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District Fall Newsletter
Please click the link above to view the Fall District Newsletter - "A Look Inside Our Schools"
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8th Grade STEAM Community Service Fundraiser
A Community Partnership Project with our 8th graders in the STEAM Program, Wednesday, January 22nd Please stop by to support our 8th grade STEAM students raise money for charity. Students have designed Pizza Box Covers which will be on display!
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Save the Date - Steamanities Night February 6!
Join us for our 3rd annual district wide hands-on learning night! Students will have the opportunity to engage in hands-on STEAM and Humanities related activities that foster creativity and problem solving skills.
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AP Collegial Circles
“Teaching Students AND Each Other” AP Collegial Circles For the second year in a row, Cold Spring Harbor Central School District spearheaded and hosted a unique collaborative learning experience for AP teachers across 43 Long Island districts. These AP Collegial Circles united 129 teachers at the Jr./Sr. High School campus who engaged in productive workshops entailing open dialogue, problem-solving and networking, all with an eye on improving student learning and achievement. Joining this quest for collegial mindsets, were teachers who have been teaching anywhere from one year to 25 years as a collective group to brainstorm, learn, strive to improve, and share best practices that work.
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DDP Engineering Challenge
DDP Engineering Challenge Technology teacher Morgan Milleisen has been keeping her students busy in her DDP: Design and Drawing for Production class (a new elective this year). In this course, students engage in creative problem-solving, engineering and computer aided design. They learn to apply their artistic skills and engineering mindset to create designs, build and test models, and work both independently and on a team. This particular engineering challenge had students plan, design and build a structure of their choice in woodshop using scroll saws, chop saws, belt sanders and palm sanders. Some of the designs included a shoe display, a chess board, and a small table. Amazing work!
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Holiday Chefs
Holiday Chefs! At the high school, French students baked traditional French Yule Logs (Buche De Noel). And Spanish students attended a Cooking Lab in Port Washington where they learned to make traditional Spanish tapas menus of tortilla española and pan amb tomaquét - how fun!
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Sr High Art Show
Senior High Art Show for the Winter Concert - kudos to our talented students for this fabulous display in the PAC lobby and Gottschalk Gallery!
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Sr High Winter Concert
Senior High Winter Concert – Bravo! The night of December 19 the community was serenaded by our talented senior high students at the winter concert. It was a showstopping performance on every level – WOW! What a treat to hear the Chamber and String Orchestra directed by Amanda Segale (West Side Story was enchanting!). Next, the Symphony Orchestra played Jupiter under the direction of K-12 Music Department Chair James Guarini, the Wind Ensemble directed by Andrew Hochler and the Choir directed by Daniel Santangelo (with singers regaling the audience with a theme of “united”). Mr. Guarini extended his thanks to the music teachers for their guidance and support, as well as all the parents for encouraging their children’s creative talents and supporting music education. A huge shout out to the Arts Booster Club for supporting the arts throughout the years. Thank you to our talented students for such a lovely night of music!
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Visit
CSH Laboratory Visit for Research Students: The Human Brain Five students from the Cold Spring Harbor High School Research Program attended the "Development and 3D Modeling of the Human Brain" meeting at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory on December 11. The students watched presentations from seven scientists from institutions ranging from the United States to Germany, Italy, Norway and more, discuss their research in this very new field. Many of the presentations focused on using organoids to model neurodegenerative diseases such as Huntington's Disease, Batten Disease and others. Organoids are 3-dimensional, mini-organ-like structures made by growing a person's tumor cells or stem cells in the laboratory. During lunch, Research teacher Jaak Raudsepp and his students attended a workshop sponsored by MaxWell Biosystems from Zurich, Switzerland. In addition to seeing a demonstration of their cutting-edge technology, the students were able to have a hands-on experience with this technology. Sophomore Jennifer Gerber stated, " During my time at the CSHL meeting, I expanded my knowledge of neurons, organoids and stem cells." Freshman Leila Avidano added "I loved the experience at the lab! This was an amazing opportunity to be immersed in the topics that I am interested in." Please visit this link to a post on Linkedin by MaxWell that mentions CSH High School: https://www.linkedin.com/.../maxwell-biosystems...
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Kinetic Art
Kinetic Art 7th grade STEAM students are engaging in Kinetic Art combining art and engineering. They are creating mechanical gears that are focused on value and shading and building functioning gears with a pulley system. The gears spin simultaneously with the others when pulled by a string. Thank you to art teacher, Ann McLam for this amazing project!
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BAE WiT Graduation Honors
BAE WiT Graduation Honors Congratulations to Julia Wang and Kelly Callaghan: BAE WiT (Women in Technology) graduates! The program is an internship for female students, providing young women with an aptitude for math and science with a practical opportunity to explore careers in various technical disciplines. Students spend 12 weeks, September through November, during their junior and senior years participating in hands-on engineering modules on site at BAE Systems in Greenlawn, NY receiving mentoring, encouragement and guidance. Only 10 students are welcomed into the program each year. The graduation ceremony was held on December 10. Their teachers, Mr. Jaak Raudsepp and Ms. Melissa McLees were extremely proud of their accomplishment in the BAE Wit Program. Director of STEM, Brian Taylor, acknowledged, “We are so excited to continue our partnership with BAE Systems. This program is very important for exposing women to engineering fields, where they are underrepresented. We are so proud of Kelly and Julia for their hard work and how they represented Cold Spring Harbor” Best of luck in your future STEM endeavors Julia and Kelly!
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Jr. High Robotics Team Tournament
Jr. High Robotics Team “The Jawks” The Jr. High Robotics team, affectionally named the "Jawks" attended the FIRST Lego League (FLL) competition practice round on December 8 at Central Boulevard Elementary School in Bethpage. This practice competition sets them up for their annual competition early in 2025. The 10-member junior high team is made up of 7th grade and 8th grade students and mentored by Sr. High Robotics team members Chris DeSimone and Ryan Smith. The Junior High Cyberhawks team is led by Physics teacher Matt Sneider, who has mentored the club for the past three years. He is assisted by his 8th graders: John Pologruto, Gordon Li and Olivia Pienkowski. At the junior high level, the students do build a robot, but it is made up entirely of Legos. Students are well trained coming into junior high using their knowledge from their elementary years under the tutelage of Elementary Educational Technology Specialist Margaret Diehl. What started out as a Lego Robotics Club years ago, the students now learn during the school day in grades 2 and 3 using the Dash & Dot program to learn about events, sequencing and loops. In grades 4-6, students use Lego Education Spike Prime where students build, program and test the robots to learn about motors and motion. They add sensors to help their robots understand and react to the world around them. After-school clubs still exist at the elementary level to expand upon the work being done during the school day.
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Speech & Debate Recognitions
Celebrating more Speech & Debate Recognitions: On December 14, sophomore Alexander Wenk won 3rd place in Lincoln-Douglas Debate at Syosset High School's Debate Tournament. Alex won 3rd place among a field of 35 debaters, earning a half-qualification for the State Championships in Lincoln-Douglas Debate in April. Congratulations, Alex, on a well-deserved victory! At the December 7 JV Speech Tournament, freshman William Reilly took third place and a half-qualification to the state tournament in JV Extemporaneous Speaking. Congratulations William! Kudos to our Speech and Debate Teams, along with coaches Dr. Michael Andrews, Jeanne Glynn and Nicole Kearnes.
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