Education

Project Most is offering a six-week photography class for students in grades four through 12 on Friday afternoons, titled See How You Feel, starting this week at the Most Holy Trinity school building in East Hampton.

The Southampton Town Board chose not to close a public hearing and vote to commit community preservation fund money to a Sag Harbor School District project to build an athletic field and community park across from the school along Marsden Street. Instead, at its meeting Tuesday night, and much to school officials’ chagrin, the board voted to keep the public hearing open until its March 14 meeting.

On Saturday, East End Arts, a nonprofit based in Riverhead, kicks off a monthlong program called Fantastic Art Time for children. Plus: movies, crafts, and story time for kids, and community service opportunities for teens.

During a Springs School Board meeting at which the resignations of both the school principal and assistant principal were on the agenda, tears were shed amid a tense atmosphere as teacher after teacher, parent after parent, stepped up to the lectern to decry a school culture in which, they say, morale is low, communication is lacking, and even students are starting to wonder what’s going on.

With subtle nods to the hit Netflix series “Wednesday” and a cast that was tasked with making iconic characters their own, East Hampton High School’s Drama Club will perform the musical “The Addams Family” this weekend. Showtimes are Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 1. Tickets can be bought at the door for $20 each or $10 for students and senior citizens.

The Springs School District on Monday announced the resignation of both its principal, Christine Cleary, and assistant principal, Josh Odom. Mr. Odom is set to succeed Jack Perna as principal and superintendent of the Montauk School.

With significant snowfall in the forecast, local school districts on Monday night began announcing delayed opening times for Tuesday.

Excelling both inside and outside the classroom, Nicole Velez and Aryan Chugh have been named valedictorian and salutatorian of East Hampton High School’s class of 2023.

According to the federal Centers for Disease Control, which compiled the extensive Youth Risk Behavior Survey in 2019, one in 12 teens experiences some form of physical dating violence. That's one reason why the Retreat's Teen Leadership Council has spent the month of February spreading awareness of the topic of teen dating violence.

The New York International Children’s Film Festival will host a matinee short-film program titled “Celebrating Black Stories” for kids 9 and up this weekend at the Sag Harbor Cinema.

The East Hampton School District is planning to put a proposition on the May 16 budget ballot enabling it to withdraw $3,925,000 from its capital reserve account for several big-ticket projects, with one important asterisk.

On Friday, a group of neighbors whose properties border the proposed Marsden Street athletic field filed a lawsuit against the Sag Harbor School District, alleging it failed to adequately complete a state-mandated environmental review.