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A pair of Nassau BOCES Long Island High School for the Arts (LIHSA) piano students, Luke Gentil (Half Hollow Hills CSD) and Jeremy Kaplan (BellmoreMerrick CHSD), were featured performers at the Grace Music School’s

official kickoff event for their Island-wide piano competition. The winner of the competition will earn $1,000 and will perform at Carnegie Hall. At the event, Mr. Gentil performed two of his original compositions,

“Billade No. 2” and “Gentil Invention No. 1.” Mr. Kaplan performed a medley of Billy Joel songs, beginning with “Waltz No. 2” from Fantasies & Delusions. He also performed the jazz standard “Blue Rondo a la

Turk” by Dave Brubeck. “What more fitting way to celebrate Long Island’s aspiring pianists then having a piano competition,” said Grace Heaphy, director of the Grace Music School. “It gives them a chance to perform at one of the greatest music venues in the world.” The competition will be held in April of 2017 at the worldfamous Steinway and Sons piano showroom in New York City. The winner will perform at Carnegie Hall in June. “We could not be more proud of these two flourishing musicians,” said LIHSA Principal Jack Lenson. “They are an excellent representation of the gifted youngsters that constitute our school. They are the embodiment of Long Island’s up-andWREATHS ACROSS AMERICA - Suffolk County Legislature Presiding Officer coming artistic talent.” DuWayne Gregory served as the keynote speaker for the National Wreaths Across America Day celebration at Calverton National Cemetery and presented a proclamation to the cemetery’s support committee on Saturday, December 17th.

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Send Coming Events to: South Bay’s Neighbor Newspapers, 565 Broadhollow Road, Suite 3, Farmingdale, NY 11735; Fax to: 631.226.2680; or E-mail to: editorsb@southbaynews.com Events must be submitted at least two weeks prior to the date and will run in the calendar on a space available basis. For further information, contact: 631.226.2636, extension 275.

Friday, December 30th The Ultimate Family Magic Show will be presented at The Parlor of Mystery at the South Shore Theatre Experience, 315 West Montauk Highway in Lindenhurst, at 7 p.m. For information, contact 631.669.0506.

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A New Year’s Eve Celebration will be held at AMVETS Hall, 141 Carleton Avenue in East Islip, from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. For information, contact 631.332.9643. A New Year’s Eve Dinner Dance will be held at the Marconi Lodge, 333 Mofﬁtt Boulevard in Islip, from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. For information, contact 631.678.3220. A New Year’s Eve Party will be held at the Brumidi Lodge, 2075 Deer Park Avenue in Deer Park, from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. For information, contact 631.667.1912. A New Year’s Eve & Last Night of Hanukkah Party will be hosted by Congregation Beth Israel at 141 Hilton Avenue in Hempstead, at 8 p.m. For information, contact 347.631.1740.

Sunday, January 1st The Divine Liturgy for the Feast Day of St. Basil the Great and the Civil New Year will be celebrated at Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, 369 Green Avenue in East Meadow, at 9:30 a.m. For information, contact 516.483.3649.

Tuesday, January 3rd

Americans for Legal Reform will meet at the Plainview-Old Bethpage Library, 999 Old Country Road in Plainview, at 7 p.m. For information, contact 631.421.6390.

Wednesday, January 4th The Long Island Accordion Alliance will meet at La Villini Restaurant, 288 Larkﬁeld Road in East Northport. For information, and a time, contact 631.261.6344. The Rainbow Senior Center will host Paint Day at 293 Buffalo Avenue in Lindenhurst, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. The painting will be a snowy winter scene. The cost is $20 to paint; all materials will be provided. For information, contact 631.957.7526. The Babylon Day Homemakers will meet in the pool building in front of the Town of Babylon pools, at 10:30 a.m. For information, contact 631.661.0190.

Thursday, January 5th The Reading Specialists Council of Suffolk will present “The Essential Elements of the Common Core Aligned Reading Workshop, K-5” at the Vanderbilt School, 350 Deer Park Avenue in Dix Hills, from 5:30 to 7:45 p.m. For information, contact 631.669.5964. The Babylon Village Arts Council will present local poet Lisa James at Jack Jack’s Coffee House, 231 Deer Park Avenue in Babylon, at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, January 6th

Hallelujah will be screened at the East Meadow Public Library, at 1 p.m. A Q&A session with Long Island archivist John Carpenter will follow. For information, contact 516.794.2570. Next Fall will be screened at the Studio Theatre, 141 South Wellwood Avenue in Lindenhurst, at 8 p.m. Also Saturday at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m., and Sunday at 3 p.m. For information, visit www.nextfall2017. brownpapertickets.com.

