Ethan Brown, a high school junior, lobbied at a school board meeting for the administration to consider giving students additional time off. It worked.
The mural by Massapequa High students is off school property but depicts Native American imagery, which was banned last month from all public schools by the state Board of Regents.
They went behind the scenes at 'Life of Pi,' learned about career paths in theater, and spoke to a lead producer, who also happened to grow up on Long Island.