The sun was shining bright as more than 6,000 students returned to school in the Massapequa School District on Sept. 2. After a nine-week summer vacation, the doors opened and students in grades 1-12 walked into clean, shiny buildings with their new sneakers and backpacks.
At the elementary schools, principals, assistant principals, teachers and support staff greeted children as they arrived by car, on foot and by bus. As friends reunited, there were plenty of photo opportunities at large “Welcome Back” signs on the front lawns. The young learners got to their classrooms, settled into their desks and unpacked their supplies. Throughout the three secondary schools, students visited their lockers before beginning their first-semester schedules, with teachers reviewing course information and expectations for the coming year.
The district’s theme for the 2025-2026 school year is “A Paradigm of Potential: The Power of Connection and Community.”