{"id":132741,"date":"2026-02-13T18:32:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T18:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/132741\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T18:32:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T18:32:00","slug":"no-one-eats-alone-day-at-i-s-34-on-staten-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/132741\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;No One Eats Alone Day&#8221; at I.S. 34 on Staten Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RLANS4JYO5HI7EFOVEJ2NOMYEA.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today's lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)\"\/><\/p>\n<p>1 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>I.S. 34 No One Eats Alone Day<\/p>\n<p>Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today&#8217;s lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FRLANS4JYO5HI7EFOVEJ2NOMYEA.JPG&amp;caption=Millions%20of%20schools%20across%20the%20United%20States%2C%20including%20some%20on%20Staten%20Island%2C%20like%20I.S.%2034%20in%20Tottenville%2C%20took%20part%20in%20National%20No%20One%20Eats%20Alone%20Day.%20The%20lunchtime%20program%2C%20created%20by%20the%20nonprofit%20Beyond%20Differences%2C%20aims%20to%20make%20cafeterias%20more%20welcoming%20by%20encouraging%20students%20to%20connect%20with%20classmates%20they%20might%20not%20usually%20sit%20with.%20Today&#039;s%20lunch%20also%20featured%20dancing.%20(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/QEOKEF7S45BGDGOC652P22SP4E.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today's lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>2 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>I.S. 34 No One Eats Alone Day<\/p>\n<p>Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today&#8217;s lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FQEOKEF7S45BGDGOC652P22SP4E.JPG&amp;caption=Millions%20of%20schools%20across%20the%20United%20States%2C%20including%20some%20on%20Staten%20Island%2C%20like%20I.S.%2034%20in%20Tottenville%2C%20took%20part%20in%20National%20No%20One%20Eats%20Alone%20Day.%20The%20lunchtime%20program%2C%20created%20by%20the%20nonprofit%20Beyond%20Differences%2C%20aims%20to%20make%20cafeterias%20more%20welcoming%20by%20encouraging%20students%20to%20connect%20with%20classmates%20they%20might%20not%20usually%20sit%20with.%20Today&#039;s%20lunch%20also%20featured%20dancing.%20(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RLB6BZDESFA6NFUFHKMCSTMCF4.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today\u2019s lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>3 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>I.S. 34 No One Eats Alone Day<\/p>\n<p>Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today\u2019s lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FRLB6BZDESFA6NFUFHKMCSTMCF4.JPG&amp;caption=Millions%20of%20schools%20across%20the%20United%20States%2C%20including%20some%20on%20Staten%20Island%2C%20like%20I.S.%2034%20in%20Tottenville%2C%20took%20part%20in%20National%20No%20One%20Eats%20Alone%20Day.%20The%20lunchtime%20program%2C%20created%20by%20the%20nonprofit%20Beyond%20Differences%2C%20aims%20to%20make%20cafeterias%20more%20welcoming%20by%20encouraging%20students%20to%20connect%20with%20classmates%20they%20might%20not%20usually%20sit%20with.%20Today%E2%80%99s%20lunch%20also%20featured%20dancing.%20(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SYYIKNBNZVFGNCDQK6KTBGKO5E.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today's lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>4 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>I.S. 34 No One Eats Alone Day<\/p>\n<p>Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today&#8217;s lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FSYYIKNBNZVFGNCDQK6KTBGKO5E.JPG&amp;caption=Millions%20of%20schools%20across%20the%20United%20States%2C%20including%20some%20on%20Staten%20Island%2C%20like%20I.S.%2034%20in%20Tottenville%2C%20took%20part%20in%20National%20No%20One%20Eats%20Alone%20Day.%20The%20lunchtime%20program%2C%20created%20by%20the%20nonprofit%20Beyond%20Differences%2C%20aims%20to%20make%20cafeterias%20more%20welcoming%20by%20encouraging%20students%20to%20connect%20with%20classmates%20they%20might%20not%20usually%20sit%20with.%20Today&#039;s%20lunch%20also%20featured%20dancing.%20(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/EF3CMYDGRRA77PEG3OYS6V776Y.