Over 200 works of student art were on display at the Mineola School District Art Show, which was held on April 10 at Mineola High School.

Parents, friends and faculty browsed the exhibit, which featured artwork created by Mineola K-12 learners from each of the five district schools. The styles represented included paint, drawing, sculpture and mixed media.

Congratulations to all the learners who contributed their unique talent and style to this spectacular show and thank you to the amazing art educators who motivate, engage and inspire our students to express themselves through art each and every day.

Click here to view the 2025 District Art Show slideshow.

Date Added: 4/15/2025

At the April. 10 meeting, the Mineola Board of Education was proud to recognize our learners for exceptional achievements in science research, art and athletics.

First, the Board honored learners from Hampton Street, Jackson Avenue and Mineola Middle School who participated in the Stony Brook University Institute for Advanced Computational Science competition.

Next, the Board recognized members of the Mineola Middle School “Robo Shark” robotics team for their success in the First Lego League competition.

Surrounded by their proud art teachers, student artists took center stage as the Board honored winners of the New York State Art Teacher’s Association Flag Design contest and learners selected for the Art Supervisors Association All County art exhibit.

Finally, the Board recognized Mineola High School fall sports student athletes who were received All County and All Conference honors.

We are #MineolaProud to highlight each of these amazing learners for their achievements!

Institute for Advanced Computational Science at Stony Brook University finalists
Julia D’Amico
Valerie D’Amico
Margaret Gillespie
Leah Goncalves
Riley Goncalves
Lucy Sammarco

First Lego League Robotics “Robo Sharks”
Tyler Aholou
Bhavesh Batra
Waylon Fisher
Matteo Garcia
Liam Pflum

NYSATA Middle School Flag Design Contest
Penelope Ambrose – Middle School winner
Christian Wharton - Special Recognition
Nicole Chen - Special Recognition

ASA All County Art Exhibit
Liliana DeCollibus - Senior Scholarship Award Recipient
Mia Accardi
Valerie Acosta Gomez
Lucy Ambrose
Dylan Aparicio Enamorado
Catherine Breen
Jasmine Chen
Alysa Curiel
Leah DeSena
Arabella Ferraioli
Kevin Grogan
Cynthia Huang
Jia Min Huang
Xin Liu
Valentina Rafuna
Jason Rosette
Emily Salazar Garcia
Madelyn Troche

Athletics Recognitions
Ryan Manu (Boys Basketball, All Conference)
Christian Frey (Boys Basketball, All County)
Kate Flynn (Girls Bowling, All League)
Madison DeCillis (Girls Winter Track, All Conference)
Igor DeSouza (Boys Winter Track, All Conference)
Jonathan Amore Melendez (Wrestling, All Conference)
John Cosgrove (Wrestling, All Conference)
Collin Guinnane (Wrestling, All Conference)
Besian Husiq (Wrestling, All Conference)
Storm Krokan (Wrestling, All Conference)
Isaiah Rivera (Wrestling, All Conference)
Christian Uglialoro-Reyes (Wrestling, All Conference)
Liliana DeCollibus Girls Basketball, All Conference)
Caitlin Powers (Girls Basketball, All Class)
Emma Powers (Girls Basketball, All Class)

Date Added: 4/14/2025

The district is proud to congratulate the learners who participated in the Stony Brook University Institute for Advanced Computational Science (IACS) second annual competition.

Students from kindergarten through twelfth grade made one-minute videos to celebrate historic women in science. Out of 95 entries from across New York State, six Mineola learners were selected as finalists with three taking home awards.

Winning third place at the competition were Julia D'amico, a seventh grader at Mineola Middle School and Valerie D'amico, a third grader at Jackson Avenue. Julia and Valerie won for their research on Rosalind Franklin, who played a part in discovering DNAs double helical structure. The sisters conducted an experiment to extract DNA from a strawberry.

Hampton Street second grader Lucy Samarco won honorable mention for her research on Margaret E. Knight, who had 27 patents and 100 inventions and was called “Lady Edison.” Knight developed the machine that created the flat bottomed paper bag, which is still in use today.

