Music and Breakfast for Veterans

Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School students recently hosted their annual Veterans Breakfast to honor United States military. Students sang a variety of patriotic, traditional and popular musical selections. Under the guidance of music teachers Maria McCumiskey and Karen Bernstein, students were reminded of the importance of thanking the nation’s military heroes. Middle School Advisory Program (MAP) leaders prepared and served pastries, baked goods, coffee, tea, and juice to over sixty veterans and student-poets read patriotic poetry in honor of local military veterans. Students also donated necessary goods, including toiletries and every-day grocery items, to United States Beacon House. The United Veterans Beacon House works with veterans with physical disabilities, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury, mental health issues and/or alcohol addiction.

In addition to the breakfast celebration, students also spent the month of November talking about service and sacrifice in their MAP classes.

Along with student support, the efforts of Ms. Glassman, Ms. Goldstein, Ms. Infranca, Ms. Klein and Ms. Menashe made the program a success.

For more information about the Plainview-Old Bethpage School District and upcoming District events, please visit the district’s website at http://www.pob.k12.ny.us.

Photo 1: Plainview-Old Bethpage School District’s Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School music students recently performed at the Annual Veterans Breakfast to honor local United States Military veterans. Pictured: Saxophone students Greg Kies, Jamie Levy, Chisa Fukuda and John DePierri

Photo 2: Plainview-Old Bethpage School District’s Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School music recently performed at the Annual Veterans Breakfast to honor local United States Military veterans. Pictured: Music teacher Mrs. Karen Bernstein and Emily Howell.

Photo 3: Plainview-Old Bethpage School District’s Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School music recently performed at the Annual Veterans Breakfast to honor local United States Military veterans. Pictured: POBMS Chorus Students under the direction of Music teacher, Mrs. McCumiskey.

Photo 4: Plainview-Old Bethpage School District’s Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School music recently performed at the Annual Veterans Breakfast to honor local United States Military veterans. Pictured: Trumpet students Josh Mintz and Jay Song.

Photo 5: Plainview-Old Bethpage School District’s Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School MAP Leaders prepared and served pastries, baked goods, coffee, tea, and juice to over sixty veterans at the annual Veterans Breakfast.