Throughout March, students at BES were encouraged to read every day with a partner in honor of Pick a Reading Partner Month! Watch this video for an overview of the school’s PARP month programming.

Each third grader at Babylon Memorial Grade School recently published their own informational book on a topic of their choice. Topics ranged from World War II to gymnastics and everything in between. The budding authors combined their pre-existing knowledge with information they found through research to make their books interesting and educational.

Babylon Union Free School District congratulates Babylon High School students, from left, Kevin Mroczka, Bridget Hannon, Shelby Kowalewsky, Alyssa Watral, Alexis Lewis and Brennan O’Halloran, who were recently inducted into the New York DECA Honor Society. The students qualified for this honor due to their achievements in both DECA competitions and business courses, as well as exhibiting “positive character, leadership, and service through their involvement with New York DECA."

As a social-emotional component of “Pick a Reading Partner Month,” Babylon kindergartners in Emily Moran’s in-person class and Alexa Brown’s virtual class recently joined forces for an educational and fun “kindergarten playdate.” Using video-conferencing platform Microsoft Teams, the two classes participated in a joint read aloud and collaborated on a St. Patrick’s Day-themed project that blended mathematics and art. Students from both classes were provided with the same materials and completed the same steps simultaneously, allowing them to feel connected despite their physical distance.

Babylon Union Free School District congratulates the following students from Babylon Junior-Senior High School and Babylon Memorial Grade School who were recently selected for Suffolk County Music Educators’ Association’s All-County bands, choirs and orchestras. Each of these student-musicians was nominated by a music department staff member and voted on by a panel of SCMEA judges. While SCMEA is unable to hold its traditional in-person rehearsals and concerts this year due to COVID-19, students are still able to participate in an enriching virtual musical workshop.


Division 1 Band - Owen Killeen, Nathaniel Schubart, Aiden Shek
Division 1 Orchestra -Jack Laurinavicius, Kamil Makowski
Division 1 Chorus - Violet Ebrahimi, Skylar Golub, Ava Lopez, Allie Manetta, Katherine Orifici, Leonard Silvestri, Logan Snider

Division 2 Band - Emmett Boxer
Division 2 Orchestra - Talia Baker, Lucas Bridges, Elizabeth Orifici, William Post, Zachary Smith
Division 2 Chorus - Jamisyn Cerny, Anna Dempsey


Division 3 Band - Derek Hulahan, Mia Shek
Division 3 Orchestra - Gregory Herbst, Jenna Meyer, Thomas Orifici, Alice Schubart, Coleman Schubart
Division 3 Chorus - Aidan Marrone, Gaby Schaefer, Megan Snyder