Month: June 2019

Miller Place’s master debaters from North Country Road Middle School’s Mock Trial Club recently competed in a tournament at Suffolk County Community College (SCCC) against neighboring schools to showcase their knowledge of the law!

Leading up to the mock trial at SCCC, Miller Place’s club members worked diligently to perfect their legal arguments by memorizing affidavits, preparing opening and closing statements and forming questions to secure their side of the case. When they stepped into the courtroom, the Panthers put their knowledge to the test and showcased their questioning techniques, critical thinking and oral advocacy skills. Each team was presented with one case and worked with teammates to lead an in-depth investigation and a thorough presentation.

Congratulations to NCRMS’s defense team on winning both the performance and case categories and to NCRMS’s prosecution team on winning the performance category!

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Miller Place High School recently hosted an art show to showcase the best student-created work from throughout the year. This was the culminating artistic event of the year, and part of the Miller Place School District’s rigorous arts program. During the showcase parents, families, teachers and students viewed photography, ink, charcoal, pencil, painting, digital and sculptural displays, admiring the artists’ creative work and discussing different artistic techniques. The projects on display exhibited a wide variety of concepts and themes, presenting both the breadth and depth of the Miller Place High School arts curriculum.

For more information about the Miller Place School District, please visit the District’s website at www.millerplace.k12.ny.us. To read more about the great things happening in Miller Place schools, ‘like’ our Facebook page: @MillerPlaceSchoolDistrict.

Members of the North Country Road Middle School Science Club in Miller Place recently competed alongside fourteen other Long Island teams in the first annual STEM competition at South Ocean Middle School in Patchogue. NCRMS’s two teams—7th grade: Thomas Como, Ryan Ebert, Adam Messaoudi, Andrew Turner and Alan Yue; and 8th grade: Lilah Lindemann, Brandy Moeller, Jordan Morales, Kyle Sadler, Ryan Southworth—were challenged to complete a Breakout EDU activity, a physical game kit that requires students to solve various puzzles to open a locked box, and a crime scene investigation. Congratulations to NCRMS’s 8th grade team for taking first place in the CSI challenge! 

For more information about the Miller Place School District, please visit the District’s website at www.millerplace.k12.ny.us. To read more about the great things happening in Miller Place schools, ‘like’ our Facebook page: @MillerPlaceSchoolDistrict.

Spring has sprung and so have Miller Place students’ community service efforts! North Country Road Middle School in Miller Place is thrilled to share the several philanthropical initiatives that its middle school students have participated in over the last few weeks including visits to local veterans, fundraising for Autism awareness and fighting hunger in the area.

In honor of Veterans Appreciation Month in Suffolk County, fourteen members of NCRMS’s National Junior Honor Society visited the Long Island State Veteran’s Home in Stony Brook. During the event, students played cards, Monopoly, Jenga, and Checkers as well as listened to inspiring and courageous stories told by the local heroes. The event was a wonderful way for students to give back to Veterans who sacrificed so much for our freedom.

In support of Autism Awareness Month, students at NCRMS facilitated a fundraising initiative to raise money and emphasize the significance of inclusion.  Spearheaded by NCRMS teacher Nicole Farley and teacher assistant Mara Healy, members of the building’s student government sold blank puzzle pieces to students who then had the opportunity to design a unique puzzle piece and “fit” it on the wall. All proceeds were donated to the Autism Society to improve capabilities and services, increase public awareness about autism and provide the best national resource database and contact center specializing in autism.

The National Junior Honor Society also organized and executed a building-wide food drive to help families in the Miller Place-Sound Beach community and across Long Island. The building conducted a friendly competition between homeroom classes to see which class was able to collect the most amount of non-perishable and canned goods to donate to Long Island Cares, Inc. and The Harry Chapin Food Bank. Mrs. Hibbard’s homeroom class collected a total of 104 items and was named the winning class.

For more information about the Miller Place School District, please visit the District’s website at www.millerplace.k12.ny.us. To read more about the great things happening in MillerPlace schools, ‘like’ our Facebook page: @MillerPlaceSchoolDistrict.