The District is pleased to announce that two teams of high school Science Research students were invited to present their research results on protein crystallography and structural biology at the poster session for the annual National Synchrotron Light Source II Users meeting, held at Brookhaven National Laboratory on May 13. During these sessions, the students were judged by BNL scientists among 19 other teams.

Science Research students Christopher Bruno and Layla Warsaw received fourth place for their project, "Novel APO structure of the tRNA (N1G37) Methyltransferase of Mycobacterium marinum." Co-authors were Amanda Balsamo, Corinne Edele,Thomas Fabian, Ryan Jannotta, Ryan Lee,Diana Schryver and Jillian Warsaw.

A third place was received by Camryn Warsaw and Parker Barry (Islip) for their project, “Novel APO structure of Beta Lactamase from Burkholderia multivorans." Co-authors were Sarah Cluff, Sait Coskuntncel, Gianna Dalessandro,Aaron Isaacson,Elaina Keller,Jacob Lerit,James Lukas andJaciNarducci.

The district congratulates the students on this outstanding accomplishment.

Date Added: 5/15/2024

Eastport-South Manor Jr.-Sr. High School seniors donned college sweatshirts and
T-shirts instead of their school moniker on May 15 in recognition of National College Decision Day. Nationally, this annual celebration takes place on May 1 as an opportunity to celebrate the graduating students’ hard work and accomplishments and post-high school plans. The district’s celebration was pushed back, however, to accommodate testing.

On the morning of College Decision Day, seniors gathered in the hallway and took photos of their classmates and friends in front of a giant backdrop. They also congratulated one another and discussed plans of study with classmates.

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Date Added: 5/15/2024

The Natural Helpers Club is tackling the issues of suicide prevention and mental health by creating lessons specifically designed for middle school students.

The club recently shared these lessons with middle school students, peers who are likely facing tremendous physical and emotional growth, social and academic pressures and feelings of isolation. The Natural Helpers Club hopes, by addressing these issued head-on, that they can equip the younger students with the knowledge to navigate these challenges and build resilience.

The Natural Helpers designed age-appropriate lessons that assisted in the younger students’ understanding mental health (emotions, coping mechanisms and self-care), identifying signs of emotional stress in themselves and others, the importance of seeking help and ways in which to build a caring community.

“We are incredibly proud of the Natural Helpers Club for taking this proactive approach towards mental health awareness,” school social worker Lori Franchi said. “Their dedication to supporting their peers demonstrates the incredible leadership qualities they possess. Together we can create a supportive environment where all students feel valued and empowered to reach out for help when needed.”

Date Added: 4/19/2024

Eastport-South Manor Jr.-Sr. High School 10th grade students in Melissa Martin’s class were winners in the best class anthology category of the 38th annual Walt Whitman Student Poetry Contest for grades 9 and 10 for their work titled, “Vastness.”

More than 3,000 students from around the world entered the contest which honors the famous poet, whose birthplace was in Huntington Station.

“I am very proud of the work my students did to emulate the Walt Whitman poetry style to create a book that will be featured at his birthplace in Huntington Station,” Ms. Martin said.

Date Added: 4/18/2024

The Jr.-Sr. High School’s 2023 yearbook, “Stargazer” was recognized with an honorable mention in Jostens’ “Look Book,” 2024 edition. The annual “Look Book” highlights award-winning layouts and yearbook designs from across the country and internationally.

The “Stargazer” staff who worked on the winning design are 2023 graduates Riley Bivona, Kim Cotrel and Fiona Schlegel and current Eastport-South Manor students Alexandra Fay, Morgan Lally, Liliana Recine, Seleme Reyyan Gulbahce, Yevheniya Rozmarynovych, Bianca Snow and Kalei Strelecki.

As advisers, Stacy Albert and Melissa Martin continue to grow interest in the yearbook club, they hope that students will want to be more creative and innovative in making the history of Eastport-South Manor come alive in their annual keepsake yearbook.

“We work very hard with our students, talented photographers at Lors Photography and our Jostens representative on creating a modern, interesting and memorable book for our students,” Martin said. “We are very proud of the work the club members have put into this year’s yearbook.”

Ms. Albert further acknowledged that the club’s goal was to transform Eastport-South Manor Jr.-Sr. High School’s yearbook into a coffee table book that families would be proud to display, while also creating a book that was a true testament to the wonderful, talented students in the district.

“We hope our yearbook captures the true essence of what it means to be an Eastport-South Manor student,” Ms. Albert said.

Date Added: 4/17/2024