Valley Stream’s Memorial Day Parade
Patrick Biondolillo, 11, Valley Stream
June 12, 2018
Filed under Articles, Long Island
On Memorial Day, I not only had a day off, (like most, if not all of you did) but I participated in the Memorial Day Parade. It was in my town, Valley Stream, and I played the clarinet with District 24’s band. We played “The Marines Hymn” continuously, about 8-10 times. The march was not tiring...
Taking Care of Your Pet
Alexa Joy Kosinski, 10, Valley Stream
May 15, 2018
Filed under Articles, Long Island
There are many responsibilities to owning a pet. My mom is a veterinarian. Until last week I had 9 pets. Now I have 8 pets. I have 1 dog, Zena, 2 cats, Calvin and Summer Cupcake, 2 fish, Goldy and Geo Sparkles, 2 doves, Rainbow and Snowflake, and I had 1 frog, Sunny Mecheil. The first thing to...
Macy’s Flower Show
Shalini Manbodh, 11, Valley Stream
April 24, 2018
Filed under Articles, Long Island
I recently went to Manhattan to see the Macy’s Flower Show. The ride and the show were really fascinating. On the ride I saw the Statue of Liberty and the Twin Towers. We drove on the Brooklyn Bridge to get there. The Flower Show was awesome. The theme was Once Upon a Springtime. They had beautifu...
Visiting Mystic, Connecticut
Patrick Biondolillo, 10, Valley Stream
January 23, 2018
Filed under Articles, Long Island
This summer, I traveled to Mystic, an area in Connecticut. In Mystic, I went to Mystic Seaport and Aquarium with my mom, dad, aunt, uncle, and three cousins. First, we visited the seaport. We went to a little rooms with facts and a tour guide. There were a couple of houses that explained things ...
The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Egyptian Art Exhibit
Bahrija Radoncic, 10, Valley Stream
January 23, 2018
Filed under Articles, Long Island, Showcase
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is a great place for families to bond together. At the Metropolitan Museum of Art there is pretty much something for everyone but, my favorite art exhibit is the Egyptian Art exhibit. At the Egyptian Art exhibit there were sculptures, paintings, pieces of stone with hie...
Madame Tussauds Wax Museum
Shalini Manbodh, 10, Valley Stream
January 6, 2018
Filed under Articles, Long Island
Last weekend, I went to a wonderful place called Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum in Manhattan. Madame Tussauds Wax Museum is an amazing experience. It has a lot of creative wax people and characters. There was a famous (singer, dancer, etc.) exhibit, a monster exhibit, a fictional character exhibit, a...
Winter Con!
Sanjeev Singh, 9, Valley Stream
December 12, 2017
Filed under Articles, Long Island
On Sunday, December 2, I went to Winter Con in the Resorts World Casino in Queens, with my brother and my uncle. I was surprised when I reached there. There were a lot of booths with comic books and toys for sale, some of these were rare, old collectibles . They also had stands for people who wr...
The Queens Zoo
Alex Genao, 10, Valley Stream
December 5, 2017
Filed under Articles, Long Island, Showcase
During the Rosh Hashanah holiday break this fall, I went to the Queens Zoo. When I was there I saw lots of cool animals. One exhibit was the Andean bear. It was very energetic with its playmate! There was a little waterfall and a little boat and boy can they jump! Sadly, this is the last bear of i...
Don’t Shop! Adopt!
Hannah Wallach, 10, Valley Stream
November 28, 2017
Filed under Articles, Long Island
Do you love animals? Would you love to have a pet of your own? Do not go to a pet store to buy a pet. Go to a shelter. Pet stores and pet shelters may seem like just a place to buy a dog. But they are more than that. When you buy a dog from a store, you are supporting puppy mills. Puppy mills ar...
President Chester A. Arthur’s Gravesite
Makensie Freeman, 9, Lowville
August 15, 2017
Filed under Articles, Northern New York
President Chester Arthur's grave is in the Albany Rural Cemetery, Colonie. His wife and son are buried there, too. President Arthur was the 21st President. I wanted to visit his grave because I like learning about presidents. On his grave you will see the Presidential Seal. There are rocks,...
Fun at the Rochester Lilac Festival
Kristina Fisher, 10, Webster
June 13, 2017
Filed under Articles, Western New York
One of Rochester’s most fun festivals is the Lilac festival, which occurs every year in May! The Lilac festival is a festival that showcases A bunch of lilac bushes that are in a park called Highland Park! It is amazing to see so many lilacs in person. There are 1200 lilac bushes in Highland ...
Student Council Albany Trip
Luke Lopez, 11, Valley Stream
June 2, 2017
Filed under Articles, Long Island
This May I went to Albany with the Student Council of my school. Our Student Council raises money for charities and plans fun activities for the students. When the students in our school ran for office, we gave speeches explaining why we should be elected to office. Todd Kaminski, our State Senator c...
Brian Cole, 9, Valley Stream
February 6, 2018 • 7 Comments
“Ryan Quinn and the Lions Claw” by Ron McGee is a good book about a boy named Ryan. In the beginning of the book Ryan keeps on daydreaming about his parents and the...
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