Mastic Beach, NY - May 5, 2017 - William Paca Middle School student leaders recently held “Start with Hello Week,” an effort in which students were encouraged to say hello and connect with classmates whom they normally do not interact with.
Different activities throughout the course of the week included wearing “Hello, My Name is…” stickers, sitting with and taking pictures with new friends in the cafeteria and purchasing kind messages to send to their classmates with all proceeds collected to be donated toward the Newtown-Sandy Hook Community Foundation.
Special thanks to guidance counselor Ms. Laurie O’Donoghue and Ms. Santiago (intern); and social worker Ms. Rebecca Kristiansen and Ms. Muglia (intern) for their efforts in organizing the week.