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Bellew Musicians Get to Be PEAK Performers

Four West Islip fourth graders participated in festival, held in Northport in November.

West Islip’s Paul J. Bellew Elementary School saw four of its young musicians selected for a music festival in November.

Julia Kennedy, Ryan Northorn, Kevin Pilewski and Sophia Stehlik, all fourth graders, were selected to participate in this year’s Suffolk County Music Educators Association PEAK Festival, held at Northport High School on Nov. 21.

The students attended the event with music teacher Laura Hill-Primiano and participated in various workshops, including African drumming, ukulele, folk dance, improvisation and musical theater, as well as the PEAK Festival Chorus.

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Photo: From left, Paul J. Bellew Elementary School fourth graders Ryan Northorn, Kevin Pilewski, Julia Kennedy and Sophia Stehlik were selected to participate in this year’s Suffolk County Music Educators Association PEAK Festival.

Photo by West Islip School District.

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