Six students from Murphy Junior High School in the Three Village Central School District have received a regional honor in the 2024 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. The recognition program is the nation’s longest running for creative teens. Only the top 2-15% of the 250,000 entries from around the country received awards.

Congratulations to the following students who submitted works of flash fiction writing:

* Amartya Das: Gold Key for “Suspended Under the Cruel Stars”
* Maeve McKay: Silver Key for “Ink Stained Memories”
* Sabrina Fung: Honorable Mention for “Black and White”
* Jiwoo Han: Honorable Mention for “Terror of the Needle”
* Olivia Monticciolo Honorable Mention for “Forgotten Twin”
* Alyssa Puliese: Honorable Mention for “Unbounded”

As a Gold Key award winner, Amartya will advance to the national competition. The national award entries are considered for a Gold Medal, Silver Medal or scholarship award.

Date Added: 4/18/2024

Ward Melville High School students in the TEAM WARD club visited P.J. Gelinas and R.C. Murphy Junior High Schools to offer advice and encouragement about moving up to the high school. The club name stands for Targeting Emotional and Mental Wellbeing and Recovery Development, and is made up of student-athletes.

Eight high school students sat on the panel, “Inside the Mind of a Patriot” at each building. The panel was led by Ward Melville High School counselor and mental health and performance coach Leah Jantzen. Ms. Jantzen asked the high school students questions to answer for their younger peers. Students touched on several topics including balancing schoolwork and extracurriculars, handling stress and the many resources available at Ward Melville. The seventh and eighth graders were eager to interact with the high school student-athletes and hear about their experiences.

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Date Added: 4/16/2024

Students from both junior high schools stepped on stage for their spring productions in front of live audiences. P.J. Gelinas presented “Little Women,” whereas R.C. Murphy students put on a performance of “Grease.” Both shows engaged the audience with wonderful musical numbers and acting!

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Date Added: 4/3/2024

Students from the Murphy ecology club visited teen services librarian, Emily Ostrander, at the Emma S. Clark Memorial Library. Ms. Ostrander gave the students a tour of the historic building and highlighted all the services and programs available to teen patrons. During their visit, students contributed to the new Seed Lending Library by donating heirloom Long Island Cheese Pumpkin seeds that they had saved. The Seed Lending Library will debut on March 19 and is available for all Emma Clark patrons.

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Date Added: 3/14/2024

R.C Murphy Junior High School hosted the Science Olympiad Eastern Long Island Regional Competition on March 3. More than 400 students from across Long Island gathered to compete in team-based and collaborative STEM challenges.

Both P.J. Gelinas and R.C. Murphy Junior High Schools did exceptionally well at the tournament, earning medals in several events. Overall, Gelinas took first place and Murphy came in second. Both teams will head to the state tournament in April.

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Date Added: 3/8/2024