Eighth-grader Mouhammad Seck has qualified for the Geographic Bee state competition for his third straight year.

After winning the school’s bee on Jan. 23, Mouhammed then scored within the top 100 on the online written test and advanced to the state level of the 31st Annual National Geographic Bee. The event will be held at the New York State Museum on March 29 in Albany. Last year, Mouhammad finished sixth in the state.

Students from across the state will compete for spots in the National Geographic GeoBee Championship at the National Geography Society headquarters in Washington D.C. from May 19-12.

The district congratulates Mouhammad for the feat of reaching the state level for a third straight year and wishes him luck on March 29!

Students who are part of the Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council had the special opportunity to present to the Board of Education during a budget workshop meeting on March 5.

The nine-member council is comprised of students from the high school, middle school, George Washington and Cornwell Avenue. To begin the meeting, each student spoke to Board trustees about opportunities they see for improvement in the district’s buildings. Items included water fountains, lockers, desks and science lab equipment.

“These students should really be commended for the hard work they put into these presentations and the courage to speak in front of administrators, the Board and community members,” said Superintendent of Schools Dan Rehman.

The next Board of Education budget workshop is scheduled for Tuesday, March 12 at 7:30 pm in the high school’s video conference room. All residents are invited to attend as the district continues its process of developing the proposed spending plan for the 2019-20 school year.

 

West Hempstead Middle School celebrated P.S. I Love You Day on Feb. 8 as seventh- and eighth-graders added personal touches to previously created banners.

The two grades formed groups that worked on three separate banners, each of which conveyed the theme, “Be Proud of Who You Are.” During their lunch periods, all students added a unique, one-word characteristic about themselves that they are proud of. By the end of the day the three banners were filled with proud traits such as caring, empathetic, tall, clever, beautiful and smart, among many others.

P.S. I Love You Day was named after the nonprofit organization established by sisters Brooke and Jamie DiPalma, who lost their father to suicide in 2010. The sisters created the movement as a way to take a stance against bullying, to help end depression and prevent suicide. 

For the third straight year middle school eighth-grader Mouhammad Seck won the school’s Geography Bee on Jan. 23.

This newest achievement follows up Mouhammad’s sixth place finish at the New York State competition in Albany last year. He will once again look to advance to the state level by scoring within the top 100 during the next round’s online written test for the 31st annual National Geographic Bee. The state winners will advance to the national championship rounds in Washington, D.C., to be eligible for a $50,000 college scholarship.

Prior to the middle school’s final competition, every social studies class held its own bee to determine 10 finalists to participate in the building level contest. Mouhammad claimed victory for a third straight year while fellow eighth-grader Aiden Sargent earned runner-up.

The district congratulates Mouhammad and wishes him the best of luck in future rounds!