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

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

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

On March 19, the national spotlight shined on Mineola as the district hosted the League of Innovative Schools 2024 Convening, a conference attended by over 300 educational leaders and researchers from throughout the country.

During the visit, attendees got a firsthand look at Mineola’s unique instructional curriculum in action and heard from the learners and educators who are engaged in these programs every day.

Here are some highlights from that amazing day!

Date Added: 4/15/2024

At the start of the April 4 Board of Education meeting, Mineola administrators and Board of Education members recognized learners from throughout the district who have recently been honored with awards for their accomplishments in academics, art and athletics.

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

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IACS Challenge at Stony Brook
Julia D’Amico
Valerie D’Amico

SUNY Old Westbury Gifted & Talented Program acceptance
Nicole Hysi
William Klauck
Kaeson Lui

FLL Robotics “Mineola Monkeys”
Matthew Ahlfeld
Gaetano Bonetti
Jackson De Cillis
Caio DeSouza
Prashasti Huliya
William Klauck
Daniel Luning
Andre Palhete
Charlotte Ruyle
Peter Ruyle
Darren Zhang

FLL Robotics “Cyber Mustangs"
Brandon Chen
Janely Dubon
Luke Faisca
Gavin Hurd
Nisha Parekh
Bella Portillo Pimentel
Rebecca Portillo

NYSATA Middle School Flag Design Honorable Mention Awards
Brooke Conlin
Prashasti Huliya

Art Supervisors Association (ASA) All County Art Exhibit selection
Penelope Ambrose
Skyla Azeharie
Catherine Baker
Samantha Caetano *Senior Scholarship Award Recipient
Brianna D’Alleman
Joanna Escaleira
Thomas Farmer
Eunice Lee
Penelope Lin
Logan Look
Brooke Marek
Maria Martinez
Amaya Matos
Matilde Miranda Vieira
Vanessa Rosiak
Jason Shevlin
Peyton Tighe
Julian Wharton

New York State Art Teachers Association (NYSATA) Legislative Art Exhibit selection
Konstantinos Argyros
Mariantonia Castro Guzman
Ava Fischman
Alexa Granados
Adyson Laffey
Logan Look
Ava Murphy
Ariya Patel
Adrian Pollak
Yannis Tam
Brianna Voyer
Christian Wharton

Boys Basketball
Andrew (AJ) DeRose – All Conference and Conference Scholar Athlete
Ioannis (Yianni) Molos – All Conference
Joseph O’Connell – All Conference

Boys Bowling
Nicholas Grotheer – All League
Nicholas Morgan – All League
Christopher Tercynski – All Conference

Girls Bowling (County Champions)
Emma Foley – All League
Kelsey Morrison – All County
Michaela Palumbo – All Long Island

Boys Winter Track
Josiah Bracken – All County 300m, 55m and All Stat- Intersectional Relay

Wrestling
Joseph Keesee – All County
Steven Kelly Kostulias – All Conference
Matthew Lisboa – All Conference
Isaiah Rivera – All Conference
Manuel Rivera – All Conference
Christopher Stalzer – All-Conference

Girls Basketball
Liliana DeCollibus – All Conference
Caitlin Kenney – All County, Player of the Year
Elizabeth Kenney – All County
Emma Powers – All Class
Brianna Robinson – All Class