Members of the Westhampton Beach Elementary School Student Council have kicked off their annual holiday toy drive. The students created signs and collection boxes with a goal to amass as many toys as possible during the month of December. All of the toys will be donated to the Immaculate Conception Church in Westhampton Beach for distribution to those in need. Pictured from left are student council members Molly Fay, Isabel Ixcoy and Evan Pereyra.

Date Added: 12/8/2022

For the second year in a row, the Bellport High School Clippers have won the Suffolk County Division II Championship. The varsity football team clinched the title after defeating Northport on Nov. 11 at Stony Brook University before a crowd of 3,000. The Clippers will now  take on Garden City on Nov. 25 at 4:30 p.m. at Hofstra University for the Long Island Championship.

Date Added: 11/22/2022

As part of a PTA-sponsored program, Westhampton Beach Elementary School students were back in their school’s greenhouse on Nov. 14 and 15.

During the session, students worked with farm educator Renato Stafford, owner of Homegrown, to create a compost pile that will break down into soil for use in the greenhouse’s garden beds. Students also learned how to harvest and store various seeds for the future and tried greens that were grown in the greenhouse.

“My goal is to teach students to become food advocates and have them try new things and change their eating habits at home,” said Stafford.

Date Added: 11/16/2022

To promote a love of reading among Westhampton Beach Middle School sixth grade students, reading teacher Camille Pedersen and school librarian Yvonne Perez teamed up to create a two-day book tasting and Starbooks event in the library.

During the book tasting, students were invited to “Perezerseni's Café,” where they sat at decorated library tables and given a menu that offered different literary genres for them to try, or taste.”

“Students sampled different books and had the opportunity to check out books that they wanted to continue reading,” said Pedersen.

The following day, the library was transformed into a “Starbooks,” where students enjoyed warm drinks and had a choice to continue reading the books they previously selected or play word games.

Date Added: 10/17/2022