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Hunter Brodsky, John Galizia and Jason Gitter enjoy lunch at I.S. 34 in Tottenville. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>5 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>I.S. 34 No One Eats Alone Day<\/p>\n<p>Hunter Brodsky, John Galizia and Jason Gitter enjoy lunch at I.S. 34 in Tottenville. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FEF3CMYDGRRA77PEG3OYS6V776Y.JPG&amp;caption=Hunter%20Brodsky%2C%20John%20Galizia%20and%20Jason%20Gitter%20enjoy%20lunch%20at%20I.S.%2034%20in%20Tottenville.%20(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PEWBCMIKYJBIHOVUNZUN3JR2KA.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today\u2019s lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>6 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>I.S. 34 No One Eats Alone Day<\/p>\n<p>Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today\u2019s lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FPEWBCMIKYJBIHOVUNZUN3JR2KA.JPG&amp;caption=Millions%20of%20schools%20across%20the%20United%20States%2C%20including%20some%20on%20Staten%20Island%2C%20like%20I.S.%2034%20in%20Tottenville%2C%20took%20part%20in%20National%20No%20One%20Eats%20Alone%20Day.%20The%20lunchtime%20program%2C%20created%20by%20the%20nonprofit%20Beyond%20Differences%2C%20aims%20to%20make%20cafeterias%20more%20welcoming%20by%20encouraging%20students%20to%20connect%20with%20classmates%20they%20might%20not%20usually%20sit%20with.%20Today%E2%80%99s%20lunch%20also%20featured%20dancing.%20(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/NKK4ZNXG5ZATVLWNUNDOWETHMI.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today's lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>7 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>I.S. 34 No One Eats Alone Day<\/p>\n<p>Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today&#8217;s lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FNKK4ZNXG5ZATVLWNUNDOWETHMI.jpg&amp;caption=Millions%20of%20schools%20across%20the%20United%20States%2C%20including%20some%20on%20Staten%20Island%2C%20like%20I.S.%2034%20in%20Tottenville%2C%20took%20part%20in%20National%20No%20One%20Eats%20Alone%20Day.%20The%20lunchtime%20program%2C%20created%20by%20the%20nonprofit%20Beyond%20Differences%2C%20aims%20to%20make%20cafeterias%20more%20welcoming%20by%20encouraging%20students%20to%20connect%20with%20classmates%20they%20might%20not%20usually%20sit%20with.%20Today&#039;s%20lunch%20also%20featured%20dancing.%20(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SYQJG3Q5ABCPLLAUJWCU4IFBOA.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today's lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>8 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>I.S. 34 No One Eats Alone Day<\/p>\n<p>Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today&#8217;s lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FSYQJG3Q5ABCPLLAUJWCU4IFBOA.JPG&amp;caption=Millions%20of%20schools%20across%20the%20United%20States%2C%20including%20some%20on%20Staten%20Island%2C%20like%20I.S.%2034%20in%20Tottenville%2C%20took%20part%20in%20National%20No%20One%20Eats%20Alone%20Day.%20The%20lunchtime%20program%2C%20created%20by%20the%20nonprofit%20Beyond%20Differences%2C%20aims%20to%20make%20cafeterias%20more%20welcoming%20by%20encouraging%20students%20to%20connect%20with%20classmates%20they%20might%20not%20usually%20sit%20with.%20Today&#039;s%20lunch%20also%20featured%20dancing.%20(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BIQVH4T35NEQTNO3373X6IIBCY.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today's lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>9 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>I.S. 34 No One Eats Alone Day<\/p>\n<p>Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today&#8217;s lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FBIQVH4T35NEQTNO3373X6IIBCY.JPG&amp;caption=Millions%20of%20schools%20across%20the%20United%20States%2C%20including%20some%20on%20Staten%20Island%2C%20like%20I.S.%2034%20in%20Tottenville%2C%20took%20part%20in%20National%20No%20One%20Eats%20Alone%20Day.%20The%20lunchtime%20program%2C%20created%20by%20the%20nonprofit%20Beyond%20Differences%2C%20aims%20to%20make%20cafeterias%20more%20welcoming%20by%20encouraging%20students%20to%20connect%20with%20classmates%20they%20might%20not%20usually%20sit%20with.%20Today&#039;s%20lunch%20also%20featured%20dancing.%20(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/D5QSYOC7AVFOFI4NBUMX5XKJ5Y.