School News, January 25, Sag Harbor & East Hampton Town

Pierson High School Students Visit Wall Street

Pierson High School students in Kevin Roode’s personal finance class recently took a field trip to New York City. Partnering with the tours and events company, The Wall Street Experience, which provides private, corporate, and school tours, the students learned about the history of Wall Street and participated in a simulation game.

Traveling through the streets of Lower Manhattan, Roode’s students were guided through George Washington’s inauguration location to the billion-dollar institutions that influence today’s global economy. The students not only discussed the history of the American economy, but the current work being done within the New York Stock Exchange that makes it a global leader in the financial sector.

The trip’s itinerary included the Wall Street Federal Hall, House of Morgan, Cotton Exchange Pearl Street, the Charging Bull, among other various locations. “The Trading Game,” a simulation game designed by a Wall Street trader, was also a hands-on experience for the students. The game, which broke the students up into two teams, simulated the trading floor environment. Students were encouraged to trade their given portfolios to maximize its value. Discussions were included throughout the tour and simulation game making this field trip a place-based and fast paced learning experience.

News From Sagaponack School

Kindergarten through third grade students have been going ice skating at Buckskill Winter Club in East Hampton while the pre-K students have been working on a puppet art project with Liz Joyce, from Goat on a Boat at the school. Lori Hubbard will be coming in the next two Fridays for music activities.

Last week, students went to the Hampton Library to select books to read and colored/painted a picture that they will bring home.

Geoff and Teresa Schwartz will visit the school to celebrate the Lunar New Year in a few weeks. Juan and Karen Zeledon will be doing a Valentine’s craft with students on Valentine’s Day. Dr. Victor Grazina will visit next month to share the importance of making healthy choices and proper hygiene for dental care.

Students will be going to the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center to see the performance of “The Boy Who Cried Wolf.”

In art, students are continuing with their own project in preparation for the Parrish Art Museum student exhibit in March. They will also be taking a field trip on the 24th to Guild Hall to participate in a workshop.

College News

Michael Figueroa and Alison Fioriello, both of East Hampton, were named to the the State University of New York at Potsdam’s dean’s list for the fall semester. Figueroa is an exercise science major and Fioriello a theater major. Alexander Lombardo of East Hampton was also named to the president’s list at SUNY Potsdam. He is an environmental science major.

Dylan Kruel of Sag Harbor was named to the dean’s list at Tulane University. He is a chemistry major with a double minor in molecular cell biology and math.

Ella Grenci of Montauk and an art history major at Bucknell University was named to the school’s dean’s list for the fall semester.