Students at Northeast Elementary School in Amityville held a festive Spirit Week from Dec. 16-20.

Students participated in numerous activities such as wearing holiday hats, dressing in winter colors, meeting Santa Claus, crafting gingerbread houses, decorating Christmas trees, Pajama Day and a Christmas concert. Also, guest readers from throughout the school and the district visited students to read holiday stories to students.

Photo caption: 1-10: Students at Northeast Elementary School in Amityville held a festive Spirit Week from Dec. 16-20.

Photos courtesy of the Amityville Union Free School District

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Date Added: 1/10/2025

From Dec. 17-19, Northwest Elementary School in Amityville performed a medley of songs to spread some holiday cheer during their annual Winter Concert/Art Showcase. 

Directed by music teacher Ms. Nicole Altamura, students in grades K-2 performed in front of their teachers and parents in the school’s gymnasium. The medley of holiday songs included “Jingle Bells,” “Hanukkah is Here,” “Hip Hop Reindeer” and “Feliz Navidad.”  

After the performance, parents got to check out the artwork on display throughout the gymnasium. 

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Date Added: 1/10/2025

On Dec. 20, Amityville Memorial High School held a festive, holiday-themed Battle of the Classes in the school’s gymnasium.

The culminating event for Spirit Week, classes competed against each other in numerous games such as Hungry Hungry Hippo, a potato sack race, a balloon pop relay, hula hoop pass, and tug-of-war. Classes from each grade level filled the bleachers as they proudly cheered on their respective classmates.

After a competitive afternoon of events, the sophomores emerged as the winner of Battle of the Classes.

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1: The sophomores were victorious in Amityville Memorial High School’s holiday-themed Battle of the Classes on Dec. 20.

2: Classes competed against each other in tug-of-war at center court in the high school’s gymnasium.

3-4: Students also teamed up to play Hungry Hungry Hippo.

5: Classes lined up to play hula hoop pass.

6: Student leaders demonstrated the rules of the balloon pop relay.

7-8: Students hopped around the gymnasium during the potato sack race.

9: Santa Claus also made a special guest appearance before the high school’s Battle of the Classes.

Photos courtesy of the Amityville Union Free School District

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Date Added: 1/3/2025