Community News, December 19

The post-film talkback with Sag Harbor Cinema Arts Center Founding Artistic Director Giulia D'Agnolo Vallan and Bill Collage following the screening of the film Cinema Paradiso at the Bay Street Theater, hosted by the Sag Harbor Cinema Arts Center in honor of the third anniversary of the Sag Harbor Cinema fire on Monday. MICHAEL HELLER

Members of the Westhampton Garden Club gathered at the Quogue Firehouse for the club's annual topiary decorating workshop for East End Hospice. The festively beribboned topiaries will be distributed by the hospice staff to all of of the patients in their care during the holiday season. JUDITH MCDERMOTT

Sag Harbor Elementary School students were eager to select a gift idea from the “Mitten Line” tree to help make a merry holiday for children in need in the community. Gifts donated by students and their families will be distributed on December 19.

This summer, Southampton Intermediate School family and consumer sciences teacher Christina Cassel will be teaching agricultural skills to teachers across the country. She was selected from a pool of 120 applicants to present at the National Agriculture in the Classroom Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah.

In recognition of Veterans Day, Tuckahoe School's National Junior Honor Society created a slide show featuring veterans from the Tuckahoe community. Students wrote notes and designed awards for local veterans, including Rick Robinson, to thank them for their service to our country.

To mark Computer Science Education Week, Southampton Elementary School students spent an hour learning code through activities provided by Code.org, during their STEM period. Known as the Hour of Code, the experience gives students an opportunity to explore coding as the basis for a possible career in computer science. It also allows them to hone their problem-solving skills and celebrate the birthday of computing pioneer Grace Murray Hopper.

Southampton Intermediate School students, from left, Dyson Smith, Bryan Rosales, Danny Bustamante and Thomas Dunkirk will be representing their school at the CoderZ Cyber Robotics Coding Competition finals on December 13. To earn a spot in the competition, the Southampton seventh and eighth graders, under the direction of teachers Mei-Lynn Guerrero and Michelle Antonucci, competed against 30 schools in several rounds of timed, online coding qualification challenges.

The Peconic Bay Sailing Association hosted its annual holiday party on December 8, during which a check for $4,000, the proceeds from the club's annual Whitebread Regatta, was presented to local sailing organizations to support summer sailing scholarships for children on the East End. From left, Chris Kuehn of East End Youth Sailing; Dave Kilbride, commodore of the Peconic Bay Sailing Association; and Dana Lehnert of Old Cove Yacht Club. Both Old Cove Yacht Club and East End Youth Sailing offer sailing programs for high school students at no cost.

Hampton Bays Elementary School first-graders celebrated “Holidays Around the World,” a festive annual production staged for family and friends on December 13. Dressed in colorful holiday outfits, each class stood to recite facts and poems about the various holidays they had studied in class. They also entertained the audience by singing holiday songs.

Hampton Bays Elementary School first-graders celebrated “Holidays Around the World,” a festive annual production staged for family and friends on December 13. Dressed in colorful holiday outfits, each class stood to recite facts and poems about the various holidays they had studied in class. They also entertained the audience by singing holiday songs.

Hampton Bays Elementary School fourth-graders used 3D printing technology in their STEM classes to design symmetrical snowflakes. The 152 individually designed works of art are displayed in the main hallway of the school.

The Westhampton Free Library and Post 834 of the American Legion honored Michael Pope of Remsenburg as one of its Hometown Heroes this Saturday for his service in the Merchant Marine during World War II. Library trustee Maryanne Yutes presented Mr. Pope with a flag that had flown over the library. Courtesy Westhampton Beach Fire Department

All 300 students at Our Lady of the Hamptons participated in the original production of "Written in the Stars," presented in front of a sold-out crowd. Ballet and tap dance troupes, the string ensemble, members of the three choirs and student actors from all grades had roles. Featured vocal soloists included Winslow Ryan, Will Hantz, Rachell Rojas and Kai Ryan.

All 300 students at Our Lady of the Hamptons participated in the original production of "Written in the Stars," presented in front of a sold-out crowd. Ballet and tap dance troupes, the string ensemble, members of the three choirs and student actors from all grades had roles. Featured vocal soloists included Winslow Ryan, Will Hantz, Rachell Rojas and Kai Ryan.

At an inter-club meeting on December 12, Southampton Village Mayor Jesse Warren gave certificates of appreciation from the Village of Southampton to the Southampton Rotary, Southampton Lions, and Southampton Kiwanis clubs for their respective service to the community. From left, Southampton Lions Club President Tom Anderson, Southampton Rotary Club President Aleksandra Kardwell, Mayor Warren, and Paul Stengel, accepting on behalf of Kiwanis Club President Scott Wilson.

Assistant Music Director Linda Gorniok leads the Long Island Sound Chorus of Sweet Adelines International during the Annual Holiday Concert at the First Presbyterian "Old Whalers" Church on Saturday night. MICHAEL HELLER

A little one gets a birds-eye view from the balcony during the Annual Holiday Concert at the First Presbyterian "Old Whalers" Church on Saturday night. MICHAEL HELLER

Music Director David Brandenburg leads the Sag Harbor Community Band during the Annual Holiday Concert at the First Presbyterian "Old Whalers" Church on Saturday night. MICHAEL HELLER

Jim Kyprios ties knots on the edges of a blanket that will be donated to children in The Retreat during the annual Hanukkah Party at Temple Adas Israel on Sunday. MICHAEL HELLER

Lu Geffen, Rabbi Dan Geffen and Ilyse LaBue during the annual Hanukkah Party at Temple Adas Israel on Sunday. MICHAEL HELLER

The Tin Man (Warren Kass) and Auntie Em (Jane Kass) steal a kiss during the production of "The Rabbi of Oz" in the sanctuary during the annual Hanukkah Party at Temple Adas Israel on Sunday. MICHAEL HELLER

"Rabbi of Oz" - Temple Adas Rabbi Dan Geffen - hands the Scarecrow (Stephen Rosen) a Magical Dreidel as Dorothy (Joan Price), the Tin Man ( Warren Kass) and the Cowardly Lion (Judy Greenwald) look on during the production of "The Rabbi of Oz" in the sanctuary during the annual Hanukkah Party at Temple Adas Israel on Sunday. MICHAEL HELLER

Annabelle Cardona visits with Santa at the Rogers Memorial Library on Saturday afternoon. TOM KOCHIE

Coda Hunter at the Rogers Memorial Library on Saturday. TOM KOCHIE

Nikki Zhang at the Rogers Memorial Library on Satuday. TOM KOCHIE

All 300 students at Our Lady of the Hamptons participated in the original production of "Written in the Stars," presented in front of a sold-out crowd. Ballet and tap dance troupes, the string ensemble, members of the three choirs and student actors from all grades had roles. Featured vocal soloists included Winslow Ryan, Will Hantz, Rachell Rojas and Kai Ryan.

A screening of the film Cinema Paradiso along with a visit from Santa Claus and post-film talkback with Bill Collage was held at the Bay Street Theater on Monday. The event was hosted by the Sag Harbor Cinema Arts Center in honor of the third anniversary of the Sag Harbor Cinema fire. With Santa are Cinema Board Members Eric Fischl, Nick Gazzolo, April Gornik, Founding Artistic Director Giulia D'Agnolo Vallan and Executive Director Gillian Gordon. MICHAEL HELLER