🌱 Patch AM: How Kings Park schools plan to balance AI, screens and student privacy

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In today's newsletter:

• How Kings Park schools plan to balance AI, screens and student privacy

Also on today's calendar: 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 82 and low of 64 degrees.
• Saturday: Clouds and sun; less humid, temps: high: 79, low: 65.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Suffolk school superintendents share thoughts on AI (newsday.com) — Kings Park families can hear directly from Superintendent Timothy Eagen on how the district plans to balance AI tools with limiting student screen time and protecting privacy this school year. He joins several Suffolk County superintendents in stressing that AI skills are essential for graduates, but should be used purposefully so technology enhances, rather than replaces, human teaching and relationships.
   

📸 Around Kings Park

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kings Park

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize →
  Long Island Sound,
  12:01 am
Sunday August 30
• Nesconset Day Street Fair 2026 →
  127 Smithtown Blvd, Nesconset
  10:00 am
Saturday September 19
• Jay Medal Soirée →
  Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 1
• Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting →
  Smithtown, NY Calendar, 420 Middle Country Road, Smithtown
  6:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• Trees for You and Me!: Tiny Tots(Ages 3-5), $4 per child →
  WQ29+4G Charles & Helen Reichert Administration Building, Kings Park
  10:30 am
Saturday September 19
• Late Summer Birding: Family Program, $4 per person upon arrival →
  WQ29+4G Charles & Helen Reichert Administration Building, Kings Park
  10:30 am

📣 Kings Park Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 28
• Grade 6 Middle School Orientation
  Hauppauge UFSD Middle School Auditorium
  9:00 am
• Welcome Session for 6th Grade Parents
  Hauppauge UFSD Middle School Auditorium.
  10:00 am
Saturday August 29
• The Big Summer-Send-Off with The Haymakers at Twisted Cow Distillery →
  Twisted Cow Distillery, 13 Hewitt Square, East Northport
  8:00 pm
Monday August 31
• Schools Closed Superintendents Conference Day
  Northport-East Northport UFSD Northport, NY 11768
• Professional Developement Workshop: Music, Movement, & Creative Expression
  The Long Island Museum 1200 NY-25A, Stony Brook, NY 11790
  9:00 am
• Optional Building Visit
  Hauppauge UFSD Hauppauge, NY 11788
  1:45 pm
• MINNE Kindergarten Meet & Greet
  Three Village Csd Stony Brook, NY 11790
  2:00 pm
• MINNE Kindergarten Playdate
  Three Village Csd Minne Back Field
  2:30 pm
Tuesday September 1
• MINNE AM Pre-K Meet & Greet
  Three Village Csd Stony Brook, NY 11790
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Bank of America posted a job opening for Relationship Banker - Long Island East, NY Area Spanish Required in Smithtown. Apply here.
• Whole Foods Market posted a job opening for Produce Team Member (Clerk, Floor Service) - Part Time in Commack. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kings Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

Smithtown

• Hauppauge, Smithtown Students Earn Suffolk Youth Awards (patch.com)

Commack

• 114 Washington Boulevard, Commack, NY 11725 Property for sale (corcoran.com)

Ok Kings Park! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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