Eighth-grade art students from
Dodd Middle School have made the meals at a local senior center a little
more special. They donated 50 laminated placemats, hand-painted and
hand-stenciled with butterflies, flowers and swirls of pastel colors,
to the Salvation Army Corps Community Center in Freeport. The center
services about 60 seniors a day and provides breakfast and lunch cooked
on the premises. The project was part of a service lesson taught by their
art teacher, Carolyn Jiminez.
Freeport Public Schools is a diverse, innovative district on Long Island’s
South Shore serving about 6,750 students in grades Pre-K through 12.
The district and its eight schools take pride in having the region’s
only magnet schools of choice, a longstanding and award-winning classroom
English/Spanish Dual Language Program, and a high school where students
excel in competitions that include the regional Academic Challenge, Odyssey
of the Mind, and Future Problem solving International. The district’s
New Visions School of Exploration and Discovery has been named a No Child
Left Behind Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education for
its high student performance and engaging curriculum.
