The Food Truck Challenge drove into to Gelinas Junior High School once again for the spring semester. Eighth grade students in Ms. Pomponio’s family and consumer science classes created their own food truck businesses. They researched local competition, and created business plans, menus and creative designs for their trucks. Once the projects were complete, the food trucks went on display in the Gelinas library where students and staff could vote in various categories.

Congratulations to the winners of this year’s challenge:

Best Food Truck Design: Howzit Smoothie and Acai by Sophie Barresi and Abby Mathiesen

Best Overall Theme: La Petite Boulangerie by Sonya Chou, Jenna Lang and Gianna Morelli

Best Menu: Meaty Munchers by Bryce Baranowski, Billy De Geronimo and Sunneo Wang

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Date Added: 5/8/2024

P.J. Gelinas Junior High School student Charley Golub was named the winner in this year’s Suffolk County Water Authority Student Art Challenge. The annual challenge is in recognition of Drinking Water Week, which runs from May 5-11. Kindergarten through eighth grade students were invited to participate and create a design following this year’s theme, “Water Conservation: Why it’s important to save water and how to do it.”

Charley will be recognized at an award ceremony at the SCWA Education Center later this month. Congratulations!

Date Added: 5/6/2024

Students in Mr. Kostis’ computer design class at Gelinas Junior High School learned about drone regulations, ethics and careers. Check out some of the class footage!

Date Added: 4/29/2024

The P.J. Gelinas Junior High School math team did exceptionally well in the New York Math League Contests this school year. Gelinas ranked first for both seventh and eighth grade out of all schools who participated from Suffolk County. Additionally, Gelinas eighth grade students earned second place out of 26 schools in New York State. Congratulations to all team members and coaches Mr. Hanscom and Mr. Misho.

Every contest has questions from different areas of mathematics. They are meant to encourage student interest and confidence in math through solving worthwhile problems.

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