodland Middle School sponsored their annual clothing drive. Together, they collected over a ton of wearable and used clothing, shoes, belts, handbags, stuffed animals,...
View ArticleExploration Through Education
Third-grade student Argonauts in Debra Berger’s class at Bowling Green Elementary School are exploring basic physics with scientists from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and...
View ArticleMeadowbrook Holds Its First Spelling Bee
Meadowbrook Elementary School held its first-ever spelling bee on January 6, 2012. Five student representatives from each fourth and fifth-grade class participated in an intense competition as their...
View ArticlePartners in Education
Earlier this school year, Woodland Middle School art teacher and Art Club advisor Dr. John Healy was awarded a $1,500 grant from NEFCU, which was used to purchase art supplies for the Art Club. To...
View ArticleExploring the Lives of Native Americans and Settlers
The fourth-grade teachers at Parkway Elementary School have been working with an AUSSIE consultant on a unit that explores Native Americans and settlers. The curriculum they have written, which is...
View ArticleWoodland Students Take A Stand Against Cyberbullying
Woodland Middle School received a $2,000 grant from Cablevision for its role in encouraging students to go online and sign the Power to Learn “Delete Cyberbullying” pledge. The pledge drive was part of...
View ArticleThink About It
Students at Meadowbrook Elementary School enjoyed “Stories of Substance,” a special assembly through the PTA Cultural Arts Program that used drama, humor and music in a creative and powerful way to...
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