🌱 Patch AM: West Islip Students Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month Through Music, Art

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In today's newsletter:

• Udall Road students honor Hispanic Heritage Month with music and art
• Can West Islip's rushing attack run past Hauppauge on Friday night?
• How a West Islip family is navigating the college cost crunch

Also on today's calendar: Annual Free Paper Shredding Event and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Some sun, then clouds; warm, with a high of 78 and low of 59 degrees.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 70, low: 54.
• Sunday: Chance of a little p.m. rain, with a high of 65 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• West Islip Students Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month Through Music, Art (patch.com) — West Islip students at Udall Road Middle School are marking Hispanic Heritage Month with music-filled homerooms, trivia contests and creative classroom projects. Guided by their language teachers, they're building a collaborative mural and writing biographies of notable Hispanic figures, helping the school community explore Hispanic culture, history and contributions in a hands-on way.
   

• Long Island high school football games to watch, plus picks (newsday.com) — West Islip football fans can look forward to Friday's home matchup against Hauppauge, where the Lions' powerful ground game led by Jake Kramer will be on display. The article also spotlights several other key Long Island high school games this weekend as divisional races heat up across Nassau and Suffolk.
   

• Long Island families face a college financial aid squeeze (newsday.com) — A West Islip family's struggle to afford two private college tuitions highlights how Long Island's high cost of living can leave middle-income households squeezed out of federal and state financial aid. Experts explain why formulas ignore regional expenses and outline strategies, scholarships, and New York programs that can help local families plan smarter and avoid excessive private loans.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in West Islip

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• Annual Free Paper Shredding Event →
  Mangano Funeral Home, 1701 Deer Park Ave, Deer Park
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Friday October 2
• SEPTA | Trunk or Treat
  North Babylon UFSD North Babylon, NY 11703
  6:00 pm
• Latin Night →
  1683 Bar, 401 Sunrise Hwy, West Islip
  7:00 pm
• DJ Dance Party at 1683 Bar →
  1683 Bar, 401 Sunrise Hwy, West Islip
  7:00 pm
• Latin Night at 1683 →
  1683 Bar, 401 Sunrise Hwy, West Islip
  7:00 pm
• DJ Dance Party →
  1683 Bar, 401 Sunrise Hwy, West Islip
  7:00 pm
• Latin Night at 1683! →
  1683 Bar, 401 Sunrise Hwy, West Islip
  7:00 pm
• LATIN NIGHT @1683! →
  1683 Bar, 401 Sunrise Hwy, West Islip
  7:00 pm
• Latin Night at 1683 Bar →
  1683 Bar, 401 Sunrise Hwy, West Islip
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• SAT Exam at WIHS
  West Islip UFSD West Islip, NY 11795
• Homecoming Parade
  North Babylon UFSD North Babylon, NY 11703
  11:00 am
• HS | Homecoming | NB vs. Huntington
  North Babylon UFSD North Babylon, NY 11703
  1:00 pm
• HS | Homecoming Dance
  North Babylon UFSD North Babylon, NY 11703
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• LIDL posted a job opening for Store Associate (Full Time) - Babylon, NY in Babylon. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Babylon

• Dan Meuser highlights community events and policy discussions in recent social media posts (lebanonpanews.com)
• Mark Newman Announces New Fall And Winter Tour Dates (antimusic.com)

North Babylon

• High school roundup: Girls volleyball, boys and girls soccer, field hockey and boys badminton (newsday.com)
• Clean drinking water is top concern for Long Island voters, Newsday/Siena poll finds (newsday.com)

Bay Shore

• Gridiron Greats following Monday's games from Week 3 of the Long Island high school football season (newsday.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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