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School News, June 22, Sag Harbor and East Hampton Town

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Sophie Flax recently graduated from the College of Charleston.

Sophie Flax recently graduated from the College of Charleston.

Two Pierson High School students, Isabelle Caplin and Rachel Monaco, were selected to
represent the Hamptons, Shelter Island and the North Fork by the League of Women Voters'
Youth Committee last month at the League of Women Voters Student in Albany Conference.
While at the conference they met with Assemblyman Fred Thiele. COURTESY LWV

Two Pierson High School students, Isabelle Caplin and Rachel Monaco, were selected to represent the Hamptons, Shelter Island and the North Fork by the League of Women Voters' Youth Committee last month at the League of Women Voters Student in Albany Conference. While at the conference they met with Assemblyman Fred Thiele. COURTESY LWV

Sophie Flax recently graduated from the College of Charleston.

Sophie Flax recently graduated from the College of Charleston.

Pierson Middle School students traveled to Boston, Massachusetts to tie their studies on American History to real-time historic sites. COURTESY SAG HARBOR SCHOOL DISTRICT

Pierson Middle School students traveled to Boston, Massachusetts to tie their studies on American History to real-time historic sites. COURTESY SAG HARBOR SCHOOL DISTRICT

Students in Mindy Reyer’s PreK class at the Sag Harbor Learning Center recently took a field trip  to the South Fork Natural History Museum for a day of discovery, exploration and learning. The students experienced the museum’s scientifically accurate galleries, featuring live and recreated natural habitat exhibits. Also at SOFO is a Marine Touch Tank where the students could hold sea stars, crabs, urchins and whelks.  COURTESY SAG HARBOR SCHOOL DISTRIC

Students in Mindy Reyer’s PreK class at the Sag Harbor Learning Center recently took a field trip to the South Fork Natural History Museum for a day of discovery, exploration and learning. The students experienced the museum’s scientifically accurate galleries, featuring live and recreated natural habitat exhibits. Also at SOFO is a Marine Touch Tank where the students could hold sea stars, crabs, urchins and whelks. COURTESY SAG HARBOR SCHOOL DISTRIC

Springs School Board of Education President Barbara Dayton at last Tuesday’s board of education meeting where the board honored their salutatorian and valedictorians from the eighth grade class. (Left to right) Molly Stillman is the class salutatorian, with Ella Menu, Alessa Picco and Ginger Griffin sharing top honors as the class valedictorian. Ella Menu was also recognized at Tuesday night’s meeting for being the first place winner in the annual eighth grade speech competition for her speech on “Stop the Stigma,” a discussion on mental health. Alessa Picco placed second in that contest for her talk on “Their Silent Suffering,” about rape and the criminal justice system, and Valentina Arango placed third for her talk, “Fly Free,” about women’s rights in Saudia Arabia and around the world.

Springs School Board of Education President Barbara Dayton at last Tuesday’s board of education meeting where the board honored their salutatorian and valedictorians from the eighth grade class. (Left to right) Molly Stillman is the class salutatorian, with Ella Menu, Alessa Picco and Ginger Griffin sharing top honors as the class valedictorian. Ella Menu was also recognized at Tuesday night’s meeting for being the first place winner in the annual eighth grade speech competition for her speech on “Stop the Stigma,” a discussion on mental health. Alessa Picco placed second in that contest for her talk on “Their Silent Suffering,” about rape and the criminal justice system, and Valentina Arango placed third for her talk, “Fly Free,” about women’s rights in Saudia Arabia and around the world.

authorStaff Writer on Jun 19, 2023
Pierson Middle Schoolers Tour Boston The Pierson Middle School seventh grade class recently traveled to Boston to bring their academic studies to life. As the seventh grade curriculum covers early... more

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