English Honors; Pi Day; Considering Colleges: Deer Park Schools

DEER PARK, NY —

DPHS inducts new English Honor Society members

Deer Park High School welcomed new members to the National English Honor Society on March 21. The induction ceremony, held in the school’s auditorium, featured remarks from Director of ELA, Reading and Library Justin Uliano, NEHS advisers Teresa Greco and Kristen Wallace, and keynote speakers Tasfia Shaikh (Class of 2020) and Emily Siegel (Class of 2018), as well as a narrative reading from NCTE essayist Chasity Rolon.

Sponsored nationally by Sigma Tau Delta, the English Honor Society chapter is dedicated to literary achievement and community service.

Robert Frost Middle School holds first Pi Day celebration

At the first annual Pi Day celebration at Deer Park’s Robert Frost Middle School, students came prepared for a day of fun and friendly competition in the gym during math period. As part of the festivities, each student had the opportunity to select one craft and one contest to participate in, which incorporated several other disciplines including English, music and physical education.

The events included pi trivia, a whipped cream “pi” eating contest, a hula hoop and ring toss contest, and stations for creating pi paper chains and bead key chains. In a unique pi with music activity, students used the digits of pi to assign a note to a number by following the digits of pi, then created songs by placing the notes that correspond with the correct color. One seventh grader won the pi reciting contest, reciting an outstanding 226 digits of pi from memory.

The winners of each contest enjoyed the privilege of pieing a teacher or administrator in the face.

“Pi Day was a huge success,” Director of Mathematics and Business Christine Gill said. “The kids and adults all had a blast and I guarantee they know a lot more about pi than they did before. A big shout out and thank you to all those teachers and administrators who volunteered to get pied in the face. It truly made the day extra special.”

DPHS attends HBCU Homecoming Classic

Deer Park High School’s College and Career Center and Black Student Union recently organized a field trip to Brentwood High School for the HBCU Homecoming Classic. An HBCU is also known as a Historically Black College or University.

The event, open to seniors, juniors and sophomores, hosted a HBCU college fair for students to speak with HBCU school representatives, which also featured a discussion panel on financing college and a keynote speaker. At the HBCU Homecoming Classic, entertainment for attendees included a live DJ, step show, historically black fraternities and sororities, and color guard.

Four Deer Park students came home with special prizes: Nalasia Chavannes won a Google Home device, Jose Martine Dely won a Bluetooth keyboard and free technology class, Katia Papallier won a Fitbit and Anne-Lorie Thermitus won a gift card at the Sigma Gamma Rho sorority table.