Mineola UFSD Presents: #MineolaProud: A Showcase of Innovation, May 21st from 5pm-8pm at Mineola High School.

Witness the K-12 evolution of our STEM and STEAM programs, including computer science and coding and robotics, with presentations and demonstrations from learners at all grade levels.

Learners will also be showing off their Creation Station and Genius Hour projects. These interactive lessons range from a worm habitat designed and built by our Pre-K learners, a solar energy project at Jackson, Rube Goldberg contraptions in the middle school and high-tech fabrication at the high school. In addition, the MHS Science National Honor Society will be demonstrating their STEM Exploratory Projects in Biology, Chemistry and Physics.

There will be so much to see, but don’t leave without visiting the MusBuyTangs (MBT) Student-Run pop-up store with students are selling their popular MBT branded products.

Starting at 7pm, all are invited into the MHS Auditorium for TedEd talks by our amazing and inspiring learners.

Our TedEd speakers will include:

Hampton Street
Joanna Escaleira (2nd grade) – The Benefits of Exercise
Jacob Yao (2nd grade) – Controlling Our Emotions

Meadow Drive
Grant Koo (2nd grade) – TaeKwonDo
Sebastian Abbatiello (2nd grade) – Coding is Cool!

Jackson Avenue
Abigail Kelly (4th grade) – Poaching: A Wildlife Crime
Shea McHugh (3rd grade) – Girl Power

Mineola Middle School
Mikey Gaylor (7th grade) – Magic & Its Ability to Captivate the Human Mind
Rhett Pace (6th grade) – Good for the Soul: Rubik’s Cubes & Other Brain Games

Mineola High School
Mary Elias (10th grade) – Falling for you…I think
Neeharika Vattikuti (10th grade and TedEd Club co-president) – It Start with Us

Date Added: 5/15/2024

At the start of the May 9 Board of Education meeting, Mineola administrators and Board of Education members recognized learners from throughout the district for their accomplishments in STEM and robotics and exceptional service to the school community.

They also honored Mineola’s Broadway star Brady Wagner, who made his stage debut this year in the hit show “Merrily We Roll Along” and the Board was proud to be recognized by FIRST Long Island for the district’s support of their STEM and robotics programs.

We are #MineolaProud to highlight each of these amazing learners for their achievements!

Special Recognition
Brady Wagner (Hampton Street's Very Own Broadway Star)

FIRST Lego League team members for their success at the competition in March

The Rockin Legos #6183:
Brendan Breen
Jayden Benitez Hernandez
Mary Krastel
Judah Magun
Gabriel Renjith
Elena Wagner

Master Perseveres #2730:
Catherine Baker
Zachary Beren
Ella Montes de Oca
Philip Silva
Nolan Smallwood
Olivia Trayvilla

Masterpieces #2619:
Oscar Argueta-Salmeron
Daniel Ponce
Aidan Loewenthal
Chelsea Molina Quin
Nicholas Pullows
Emmanuel Surujpaul-Huddleston

The Inventors #6174:
Claire Casey
Alice Garrigan
Oliver Palominos, Jr.
Caroline Pigott
Alexander Regueiferos
Nicholas Salerno

The Lego Leaguers #2728:
Maya Alexander
Spyridon Argyros
Eamonn Romito
Sullivan Schwetz
Chloe Toro
Julian Wharton

The Master Builders #6175:
Jackson Amatulli
Josue Fuentes
Madeline Li
Candi Liu
James McHale

The Master Legos #2726:
Caterina Araujo
Konstantinos Argyros
Brendan Creighton
Cosette Gaffney
Elias Johnson
Lia Santos

The Lego Explorers #6176:
Argyrios Bonetti
Arabella Ferraioli
Finnian Kelly
Victoria Once
Neel Patel
Curtis Savage

Jackson Avenue Brave Safety Patrol members (Recognized for “outstanding service the school community”)
Catherine Baker
Brian Condon
Madeline Gaven
Max Kent
Daniel Nicholas

Jackson Avenue Brave Student Committee members
Arabella Ferraioli
Aidan Loewenthal
Derek Wong

MHS Physical Education Leadership Program
Andrew Basel
Leah Chang
Andrew DeRose
Brianna DiVirgilio
Maggie Duda
Emma Foley
Nicholas Frey
Kirpa Kaur
Caitlin Kenney
Elizabeth Kenney
Sebastian Knight
Keira McCaffrey
Rory Meehan
Kelsey Morrison
Ava Murphy
Michaela Palumbo
James Plunkett
Scott Podstupka
Anthony Sartori
Luigi Sartori
Rafael Solon
John Valentino
Brianna Voyer

Date Added: 5/13/2024

Mineola School District congratulates Elizabeth Madigan, a first grader at Hampton Street School, on being selected as a winner of the Town of North Hempstead “Bee the Change” Earth Day craft contest.

Students in the Town of North Hempstead were asked to decorate a wooden bee to highlight the importance of bees in our ecosystem. With over 2,500 entries submitted, Elizabeth was one of just thirty winners selected to have artwork displayed during the annual Spring Festival at Clark Botanic Garden on May 4.

The district is #MineolaProud to recognize Elizabeth and to express our gratitude to her art teacher Mrs. Altman for always inspiring and guiding Elizabeth and all our amazing art students.

Date Added: 5/9/2024

Fourth grade learners in the Gardening Club at Mineola’s Jackson Avenue School are spearheading the school’s composting initiative and helping turn organic waste into rich soil for planting.

The students are collecting food scraps in barrels around the school and transferring it to outdoor composting bins that were designed and built by students in the high school Fab Lab. Members of the Gardening Club are tending to their compost daily in preparation for planting season.

The compost they are creating will be used nourish flowers and vegetables planted by students in the new Learning Garden, an interactive outdoor learning space that is a collaborative effort of the school’s art and STEM departments.

Date Added: 5/8/2024

Eight Mineola learners have been honored with the Outstanding Physical Education Elementary and Middle School Award by the Nassau Zone of the New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (NYS AHPERD).

Students recognized with medals and certificates at the May 2 event include Joanna Escaleira and A.J. Parente from Hampton Street School, Audrey McHugh and Logan Molen from Jackson Avenue School, Lianna Sanchez and Frankie Gatzonis from Meadow Drive School and Marcello Patron and Daniella Porcelli from Mineola Middle School.

In addition, Meadow Drive School physical education teacher Ms. Christine Gayson was recognized at the event as a nominee for NYS AHPERD Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year. The winner of this award has yet to be announced.

This recognition is awarded annually to exemplary elementary and middle school students who demonstrate exceptional leadership skills, responsible personal and social behavior and outstanding achievements in physical education programs.

Date Added: 5/7/2024