History was really brought to life for a social studies project at the middle school thanks to Ray Vaz, the father of Caryl Salesi. Our students created a full 20-minute video interview on his experiences in the war and presented him with a Certificate of Recognition in honor of the many hours he spends each year speaking with our social studies classes. More than 20 years ago, the district presented him with an honorary diploma, as he enlisted in the Army before actually graduating from the school. He’s a great man, with a great family and we are proud to have him as a member of our Mineola family.
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Missy Uryevick, second-grade teacher at Meadow, was selected as the KJOY Teacher of the Month for January. Voted for online by the community, she was honored by KJOY in her classroom just prior to the break. A representative gave each of the students in her class a coupon to Noodles & Company in Garden City, and Ms. Uryevick received a coupon for a year’s worth of noodles. Well deserved designation for one of our many great teachers.
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Sophomore Tony Macchietto finished second in the Nassau County Qualifying Tournament for bowling and earned himself a spot on the All-State team. He is only the second male bowler from Mineola in the last fifteen years to make it to the states. The state tournament will be held the first weekend in March in Syracuse. A long-time bowler, we wish him the best of luck at the state level.
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Junior Sanskriti Bimal has been named a winner of the 2015 Regional Scholastic Art and Writing Award. She won two Silver Key distinctions in the Northeast Region in the journalism categories for her articles “Amplifying Voices to Educate the Girl Child” and “What Thanksgiving Means in Mineola.” Her writing can also been seen in the school newspaper and in local Mineola newspapers. Congratulations to her on this well-deserved recognition.
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The district hosted the FIRST Lego League competition yesterday for approx. fifty middle school-aged teams. It’s the first time Mineola has hosted the event and the third year we have had a Lego League at the middle school. The event challenges students to focus on engineering techniques, teamwork and problem-solving skills in order to complete simple tasks with a robot. These kids are highly motivated and dedicated – meeting three times a week since September in order to get their robot competition-ready. They did great and made Mineola proud, as always.
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