District students fostered kindness, a welcoming school environment and a focus on mental health during P.S. I Love You Day, held on Feb. 13. A national movement to bring importance to mental health and to decrease bullying, this important celebration is held annually on the second Friday of each February and assists students in recognizing when a peer or loved-one needs help or a bit of kindness. 

Students wore purple-colored clothing to demonstrate their commitment to the day’s message. At Dayton Avenue School, students filled paper hearts with positive messages and took photos in front of the P.S. I Love You backdrop during their lunch periods. At Tuttle Avenue, students and faculty posed under the school’s purple balloon arch. The entire school also posed in the shape of a heart in the gymnasium and took a commemorative photo. Eastport Elementary School, students contributed positive messages on a gigantic hallway display and took turns taking photos with their classes. 

Additionally, South Street School also created a hallway Leader in Me lighthouse where students contributed positive messages in the design’s rays.   

Click here to view the District Celebrates P.S. I Love You Day slideshow.

Date Added: 2/13/2026

Tuttle Avenue School second grader Adrian Uzcategui and Dayton Avenue School third grader Austin Callegari were named first-place and second-place winners, respectively, in the Town of Brookhaven’s second annual Brookhaven Recycles Poster Contest. The goal of the contest was to promote the importance of recycling in an important way.   

The contest invited students to submit posters under the theme of “Choose to Reuse!” or Recycle Right!” and included the town’s recycling can nicknamed “Curby.” Adrian and Austin were recently honored along with six other winners during a town board meeting. They each received a framed copy of their posters, which were displayed in Brookhaven Town Hall. 

Date Added: 1/9/2026