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Southampton Elementary School enjoyed an annual schoolwide Turkey Trot on November 22. During the event, students were led to the field by the Young Bloods drummers of the Shinnecock Nation and then ran to see how many laps they could complete in 15 minutes. COURTESY SOUTHAMPTON SCHOOL DISTRICT
Southampton High School students, from left, Aydan Eleazer, Paige Garvin, Celia Ginsberg and Andrew Souhrada earned certificates of completion from the Leadership and Life Skills Mentorship Program. Yassine Boukaissi, not pictured, also earned a certificate. COURTESY SOUTHAMPTON SCHOOL DISTRICT
To foster unity at Hampton Bays Middle School, students and staff worked together to create a lip dub music video on November 22. Wearing purple, students lined their school’s hallways with signs and performed acts and dances while lip syncing to music as a camera passed them. This is the first time the school has come together for its traditional lip dub since the COVID-19 pandemic. The video is available for viewing on youtube.com. COURTESY HAMMPTON BAYS SCHOOL DISTRICT
Eastport-South Manor High School student Erick Velasco was named BOCES Technical Center Employee of the Month for November. He received the title for excellence in carpentry, residential construction and home improvement. COURTESY EASTPORT-SOUTH MANOR SCHOOL DISTRICT
Southampton Elementary School third grade students celebrated Native American Heritage Month with a special visit by John Boyd and Serena Lee of the Shinnecock Nation. Students heard about Shinnecock culture and traditions and were taught a round dance. They also had an opportunity to ask questions. The event was arranged by third grade co-teachers Stefany Gomez and Jessica Gomez. COURTESY SOUTHAMPTON SCHOOL DISTRICT
Students in Our Lady of the Hamptons Prep 7 health education class of Elyse Curro received instruction in CPR training with help from the Southampton Village Ambulance, led by Joseph Herley. COURTESY OUR LADY OF THE HAMPTONS
The Bridgehampton School’ students, Luna Paucar (left), Hugo Kapon (right, back), sophomore Sara Kapon (second from left) and sixth grader Chase Chmielewski (right, front) performed at the annual Hampton Library Tree Lighting on December 3. COURTESY BRIDGEHAMPTON SCHOOL DISTRICT
Staff Writer on Dec 6, 2022