A huge acknowledgment of gratitude goes out to our very generous community for always stepping up to the plate when it comes to those in need and helping others. Student council members and advisors from the elementary schools, Goosehill Primary students, and the Junior High Natural Helpers Club all collected non-perishable food donations districtwide for Thanksgiving to help those in need in our surrounding neighborhoods. All donations were delivered to the Helping Hands Rescue Mission in Huntington Station and the Parish Outreach-Trocaire Food Pantry at the Church of St. Patrick in Huntington.
This year, Lloyd Harbor SIT (School Improvement Team) organized one of its largest fundraisers to date, making it a huge success! Staff and students alike, along with family members contributed food and monetary donations for an “Adopt a Family” initiative in collaboration with Parish Outreach-Trocaire Food Pantry of Huntington, that provided 20 local families in need with a complete Thanksgiving dinner (including the purchase of a turkey). Every student in each class at Lloyd Harbor was assigned a particular item to bring in (many brought duplicates!) which were assembled in large blue bags to be distributed. Interim Principal Valerie Massimo shared, “We deeply appreciate your continued support and believe that involving students in this meaningful act of giving will create lasting memories and foster a spirit of generosity.” The parent community not only contributed to this initiative but donated additional items for the student council’s annual Thanksgiving Food Drive as well. The generosity and kindness of this community is truly remarkable and unmatched. Thank you to the SIT committee faculty teachers Michelle Indrieri and Angela Genova and SIT parents: Ms. Bachman, Ms. Comber, Ms. Iravani and Ms. Vorderis, who purchased all the turkeys through donations, and delivered each complete Thanksgiving dinner bag for 20 families to Trocaire of Huntington. Happy Thanksgiving to all!
This #CSHUnites collaboration was celebrated all week honoring World Kindness Day on November 13. Students participated in many heartfelt moments of kindness and gratitude just prior to the Thanksgiving break. The goal districtwide was to further the message of creating an inclusive and kind community. This “chain” reaction of kindness literally was built with paper chains of kindness messages written by students and hung in hallways and at the district office. Kindness Grams were also a beloved activity where students secretly wrote messages to classmates, staff or family members - bringing joy to each other with positive, caring words...
They had us at Hello! If there was a time to watch a Board recording – well, this would be it! Goosehill students stole the show as they presented for the first time in history at the November 12 Board of Education Meeting. They had us at Hello! Aside from the cuteness factor, the needle tipped the scale when hands rose to hearts for the Pledge of Allegiance; their proud, patriotic voices shattered the volume dial amongst the crowd – it was priceless! Our youngest shared some big ideas, and showed us we have a lot to learn from these students...
Schools may have been closed to students on Nov. 5, but staff and administration led the charge for the second Superintendent’s Conference Day of the 2024-2025 year. Superintendent Conference Days are a time to gather with colleagues for workshops and discussions to further learning opportunities and best practices that help connect staff districtwide for professional growth, both as individuals and team members. It is a unique platform to come together, share experiences and gain valuable insights – harnessing new ideas and innovative approaches.
The Cold Spring Harbor School District is pleased to announce the appointment of Michelle Lempenski as the new Assistant Principal of Cold Spring Harbor Jr./Sr. High School. Ms. Lempenski brings a wealth of experience and a strong educational background to her new role, having dedicated over 15 years to academic excellence and student success in her previous roles.
Lloyd Harbor Halloween Fall Festival Fun! It would be a tough call to choose who won best costume with this crowd - WOW very impressive!
Lloyd Harbor third graders created beautiful Mola designs in art class with Ms. McLaughlin using pastels showing a variety of patterns created from line and shape. Students learned that Mola is a hand-made textile that forms part of the traditional women’s clothing and quilts of the indigenous Guna people from Panama, Central America, and Colombia, South America. More Creative juices were flowing in the Creative Learning Lab with Technology teacher Margaret Diehl. The Coding challenge was to create a simple calculator that can add, subtract, multiply or divide depending upon the input from the user. Using the Hatch engineering program, students added sprites and created variables. They collected data from the user and then used operators to complete the program. It was a three-day challenge of lessons and tutorials. The Program "Hatch" uses block-based coding to help make it easy to understand the basics of computer programming, logical thinking, and basic arithmetic to help create their very own calculator with a graphic design – amazing!
