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Pierson High School students will present their fall play, “This Murder Was Staged,” from November 20 to 22. There will be three evening performances, November 20, 21, and 22 at 7 p.m., and a matinee on Saturday, November 22 at 2 p.m. The performances will take place in the Pierson auditorium. To purchase tickets, please email Anne Galanty at agalanty@sagharborschools.org. COURTESY SAG HARBOR SCHOOL DISTRICT
Westhampton Beach High School students participated in a series of engaging activities during Red Ribbon Week. As part of the week’s events, representatives from the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office visited the school to facilitate a drunk driving simulation. The experience offered students a realistic and impactful look at the dangers and consequences of impaired driving. Also during the week, the school’s CURE Club hosted a can collection and recycling event and students wrote positive, drug-free messages on red paper strips during their English classes. The strips were then linked to form a long chain that is displayed in the high school library. COURTESY WESTHAMPTON BEACH SCHOOL DISTRICT
Ross School's Mia Frohlich has earned a place in the New York State Council of Administrators in Music Education (NYSCAME) Honor Choir. After achieving a top score on her All-State Level 6 New York State School Music Association Solo, the highest level in the festival, Mia was selected to join more than 100 of the county's young vocalists for the performance in Hauppauge. COURTESY ROSS SCHOOL
The Grit Ninja team visited Amagansett School on November 14, transforming the gymnasium into a ninja warrior obstacle course. Students were challenged to use upper body power, grip strength, balance and agility to conquer unique and challenging course designs. COURTESY AMAGANSETT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Sag Harbor Elementary School second -graders visited the Arts Center at Duck Creek, where artist and parent Fitzhugh Karol led a hands-on art workshop. COURTESY SAG HARBOR SCHOOL DISTRICT
Sag Harbor Students Visit Arts Center at Duck Creek
Sag Harbor Elementary School second-graders, led by art teacher Lisa Miller, recently took a field trip to the Arts Center at Duck Creek in East Hampton.
The visit was inspired by Sag Harbor parent and artist Fitzhugh Karol, whose outdoor exhibition “On the Grounds” is currently on view at the Arts Center. The range of interpretations in the exhibition created an excellent opportunity for the students to explore how simple forms can have different meanings for different viewers.
“These sculptures’ appearances shift as viewers walk around them, and each new angle provides a new silhouette to take meaning from,” explained Karol. “Whether someone takes away a sense of nostalgia, history, play or just the joy of form and color, all of those readings are welcome.”
Karol welcomed the students and led a hands-on art workshop, introducing them to his large-scale sculptures and offering insight into his creative process.
“Creating shapes out of paper is a simple exercise, but it’s the beginning of the long process of creating these large-scale pieces,” he said. “I wanted the students to understand that a big job like creating these sculptures can be broken down into steps they’re capable of achieving and to plant the seed that they can make art of any size too.”
Karol said he was impressed by the students’ creativity. “Some created shapes based on things they saw in their environment or the pieces at Duck Creek, while others created shapes completely from their mind’s eye.”
For the Sag Harbor Elementary students, the trip provided an opportunity to see how art can exist beyond the classroom and traditional gallery spaces and to learn directly from a working artist within their own community.
Staff Writer on Nov 18, 2025