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Smithtown Schools Clean Beach At Sunken Meadow State Park: Photos

Roughly 192 pounds of trash were picked up by students and teachers from every school in the district.

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Smithtown schools participate in the beach cleanup at Sunken Meadow State Park on Oct. 22.
Smithtown schools participate in the beach cleanup at Sunken Meadow State Park on Oct. 22. (Courtesy of Smithtown CSD)

KINGS PARK, NY — Students and teachers from the Smithtown Central School District cleaned up 192 pounds of trash on the beach at Sunken Meadow State Park on Oct. 22, the school district announced.

More than 100 people came out for the beach cleanup, as every school in the district was represented.

Students and teachers acted as citizen scientists, documenting the type of trash they picked up. That information will be added to the database that follows trends in trash.

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Lauren Hoffman, a Smithtown High School West teacher and Environmental Club advisor, organized the day with her club. AMSEAS (Atlantic Marine Conservation Society) and the Smithtown Green Team were there with buckets, pickers and gloves.

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Smithtown schools participate in the beach cleanup at Sunken Meadow State Park on Oct. 22. (Courtesy of Smithtown CSD)
Smithtown schools participate in the beach cleanup at Sunken Meadow State Park on Oct. 22. (Courtesy of Smithtown CSD)
Smithtown schools participate in the beach cleanup at Sunken Meadow State Park on Oct. 22. (Courtesy of Smithtown CSD)
Smithtown schools participate in the beach cleanup at Sunken Meadow State Park on Oct. 22. (Courtesy of Smithtown CSD)
Smithtown schools participate in the beach cleanup at Sunken Meadow State Park on Oct. 22. (Courtesy of Smithtown CSD)

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