School News, May 30, Southampton Town

Hampton Bays Elementary School’s community service club, K-Kids, recently donated $250 to the Hampton Bays High School Key Club for a student college scholarship. To raise the funds, the students sold rubber ducks during their lunch periods. The fundraiser is just one of several that the K-Kids have participated in this year. They also raised money for the American Cancer Society, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Stony Brook Children’s Hospital. COURTESY HAMPTON BAYS SCHOOL DISTRICT

Dressed in fancy spring outfits, Westhampton Beach Elementary School students participated in their school’s annual Spring Formal Luncheon on May 21. As part of the event, the PTA decorated the cafeteria with balloons and colored tablecloths and helped to serve students a special lunch. COURTESY WESTHAMPTON BEACH SCHOOL DISTRICT

Westhampton Beach Elementary School student-artists recently presented their portfolios for adjudication through the New York State Art Teachers Association Portfolio Project. COURTESY WESTHAMPTON BEACH SCHOOL DISTRICT

Dressed in fancy spring outfits, Westhampton Beach Elementary School students participated in their school’s annual Spring Formal Luncheon on May 21. As part of the event, the PTA decorated the cafeteria with balloons and colored tablecloths and helped to serve students a special lunch. COURTESY WESTHAMPTON BEACH SCHOOL DISTRICT

Westhampton Beach Elementary School is celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month during the month of May with a variety of activities. Students are sharing biographies of famous Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders over the school’s public address system and on display boards in the school’s hallways. They have also been reading books and watching videos on the importance of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and different cultures and traditions. COURTESY WESTHAMPTON BEACH SCHOOL DISTRICT

Southampton Town Deputy Supervisor Frank Zappone provided a proclamation to East Quogue Elementary School fourth grade teacher Linda O'Brien, special education teacher Jen Owens, and Board of Education trustee Brianna Gladding for their heroic efforts in recently saving a student from choking using the Heimlich maneuver. In addition, the East Quogue Fire Department and the American Heart Association provided certificates for their efforts, along with student Cooper Gladding, who was instrumental in assisting his teachers.  From left, East Quogue Superintendent of Schools/Principal Michael Miller, Linda O’Brien, Jen Owens, Frank Zappone, Brianna Gladding and Cooper Gladding.

Southampton Town Deputy Supervisor Frank Zappone provided a proclamation to East Quogue Elementary School fourth grade teacher Linda O'Brien, special education teacher Jen Owens, and Board of Education trustee Brianna Gladding for their heroic efforts in recently saving a student from choking using the Heimlich maneuver. In addition, the East Quogue Fire Department and the American Heart Association provided certificates for their efforts, along with student Cooper Gladding, who was instrumental in assisting his teachers.  From left, Linda O’Brien, Jen Owens, Brianna Gladding and Cooper Gladding. COURTESY EAST QUOGUE SCHOOL DISTRICT

Sagaponack School students recently took a field trip to the Quogue Wildlife Refuge. COURTESY SAGAPONACK SCHOOL DISTRICT