DATES: March 24 & 25 - 7 PM -- March 26 - 2 PM - Location Jr./Sr. HS PAC - Click the picture to the left to purchase Tickets
Goosehill Primary School was thrilled to welcome award-winning children’s book illustrator and author, Mr. Chris Soentpiet. Mr. Soentpiet was born in Korea and moved to America in 1970 at the age of 8 and has published 23 books to date! Known for his illustrations of beautiful lighting, students in Ms. DeRop’s class were privileged to participate in an art lesson with him where he asked Principal Cosme to model so he could demonstrate his talents and have the students paint a watercolor following his instruction techniques.
Recently, Cold Spring Harbor Central School District spearheaded and hosted unique collaborative learning experiences for AP teachers across 31 Long Island districts. These AP Collegial Circles united 101 teachers on our campus who engaged in productive workshops entailing open dialogue, problem-solving and networking, all with an eye on improving student learning and achievement.
West Side students learned quickly that author, Darren Sardelli, is not your typical poet! Born on Long Island, he grew up with 4 brothers, playing hockey and yes…writing poetry! His humorous rhymes have been featured on radio Disney, in magazines, textbooks and Scholastic children’s books. From an early age, he kept an “idea book” and to date has filled nearly 100 idea books that have inspired his writing.
As a St. Patrick’s Day surprise, Security Team member Kevin Markham graciously agreed to share his bagpiping talent with West Side School. Mr. Markham brought a few special guests to join an assembly. Dr. Barnes interviewed the musicians afterward, and the students listened to advice about music, how practice really does make perfect in life, and you’re never too old to learn something new!
Junior High science students from Mr. Garcia, Ms. Walcott and Ms. Villanti's classes were privileged to visit our neighbors at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory DNA Learning Center. DNALC educators in three separate classrooms set up students with the equipment necessary for an experiment using samples of DNA from bacteriophage Lambda. Students had to cut with two different restriction enzymes, EcoRI and HindIII. Each enzyme recognizes and cuts at a different DNA sequence.
After qualifying as a semi-finalist in the fall of 2022, finalists must continue to demonstrate a commitment to high academic standards and other requirements to advance. CSH School District and the entire administration are extremely proud of this truly remarkable achievement – congratulations to our scholar, Annabelle Coles! Annabelle will be attending Dartmouth College this fall and we wish her the best of luck.