Saturday, January 7th The Islip ELKS Lodge #2533 will host a Basketball FreeThrow Contest for boys and girls ages 8 to 13 at 401 Main Street in Islip. Registration begins at 9 a.m.; the contest will start at 10 a.m. The contest is free of charge. The Bethpage Colonials will be drumming for the veterans at the Massapequa Elks Lodge #2162, 2162 Veterans Boulevard in Massapequa, from 1 to 4 p.m. For information, contact 516.697.4686.

Sunday, January 8th The South Shore Audubon Society will host a Bird Walk at the West End of Jones Beach, beginning at 9 a.m. Bring binoculars. For information, contact 516.467.9498. A NYS Defensive Driving course will be held at Temple Beth El of North Bellmore, at 9 a.m. For information, contact 516.972.0235. A Winter Model Train Show & Exhibition will be held at the Freeport Recreation Center, 130 East Merrick Road in Freeport, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information, contact 516.378.9594. From the Garden to the Wall will be presented at the Planting Fields Arboretum in Oyster Bay, at 2 p.m. The guest speaker will be Mary Ahern. For information, visit www. MaryAhernArtist.com.

Monday, January 9th A Mortgage Foreclosure Legal Consultation Clinic will be held at the NCBA headquarters, 15th and West Streets in Mineola, from 3 to 6 p.m. Also January 23rd. For information, contact 516.747.4070.

A Snowball Dinner will be held at the Westminster United Presbyterian Church, from 5:30 The Babylon Chorale will to 8:30 p.m. For information, hold auditions at St. John the contact 631.661.6740. Baptist High School, 1170 Montauk Highway in West The Boxcar Lilies and Low Islip, at 8:45 p.m. Rehearsal Lily will perform at the will precede at 7:30 p.m. Congregational Church of For information, contact Huntington, 30 Washington 516.445.5073. Drive in Centerport, at 8:30 p.m. An open mic will precede Tuesday, January 10th at 7:30 p.m. For information, Western Suffolk BOCES will contact 631.425.2925. meet in the large conference

room of the Administrative Ofﬁces, 507 Deer Park Road in Dix Hills, at 6:30 p.m. The meeting is open to the public. The Faces of Poverty on Long Island will be presented at the Mid-Island Y JCC, 45 Manetto Hill Road in Plainview, at 7 p.m. For information, contact 516.822.3535, ext. 354.

Wednesday, January 11th Auditions for “Red Scare on Sunset” will be held at the Levittown Public Library, 1 Blue Grass Lane, at 7:15 p.m. Also Friday, and from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday. For information, contact 516.236.9202.

Thursday, January 12th A Senior Group Enthusiasts meeting will meet at the Woodbury Jewish Center, 200 South Woods Road in Woodbury, from 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon. Mr. Michael Kessler of the Jewish National Fund will be the speaker. For information, contact 516.496.9100. Exodus will be screened at the Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library, 999 Old Country Road in Plainview, at 1 p.m. For information, contact 516.313.0131. An Oldies but Goodies Night will be held at the Marconi Lodge, 333 Mofﬁtt Boulevard in Islip, from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. For information, contact 631.669.7275. The Board of Trustees of the Islip Public Library will meet in the conference room at 71 Monell Avenue in Islip.

For information, and a time, contact 631.581.5933.

Friday, January 13th A Chinese Auction will be held at the Lindenhurst High School, 300 Charles Street in Lindenhurst, at 6:30 p.m. For information, contact 631.671.2805.

Saturday, January 14th Breakfast and Birding will be presented at the Connetquot River State Park Preserve, Sunrise Highway in Oakdale, from 8 to 11:30 a.m. For information, contact 631.581.1072.

Sunday, January 15th Le Petit Salon de Musique will be presented at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at Stony Brook, 380 Nicolls Road in East Setauket, at 2 p.m. For information, visit www. lepetitsalon.org. The Kennedys will perform at the Long Island Museum’s Gillespie Room, 1200 Route 25A in Stony Brook, at 3 p.m. For information, contact 631.632.1093.

