The Villano View

Take a bow
June 13, 2025
Maeve Graulich and Lily Lemken
The sounds of screaming and clapping were as loud as a rickety old roller coaster at an amusement park, but this wasn’t Funland down the shore. This was the auditorium at Emerson Junior-Senior High School, and it was a Talent Show for fourth through...
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Running for Special Needs
June 6, 2025
Lucas Benefield, Joseph DiBono, Michael DiBono, and Natalie Habana
Three local police cars with sirens wailing and lights flashing led a group of fifth and sixth graders, as well as teachers from Patrick M. Villano School as they ran in nearly 90-degree heat in honor of the Special Olympics. Breanne DeCarlo was one of...
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Flipping for gold
April 30, 2025
Damiano Dillow and Lucas Benefield
Theo Duffy started gymnastics because around the house, he liked doing flips. His mom signed him up for gymnastics so he could do flips in a safer environment. Duffy got bored with the recreaction classes and tried out for a competitive gymnastics team....
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The Hero Two Doors Down
April 25, 2025
Theo Duffy, Reporter
The Hero Two Doors Down, written by Sharon Robinson, was the April book club book at Patrick M. Villano School. It is about a 9-year-old boy named Stephen Satlow who befriends baseball legend Jackie Robinson after they become neighbors. “It was a...
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April brings adventures
April 23, 2025
Joseph DiBono, Reporter
Students in Emerson schools had spring break from April 12 to April 20, 2025. Many people went on vacations with their families and enjoyed the warmer weather with friends. Caden Peyko, a 6th grader at Patrick M. Villano School, went to the family's beach...
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Some children made this poster for the special occasion, Purim. Purim is an important holiday for Jews.

Juliette Ignazzi, Reporter • March 25, 2025

Across our community, Jewish people celebrated the festive holiday of Purim from sundown on Friday, March 13, to sundown on Saturday, March 14. This holiday celebrates the story of Queen Esther standing up for the Jewish...

Students at Patrick M. Villano School honor Ruby Bridges for her bravery. Bridges was the first black student to attend an all-white school in Louisiana.

Inspiring change

Desmond White, Reporter • February 22, 2025

Black History Month is a special time when people learn about and celebrate the important contributions that black people have made to the world. It happens every year in February. At Patrick M. Villano School, students and...

Sixth grade Student Congress members sort the more than 600 gloves, hats, and toiletries donated from Patrick M. Villano School.

Donating to the homeless

Lincoln Bahng, Reporter • February 2, 2025

Teamwork between the Student Congress service committee at Patrick M. Villano School and the high school Key Club was a success. The two student groups collected donations for the homeless in New York City. “I think...

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