During their April 17 meeting, the South Country Board of Education recognized members of the middle school Lego robotics team. Team members were presented with certificates of achievement for concluding their season with a first-place award in robot design. The team earned the award at the FIRST LEGO League Tournament at William Floyd High School.

Date Added: 4/23/2024

To celebrate National Drop Everything and Read Day on April 12, seventh and eighth grade Bellport Middle School students in the classes of Jessica Arrigotti, Alison Caracciolo, Lisa Dooley, Shalli Lynch, Ann Metz, Lisa Rusie and Nicolette Schiavone were encouraged to spend time reading a variety of books.

Date Added: 4/22/2024

The Bellport Middle School Lego Robotics team recently concluded their season with a first-place award in robot design. The team earned the award at the FIRST LEGO League Tournament at William Floyd High School.

To earn the award, the team presented their innovation project to a panel of judges and answered technical questions about their project, their robot design and their software code. The team also competed against 26 other teams in the categories of robot game high score, innovation project, programming and core values.

The South Country students prepared for the competition by building this year’s FIRST LEGO Challenge Missions. The 15 different mission models are built using Lego pieces and simple machines to create motion. The team had to design, build and program a challenge competition robot using Lego Spike Prime robot kits. These kits have a programming brick and motors that can attach to other Legos. One of the goals of the competition was to interact and manipulate as many of these mission models as possible.

The team members extend their thanks to their parents, friends, teachers and mentors, who offered support throughout the season.

Date Added: 3/26/2024

As part of Career Week in the South Country School District, students took part in a girl empowerment assembly where they heard from Deputy Commissioner Belinda Alvarez Groneman, Deputy Chief Milagros Soto and Sergeant Apryl Hargrove of the Suffolk County Police Department. The decorated officers spoke to the students about their respective journeys into their careers and urged them to always follow their dreams, work hard and be resilient.

Date Added: 3/25/2024

This year, students and staff at Bellport Middle School spearheaded a food waste project. Led by teacher Lisa Dooley, the initiative aims to keep food out of the garbage by distributing leftover cafeteria snacks throughout the school day, before after-school sports programs and at the Empire program. Items are also delivered to the Boys & Girls Club. “It's a big job, with over 80 people working together toward a common goal,” said Dooley.

Date Added: 3/21/2024