Clarke Middle School Students Take the Brain Challenge
Students in sixth through eighth grades at W.T. Clarke Middle School in the East Meadow Union Free School District were treated to a PTA-sponsored event called “Brain Challenge Live,” a television-style game show hosted by Allen Strauss.
During the show, students competed in teams to answer challenging questions in two-minute intervals. They also participated in physical challenges that included spelling, math, a hula-hoop contest, and a dance competition.
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Music and Art in the Holocaust
During Holocaust Remembrance Week, East Meadow High School’s EPIC (Encouraging Pride in Israeli Culture) Club held various activities, including an assembly on the Holocaust for ninth through twelfth-grade students in social studies and Holocaust Studies classes.
The students, with the assistance of EPIC Club advisor Sherry Lombardo and club president Andrew Hochler, compiled a comprehensive PowerPoint presentation filled with sobering facts and scenes to heighten students’ awareness of this harrowing event in history.
In addition, members of the National Art Honor Society created a display to hang in the school’s lobby, entitled “The Art of the Holocaust.” EPIC students also created Holocaust displays, and Holocaust Studies students put together and presented a mini-museum exhibit depicting art of the Holocaust.
Senior student and cellist Aya Terki opened the assembly by performing the traditional “Kol Nidrei” (“Oh! Day of God”), accompanied on piano by chorale director Gloria Elliott.
The assembly was held in remembrance of not only the six million Jewish victims, but the five million non-Jewish victims as well.
Following the presentation, Holocaust survivor Irving (Yitzchak) Wargon, who was introduced by his son Morris (Moshe), gave an account of his experiences during the Holocaust, having been a prisoner for five years, eight months, and eight days. Russian soldiers rescued Mr. Wargon in Czechoslovakia on May 8, 1945. He concluded by stating, “It is my mission to tell the next generation about the Holocaust. Keep this memory alive. Tell them what you saw and what you heard.”
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Woodland Middle School Recognized as a “Mix It Up” Model School
Woodland Middle School has once again been recognized as a “Mix It Up Model School” for its exemplary efforts to foster respect and understanding among students and throughout the entire school during the 2011-2012 school year. Woodland Middle School is one of 77 schools from across the country receiving the honor.
For more than a decade, Mix It Up Day has provided students across the country with an opportunity to move out of their comfort zones and connect with someone new over lunch. It's a simple act with profound implications as studies have shown that interactions across group lines can help reduce prejudice.
Woodland’s Mix It Up Day, held on April 3, was a huge success. Activities were planned by the school’s SEL (Social Emotional Learning) Committee to revolve around the zodiac, during which students were seated according to their zodiac signs during lunchtime. They participated in scavenger hunts, word searches, raffles, and a “guess how many Skittles in a jar” contest. The success of the day could be attributed to, in part, by the assistance of 44 students in East Meadow High School’s Athlete Helping Athletes and Peer Leaders programs, and 43 students in Woodland’s Peer Leaders program.
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McVey and Parkway Kick Off PARP at Barnes & Noble
McVey and Parkway Elementary Schools held a family literacy and fun night at Barnes & Noble Booksellers in Carle Place to kick off the annual Parents as Reading Partners (PARP) program. PARP is a national PTA program designed to encourage students to watch less television and read more books.
Numerous events took place throughout both evenings, which included storybook readings by administrators and teaching staff, musical performances, scavenger hunts, and raffles.
Many thanks to the McVey and Parkway PTAs for making the events a great time for everyone in attendance!
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