Ongoing Events Elf, Jr. will be presented through December 29th at the BayWay Arts Center, 265 East Main Street in East Islip. For performance dates and times, and ticket information, contact 631.581.2700. A Scarf, Hat, Mitten & Glove Collection will be held through January 8th at the Northport (151 Laurel Avenue) and East Northport (185 Larkﬁeld Road) Libraries. For information, contact 631.261.6930 or

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Heritage Organization’s Cultural Center, 97P Main Street in Stony Brook. For information, contact 631.689.5888. The Smell of the Kill will

be presented from January 6th through January 21st at the South Shore Theatre Experience, 315 West Montauk Highway in Lindenhurst. For performance dates and times,

and ticket information, contact 631.669.0506. The works of watercolor artist Essie Freilach will be on display through January

27th at Apple Bank, 91 Route 111 in Smithtown. For information, contact the STAC at 631.862.6575. The Islip Indoor Winter

Farmers Market will be held on Saturdays through March 25th at Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, 117 Carleton Avenue in Islip Terrace, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Message is Clear At the start of the school year, Smithtown High School West organized an anti-bullying campaign, “Follow Our Lead.” The goal was to educate students about the dangers of bullying in their community. In an effort to spread the message throughout

the entire school district, students at Smithtown High School West organized multiple events including an anonymous anti-bullying writing campaign, a Zumba fundraiser, an anti-bullying coloring page activity to engage the elementary school students, and the

Best Buddies holiday party. Guest speaker Dr. Justin Patchin, co-director of the Cyberbullying Research Center, author and professor of criminal justice at the University of Wisconsin, recently visited the school for a cyberbullying assembly.

Democracy in Action Students at Mount Pleasant Elementary School in the Smithtown Central School District experienced democracy in action when they held their student council election on December 20th.

The day before the election, students listened to the candidates running for president, vice president and secretary explain why they should be elected for each office. Each candidate gave a

speech filled with ideas on helping others and making the school a better place to learn and grow. The student body then voted for the candidate of their choice.

MESSAGE IS CLEAR - Dr. Justin Patchin (center), co-director of the Cyberbullying Research Center, recently visited Smithtown High School West to speak about cyberbullying. Photo courtesy of: Smithtown Central School District

COMMUNITY HELPERS - Varsity basketball players from Smithtown High School East in the Smithtown Central School District recently spent the day at Stop and Shop DEMOCRACY IN ACTION - Mount Pleasant Elementary School in the Smithtown collecting food donations for Island Harvest. Photo courtesy of: Smithtown Central Central School District held its student council elections on December 20th. Photo School District courtesy of: Smithtown Central School District

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NEWEST EAGLE - Suffolk County Legislator Robert Trotta praised Colin Tekverk, of Kings Park, for achieving the esteemed rank of Eagle Scout. Colin has been active in scouting since 2008, and has held several leadership positions during his advancement to the rank of Eagle Scout. For his Eagle Scout Leadership Project, Colin fulfilled a need of the San Remo Civic Association, which was to have a new welcome sign constructed at the San Remo Park. Colin supervised 20 volunteers, designed the sign, and oversaw its construction and installation along with a new flower bed at its base.

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Students in Hauppauge High School’s Vocational Skills Program recently enjoyed a special field trip to Cause Café in Fort Salonga, New York. Cause Café provides job training to young adults with disabilities who are integrated with young adults in an inclusive setting to promote job skills and independent living. Teacher Angela McElroy Braun and Speech Therapist Michelle Petraco

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INFECTION DETECTION - Fifth-grade students from Mt. Pleasant Elementary School in the Smithtown Central School District recently participated in a Project Lead the Way activity. As part of the “Infection Detection” module, the students made body outlines that identify six ways the body can protect and defend itself against infection. Photo courtesy of: Smithtown Central School District

the cafeteria with different activities on December 20th. The students made New Year’s cards for veterans at the local veteran’s hospital in one center. At another center, students crafted cards using recycled Christmas cards for seniors at the St. James Rehabilitation and

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CIVIC CRAFTING - Fifth-grade students Mills Pond Elementary School in the Smithtown Central School District rotated in different civic-minded stations completing different holiday crafts for local community members. Photo courtesy of: Smithtown Central School District

