Sachem High School East social worker Lacey Donlon-Kraker was selected to represent Team North America at the Ball Hockey 4v4 World Cup. Ms. Donlon-Kraker will travel to the Dominican Republic next month for the international event. This opportunity is the culmination of her 11 years of dedication to the sport, with the past two and a half years focused on achieving this goal.

This marks the most recent accomplishment of Ms. Donlon-Kraker’s ball hockey career. Additionally, this past year, she was selected by the National Ball Hockey League to be in the women’s elite league. This league is comprised of the top 100 women ball hockey players in the U.S. and Canada. Ms. Donlon-Kraker’s team made it to the championship game, which was highlighted on the NHL Network.

The Sachem High School North Foreign Language Honor Society hosted a Unity Fair on Oct. 18. Students visited the fair during their world language classes to learn about different countries and cultures from around the globe.

Students chose a country to represent and set up a display to teach their peers. The displays featured food for students to enjoy, as well as poster boards with facts and traditions listed. World language classes got their passports stamped as they traveled throughout the fair. Students took pride in their heritage and were excited to celebrate the diversity among the Sachem community.

“All it’s about is embracing inclusivity and diversity amongst all the different cultures that these students really want to represent,” Foreign Language Honor Society secretary Alain Alarcon said.

Check out the video below highlighting the Unity Fair:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P5GBa5lv48

 

Click here to view the North Students Celebrate Unity slideshow.

Date Added: 10/22/2024

 

Sachem High School East celebrated its homecoming on Oct. 19. Ahead of the big football game, students across the district’s East side showed off their school spirit. The festivities began with the annual elementary parades where football players, cheerleaders and Arrowettes walked the halls of the elementary schools as younger Sachem students cheered them on.

Sachem East held its pep rally at the end of the school day on Oct. 18. Students filled the bleachers on the football field as each of the fall season athletic teams were introduced to the crowd. Additionally, each grade level crowned their homecoming royalty, and the Arrowettes and cheerleaders gave wonderful performances. The football team was the last to be announced, building the excitement for the game on Oct. 19.

The team took on Brentwood for a high-scoring homecoming, ending in a Sachem East win, 49-34.

Click here to view the Elementary Parades slideshow.

Click here to view the Pep Rally slideshow.

Date Added: 10/21/2024

Merrimac Elementary School third grade teacher Danielle Sicari recently wrote a children’s book focused on social emotional learning. “Find Grace in Your Journey” is a picture book teaching children the skills to change negative experiences into positive ones. Her inspiration behind the book is her twin daughters, Grace and Journey, who also serve as the story’s main characters.

Throughout the book, Grace and Journey move graciously through life at home, in school and on the playground. They find ways to enjoy unfriendly moments without worry or fear and appreciate their mishaps and imperfections, recognizing that no one is perfect, and no day is perfect.

Ms. Sicari has worked as an elementary school teacher for 23 years. She implements mindfulness and SEL lessons in her classroom to help students meet the challenges of the 21st century. She recognizes that SEL practices enhance student learning, help students better understand themselves, allow individuals to recognize and identify their emotions, improve their social behavior, promote healthy development and help students to function more effectively as individuals.

“Find Grace in Your Journey” is available on Amazon starting Oct. 19.

Date Added: 10/18/2024