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First-grader Aubrey Funfgeld and her parents, James and Krista Funfgeld, made a Winterfest bookmark to use for future reading during the Tuttle Avenue School's recent Winterfest, a morning of fun to which parents and caregivers are invited to work on a project with the students. COURTESY EASTPORT-SOUTH MANOR SCHOOL DISTRICT
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Black History Month, Southampton High School College Level Drawing and Advanced Painting students worked collaboratively for over a month to create a mural of gospel singer Mahalia Jackson as part of the annual East End Arts MLK Portrait Project Auction. The 4-foot portrait is being auctioned to support the EEA’s Art Scholarship Fund. COURTESY SOUTHAMPTON SCHOOL DISTRICT
Southampton High School student-musicians recently participated in the Hampton Music Educators Association’s annual music festival. COURTESY SOUTHAMPTON SCHOOL DISTRICT
Our Lady of the Hamptons School third graders Emely Lucero, Jacob Cruz, Johan Garcia and Valentina Loja display their pleas for medical supplies for Ukraine. COURTESY OUR LADY OF THE HAMPTONS SCHOOL
In observance of Groundhog Day, Hampton Bays Elementary School first grade students in Krista Savino’s class, including Matias Chimbo, left, and Giancarlos Gomez. watched Punxsutawney Phil make his 2023 weather prediction and then made their own paper groundhogs with shadows. They also made predictions the day before Groundhog Day and designed a bar graph to chart them. COURTESY HAMPTON BAYS SCHOOL DISTRICT
Hampton Bays Middle School students, including Santiago Cortez Molina, recently participated in an antibullying assembly with School Resource Officer Tony Vecchio of the Southampton Town Police Department. Officer Vecchio spoke to students about in-person and online bullying, internet safety and the importance of treating each other with kindness. COURTESY HAMPTON BAYS SCHOOL DISTRICT
Staff Writer on Feb 9, 2023