Great Neck Road Elementary School students perform push-ups during the schoolwide teambuilding exercise event. For the second consecutive year, Great Neck Road Elementary School in Copiague held an educational pep rally. Each day, students and staff participated in activities that commemorated education, generated enthusiasm for learning and promoted school and community pride.

“The purpose of this week is to build excitement about education,” stated Principal Joseph Agosta.

Activities that took place throughout the week included a schoolwide teambuilding event in which physical education teachers William Bennett and Barbara Olsen led everyone through a series of physical activities that promoted teamwork, trust and cooperation. “We’re trying to teach the students that in order to succeed, you have to be well-rounded – healthy body and healthy mind,” said Agosta.

Members of the Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School Step Team visited the Great Neck Road Elementary School to teach the elementary students about hard work. Members of the high school step team and marching band also visited the school to highlight how hard work, determination and practice can lead to success in high school and beyond. To promote this year’s Great Neck Road theme (Read! Believe, Achieve, Succeed), students received a free book and a special sticker imprinted with the theme.
Shown in the photo at right, jumping jacks were part of the day during the Great Neck Road Elementary School team-building exercise event.