In honor of Music in our school Months, schools in the East Meadow School District created videos for the 2021 East Meadow Music Department Showcase. According to the National Association for Music Education, MIOSM is an annual month-long celebration when schools and communities celebrate music in their local schools and the educators who dedicate themselves to bringing music into the lives of students every day. 

McVey Elementary

Bowling Green Elementary

Barnum Woods Elementary

Meadowbrook Elementary

Parkway Elementary

Woodland Middle School

W.T. Clarke Middle School

East Meadow High School

W.T. Clarke High School

The East Meadow Union Free School District has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education. The designation is awarded to districts that demonstrate outstanding achievement in efforts to provide music access and education to all students.

“The East Meadow school community provides tremendous support and enthusiasm to ensure that our students have access to an exceptional and well-rounded and comprehensive music program,” Director of Music and Art Kelly Gelfer said. “This honor affirms that the East Meadow music department, staff and programs are at the forefront of music education nationwide.”

The NAMM Foundation is a nonprofit supported in part by the National Association of Music Merchants and its approximately 10,400 members around the world. The foundation advances active participation in music making across the lifespan by supporting scientific research, philanthropic giving and public service programs. For more information about The NAMM Foundation, please visit www.nammfoundation.org

The East Meadow School District Art Department proudly presents the 2021 Art Supervisors Association All County Art Exhibit. Although we were unable to view the exhibit in person or celebrate together, we are excited to share the work of our students virtually via the ASA website. We congratulate and celebrate the 69 East Meadow students who were selected to participate in this prestigious exhibition.

Please find the link below. 

Art Supervisors Association – East Meadow School District Exhibit Link:

https://www.artsupervisorsassociation.org/asa-virtual-exhibit.html

Meadowbrook Elementary School in the East Meadow School District partook in Pick-A- Reading Partner throughout the week of March 22. PARP is a program that promotes reading for at least 20 minutes daily, stressing the fact that reading can be fun as well as informative.

Activities at Meadowbrook included students and staff dressing as characters from their favorite books as well as virtual reading sessions with special guests such as Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Kenneth A. Card, Jr. To culminate the week, a video of members of the Meadowbrook community competing in a variety of outdoor games was presented to classes schoolwide. Principal Kelly Di Scalfani ,and Assistant Principal Meredith Broxmeyer and their teams played against one another in bowling, basketball, and a tug-o-war competition while being cheered on by the school’s mascot, Meadow.