Wading River School was awash with students, families and friends at the annual Evening of the Arts on April 10. Upon entering the school, cheerful music filled the air, indicating the festive arts celebration inside. Dozens of students in grades four and five served as art ambassadors, art teachers Daria Browne and Rosemarie Petruzzellis greeted parents and grandparents as students showed off their works displayed throughout the hallways. A fun art scavenger hunt encouraged participants to read the placards beside the colorful art pieces created throughout the year including pumpkins, sunflowers, butterflies, trees, self-portraits and more.

The festivities continued with the third grade orchestra – directed by music teachers Erin Fasano and Jenilyn Smith – performing several popular selections and culminating with Queen’s “We Will Rock You.”

The evening was a joyful celebration of creativity, imagination and connection in Shoreham-Wading River.

Click here to view the The Arts Are for Everyone! slideshow.

Date Added: 4/14/2025

Albert G. Prodell Middle School Student Council students addressed the Shoreham-Wading River School District Board of Education members during the April 8 BOE meeting.

Principal Kevin Vann introduced guidance counselors and Student Council advisers Eugene Sicoli and Lauren Waldron and commended the outstanding work and how the Student Council, with about 30 members, has risen to a new level, creating a positive impact and new ideas in the school.

Mr. Sicoli and Ms. Waldron then turned the microphone over to Student Council president Colbie Brown, vice president Brielle Bannon, treasurer Cooper Hochmuth and members Jacob Coriano and Keira Holt. The student leaders spoke of their successes in the school to date this year, including Red Ribbon Week, Unity Day, the Halloween dance, P.S. I Love You Day and more. The students shared how they purchased new games for free periods from profits from the Halloween dance.

They then spoke about their ideas to recognize Mental Health Awareness Month in May, both throughout the building and throughout the district and how they will incorporate resilience, the Character Trait of the Month, into their plans.

Board of Education President Thomas Sheridan commended the students for their efforts throughout the school year.

Date Added: 4/11/2025

Shoreham-Wading River High School junior Isabelle Scherl wowed the Board of Education and members of the community at the April 8 meeting with her recitation of “What Baking Can Do,” a poem she penned. Isabelle was commended by Director of Humanities Nicole Waldbauer for her first-place win at the school’s Poetry Out Loud competition and her subsequent move to the state competition where she was named a runner-up.

In the words of English teacher Jennifer Nazer, Isabelle is truly “a dynamic whirlwind of creative energy.”

Date Added: 4/10/2025

Shoreham-Wading River High School Senior Skylar Hunt was honored at the April 8 Board of Education meeting for her exceptional journalism work.

Director of Humanities Nicole Waldbauer lauded Skylar for receiving a Quill Award at Adelphi University Press Day. The award was for best sports story for her reporting on the Thanksgiving Day Race honoring the legacy of SWR Coach Paul Koretzki. 

Students in the journalism class and club attended the event with English teacher

Vincent Ball. Additionally, the editors of the Wildcat Pause — Giovanna Aceto, Lukas Brand, Ayla Kops and Alyssa Wood — accepted the third-place award

for best newspaper layout at Press Day, as noted by Mrs. Waldbauer.

Date Added: 4/9/2025

Miller Avenue School K-2 students learned some exciting new coding challenges using Indi robot vehicles.

Library Media Specialist Brittany LaValle and Eastern Suffolk BOCES Models School Coach Carrie McGuire worked with the students in the library to supplement their computer science skills. The engaging activity challenged the young scientists to complete a code sequence to create a square path around a classmate and – a more advanced level – to complete a code sequence to create an infinite loop.

The activities encouraged collaborating, problem-solving and computational thinking skills among the students.

Click here to view the New Coding Challenges for Miller Avenue Students slideshow.

Date Added: 4/9/2025