Small change adds up to make a big difference, thanks to the help of the Hero Squads efforts in support of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. (Credit: Courtesy photo)
The Shelter Island High School’s National Honor Society (NHS) hosted a fundraising drive for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
The Elementary School’s Hero Squad brought in a total of $248.21, mostly in coins, which were processed through a Coinstar machine.
The top honors went to the 5th grade, which brought in the following: 147 quarters, 72 dimes, 109 nickels, 1,625 pennies and $90 in bills for a grand total of $155.65.
The coins were donated directly through the Coinstar machine, and the bills will be converted to a check for the donation.
(Credit: Ambrose Clancy photo)
Members of the National Honor Society (NHS) at Shelter Island School are selling shamrocks in the week leading up to St. Patrick’s Day. Money raised will go to the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
MDA provides health care and support services for adults and children with neuromuscular diseases. Muscular Dystrophy involves the wasting away of muscles and is progressive. It cannot be reversed, although some medications and treatments can slow the disease.
Gold shamrocks are $5 and green shamrocks are $1. NHS members are trying to beat last year’s goal of $479.
To buy one, see an NHS Member, or cash or checks payable to Shelter Island School can be dropped in the main lobby in an envelope titled “NHS-Shamrocks,” or sent via Venmo to @Janine-Mahoney.
Gender neutral school bathroom policy on deck Shelter Island School. (Credit: Ambrose Clancy)
The Shelter Island Board of Education offered a first reading of a policy Monday evening creating gender neutral single occupancy bathrooms at the school.
The policy is in line, officials said, with creating and maintaining an inclusive educational and work environment.
If the policy is adopted it would designate all single-occupancy bathroom facilities as gender neutral for use by no more than one occupant at a time or for family or assisted use.
Graduation plans
With the COVID-19 pandemic last spring, school officials went out of their way to implement special activities around the graduation of the class of 2020.
Shelter Island School food drive sets record National Honor Society students rounded up a record number of food donations. (Credit: Janine Mahoney)
The National Honor Society (NHS) at Shelter Island School has announced their recent food drive was a record-breaker. “This was our best Souper Bowl ever in all of our 13 years of participation,” said NHS adviser Janine Mahoney.
The Pre-K 4 class took top honors with a final class total of 304 items. All classes participated and put forth a great effort, collecting food and cash donations from the community.
NHS students packed three vehicles full of boxes for delivery to the Shelter Island Presbyterian Church Food Pantry this past Monday between the end of school and the beginning of sports practice.
New NHS inductees, top, from left, Ben Waife, Hayden Rylott and Elijah Davidson. Middle, Sebastian Quigley-Dunning and John Febles Torres. Front, Emma Teodoru, Andrea Napoles and Angelina Rice. (Credit: Francesca Frasco)
After announcing eight new members in December into the National Honor Society (NHS), the Shelter Island School held an induction service for sophomores Elijah Davidson, John Febles Torres, Andrea Napoles, Sebastain Quigley-Dunning, Angelina Rice, Hayden Rylott and Benjamin Waife, and senior Emma Teodoru on Jan. 21.
The recognition, while associated with academic achievement, is not based on GPA alone. “Admission requires a cumulative average of 90 or better, evidence of leadership, the desire to serve, and possessing an admirable character,” said NHS adviser Janine Mahoney.