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![A second grade School #4 student holds a bookmark with the School #4 motto "Be Brave, Be Kind, Work Hard" and other inspirational sentiments, along with a drawing of a Gandhi and a red heart shape.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1791473458/oceansideschoolsorg/oqm0v73op9wr3cwmuhcw/4BetheChangeDay-2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1791473458/oceansideschoolsorg/oqm0v73op9wr3cwmuhcw/4BetheChangeDay-2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1791473458/oceansideschoolsorg/oqm0v73op9wr3cwmuhcw/4BetheChangeDay-2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1791473458/oceansideschoolsorg/oqm0v73op9wr3cwmuhcw/4BetheChangeDay-2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1791473458/oceansideschoolsorg/oqm0v73op9wr3cwmuhcw/4BetheChangeDay-2.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1791473458/oceansideschoolsorg/oqm0v73op9wr3cwmuhcw/4BetheChangeDay-2.jpg","width":2200}])
Oceanside High School, School #9E, and School #4 students joined communities across the county to celebrate the inaugural Nassau County “Be the Change Day,” held in honor of Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday on October 2.
![OHS Math teacher Rocio Saborido watches as two students conduct an experiment using math to determine the half life of caffeine. Food coloring and bowls of water simulate the caffeine in the bloodstream.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1791396271/oceansideschoolsorg/y3xq2d9bvlruriuluowg/7RocioSaboridoinClassroom.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1791396271/oceansideschoolsorg/y3xq2d9bvlruriuluowg/7RocioSaboridoinClassroom.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1791396271/oceansideschoolsorg/y3xq2d9bvlruriuluowg/7RocioSaboridoinClassroom.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1791396271/oceansideschoolsorg/y3xq2d9bvlruriuluowg/7RocioSaboridoinClassroom.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1791396271/oceansideschoolsorg/y3xq2d9bvlruriuluowg/7RocioSaboridoinClassroom.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1791396271/oceansideschoolsorg/y3xq2d9bvlruriuluowg/7RocioSaboridoinClassroom.jpg","width":2200}])
It's an age-old question from students: "Why do we need to learn this?"
Oceanside High School math teacher Rocio Saborido had an answer. Every day, students would come to class with enery drinks, which are notoriously high in caffeine. The response to their question was in their hands.