PUBLISHED ON MAY 4, 2020 | SILIVE PHOTO BY (COURTESY/MADISON L'INSALATA) STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE Madison L’Insalata, right, Miss Staten Island 2020 and PS 65students. (Courtesy/Madison L’Insalata) Staten Island Advance Updated Apr 24, 2020; Posted Apr 23, 2020 By Carol Ann Benanti | benanti@siadvance.com STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Sundog Theatre, a performing arts organization based on Staten Island that provides music, [...]

PUBLISHED ON JANUARY 28, 2020 | It’s good news: Sundog Theatre has added two new board members to its organization: Congrats are in order for Mark Giacalone and Jeannine Otis. “Diversifying our board is important to Sundog”, stated Susan Fenley, executive director. “With good representation from the varied communities here, we feel we can serve more people and have [...]

PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 21, 2019 | PS 39 students help create art installation | In Class column Posted Oct 20, 12:00 PM The PS 39 students who worked on the art installation at the Arrochar playground. Also pictured in the back row are Parks Department Public Art Coordinator Elizabeth Masella, PS 39 Principal Tracey Wright, Councilman Steven Matteo, and [...]

PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 1, 2019 | Posted Sep 29, 2019 By Annalise Knudson | aknudson@siadvance.com STUDENT JOURNALISTS Students at two Staten Island schools are producing their own school newsletters through Sundog Theatre. Working with former Staten Island Advance staffers, the Sundog’s Newspaper Club program gives students at PS 53, Bay Terrace, and PS 55, Eltingville, firsthand knowledge of how [...]

New Bridge Prep: A multi-sensory approach to teaching dyslexic students New Bridge Prep: A multi-sensory approach to teaching dyslexic students Posted Sep 17, 2019 Bridge Prep opens for students with dyslexia By Annalise Knudson | aknudson@siadvance.com STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Staten Island students with dyslexia and language-based learning disabilities were welcomed as “Bridge Builders” when they entered the new Bridge Preparatory [...]