Under the combined efforts of our middle school and high school music teachers, Dr. Peggy Ho (Wheatley) and Mr. Scott Hoefling (Willets Road), the combined Wheatley and Willets Road student musicians provided a delightful Concert on the Green this past Friday evening. under beautiful skies on Tuesday evening.
Thanks to Mrs. Randi Horowitz for providing these wonderful photos of such an enjoyable event!!
Across our planet, Earth Day took place this past Saturday, April 22nd. At Wheatley, we celebrated the day with a series of activities and information booths intended to educate and inform our students on issues related to Earth Day.
Some of the activities included:
As you can see from the photos, the 3-day Earth Fest was a lot of fun for all! A huge “thank you” to Steve Finkelstein and our EAC students for all of the work they did to prepare for the activities!
(Thanks to Audra Beberman for some of the photos.)
Susan Checkla, our district publicist, took some wonderful photos at the ICU Assembly held on 23 December 2016. She was kind enough to share them here:
For over two decades now, the final day of school before the December recess has been dedicated to a talent showcase, fashion show and luncheon sponsored by our Intercultural Unity Club (ICU). Described by some as “the best day of the year,” the ICU assembly is truly a showcase of our many student talents. Through music and dance performances, students use the ICU Assembly to celebrate the diverse cultures within our community as a way of bringing us closer together. After the assembly, students eat food (prepared by our community families) from across many cultures. Leftover food is brought to the INN at the end of the day.
This day has become one of Wheatley’s wonderful traditions. Many thanks to our ICU Advisors, Gail Leibert and Steven Fitzko, for their work with the students in bringing this day to our community!
Our friends at Island Photo shared the following photos from the day!
As part of our Red Ribbon Week, we had the great fortune of inviting Steven Dodge from The S.L.A.T.E. Project to speak to our 11th and 12th graders. Steven spoke candidly about his experiences growing up, from his first guzzle of beer at age 10 to his eventual drug addiction and the rapid downward spiral his life took. Steven also shared details about his life as a recovering addict, with the feeling that every moment alive is a gift that must be cherished.
Students were deeply impacted by his story and thankful for the chance to hear warnings from someone not much older than they are.
As part of our Red Ribbon week, Rohan Murphy presented to the students at Willets Road (in the morning) and at Wheatley (in the afternoon). Rohan, who lost both of his legs at birth, overcame the isolation and challenges he felt as a youth through hard work, determination and a positive attitude. Through the encouragement of a teacher, Rohan began wrestling in high school, eventually earning a spot on Penn State’s wrestling team.
In a warm and engaging conversation style, Rohan shared both his struggles and his successes with students. He also shared the 20/20 feature from a few years ago.
One of the highlights of the presentation was when Rohan demonstrated a wrestling move on Liam, one of our 9th graders. (As you can see in the video, Liam handled himself so wonderfully!)
Our friends at Island Photography shared some terrific photos from Day 2 of our Showdown2016 competition!
