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Now that we are in the swing of things this fall semester, the District has been extremely busy. On October 9^th, we celebrated Homecoming. Below, we have included a video from the game where our football team continued their excellence by defeating Bethpage 41-0. At the game, our fans and athletes were pumped up by our talented marching band, kickline and cheer squad.

As the school year progresses, our students continue to make big strides. At the last Board of Education meeting, our Chamber Orchestra joined us to serenade the Board of Education and audience with a rendition of “This is Halloween”. Our fourth graders recently welcomed IndianJourneys.com to John H. West Elementary School for their annual “Native Peoples of the Eastern Woodlands” assembly. Pictures and videos of these events can be found on our social media channels including our Instagram page and our Facebook Page. We encourage everyone in the community to follow and like these pages to stay up-to-date with the great work that our teachers, administrators, coaches, and students do every day in Plainedge. Thank you for your interest in Plainedge Public Schools.

This month, Plainedge will continue and expand on our tradition of honoring veterans and law enforcement officers. On November 10^th, we will be hosting veterans at our three elementary schools. Veterans and active duty service members will read books aloud to our Pre-K-2 students and have question and answer sessions with our 3-5 students.

On November 23^rd, we will be celebrating law enforcement officers in our three elementary schools. Community members, elementary students, parents/guardians, and friends and family of staff members who are officers have been invited to join us for a breakfast sponsored by the Plainedge Federation of Teachers and interact with the students (Pre-K – 5) through a variety of activities including book read aloud, presentations by Nassau County Police officers, exploring Nassau County police vehicles, and creating tokens of appreciation which will be given to the “Cards for Cops” program. Students will have the opportunity to enter a contest called “Roll Call Contest” to celebrate a law enforcement officer. We look forward to celebrating all these heroes. 

Special guest readers from law enforcement already include Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder, retired New York Police Department Detective Sergeant Raymond Moore, father of fallen hero and Plainedge alumnus Brian Moore, and officers from Nassau County’s 7th and 8th precincts. Brian Sullivan, President of Nassau County Sheriff’s Correction Officers Benevolent Association will also be joining us for a read aloud and other activities that day.

To show your support on that day, adult shirts can be ordered for $15 each and youth shirts for $12 each at http://bit.ly/PlainedgeLawAppreciation. The sale ends 11/10. All proceeds from shirt sales will be donated directly by The Cop Shop equally to two non-profit organizations: NYPD With Arms Wide Open, a support group for members of the NYPD (active and retired) who have children with special needs, and the Nassau County Sheriff’s Corrections Officers Benevolent Association Widows & Children’s Fund.

“One school, one goal: Be Drug + Bully Free” ❤️ Thank you to the Plainedge High School SADD Club for their incredible efforts to recognize the choice of being "Drug-Free" as a positive decision! They encouraged students to participate in the SADD Drug-Free Pledge Drive. Thanks to everyone who took the pledge with us!