Four outstanding Huntington UFSD elementary school students garnered Suffolk Zone Awards for their outstanding effort and performance in physical education.
Jack Abrams STEM Magnet School fifth graders Cameron Smith and Jack Kamenstein
Woodhull School sixth graders Thomas Kline and Lauren Donaghy won Suffolk Zone Awards.
And Woodhull Intermediate School sixth graders Lauren Donaghy and Thomas Kline were honored by the Suffolk Zone of the New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.
Ms. Smith and Mr. Kamenstein have worked closely with Jack Abrams STEM Magnet School physical education teachers Natalee Schaffer and John Walsh. Ms. Donaghy and Mr. Kline have excelled in the Woodhull Intermediate School physical education program with teachers Carrie Postel and Eric Triolo.
The award is presented one boy and one girl in each school for “exhibiting a physically active lifestyle, demonstrating responsible behavior and leadership, valuing physical activity and wellness and overall excellence in physical education.”
“We are so proud of these boys and girls who have been role models for their classmates and who are truly physical education stars,” said Georgia D. McCarthy, district director of physical education and interscholastic athletics. “All of them have achieved high levels of fitness and have worked beautifully with their teachers.”
According to the group’s website, the New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance is a professional organization composed primarily of teachers of health, physical education, recreation and dance; agency, community and worksite health professionals, youth coaches and future professionals who are “interested in promoting health, physical education, recreation and dance in kindergarten through higher education settings throughout New York State.”