Education

Three is the magic number in the East Hampton School District next month. Taxpayers will see three bond propositions on the ballot on May 19, along with the annual school budget and the school board elections.

Springs School’s monthly pep rallies for the middle school students, led by the teacher Sondra Vecchio, usually begin with Ms. Vecchio asking the students how they feel, and the students chanting back loudly, “Osprey strong! All day long!”

At East Hampton High School’s annual Science Research Symposium last week, 25 seniors shared their findings from three years of scientific research under the guidance of mentors in their chosen field, while sophomores and juniors offered a glimpse of their inquiries so far.

On a bright, sunny, and windy April Sunday at the turf field at Stephen Hand’s Path, a group of elementary school girls with goggles and lacrosse sticks was proof that our community created something good in the wake of Covid. The young athletes are part of East End Lacrosse, a program for boys and girls from Montauk, Amagansett, East Hampton, Springs, and Sag Harbor that began in 2021.

With the May Day 5K at Main Beach in East Hampton Village coming up, the Bonac Bolts were hard at work on the last Sunday of spring break, getting ready to race. The free youth track program is set to meet one more time before the May 3 race.

The 2026 East Hampton High School salutatorian and valedictorian were celebrated at an East Hampton School Board meeting this week for earning top grades and for their achievements in community service, sports, and science.

Fifth graders worked to make a masterpiece of a cover for Springs School’s literary magazine, High Tide, which highlights students’ best writing and art from across grade levels. Each year the fifth-grade students submit artwork for a front and back cover for a contest.

An English teacher and poet recommends two books of poetry, and shares some of her own.

REEB, a brass band made up of music educators, will headline an East Hampton High School P.T.S.A. fund-raiser on Friday, April 24, at the Clubhouse in Wainscott.

An experiential workshop for parents of autistic children at the East Hampton Library on Monday aims to address “why traditional parenting advice often fails under chronic stress — and how nervous system regulation transforms communication, behavior, and connection.”

East Hampton High School’s Bonac Bots did even better than first thought in their first-ever robotics competition at Hofstra University last month, finishing 15th out of 48 teams.

Five East Hampton High Schoolers competed in the State Science and Engineering Fair in Queens on March 30, presenting projects on topics ranging from leaf development in butterhead lettuce to ocean wave growth measurements in hurricane-force winds.

Shortly after Kathy Masterson, East Hampton’s athletic director, announced her retirement last month, the Lululemon store on Main Street started plotting a way to thank her for all she’s done for the community.

The Young Filmmakers of Montauk are at it again with a new documentary, a short film about oysters and their role in keeping waterways clean and healthy.

East Hampton hasn’t had a Cub Scout pack in almost nine years, but this week a new combined group of scouts was back in full force, with one of the most classic scout activities imaginable: a Pinewood Derby.

Jessica Berger, a 16-year-old sophomore at East Hampton High School, was studying for her A.P. world history and algebra II midterms when she was inspired to write a poem that won first prize in the Suffolk Poetry Contest.

The Springs School Diversity Club took a small field trip to the prekindergarten building across the campus, where members split off into three groups with three different preschool teachers. The preschoolers had just started their construction unit, and they were learning about buildings like the Eiffel Tower.

Ten East Hampton High School students made their way to Cornell University last month to attempt to solve the world’s food problems, and their ideas just might restore your faith in our future.

In their first-ever robotics competition at Hofstra University, East Hampton High’s Bonac Bots won the Rookie All-Star award for their robot, the Claminator, and placed 27th out of 48 over all.

Get ready for a taste of Mardi Gras and Carnival at the Clubhouse in Wainscott Friday night. The East Hampton High School Jazz Band will be opening for the band Nation Beat at Jazz Night, starting at 6.

The Springs School P.T.A. hosted its fourth annual Springs Break at the Stephen Talkhouse on March 13. The party is a fund-raiser for upcoming field trips and school events, including the back-to-school barbecue, field trips for all grades, and the annual Green and White Field Day.

The Pierson High School spring show, “The Drowsy Chaperone,” billed as a musical within a comedy, is taking the stage in Sag Harbor this week.

This month, with the hopefulness of spring upon us, our teen book reviewer considers novels about the hopefulness of romance in unlikely circumstances.

The East Hampton School Board voted unanimously on Tuesday to adopt three bond propositions — worth roughly $128 million — that will appear on the May 19 ballot along with the annual school budget.

East Hampton Middle School’s Do Good Be Good Club delivered much-needed towels for the dogs and cats at the Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons Adoption Center in Wainscott.

The Ross School’s spring musical is the only performance of its kind on the South Fork. Rather than putting on separate middle and high school shows, Ross brings its sixth through 12th graders together for one big weekend of singing, acting, and dance.

At a workshop on Tuesday, the Montauk School Board discussed the district’s tax levy for the 2026-27 school year and also plans for a capital project approved by voters in December.

Rocket ships, astronaut helmets, and command centers are some of the things students the Springs School prekindergarten program created recently. Beverly McGrath, Meghan Lydon and Liana Morales’s classes returned to Earth from an exciting space mission last week.

Works from more than 1,000 students, some as young as 3, will be on view through April 26, centered on the themes of regeneration and America’s 250th birthday.

Starting at 8 a.m. students line up to buy iced coffees and teas, bagels from Goldberg’s, as well as school merchandise such as sweatshirts, pajama pants, and hats at the East Hampton High School store, staffed by students in the school’s Life Skills program.