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Southampton High School

For the second year in a row, the month of May was “Safe Driving Month.” Throughout the month, the student body promoted safe driving through a series of posters, a video contest, and visits by guest speakers representing the Mothers Against Drunk Driving coalition.

This year’s video contest was used to encourage students to develop their own safe driving promos, to be creative and to share their creativity with their fellow classmates. The winning video, which was entered by Christian “Cubby” Caldwell, Sydney Ramunno, Jesse Wellen, Audrey Corwith and Dan Reiger, received a $250 prize and related the chaos theory to driving, demonstrating how every action in driving has a direct effect on the next. The prize money was a portion of the money awarded to the Driver’s Education program through an Allstate Insurance grant for $1,000.

Southampton Intermediate School

The annual Run/Walk for Hunger to benefit Human Resources of Southampton held on Monday, June 8, raised $8,000 for the local community organization. “It was a great day, the kids had a lot of fun,” said Southampton Intermediate School Principal Tim Frazier.

Fifth grade teachers opened their classrooms to fourth grade students who will be moving up in the fall. Each student was paired up with a fifth-grader and shown around the school.

Southampton Prekindergarten

Some 70 prekindergarteners celebrated Southampton Pre-K’s 15th annual Family Fair on Monday, June 15, at the First Presbyterian Church in Southampton.

Activities included a petting zoo featuring baby goats, chickens and rabbits, as well as pony rides, face painting, and tasty eats from a barbecue and Mister Softee.

Side By Side Child Care

Congratulations to The Mighty Ducks, the pre-K class of 2009 as they move on to kindergarten in the fall. The staff of Side by Side sends them off with fond memories and pride in knowing they are well prepared for the next step in their education.

Tuckahoe School

On Field Day, Tuesday, June 23, volunteer Gina Donato of Capri Salon in Hampton Bays shaved the heads of children in grades five through eight who wished to participate in “Shaving the Way to Conquer Kids’ Cancer,” a fund-raiser for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, an organization that contributes to children’s cancer research and fellowships.

Ross Upper School

The senior class of 2009 graduated from Ross School in a commencement ceremony in the Great Hall on June 13. The commencement address was given by Pedro Noguera, from the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Development, Metropolitan Center for Urban Education.

Four special awards were also given out. Science teacher Patty Lein received the Courtney Sale Ross Award, given in recognition of the faculty member most exemplary of the Ross School vision of leadership, academic excellence and personal integrity. The Ross School Board of Trustees Award was given to Grant Monahan, in recognition of a senior who demonstrates outstanding leadership qualities. Skyla Winters received the Anders G. Holst Award, in recognition of a senior who demonstrates courage in creativity. Finally, Ingrid Cardona received the Steven J. Ross Humanitarian Award, given in recognition of a senior who demonstrates the pursuit of excellence, magnanimity of intention and personal integrity.

On June 16, eighth grade graduation was held, also in the Great Hall. The commencement address was given by author, editor, arts educator and Ross parent Emma Walton Hamilton.

Ross students swept the LongHouse Reserve 2009 Student Annual Awards ceremony, held on June 17. In the high school category, the performing arts award went to Ross teacher Sheryl Hastalis’s students for their original dance piece “Spring in Eastern Paradise.” Gabriella Vera-Abassi’s video of the performance received a videography award. Awards in painting went to boarding student Wu Qing Hipsch, who received a Certificate of Merit, Gabriella Vera-Abassi, who placed second, and Shu Wu, who won Best in Show. Awards for works on paper again went to Ben Potter, who came in third, Noah Engel, who placed second and first, and Abigail Cook, who was awarded first place.

Additional awards were given out in landscape architecture and design and photography and the students in Ms. Carmack-Fayyaz and Kerry Sharkey-Miller’s career connections classes won them all. Kindergarten students Madeline Grabb, Max Grotstein, Harry Prager, Nicholas Saunders, Niko Sansevere and Lilah Yektai also won awards for their ceramic fairy houses.

Ross Lower School

The students in early childhood, from prenursery to pre-K, graduated to the next grade in end of year ceremonies held in the field house on June 15 and 16. The prekindergartners passed under an arch, signifying their move up to kindergarten. Each was given a sunflower after passing through.