Excited about Reading at JFK Book Fair
      Students at John F. Kennedy Intermediate School in Deer Park learned the value of a dollar and gained apprecia- tion for a good book during a recent school-wide book fair. Shelves of books covering various genres, reading levels and interests filled the gym.
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Bellew students learn about germs
      Proper hand washing techniques were discussed recently in classrooms at the Paul J.Bellew Elementary School in West Islip, courtesy of Good Samaritan Medical Center. Asking questions that included, Where can germs be found? and How do germs get into your body?
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Babylon Elementary kicks off PARP Program
      As a kickoff to the school's monthlong Parents As Reading Partners (PARP) program, children's author and illustrator Barbara McClintock recently visited with the students at Babylon Elementary School in the Babylon Village School District to speak about her profession and share her love of literac...
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Lindenhurst Bookmark Contest winners
      Congratulations go to the winners of the Read Around the World Bookmark Contest sponsored by the Lindenhurst Memorial Library. The winners are: from Albany Avenue School: Kimberly Harrell, Salman butt, Matthew Kuks, Damian Kowalczyk and Marissa Franzese; from Alleghany Avenue are Michele Micara a...
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Pardon my French Cuisine
Deer Park Frost students create a Euro Café
      Deer Park's Robert Frost Middle School hosted its annual French dinner for students, parents and teachers. Students transformed their cafeteria into a European café, decorated with the sights, sounds and smells of French cuisine.
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North Babylon students visit faraway places without leaving the library
      North Babylon High School students have been transported to distant locales to participate in educational programs via videoconferences. Videoconferencing technology enables individuals or groups to see and hear one another in real time with little or no delay.
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Happily Ever After for students at Babylon Elementary School
      As a culmination to the school's month-long Parents As Reading Partners (PARP) program, students at Babylon Elementary School in the Babylon Village Public School District watched in awe as some of their favorite children's storybook characters came to life on their school's stage.
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West Islip Robotics Team wins "Greening Long Island" Award
      West Islip High School's Robotics Team has won the first "Greening Long Island" Award. Fortysix teams, scheduled to compete in the recent FIRST Robotics Long Island Regional Competition, were challenged beforehand to learn and do more about energy conservation, reducing waste and recycling.
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It's a circus at Forest Ave. in West Babylon
      Students at Forest Avenue School in the West Babylon School District were recently visited by the National Circus Project. As part of this program, which was sponsored by the PTA, all students in grades K-5 learned circustype skills from two instructors during one week of their physical education ...
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