B-BP Middle Schoolers Hit the Beach for a Good Cause

The James Wilson Young Middle School Ecology Club in the Bayport-Blue Point School District participated for the first time in the “Corey Beach Clean-Up” environmental project.

Armed with garbage bags and gloves, students removed litter from the local beach in an earth-conscious effort to improve their surroundings. The project was sponsored by the Town of Brookhaven, South Shore Community Organization, and the Bayport-Blue Point High School Ecology Club.

(This writeup and accompany photo were provided by Syntax Communications.)

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Ten students in grades six through eight, along with club advisors O'Myra
Petrocine and Stacie Sosinsky, met at Corey Beach in Blue Point on a rainy Sunday morning. They worked diligently to clean up the beach, roadway, and adjoining parking lot areas.

“The kids did a great job,” remarked Petrocine. “They didn't let the
weather affect their enthusiasm at all.” Special thanks to Melanie Holtz of South Shore Community Organization and Donna Edgar, advisor of the High School Ecology Club, for their support and organizational efforts.