School News, May 15, Southampton Town

Hampton Bays Elementary School kindergartners have been spending time with members of the middle school National Junior Honor Society on Friday afternoons during the spring through a Kindergarten Helpers initiative. Through the program, now in its fifth year, honor society members join in on classroom activities and play games with the kindergarten students. They also help the kindergarten teachers with classroom tasks, such as taking down bulletin boards or preparing classroom materials. NJHS adviser Samantha Gundersen said of the program, “[It] is a great way for the youngest students to see older kids invested in their learning community and for our NJHS members to practice being role models for younger children.” COURTESY H AMPTON BAYS SCHOOL DISTRICT

Southampton Elementary School students recently participated in the school's annual Career Day. COURTESY SOUTHAMPTON SCHOOL DISTRICT

Southampton Elementary School students recently participated in the school's annual Career Day. COURTESY SOUTHAMPTON SCHOOL DISTRICT

As a symbol of their commitment to the pursuit of higher education, the Westhampton Beach High School Class of 2025 wore the apparel of their college of choice on May 1. Students will be heading to several premier schools this fall, including Boston University, Cornell University, Clemson University, Georgetown University, Indiana University, Penn State, Stony Brook University, Virginia Tech and Yale University. COURTESY WESTHAMTPON BEACH SCHOOL DISTRICT

The Westhampton Beach High School Class of 2025 includes seven seniors who will be attending Ivy League schools. From left, Nicholas Borruso, Class of 2025 valedictorian, will be attending Yale to study neuroscience on a pre-med track; Maya Farnan, University of Pennsylvania to pursue cinema media studies; Abigail Curran, Dartmouth to study biomedical engineering; Valeria Nazaretski, Cornell to study sociology on a pre-law tract; Willow DuBrovin, Dartmouth to to study physics on a pre-med track; James Monserrate, Dartmouth to study biology on a pre-med track; and Fahtima Iqbal, Cornell to pursue a degree in human biology and health and society. COURTESY WESTHAMPTON BEACH SCHOOL DISTRICT

Southampton High School recently inducted 54 new members into its world language honor societies. COURTESY SOUTHAMPTON SCHOOL DISTRICT

Tap and jazz dance teams at Our Lady of the Hamptons, coached by Elyse Curro, took home the top honors at the recent ADCC That's Entertainment regional competition. All nine entries qualified for nationals to be held in New Hampshire in June. COURTESY OUR LADY OF THE HAMPTONS SCHOOL

Bridgehampton School sixth-grader Josue Rodriguez, who recently represented the school at the National French Contest, teacher Marie Reilley. COURTESY BRIDGEHAMPTON SCHOOL

Bridgehampton School sixth-graders Stella Acton-Bond, Jazmin Reyes and Naomi Flores represented the school at the National French Contest. COURTESY BRIDGEHAMPTON SCHOOL

Hampton Bays High School student Ivanna Jara was recently recognized as one of the "Ones to Watch" category in the Parrish Art Museum’s 2025 Student Exhibition. COURTESY HAMPTON BAYS SCHOOL DISTRICT