Other Mineola finalists included Leah and Riley Goncalves, from Hampton Street and Jackson Avenue, who presented their research on Marie Curie and radioactive decay, and Margaret Gillespie from Hampton Street for her research on Rosalind Franklin and her DNA discoveries.

The district is proud of the amazing learners who put care and effort in their research presentations and impressed the judges with their knowledge and confidence. The district is also grateful to their proud teachers, Ms. Carlson and Ms. Richards, who inspired them to participate and share their inquisitive nature every day, giving all learners the tools to be exceptional science scholars.

You can view each of the finalist videos below:

Date Added: 3/5/2025

At the Feb. 27 meeting, the Mineola Board of Education was proud to recognize our learners for exceptional achievements in science research and music.

First, the Board honored eleven science research scholars who participated in the Regeneron Science Talent Search, including Fatimah Badoolah, who was among an elite group selected as semifinalists. The Board also recognized the contribution of science research teacher Jessica Carlson, who was recently honored with the Regeneron Teacher of Merit Award.

Then, our incredible student musicians from throughout the district were honored for being invited to perform with the top musicians in the county and state at three prestigious festivals: the Nassau Music Educators Association (NMEA) All County Festival, the Long Island String Festival and the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) All-Eastern Honors Band.

Congratulations to all the amazing learners who make us #MineolaProud every day with their outstanding academic and artistic accomplishments!

2025 Regeneron Science Research Competition
Fatimah Badoolah – Semifinalist
Catherine Dinh
Korina Hung
Jasmine Jin
Alicia Lin
Luke Martinez
Daniel Perrino
Emma Powers
Carissa Ramasami
Damian Truong
Christina Webb Padilla

NMEA All County Student Musicians
Elena Albano
Elise Albano
Lucy Ambrose
Brooke Anzalone
Leah Anzalone
Penelope Buhler
Grace Carmichael
Jordan Chaver
Grace Cosgrove
Hunter Davidson
Shayan Dhar
Mary Elias
Nolan Farrelly
Arabella Ferraioli
Rachel Fogarty
Jaxon Gandarela
Madeline Gaven
Sarah Geoghan
Ciaran Gonzalez
Jaci Gries
Tatiana Hernandez
Caitlin Kelly
Erin Kelly
Shane Kelly
Scarlet Kent
Kyeli Langone Ramos
Eliana Lee
Alison Li
Alicia Lin
Julia Manevitz
Sienna Marcial
Chelsea Molina Quin
Jason Morgan
Daniel Perrino
Jessica Perrino
Juliet Scott
Ravi Seoparsan
Devin Steiner
Yannis Tam
Olivia Trayvilla
Michael Trejos Zamora
Maya Wan

LISFA Long Island String Festival participants
Jason Morgan
Hamisha Patel
Devin Steiner
Yannis Tam
Lucas Tracy
Olivia Trayvilla

NAfME All-Eastern Honors Band participants
Shayan Dhar - Alternate for Jazz Ensemble
Nolan Farrelly - Honors Band

Date Added: 3/3/2025

On Feb. 24, Meadow Drive and Hampton Street looked more like senior centers as learners celebrated their 100th day of school by dressing (and acting) as if they were 100 years old.

Some of the Pre-K through second graders arrived at class with grayed hair, rollers and facial hair and dressed in classic fashion with hats, horn-rimmed glasses, pearls, suspenders and bowties. Others chose to display their spirit and creativity by designing handmade 100-themed t-shirts and posters marking the occasion. Several forward-thinking learners showed up dressed for their future career, including doctors and scientists.

The 100th Day of School celebration wasn’t all about playing dress up. The learners were excited to prove that they are “100 days smarter” by participating in various “100-themed” lessons and activities throughout the day, including math, reading comprehension and art.

Click here to view the Meadow Drive 100th Day of School 2025 slideshow.

Click here to view the Hampton Street 100th Day of School 2025 slideshow.

Date Added: 2/26/2025