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Sachem Teacher Chosen to Lead All-County Chorus

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Lynwood Avenue Elementary School music teacher Genevieve Diller was selected to conduct the Suffolk County Music Educators’ Association all-county chorus concert. Ms. Diller is the proud band and orchestra teacher at Lynwood Avenue and is a former Sachem student herself. She led the top elementary school musicians in Suffolk County through several performances during their culminating concert on March 10.

Date Added: 3/11/2024

Lynwood Destination Imagination Teams Advances to States

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The Lynwood Avenue Destination Imagination team placed first in the New York Eastern Regional Tournament and will advance to states in April. The team, made up of fourth and fifth graders, successfully completed the scientific challenge – a task that blends scientific research with performance art.

Students were challenged to create and present a story about a character whose discovery of an artifact leads to a finding. They had to design a puppet to portray a character from the past and include an archaeologic investigation through their skit. The team incorporated song and dance to transition their story. They performed under an eight-minute time constraint and designed their set within a $150 budget.

In addition to receiving first place, the Lynwood team received the Renaissance Award at the regional competition. This award recognizes outstanding design, engineering, execution and performance. Students were honored for demonstrating extraordinary effort and preparation, as well as outstanding skill.

Before heading to states, the Lynwood team presented their performance in front of their peers. They held a question-and-answer session with Lynwood students about their design, process and performance. Students were able to understand the overall message of the team’s performance – to communicate feelings and resolve conflicts peacefully.

Sachem wishes the Lynwood team the best of luck at the state tournament as they inch closer to the global finals this May!

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Date Added: 3/7/2024

Domino Effect of Kindness Spreads Across Sachem

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Sachem students at Lynwood Avenue and Merrimac elementary schools witnessed the domino effect of kindness firsthand. Throughout February, both buildings held cereal box collection drives. At Lynwood Avenue Elementary School, staff lined the 812 collected boxes up in the gym as a maze. Teachers knocked the first box down, and the rest followed as a chain reaction. Lynwood Avenue then donated the cereal to Island Harvest.

Meanwhile, Merrimac Elementary School set up its domino maze throughout the halls of the building. Students and staff collected a total of 433 boxes to be donated to the Ronald McDonald House and the Lighthouse Mission.

The cereal box domino mazes symbolized how easily kindness can be spread from one person to the next. Both events aligned with P.S. I Love You Day celebrations.

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Click here to view the Merrimac photo slideshow.

Date Added: 2/26/2024

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