SCSD: Accolades and Updates 2/24/09

Edward Ehmann, Superintendent of Schools of the Smithtown School District, made the following announcements at the February 24th Board of Education meeting at the Joseph M. Barton Administration Building.

“Drugs in our Town: What’s a Parent to Do?” will be the theme of Smithtown School District’s Parent University on Monday, March 9th at 7:30 p.m. at Nesaquake Middle School. The presentation will feature information and advice from experts, including a physician, law enforcement official, health educator, drug counselor, principal, and a parent struggling with her child’s drug addiction. All are welcome to attend and encouraged to save the date.

Members of the community are invited to attend upcoming budget development meetings. There will be a Business Affairs Committee meeting on Thursday evening, February 26 at 7 p.m. at the Joseph M. Barton Administration Building. A Citizens’ Advisory meeting will take place on Monday, March 2 at 7 p.m., also in the administration building.

Branch Brook Elementary School celebrated the Bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday with its PARP (Parents As Reading Partners) program entitled, “Reading Makes Cents.” Students kept reading logs, decorated the halls with Abraham Lincoln birthday cards, and hosted a Lincoln impersonator. The students donated pennies to The Smithtown Public Library as part of the program.

Musicians and students at Smithtown High School East are working on an effort to raise awareness of the shortage of food in our local food pantries. There will be a Music for Food Acoustic Concert at HS East on February 27th at 7:00 PM.

Nesconset Elementary fifth graders participated in a math poster contest sponsored by the Association of Math Teachers of New York State. Three students from Nesconset received recognition for their poster entries: Rachel Emmerson-1st place, Brendan Volz-2nd place and Jessica Masure-3rd place.

Smithtown High School East and High School West parents and students attended Junior Conference Night. The evening was hosted by the Guidance Department. Counselors developed this workshop to inform parents about college testing, college selection and the college process.

Mills Pond Elementary Civics Club was awarded a Newsday Future Corps Grant.

Smithtown High School West Thespian Troupe 2035, Smithtown High School East Drama Club, Great Hollow Middle School, and Nesaquake Middle School will all be presenting free performances by the students to Smithtown senior citizen gold card holders. HSW will present Damn Yankees on Wednesday, March 4th at 12:30 p.m. HSE will admit gold card holders to performances of Murder’s in the Heir on March 5, 6, and 7th at 7 p.m. Great Hollow students will perform Willy Wonka Junior on Wednesday, March 25th at 3:15 p.m. Nesaquake students will perform Beauty and the Beast on Saturday, March 28th at 1 p.m. All performances will take place at the respective schools. For more information about the Senior Citizen Gold Card Program, call 382-2015.