Schools

Kindergarteners at Aquebogue Elementary School diagnosed and treated teddy bear patients during a teddy bear clinic on Feb. 26.

After reading Mitch Albom's “The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Stephanie Piraino's students set about to devise projects aimed at making a difference in their community.

Roanoke Avenue Elementary students designed more than 500 Valentine's Day cards for veterans of the 106th Rescue Wing in Westhampton Beach.

Riverhead High School art students are showing their work from Babylon to Water Mill.

It's not always easy to get elementary students to do writing assignments but when you wrap them up in fun, you can add in lifelong lessons on kindness, acceptance and compassion, too. That's what happened Thursday morning in Roanoke Avenue school's cafeteria.

Riverhead Central School District honored two longtime employees Jan. 22 for their hard work and dedication to the district.

The Riverhead High School School Gay-Straight Alliance Club received a $500 grant from the LGBT Network.

Fourth-graders at Philips Avenue Elementary School, inspired by a PBS documentary about the devastating effects of plastic on the environment, took action to reduce single-use plastic items in the school.

Students in the high school ceramics classes, the cooking club, the baking and pastry class and the photography club collaborate on the event, which raises funds for the Phillips Avenue Elementary School food pantry.

The Riverhead Central School District honored two “Hometown Heroes” at its regular board meeting Jan. 22, 2019.