Students at Northwest Elementary School in Amityville celebrated a day of reading during a special visit from the Book Fairies on Nov. 14.  

Founded in 2012, the Book Fairies gathers new and gently used books and places them into the hands of eager children living in under-resourced areas across Long Island, New York City, and internationally. At Northwest, students met with members from Book Fairies in the school’s gymnasium to select their own book. Additionally, the organization celebrated a milestone as they donated their 5,000,000th book.  

Second grader Riley Smith became the golden ticket recipient when she selected the book, “Makeda Makes a Birthday Treat” by Olugbemisola Rhuday Perkovich. 

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Date Added: 11/18/2024

On Nov. 8, Park Avenue Memorial Elementary School in Amityville held its annual career fair.

Coordinated by guidance counselor Kim Balducci, the school’s career fair aims to expose students to different careers while developing the school to work connection. Held in the school’s auditorium, students in each grade went around to their careers of choice to interview the guest speakers about their professions.

The career fair featured a wide range of speakers that included parents, family and friends of faculty members and community members:


Officer Schmidt and Officer Antonellis, Amityville Police Department

Officer Hernandez and Officer Castillo, Suffolk County Police Department

Lt. Tim Jacobsen and Dan Jacobsen, Amityville Fire Department

Kevin Bowker, entrepreneur/business owner

Jenna Alma, associate project engineer

Joseph Frederic, technical resource principal

Florence M. Symister, senior sales process specialist

Yolanda Shields, business alignment partner

Christine Crosby-Brown, registered nurse

Leisha Cason, registered nurse

Edward Rodriguez, U.S. Air Force

Christina Mitchell, librarian

Mary Cascone and Taylor Bolger, Babylon Town Historian

Viscel Moore, Deputy Commissioner of Parks & Recreation

Tianna Gratta, executive assistant (Media/Radio)

Liz Fanning, director/dance studio owner

Dayana Emmanuel, entrepreneur/chef

Peter Hornick, senior analyst

Jenell Stewart, social media marketing director

Ethan Banfield Senior, assistant service manager


Photo caption: 1-8: On Nov. 8, Park Avenue Memorial Elementary School in Amityville held its annual career fair.

Photos courtesy of the Amityville Union Free School District

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Date Added: 11/18/2024