The East Meadow Summer Music Program, held at Woodland Middle School this year, had a wonderful five weeks of rehearsals, concerts and fun. Throughout the course of five weeks, students engaged in challenging lessons, new repertoire for their instrument, and formed lasting friendships while making music.

More than 350 students in grades four through 12 from across the district participated in band, chorus and orchestra programs, as well as electives such as jazz, chamber orchestra and musical theater. The music program was very excited to introduce the new Second Chance Instrumental Program and Choral program for the first time this year. This program allowed students who have never participated in the East Meadow music program to learn a new instrument or sing, and thus be able to participate in the district’s music program this coming fall.

“The teachers really made the program fun for us,” said seventh grader Jeremy Stasaitis-Davis. “It helps the younger students gain an interest in learning new instruments and music.”

Leila Miche, another seventh grader who participated in the district’s Summer Music Program, said that this program was a memorable experience. “I really like that I got to take this time to practice and learn new things about my instruments during the summer,” Leila said.

“I enjoyed the teachers, because they’re all really nice,” said fifth grader Olivia Labruna. “The songs that we learned are really fun to play, but I can’t wait to learn more difficult songs when I go back to school this year.”

The program concluded with outstanding concerts, and the East Meadow School District commends all of the students and teachers involved for their hard work this summer. The district looks forward to students bringing the skills they learned to their music classrooms this fall.

Date Added: 8/10/2022

From armored vehicles to police horses, the Nassau County Police Department held a fun, interactive presentation for students in the East Meadow School District’s Extended School Year program on July 28.

Members of the NCPD lined up trucks and cars near Bowling Green Elementary School’s main entrance as students learned about police officers and their day-to-day duties. In addition to touring the police cars, EMS trucks and armored vehicles, students also got a hands-on experience about some of the NCPD’s equipment. Additionally, they shared thank-you cards with the police department to show gratitude for their local officers.

The district thanks the Nassau County Police Department for taking time to educate the students on their daily tasks and responsibilities.

Date Added: 8/5/2022

The East Meadow School District is proud to announce that East Meadow High School graduate Tristan Pesqueira won first place in the 2022 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship.

Pesqueira, who earned first place in the category of Microsoft PowerPoint (Microsoft 365 Apps and Office 2019), won a $7,000 cash prize presented by Certiport and Microsoft. He competed with more than one million contestants worldwide to showcase his skills in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, culminating in the most popular technology skills competition on Microsoft Office. To enter the competition, students took a qualifying Microsoft Office Specialist certification exam to demonstrate their mastery of Microsoft Office technology. Regional competitions were held worldwide, and 95 finalists qualified to compete in the final round of the competition held in Anaheim, California from July 24-27. To qualify for the world competition, Pesqueira won the National competition which was held in Dallas, Texas in June.

The district congratulates Pesqueira on earning first place in the World Championship.

Date Added: 8/4/2022

Members of the East Meadow Fire Department held a fun presentation for students in the East Meadow School District’s Extended School Year program on July 21.

Students gathered in Bowling Green Elementary School’s cafeteria where the fire department members shared important skills in fire safety. They dressed in full uniform and gear to show how they look like when they arrive at a house fire. Students also toured an actual fire truck and an EMS truck near the school’s main entrance. They shared thank-you cards with the fire department to show gratitude for their local firefighters.

The district thanks the local firefighters of East Meadow for taking time to educate the students on valuable fire safety and prevention rules.

Date Added: 7/26/2022