PLASTIC CHALLENGE — After sixth-grader Susannah Biniaris led a campaign at the Garrison School to collect 1,000 pounds of plastic bags, bubble wrap and other soft plastics for the NexTrex Recycling Challenge, the Trex company donated a bench made of recycled plastic composite for students waiting for the bus. For its plaque, Susannah chose a quote from Helen Keller: “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”
ELF RETURNS — The Nelsonville Elf each year leaves nutcrackers for winning light displays in the village.
TOP MUSICIANS — Two Haldane High School students earlier this month participated in the winter conference of the New York State School Music Association in Rochester. Oliver Petkus (right), a senior who had a perfect score at the NYSSMA spring solo festival, was selected for the All-State Mixed Chorus and Vocal Jazz Ensemble that performed at the Eastman School of Music. For the second straight year, sophomore Delia Starr (left) won the Young Composer Award, this time for her piece, “Radclyffe Manor.”
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