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ONE NOTE AT A TIME - Inspired by the book, “The Gingerbread Man Loose at Christmas,” students in Elise Viola’s and Erin O’Connor’s first-grade class at Tackan Elementary School in the Smithtown Central School District walked the building giving out notes of kindness to the staff that works with them throughout the day. Photo courtesy of: Smithtown Central School District

Fifth-graders at Mills Pond Elementary School in the Smithtown Central School District spent the days leading up to the holiday break working on projects that give back to their local community. Each fifth-grade teacher in the school set up a civic-minded center in

Named a Finalist Hauppauge High School’s 10th, 11th and 12th grade science research students recently were selected as one of five New York State finalists in the first round of the national Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest. The competition asks students to identify a FIRST TIME CHAMPS - At the December 20th, General Meeting of the Suffolk need or problem in their County Legislature, Legislators Robert Trotta and Leslie Kennedy recognized the 2016 respective communities Smithtown West Boys Varsity Volleyball Team for winning their first Suffolk County and to explain how STEAM and Long Island Class A Championships. (science, technology, engineering, art and math) can address or solve this need. The Hauppauge students’ winning proposed project was to develop a smart phone app that would provide Long

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The Closing Chapter When you look back over the course of your life, there are often certain places that seem to stand out as the setting for your most treasured memories. For me, that place was always my grandparents’ house. From holiday gatherings to backyard barbecues, childhood sleepovers to Yankee baseball game viewing; countless events were centered on that old beloved split level. My grandparents had moved there in 1960, one of the first of their family to have had the opportunity to “move eastward” to the country-like expanses of Long Island from the cozy

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21st CENTURY SKILLS - Accompsett Elementary School in the Smithtown Central School District recently participated the Hour of Code. During Computer Science Education Week from December 5th through 11th, all K-5 students spent one hour learning the basics of computer programming. Accompsett Elementary students were students engaged, excited, and eager to take their education into their own hands by learning 21st century skills. Photo courtesy of: Smithtown Central School District

COMING TO LIFE - First-graders in Kathy Smerechniak class at Branch Brook Elementary School in the Smithtown Central School District began to create their favorite scene from the book “Knuffle Bunny” on their iPads. They worked on creating the setting from the story and will continue to add characters, which they will then program to move, send and receive messages. Photo courtesy of: Smithtown Central School District

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Exploring the Origins of New Year’s Resolutions

For millenia, people around the world have commemorated the arrival of a new calendar year by adhering to various traditions. Once such tradition is making resolutions for the year ahead. Resolutions are promises to oneself geared around personal fulfillment and betterment. Resolutions are widely practiced, but some people may not understand the origins of New Year’s resolutions and why they have become the norm. Some historians tie the practice

of making resolutions to the ancient Babylonians. More than 4,000 years ago, the Babylonians celebrated the New Year in March rather than January. The spring harvest was in March, and a festival called Akitu, which lasted 12 days, was celebrated. An important part of the festival was the crowning of a new king. Special rituals also affirmed a connection to the gods. The Babylonians made promises to the gods, which included vows to return borrowed objects and pay outstanding debts.

Resolutions can also be traced to ancient Rome. The Romans were instrumental in creating a more formal calendar, and the start of the new year was moved from March to January (January and February were added to the Roman calendar under the rule of Numa Pompilius). Julius Caesar wanted to honor January’s namesake, Janus, the Roman god of beginnings. Janus’ two faces enabled him to look back into the past and forward into the future. Sacrifices to Janus were made, and worshipers exchanged gifts

with one another. A custom of setting resolutions began during this period as well, with Romans promising to be good to one another. Eventually, these resolutions were funneled into prayers and fasting when Christianity was adopted by the Roman Empire. Other religious parallels include the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, which is a day of atonement and reflection as celebrants examine their wrongdoings and seek forgiveness and to behave better moving forward. Yom

Kippur follows Rosh Hashanah, Judaism’s own new year. Resolutions also may be loosely tied to Medieval times. During this time, knights took a “peacock vow” at the end of the Christmas season. Each year, these knights would reaffirm their commitment to chivalry. Today New Year’s resolutions are largely a secular tradition, but they’re still connected to a desire to be a good person and put one’s best self forward.

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