Miller Place Students Freezing for a Reason

The Miller Place School District recently celebrated the philanthropic efforts of 22 students from North Country Middle School who recently participated in the Town of Brookhaven’s seventh Annual Polar Plunge competition to raise money in support of the Special Olympics. The event gives Brookhaven residents an opportunity to have the exhilarating experience of swimming in the chilly waters of the Long Island Sound, while competing for the team that can raise the most money for athletes of the Special Olympics New York.

The North Country Middle School students, “Team Extraordinary,” raised more than $10,000. The team was started by North Country Middle School seventh grader Robert Fitton in 2014, after his brother was born with Down Syndrome. Robert personally raised more than $2,000, which was the fourth largest at the event.

Other members of the team include: Mia Amundsen; Brooke Borkowski; Lucas Braun; Rayna Bruno; Spencer Bruno, Brooke Callaghan; Mary Grace Fitton; Casey Gilbert; Ryan Gilbert; Maris Lynch; Ruth Lynch; Aidan Maroney; Ryan Maroney; Nadia Manzo; Walter Michalski; Ann McNulty; Matthew Petrie; Michael Rodda; Dominic Testa; Bryanna Totillo; Michael Vallary and Nicholas Vallary.

For more information about the Miller Place School District please www.millerplace.k12.ny.us.

Photo 1 (1232): Miller Place School District’s “Team Extraordinary” emerges from the Town of Brookhaven’s 7th Annual Polar Plunge. They were participating in the plunge to raise money and awareness to support the Special Olympics.