School News, January 25, Southampton Town

During a recent candle-lighting ceremony, 40 students at Hampton Bays Middle School were inducted into the National Junior Honor Society. COURTESY HAMPTON BAYS SCHOOL DISTRICT

Hampton Bays Elementary School fourth grade students recently created cereal box book reports as part of their fiction reading series. Each student came up with a unique name for their cereal based on the book they read, and all students presented their reports to the class. COURTESY HAMPTON BAYS SCHOOL DISTRICT

Daniel Byrne, Christian Chunir and Kendra Tores Pullo are among the Hampton Bays Elementary School students who are reading "Flat Stanley: His Original Adventure!" as part of the school's annual reading program. COURTESY HAMPTON BAYS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

To celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Hampton Bays Elementary School students in Krista Savino's and Elizabeth Scott's class, including Nikol Arcila, left, and Axel Coria Ayal, learned about the life and message of Dr. King and then wrote their own dreams for the world. The students were eager to share their ideas about how they want to make the world a better place. COURTESY HAMPTON BAYS SCHOOL DISTRICT

Southampton Elementary School celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday with an assembly that featured “I Have a Dream” speeches by six students who won a January challenge to write about their own dreams. The students — Blake Epley, Jia Hartline, Luna Lysogorski, Kaya Marvel, Amelie Nartey and Aria Russel — spoke about their dreams to spread kindness, improve the environment and add more color to the world through art. The assembly also featured trivia associated with MLK’s life. Assistant Principal Danielle McCoy listened to kindergartner Luna Lysogorski. COURTESY SOUTHAMPTON SCHOOL DISTRICT

As part of the McGruff safety program, Hampton Bays Elementary School second graders spent time with Deputy Dylan Hever learning about antibullying and the importance of “stop, talk and walk.” The method encourages students to first ask a bully to stop, to talk to an adult about the problem, and, if the situation doesn’t improve, to walk away. COURTESY HAMPTON BAYS SCHOOL DISTRICT

Naoto Pagaspas received the BOCES Technical Center title of Employee of the Month for October 2023 in computer science and application studies. COURTESY EASTPORT-SOUTH MANOR SCHOOL DISTRICT

Brian Arvidsson received the BOCES Technical Center title of Employee of the Month for December 2023 in marine motorsports technology. COURTESY EASTPORT-SOUTH MANOR SCHOOL DISTRICT

Four Southampton High School students --Julia Vail, Julian Misut, Lucas Bencardino and Casey Cartagena -- recently represented their school as top string musicians at the Long Island String Festival Association Suffolk Secondary Festival at Hauppauge High School. COURTESY SOUTHAMPTON SCHOOL DISTRICT

Liz Joyce of Goat on a Boat made puppets with the pre-k students at Sagaponack School. COURTESY SAGAPONACK SCHOOL

Our Lady of the Hamptons School fourth graders presented a class assembly, “Munchkin Motivation,” a musical about proper etiquette and interpersonal relationships. COURTESY OUR LADY OF THE HAMPTONS SCHOOL

Among the 10 Our Lady of the Hamptons School students who have been awarded scholarships to Catholic high schools are, from left, Kai Gomolka, Eva Vijfinkel, Autumn Malave, Mia Vijfvinkel, Quinn Cameron, Aliah Donohoe, and Lucas Carballal. COURTESY OUR LADY OF THE HAMPTONS SCHOOL

Eastport Elementary School Principal Thomas Fabian with spelling bee winner Christian Keppeler and runner-up Liliana Cavalieri.

Eastport Elementary School sixth-graders created this mural to submit to the 2024 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Fine Arts and Essay Exhibition sponsored by the New York State Department of Education. The students were inspired by their lessons about Dr. King and his principles of peace and nonviolence and discussions about how artists can respond or interpret the civil rights leader’s ideas visually. The piece includes quotes, statements and words the students felt embodied Dr. King’s teachings, and each student contributed an origami heart or dove in the design. The silhouette was completed by Adriana Vargas. COURTESY EASTPORT-SOUTH MANOR SCHOOL DISTRICT