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Thespians Take on Disney’s ‘Descendants’

Posted Date: 12/22/2023

Based on the popular Disney Channel Original Movies, the Wantagh Middle School Drama Club will present “Descendants: The Musical” from March 3-5. A cast of 50 students will delight the audience with . . .

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Students Become the Teachers on Shadow Day

Posted Date: 12/22/2023

Whether they were preparing for a future career or just looking to take a trip down memory lane, it was a successful day for Wantagh High School students who participated in Shadow Day on Feb. . . .

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100th Day is a Milestone at Mandalay

Posted Date: 12/22/2023

It was a special day for kindergarten and first grade students at Mandalay Elementary School on Feb. 9. They reached the 100th day of the school year, making them that much smarter.  In . . .

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Readers Connect From School to School

Posted Date: 12/22/2023

A celebration of reading spanned all ages in the Wantagh School District on Feb. 1, as students and teachers from all five schools took part in World Read Aloud Day.  The district participated in . . .

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Future Coders Get an Early Start at Wantagh El

Posted Date: 12/22/2023

They may have been taking part in the Hour of Code initiative, but students at Wantagh Elementary School have been doing way more than an hour of computer programming. STEAM teacher Kaitlin Humphrey . . .

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Middle School Students Square Off in Geography Bee

Posted Date: 12/22/2023

It’s hard to stump Wantagh Middle School sixth grader Max Mihalik about his knowledge of the world, and that’s why he emerged as the winner of the school’s annual Geography Bee on Jan. 12. The . . .

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Innovative Educator Earns Master Teacher Status

Posted Date: 12/22/2023

Whether it’s having her students construct and destroy gingerbread houses to test the forces of wind or do scavenger hunts around the school, Wantagh High School science teacher Samantha Gordon is . . .

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High School Pianist an Asset to Music Program

Posted Date: 12/22/2023

If there’s a concert happening in the Wantagh School District, Matthew Lin is probably there tickling the ivories. It is unique for a student to serve as a piano accompanist for school concerts, but . . .

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Handmade Signs Spread Positivity at Forest Lake

Posted Date: 12/22/2023

The Kindness Squad at Forest Lake Elementary School has some words of encouragement for their peers. The group of fourth graders recently created inspirational posters to hang around the . . .

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Memories Flow Onto Paper at Mandalay

Posted Date: 12/22/2023

They may still be pretty young, but fifth graders at Mandalay Elementary School have lots of stories to tell. They recently wrapped up their memoir writing unit by publishing personal narrative . . .

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