After learning about the process and inspirations of famous artists, Tuttle Avenue and South Street elementary school students each worked collaboratively on two separate murals, under the direction of art teacher Babette Paul. The murals will hang, along with the works of 1,000 young artists across Long Island, in the Parrish Museum’s 2025 Student Exhibition, being held on March 15-April 27.

Tuttle Avenue students studied Georgia O’Keefe and learned that she observed nature, especially flowers that were depicted in large painting form. Inspired by her work, each student then created their own clay flower for the mural. South Street School students studied Henri Matisse’s process of cutting organic shapes out of painted paper to form interesting canvases. Upon learning that Matisse lived near the ocean in France and that his art was often inspired by sea life, the students each had a part in creating a mural using Matisse’s process and inspiration.

Ms. Paul congratulated the students on their artistic accomplishment and on submitting artwork to the student exhibition that will surely inspire visitors.

Date Added: 3/10/2025

The Eastport-South Manor Central School District is pleased to announce that seniors Amanda Seligman and Camryn Warsaw are valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively of the Class of 2025.

Having acquired top ranking in her class, Amanda achieved a 108.324 grade point average. She will be earning an AP Capstone Diploma with Advanced Regents and Honors designation and will be noted for her mastery-level achievement for the math and science Regents exams. As a future electrical engineering major, Amanda will surely be influential in the world. She has played the viola for more than nine years and has a lengthy list of musical accomplishments on her resume. Amanda is involved in each of the district’s honor societies and is the talented chief writer for the school’s newspaper, Shark Bites.

From internships, speaking at board of education meetings, community service and creating a blog about environmental issues, Principal Salvatore Alaimo has described Amanda as a well-rounded and impressive student. “Amanda is the type of student who offers no hesitations when taking steps toward bettering herself and our world,” he said.

As salutatorian, Camryn boasts a 107.627 grade point average. She is an AP Scholar with Distinction and will also receive an AP Capstone Diploma. Like Amanda, Camryn will also graduate with an Advanced Regents Diploma with Honors designation and mastery in both math and science. She is president of both the National Honor Society and the Varsity Leaders Club, as well as treasurer of the National English Honor Society, Tri-M and Natural Helpers, for which she is also a senior leader. Camryn is also a member of the World Languages, Science and Social Studies honor societies. Since eighth grade, Camryn has been a member of the varsity swim team. Her experiences in Natural Helpers, Varsity Leaders and various honor societies have demonstrated her passion for people and helping others. Her goal is to become a child psychologist and to support and educate children coping with trauma, stress and emotional disorders. Camryn is musically gifted as well, as she is a jazz band member and drum major of the marching band. She will attend Wesleyan University in Connecticut this coming fall.

The district congratulates both Amanda and Camryn on this outstanding accomplishment and looks forward to hearing them speak at the graduation ceremony, to be held on June 27.

Click here to view the Eastport-South Manor’s Top of the Class of 2025 slideshow.

Date Added: 3/11/2025

Jr.-Sr. High School math teacher Theresa DiMarco was one of 21 educators on Long Island recognized with the Association of Suffolk Supervisors for Educational Technology Bright Light Awards. The award recognizes teachers who have made significant contributions in integrating technology into the classroom. 

District Director K-12 Mathematics Justin Grover explained that Ms. DiMarco has been instrumental in introducing the Formative program, which is an essential tool for the junior-senior high school in collecting curriculum and instruction data. Furthermore, Ms. DiMarco has been willing and dedicated to supporting colleagues with learning the Formative program, resulting in their reliance on Formative as a primary tool in the Data Wise data collection process for continuous improvement.   

The District congratulates Ms. DiMarco in this outstanding accomplishment.  

Date Added: 3/10/2025

Science Honor Society members collaborated with Dayton Avenue School and Eastport Elementary third and fourth grade students on conducting science experiments. In its inaugural year, the honor society’s goal was to provide outreach to the younger students and to increase their interests in participating in the annual science fair. The honor society members will also serve in a mentoring capacity on science fair projects.

The experiments included a variety of subjects, such as a lima bean planting activity and the testing of Newton’s Laws of Motion. Students also explored weather trends by year to determine why the area is seeing less snow. They also examined the feeding times of sandpipers who are solitary versus those who feed in groups.

Click here to view the National Science Honor Society Mentors Elementary Students slideshow.

Date Added: 3/7/2025