Eastport-South Manor School Central District (ESMCD) announced this week that some of their talented K-5 youngsters would feature at the Parrish Museum Art Show.
The exhibit will run from March 15 through April 27. It will platform thousands across Long Island—including students out of both Tuttle Avenue and South Street Elementary—looking to establish an artistic foothold within their respective communities for years to come.
ESM's artists-in-training were led by educator Babette Paul as they each collaborated on two separate murals. Tuttle students drew inspiration from Georgia O’Keefe, while South Street studied Kenri Matisse.
Matisse famously lived by the ocean in France, which inspired the students to find cultural and aesthetic fulfillment on the canvasses before them and within their hearts.
The district also announced high school seniors Amanda Seligman and Camryn Warsaw as this year's valedictorian and salutatorian.
Seligman boasted a 108.324 GPA, and will earn an AP Capstone Diploma with Advanced Regents and Honors designation.
The future electrical engineering major also sports nine years of viola-playing and currently serves as the editor-in-chief of “Shark Bites,” ESM’s official school newspaper.
“Amanda is the type of student who offers no hesitations when taking steps toward bettering herself and our world,” said Principal Salvator Alaimo.
Fellow AP Capstone Diploma-earner Warsaw compiled a 107.627 GPA. She is also on track to earn an Advanced Regents Diploma with mathematics and science mastery noted.
A member of the Natural Helpers peer-building organization, Warsaw aims to become a child psychologist. She strives to support children dealing with trauma, stress and additional emotional disorders.
Like Seligman, Warsaw is musically inclined as well. She is part of the Pit Band, treasurer of the Tri-M Music Honor Society, a jazz band member and drum major of the marching band.
The decorated pair are set to speak at Eastport-South Manor’s graduation ceremony on June 27.