Eighteen fourth-grade student-musicians from the William Floyd School District were selected to be a part of the 16th Annual Suffolk County Music Educators Association (SCMEA) PEAK (Parents, Educators And Kids) Festival.
Many students from across Suffolk County are nominated by their teachers for consideration and only 200 of them are selected to participate.
“It is a big honor to be chosen for this event,” said SCMEA PEAK Festival co-chairs Cristen Salisbury and Jennifer Fischer in a congratulatory letter to parents. “You should be quite proud of your child’s musical accomplishments.”
The William Floyd student-musicians that were chosen to participate attended a conference at Northport High School in late October along with all of the other selected student-musicians. At this conference, students had the opportunity to create music with their teachers and parents through a variety of workshops and games overseen by some of the most innovative music teachers on Long Island.
These activities included “drumtastic” drums alive, folk dance, singing games, world music drumming, chorus and much more! The students and members of their families had a great time participating in this festival.
William Floyd Learning Center
(Teacher Allison Prestia): Murat Cetin, Jaylee Reyes and Kaleb Spencer
Nathaniel Woodhull Elementary School
(Teachers Chris Miranda and John Sapanaro): Mia Lin, Mia Reinoso, Tristan Reyes, Julia Volpe and Killian Ziobro
William Floyd Elementary School
(Teachers Dara Wolfert and Maria Rueda): Emily Liberti, Serafina Lupo, Justin Pagano and Maddisyn Ramos
John S. Hobart Elementary School
(Teacher Thomas Bradbard): Amna Ahmad and Presley Bonner
Moriches Elementary School
(Teachers Zachary Carrillo and Jessica Salaway): Joylena Alston, Dylan Mejia Hernandez, Taylor Meye and Zachary Tucker