Staff from Bowling Green Elementary School conducted a car parade throughout the school’s community on April 2. Staff drove through the surrounding neighborhood, sending well wishes to students who participated safely from their homes. Special thanks to Principal Maria Ciarametaro, Assistant Principal Amelia Garcia and all of the staff who participated in the parade.

Eleven members of the W.T. Clarke High School baseball team have committed to college and were awarded $800,000 in both baseball and academic scholarships. All college placements went through W.T. Clarke guidance and the coaching staff. The names of the students and their chosen colleges are:

Tyler Cox: West Virginia Univserity
Chris Giardino: Molloy College
CJ Cumbo: St. Thomas Aquinas College
Nick Campagnuolo: University of New Haven
Pavlos Papoutsakis: Dominican College
Justin Goetz: Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Brendan Turton: Dominican College
Steven Lee: Dominican College
Chris Lydon: Concordia College
Anthony Dilluvio: St. Joseph’s College
Derek Smith: Nassau Community College

Three students from the East Meadow School District were recognized for their meaningful artwork at the district’s board of education meeting on March 11.
Their work was submitted as part of the district’s Digital Citizenship Poster Contest, which asked students, K-12, to depict the theme of “Think Before You Hit Send.”
Three winners, one from each level, were chosen from the elementary, middle and high school levels. They included Bowling Green fifth grader Amreen Ahmed, Woodland Middle School eighth grader Ilyana Kleiner, and W.T. Clarke High School sophomore Emmanuel Collazo. Each winner was presented with their framed artwork by Director of Music and Art Kelly Gelfer. The pieces will be hung in every district classroom for the level they represent as well as the winner’s main offices.
“The goal of the contest was to heighten the awareness of digital citizenship in our students,” said Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Dr. David Casamento. Digital citizenship refers to the responsible use of technology, including the prevention of cyberbullying, online safety, and digital health and wellness.
The district commends these students and the entire East Meadow community for making online safety a priority.

Fourth grade students at Barnum Woods Elementary School recently learned about the immune system in an interactive health lesson.

Health teacher Melissa Pissanos began the lesson by explaining how students can boost their immune systems, from playing sports to eating more fruits and vegetables. Student volunteers then played the roles of different cells to demonstrate a healthy immune system versus an unhealthy one.