A team of Locust Valley Intermediate School fifth-graders has been named the regional winners in the TOSHIBA ExploraVision competition. Roarke Creedon, Shawn Kapoor and Matthew Klein created the project, Plant Power, the Super-Hydrophobic Lotus Leaf, which proposes to make airplane flight safer through a de-icing/anti-icing innovation. It involves nano-imprinting the lotus leaf pattern onto an airplane’s exterior. The...  (more)

Members of the high school’s Odyssey of the Mind club won first place in the Odyssey of the Mind Regional Tournament and earned a spot in the Odyssey of the Mind State Tournament on April 12 at Binghamton University. The high school club teaches students to learn creative problem-solving methods while having fun. The projects allow students to think creatively as they aim to solve difficult problems. Thinking outside...  (more)

The Locust Valley Middle School Science Bowl Team earned second place in the New York State Regionals of the National Science Bowl held at Brookhaven National Laboratory.These students competed among twenty teams from twelve schools across Long Island in a head-to-head, round robin style competition, with the Locust Valley team just missing the first place title. The team consisted of eighth grader Lucas Ferrante, seventh...  (more)

Day Two of Competition in Albany, NY: The LVHS wrestling team has been crowned New York State Division II State Champions! Additionally, freshman Hunter Dusold has been crowned a State Champion. The Falcons entered day two of the state championships with four wrestlers competing in the semifinals. From those four athletes, freshmen Jon Gomez and Hunter Dusold advanced to the finals, Jon in the 99-lb. weight class and...  (more)

The Locust Valley Middle School mini-theater and library were filled with fur trappers, shoemakers, fishermen, medics and other professionals from the Colonial times. While seventh-graders usually don hoodies and jeans, the Colonial Jobs Fair had the students wearing costumes typical of the Colonial tradespeople they had researched in social studies classes. Playing the role, the middle school students presented their...  (more)

Action to Eliminate Gap Elimination Adjustment - We Need Your Help - CLICK HERE!  (more)

To send a letter urging your elected officials to eliminate the GEA, use the links below. 1. Copy each letter into your own personal email. 2. Type your name at the bottom of the email after "Sincerely." 3. Highlight the email address of the elected official and paste it into the "Send To" section of your email . 4. In the subject, type Eliminate the "GEA." 5. Hit send and the letter will be sent to the elected...  (more)

It may seem like they were just clowning around, but students at Bayville Intermediate School were serious when they decided to join the circus. Although it was only for one week, the experience will last a lifetime. Thanks to the Bayville PTA, the National Circus Project visited the school for a week, teaching circus skills to fifth-graders and helping them prepare to present their very own circus. Using physical and...  (more)

Students at Locust Valley Intermediate School created Valentine’s Day cards for Veterans using skills they learned in their classes. The cards had more than cut out paper hearts and glitter on them; some included heartfelt letters from the children that incorporated lessons they recently learned. Fifth graders are learning about ways to help the community and students in Mrs. Katie Smith’s class used the...  (more)

Second graders in Mrs. Kalbacher’s class at Bayville Primary School recently celebrated the Chinese New Year after learning about the Chinese culture and the holiday. The children found it fun and challenging to eat a snack of oranges and rice with chopsticks, and learned that children around the world have different customs even when it comes to snack time. “It’s a fun way for the children to...  (more)