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A “Spudtacular” Day at Boyd’s Potato Olympics

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James H. Boyd Intermediate School held the XIV Potato Olympics on March 11, featuring different STEM activities based around potatoes. Two regular education third grade classes and one special education second grade class participated in the event, organized by teacher Liz Held. The student coaches and their potatoes were divided into nine different colored teams, competing in nine events including bowling, high jump, curling, taste test, luge, measurement, slalom, high dive and ringle. All potatoes and coaches received medals at the end of the event.

“The Potato Olympics really reinforces the math and science concepts that the children are learning this year,” Held said. “It’s a ‘spudtacular’ day!”

Date Added: 3/21/2024

Boyd’s Invention Convention Showcases Student Innovation

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Thirty students from grades 4 and 5 recently participated in James H. Boyd Intermediate School’s annual Invention Convention, held in the school’s cafeteria. Hosted by the Boyd PTA, the event challenges students to use their imagination, creativity and basic science and mathematical skills to identify a need or solve a problem. Students spent a month working on their projects independently at home, then brought in their prototypes. During the showcase, the community had the opportunity to view and interact with the projects, as well as meet Boyd’s student innovators, who spoke about their inspiration for the inventions and the challenges that arose during the design process.

Date Added: 3/19/2024

Two Dozen Elwood Student-Musicians Chosen for SCMEA All-County

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Two dozen terrific Elwood student-musicians have been selected for the Suffolk County Music Educators’ Association All-County Festival, and will begin rehearsing with their respective SCMEA ensembles in early March.

Elwood-John H. Glenn High School freshmen Margarita Agrawal (viola) and Angelica Viviani (voice), and sophomores Peter Bell (clarinet), Aaleshan Jamal (trombone), Raim Kim (violin), Olivia LoBue (voice) and Emma Rothleder (violin) will perform at the SCMEA West Division III concert on March 9 at Huntington High School.

Elwood Middle School seventh and eighth graders Juan Alvarado Escalante (voice), Olivia Charalambous (clarinet), Gregory Gross (voice), John Haintz (double bass), Jewel Li (cello), Joseph Meyers (voice), Ryan Myers (trumpet), Logan Ouziel (voice) and Camille Zreik (violin) will perform at the SCMEA West Division II concert on March 10 at Huntington High School.

James H. Boyd Intermediate School fifth graders Ella Zwang (voice), Daniel D’Angeli (trumpet), Nicholas Mandelbaum (voice) and Raho Kim (violin); and Elwood Middle School sixth graders Victoria Agrawal (cello), Sophie Bagshaw (clarinet), Nora Brzezinski (voice) and Lukas Davis (viola) will perform at the SCMEA West Division I concert on March 10 at Huntington High School.



Date Added: 2/7/2024

Boyd Holds Successful Annual Poetry Slam

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James H. Boyd Intermediate School held its annual Poetry Slam on Jan. 19 in the school’s auditorium. To prepare for the event, the 23 participating students chose poems they liked. After weeks of practice, they created slideshows to accompany their poem to enhance the audience’s experience. Student Charlotte McAuliffe served as the Poetry Slam’s emcee, with Jayden Berk as the assistant emcee.

“The Poetry Slam has taught us some very important skills that we will need throughout life in order to be successful, such as being proactive and responsible, as well as how to present and public speaking,”” said McAuliffe, who read the Karen Cira poem “What Is a Friend.”

“Hard work and practice made this year’s Poetry Slam another resounding success,” teacher Marsha McLeod said. “Congratulations to our students on a job well executed, and let this outcome be their catalyst for a successful year.”

Date Added: 2/5/2024

Nine Elwood Orchestra Musicians Chosen for LISFA Festival

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Nine outstanding Elwood student-musicians – James H. Boyd Intermediate School fifth grader Raho Kim (violin); Elwood Middle School sixth graders Victoria Agrawal (cello) and Lukas Davis (viola), and eighth graders Jewel Li (cello) and Camille Zreik (violin); and Elwood-John H. Glenn High School freshman Margarita Agrawal (violin), sophomores Louise Hartough (double bass) and Raim Kim (violin), and junior Davin Li (violin) – were chosen to participate in the Long Island String Festival Association’s honor orchestras in January. Orchestra students from across Suffolk County are picked for LISFA based on teacher recommendations and New York State School Music Association performance scores.  

“Selection into this festival is highly competitive, and being chosen for LISFA is a testament to the students’ hard work and dedication to learning their instrument,” orchestra director Diana Gotzen-Berg said. “We are very proud of our students and are thrilled to celebrate this wonderful achievement.”

Date Added: 2/1/2024