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Community News, March 12

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Lily Candelaria has been named Hampton Bays High School's Class of 2020 salutatorian.

Lily Candelaria has been named Hampton Bays High School's Class of 2020 salutatorian.

Boys and girls are getting ready for a new season of Southampton Little League by participating in winter clinics. MICHELLE MALONE

Boys and girls are getting ready for a new season of Southampton Little League by participating in winter clinics. MICHELLE MALONE

Our Lady of the Hamptons School fourth graders Tsanna Gierra and Aliah Donohoe work on a Lenten pretzel project.

Our Lady of the Hamptons School fourth graders Tsanna Gierra and Aliah Donohoe work on a Lenten pretzel project.

Raynor Country Day School third-grader Lilyanna Webste, recieves her medal from science teacher Elaine Marshall at Raynor Country Day School's recent Science Fair.

Raynor Country Day School third-grader Lilyanna Webste, recieves her medal from science teacher Elaine Marshall at Raynor Country Day School's recent Science Fair.

To mark Black History Month, Southampton High School students were encouraged to write messages of peace on Post-it notes and share them on a display in the school’s main lobby. Students wrote powerful words about the importance of peace and what it means to them.

To mark Black History Month, Southampton High School students were encouraged to write messages of peace on Post-it notes and share them on a display in the school’s main lobby. Students wrote powerful words about the importance of peace and what it means to them.

Southampton Rotarians Tom Guldi and Dermot Dolan welcome patrons to the the annual Southampton Rotary Club spaghetti dinner on Monday evening at the Edgewater Restaurant in Hampton Bays. DANA SHAW

Southampton Rotarians Tom Guldi and Dermot Dolan welcome patrons to the the annual Southampton Rotary Club spaghetti dinner on Monday evening at the Edgewater Restaurant in Hampton Bays. DANA SHAW

The Edgewater Restaurant in Hampton Bays packed on Monday evening for the annual Southampton Rotary Club spaghetti dinner. DANA SHAW

The Edgewater Restaurant in Hampton Bays packed on Monday evening for the annual Southampton Rotary Club spaghetti dinner. DANA SHAW

East Quogue Elementary School sixth graders are exploring how catapults changed warfare in ancient Greece by engineering their own catapults with a limited set of supplies. Ari Firestein and Aidan Judd, right, with their design.

East Quogue Elementary School sixth graders are exploring how catapults changed warfare in ancient Greece by engineering their own catapults with a limited set of supplies. Ari Firestein and Aidan Judd, right, with their design.

Hampton Bays High School senior Skye McMorris has been named the Class of 2020 valedictorian.

Hampton Bays High School senior Skye McMorris has been named the Class of 2020 valedictorian.

Westhampton Beach High School has named Kathleen Kelly, left, and Kay Horak as the Class of 2020 salutatorian and valedictorian, respectively.

Westhampton Beach High School has named Kathleen Kelly, left, and Kay Horak as the Class of 2020 salutatorian and valedictorian, respectively.

author27east on Mar 10, 2020
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