Schools
Port Jeff Students Welcome A Military Visitor
The students have been studying maps and continents and had a special visitor who was able to put geography in perspective for them.
PORT JEFFERSON, NY - From Port Jefferson School District: Students in Steve Orlowski’s class at Edna Louise Spear Elementary School have been studying maps and continents and had a special visitor who was able to put geography in perspective for them.
Stationed for the past two years in Japan as a member of the United States Navy, Chief David Orlowski, their teacher’s brother, had business to attend to in Washington, D.C. and took some time to visit his family and the students in Port Jefferson.
Chief Orlowski shared his experiences about living abroad, daily life on a ship and the job of a military person.
Find out what's happening in Port Jeffersonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Students asked questions about what he eats in Japan, how he is able to speak with people there and what he does on a daily basis. They also learned that the military is not always at war, and that the majority of their time is spent patrolling foreign waters and maintaining equipment.
Photo courtesy of the Port Jefferson School District
