Student Adventure in Leadership

Hauppauge students who were selected for the Middle School Leadership Advisory program recently participated in an outing to the Long Island Adventure Park in Wyandanch. The Adventure Park is an “aerial forest ropes park” consisting of more than 140 platforms installed in the trees and connected by various configurations of cable, wood and rope to form bridges and zip lines. “The challenging rope courses help empower the students to learn about cooperation and communication as well as to work on their team-building skills,” said Teacher Carol Pacileo.

Hauppauge Middle School’s Leadership Advisory program is comprised of 7th and 8th grade students who are recommended and then selected to participate in the program by staff and students for demonstrating strong leadership qualities. “Our leaders have an opportunity to strengthen their leadership skills while working together as a group by participating in a variety of team building activities such as the Long Island Adventure Park outing,” described Pacileo. “Students then are able to share with other students what they have learned by participating in numerous school and community activities throughout the year, such as Open School Night, Power of One Family Fun Run, Hauppauge Triathlon, and many others.”