Suffolk County Board of Elections representatives visited the Jr.-Sr. High School students with an important message: Your vote is your voice.  

As part of the organization’s Voter Information Program, students enrolled in the school’s Advanced Placement U.S. History, AP Government, U.S. History, and Government and Genocide courses attended an informative seminar in which they learned about the importance of voting, the various types of elections and voter qualifications. The representatives also assisted the students with filling out voter registration forms to prepare them for future elections. 

“This is a rite of passage for students,” SCBE representative Lanette Rubino said. “We hope that this seminar today will also start a conversation at home about the many issues and where families stand. It’s their voice and they should use it.”

  

 

Dayton Avenue School hosted a First Responders Breakfast on Dec. 10 to say thank you to the men and women who work hard to keep members of the Eastport-South Manor community safe. 

The students played an active role in this unique service activity. The guests were greeted with cheers and applause as they walked through the hallway to the breakfast. Orchestra and choral students performed the national anthem and showcased their musical skills that left guests feeling inspired and proud. The student council also helped to serve food, assisted guests and cleaned up with enthusiasm. 

Local businesses, including Handy Pantry, Nettie’s Country Bakery, Bagel Palace, along with the PTA also generously donated breakfast items. 

The event was a meaningful reminder of how deeply the district values localpolice officers, firefighters, EMSprofessionalsand nurses. Their unwavering commitment to the community’s safety and well-being is truly commendable, andresidentsare so grateful for all they do.  

 

Click here to view the Dayton Avenue Holds Holiday Breakfast for Local First Responders slideshow.

 

Date Added: 12/15/2025

The District is pleased to announce that elementary teachers Patricia Capobianco (South Street School), Deb Damboise (Eastport Elementary), Jeannette Hooks (Dayton Avenue School) and Jacqueline Osbourne (Eastport Elementary School) have been recognized as iCivics Civic Star Champions for their work teaching civics lessons related to key themes from the Declaration of Independence: freedom, equality and the pursuit of happiness. 

The Civic Star Challenge is a national initiative sponsored by iCivics and the Bill of Rights Institute in honor of America 250 – the upcoming 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The challenge invited educators nationwide to celebrate this historic milestone by helping students connect the nation’s founding ideals to the responsibilities of citizenship today.  

Through this challenge, teachers engaged students in the exploration of principles that shaped this nation’s democracy by using hands-on lessons, discussions and civic learning activities. Some of the lessons included studies of the American Revolution, the U.S. Constitution and the importance of honoring veterans in society.  

Social Studies Director Dr. Stephen Posselt said he is proud of the iCivics Civic Star Champions’ commitment to civic engagement and education. “These teachers created meaningful classroom experiences that helped students understand their role in a democratic society,” Dr. Posselt said.  Through their dedication, they have helped their classrooms connect with the past, deepen their understanding of citizenship and the values our democracy was built upon.” 

 

Date Added: 12/12/2025

District students have greeted the holiday season with various food drives and donations for families in need.

The Jr.-Sr. High School’s National Honor Society and Junior Honor Society donated to Long Island Cares through the Lion’s Heart service group. The members also collected food outside the Manorville, Eastport and Center Moriches King Kullen grocery stores on Nov. 1 and Nov. 8.

Dayton Avenue School’s community also showed what it truly means to warm hearts while filling shopping carts. The students, staff and faculty participated in the school’s annual Turkey Trot Food Drive, bringing in cans, boxes and pantry items to support the local Presbyterian Church Food Pantry. Sixth grade volunteers helped to deliver the donations.

With grateful hearts and generous hands, the district’s students made a meaningful difference for families in need this Thanksgiving season.

Click here to view the Demonstrating Gratitude Through Food Collections slideshow.

Students enrolled at Dayton Avenue, Eastport Elementary, South Street and Tuttle Avenue Schools celebrated the Thanksgiving season with an array of memorable activities. 

On Nov. 21, Tuttle Avenue first graders participatedin a Thanksgiving celebration, which recognized and honored all essential workers in their school along withthe veteransand active militaryin their community. It was a morning of poetry and song as each of the grade’s classrooms donned turkey and pilgrim headdresses and took to the stage to perform a variety of Thanksgiving holiday music and to recognize the important work that the faculty and staff do each day. 

Dayton Avenue and Eastport Elementary School students in grades 3-6flew “balloons” in individual Macy’s Department Store-like parades.A collaboration between STEAM and library classes, students worked on their balloon designs for the past two weeks. In library class, the students read Melissa Sweet’s “Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade” and developed a concept and theme for their own balloons. During STEAM class and in the schools’MakerSpacerooms, students created a balloonand paraded their designs through the perimeter of their school’s gymnasium. 

South Street second graders also harvested the spirit through participation in Thanksgiving stations, which included Thanksgiving Bingo, making a turkeyplacemat, ModelMagic turkey creations and balloons for a similar afternoon Balloons Over South Street parade.