School News, December 22, Southampton Town

The Bridgehampton School seventh- grader Yaredci Chavez and eighth-grader Summer Lillie were accompanied by music teacher David Elliott in representing the district at the 49th annual TubaChristmas under the famed tree at Rockefeller Center in New York City on December 11. The students joined hundreds of other students, amateur and professional tuba and baritone musicians from across the country to play classic holiday songs. COURTESY BRIDGEHAMPTON SCHOOL DISTRICT

The Westhampton Beach Middle School Student Council has been collecting donations for the Toys for Tots program. They created an online donation drive and set up a donation bin in the front lobby of their school. Additionally, they are raising funds through raffle ticket sales to purchase grocery store gift cards. The gift cards will be donated to families in need through the Church of the Immaculate Conception Food Pantry. From left, council members Nico Grazina, Abigail Halloran, Weronika Mikucka and Annabelle Emerson-Molinoff. COURTESY WESTHAMPTON BEACH SCHOOL DISTRICT

Alexis Davis was among the Bridgehampton School students, along with Environmental Club adviser Alexandra DeSouz, who participated in a coastal plant restoration project at Long Beach in Sag Harbor on December 10. COURTESY BRIDGEHAMPTON SCHOOL DISTRICT

Westhampton Beach High School Key Club and Interact members are making the season bright for families in need and for their peers. Recently, they spent an afternoon wrapping gifts for their annual Adopt-A-Family holiday gift-giving fundraiser. All of the gifts will be donated to families in need. The members of the Key Club also spent time decorating the main lobby of their school to spread holiday cheer. COURTESY WESTHAMPTON BEACH SCHOOL DISTRICT

Three members of Southampton Intermediate School's Rotary Early Act were honored as Students of the Month by the Rotary Club of Southampton during its December 8 meeting. From left, Demetrios Lazarakis, Leo Palladino and Paulo Fernandes Jimenez were recognized with the honor for the months of October, November and December, respectively. The students earned the recognition for going above and beyond in their service to the community. They each received a certificate of achievement. COURTESY SOUTHAMPTON SCHOOL DISTRICT

Sagaponack School students, under the direction of teacher Abby Fleming, performed in their outdoor winter concert on December 13. COURTESY SAGAPONACK SCHOOL

Sagaponack School students made gingerbread houses recently with help from Board of Education member Cathy Hatgistavrou and school staff. COURTESY SAGAPONACK SCHOOL

A new school store at Westhampton Beach High School is providing leadership opportunities for both special education and general education students who are working together to manage it. The Cove was founded after special education teacher Alison Hansson visited a similar store at Southampton High School and saw how it allowed students to learn about the various aspects of running a business, including marketing, customer service and everyday logistics. With the support of administrators, members of the high school’s special education program worked with fellow teachers and local businesses to get the store off the ground. The Cove features snacks, drinks, seasonal crafts, T-shirts, personal care products, and muffins and cookies donated by Justin’s Chip Shop. Coffee is made using a coffee maker donated by Hampton Coffee. Math students assisted in pricing the products. COURTESY WESTHAMPTON BEACH SCHOOL DISTRICT

Our Lady of the Hamptons School presented two performances of ”A Black Tie Christmas" last week, both to standing room only crowds. In it, the Prep 8 class performed as "Rockettes." COURTESY OUR LADY OF THE HAMPTONS SCHOOL

Westhampton Beach Middle School eighth graders in Marcia Figueroa’s Spanish class received pen pal letters from their peers in Barcelona recently. Earlier this year, the students had sent traditional, hand-written letters, sharing information with their pen pals about their hobbies, personality traits and school schedules. COURTESY WESTHAMPTON BEACH SCHOOL DISTRICT