In celebration of Women’s History Month, Clara H. Carlson School hosted a Spirit Week that culminated with the fourth annual Women’s History Month Living Museum on March 27.

Spirit Week began with “Give Women Their Flowers” on Monday, and scholars were encouraged to honor and appreciate important women in their life by wearing floral prints or flowers. Tuesday’s theme, “Honoring Women in Education,” represented this year’s national Women’s History Month theme, “Moving Forward Together! Women Educating and Inspiring Generations,” and students and staff wore the color red. The scholars wore their favorite superhero shirts and brought in a picture of a “super” woman in their lives for “Women are Superheroes” on Wednesday. 

In the gymnasium on March 27, classes throughout the building visited the interactive Women’s History Month Living Museum. Fifth and sixth graders in the Women’s History Month Living Museum Club researched influential women from various fields — such as politics, science, arts, sports and social justice — and presented their findings in character. The scholars spent approximately seven weeks, meeting once weekly after school, researching their selected figure and preparing for the museum event. They researched the person’s childhood, achievements, struggles faced and why they are influential. The presenters refined their public speaking skills by memorizing their speech, and they also prepared costumes and props. Some of the influential women featured in the museum included Simone Biles, Ruby Bridges, Dr. Mae Jemison and Fatima Jinnah. Additionally, students and staff concluded Spirit Week by wearing the traditional colors of Women’s History Month: purple, green or white.

Along with the presenters, scholars participated as tour guides, helping their peers navigate the museum. The annual club and museum activity is facilitated by co-advisers Mrs. McNamara and Ms. Truglia.

 

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Date Added: 4/1/2025

As part of the annual PARP (Pick a Reading Partner) initiative, the Dutch Broadway School’s gymnasium transformed into a fun, engaging game show for the “Masked Teacher” event on March 12. This event was one of many held throughout PARP to promote reading.

Ten teachers donned costumes to disguise their identities to read short passages and poetry aloud to the scholars in grades K-2. After listening to the read aloud, the students guessed which teacher was behind each mask based on their voice and reading style. The teachers shared poems by Shel Silverstein and humorous riddles.

“This interactive event encouraged students to actively listen, engage with different forms of literature and foster a sense of excitement around reading,” Principal Cynthia Qasim said. “It also strengthened the connection between students and teachers in a creative and enjoyable way.”

Each year, Dutch Broadway School’s PTA collaborates with administration and staff to host PARP. The program encourages parents, guardians and teachers to read with children to foster a love of reading at a young age. Students track the number of minutes they read each day during a three-week period to earn prizes provided by the PTA.

Date Added: 3/28/2025

For the third consecutive year, Stewart Manor School's Lego Robotics team has earned well-deserved recognition for their incredible achievements at the FIRST Lego League Long Island Championship.

Guided by coaches Parveen Rampal and James Ristano, the team participated in this year's “Submerged” challenge, where they were tasked with using technology to tackle real-world oceanic problems. Their competition season began at the FIRST Lego League Robotics Qualifier in January, where they earned a second-place finish in the Robot Performance category, securing their spot in the Long Island Championship held on March 9.

At the championship, their hard work and commitment paid off when they were honored with an Engineering Excellence Award. This impressive award is presented to teams that demonstrate not only an efficiently designed robot but also an innovative project solution that effectively addresses the season’s challenge. Beyond technical excellence, recipients of the Engineering Excellence Award must also exemplify core values such as enthusiasm, respect and teamwork. Their innovation project idea was to design a submersible capable of collecting healthy coral babies and transporting them to Bio Rock formations, a creative solution to combat coral bleaching. Out of 30 teams, Stewart Manor’s Lego robot placed seventh on the mission table.

Principal Pamela Stamidis and Assistant Principal Pamela Boyd expressed immense pride. “Congratulations to the robotics team coaches for their hard work, dedication and leadership and to our excellent, super intelligent and perseverant students,” they said. “We are so very proud of you!”

Date Added: 3/26/2025