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today's lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>10 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>I.S. 34 No One Eats Alone Day<\/p>\n<p>Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today&#8217;s lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FD5QSYOC7AVFOFI4NBUMX5XKJ5Y.JPG&amp;caption=Millions%20of%20schools%20across%20the%20United%20States%2C%20including%20some%20on%20Staten%20Island%2C%20like%20I.S.%2034%20in%20Tottenville%2C%20took%20part%20in%20National%20No%20One%20Eats%20Alone%20Day.%20The%20lunchtime%20program%2C%20created%20by%20the%20nonprofit%20Beyond%20Differences%2C%20aims%20to%20make%20cafeterias%20more%20welcoming%20by%20encouraging%20students%20to%20connect%20with%20classmates%20they%20might%20not%20usually%20sit%20with.%20Today&#039;s%20lunch%20also%20featured%20dancing.%20(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/NM3MTUPSA5ETZIDDHCT6S4Y6WA.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today\u2019s lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>11 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>I.S. 34 No One Eats Alone Day<\/p>\n<p>Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today\u2019s lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FNM3MTUPSA5ETZIDDHCT6S4Y6WA.JPG&amp;caption=Millions%20of%20schools%20across%20the%20United%20States%2C%20including%20some%20on%20Staten%20Island%2C%20like%20I.S.%2034%20in%20Tottenville%2C%20took%20part%20in%20National%20No%20One%20Eats%20Alone%20Day.%20The%20lunchtime%20program%2C%20created%20by%20the%20nonprofit%20Beyond%20Differences%2C%20aims%20to%20make%20cafeterias%20more%20welcoming%20by%20encouraging%20students%20to%20connect%20with%20classmates%20they%20might%20not%20usually%20sit%20with.%20Today%E2%80%99s%20lunch%20also%20featured%20dancing.%20(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WCH7QWUV6RAZZPNWFZXLIVHTEM.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today's lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>12 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>I.S. 34 No One Eats Alone Day<\/p>\n<p>Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today&#8217;s lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FWCH7QWUV6RAZZPNWFZXLIVHTEM.JPG&amp;caption=Millions%20of%20schools%20across%20the%20United%20States%2C%20including%20some%20on%20Staten%20Island%2C%20like%20I.S.%2034%20in%20Tottenville%2C%20took%20part%20in%20National%20No%20One%20Eats%20Alone%20Day.%20The%20lunchtime%20program%2C%20created%20by%20the%20nonprofit%20Beyond%20Differences%2C%20aims%20to%20make%20cafeterias%20more%20welcoming%20by%20encouraging%20students%20to%20connect%20with%20classmates%20they%20might%20not%20usually%20sit%20with.%20Today&#039;s%20lunch%20also%20featured%20dancing.%20(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/UDIJLZFPVZG2ZHNCPLM4H3TF7Q.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today's lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>13 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>I.S. 34 No One Eats Alone Day<\/p>\n<p>Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today&#8217;s lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FUDIJLZFPVZG2ZHNCPLM4H3TF7Q.JPG&amp;caption=Millions%20of%20schools%20across%20the%20United%20States%2C%20including%20some%20on%20Staten%20Island%2C%20like%20I.S.%2034%20in%20Tottenville%2C%20took%20part%20in%20National%20No%20One%20Eats%20Alone%20Day.%20The%20lunchtime%20program%2C%20created%20by%20the%20nonprofit%20Beyond%20Differences%2C%20aims%20to%20make%20cafeterias%20more%20welcoming%20by%20encouraging%20students%20to%20connect%20with%20classmates%20they%20might%20not%20usually%20sit%20with.%20Today&#039;s%20lunch%20also%20featured%20dancing.%20(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/QYJFV4VUDBGE3BZI2YAUVKUXDE.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Dressed in hearts, Liana Habib heads back to her lunch table at I.S. 34 in Tottenville during National No One Eats Alone Day. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>14 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>I.S. 34 No One Eats Alone Day<\/p>\n<p>Dressed in hearts, Liana Habib heads back to her lunch table at I.S. 34 in Tottenville during National No One Eats Alone Day. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FQYJFV4VUDBGE3BZI2YAUVKUXDE.JPG&amp;caption=Dressed%20in%20hearts%2C%20Liana%20Habib%20heads%20back%20to%20her%20lunch%20table%20at%20I.S.%2034%20in%20Tottenville%20during%20National%20No%20One%20Eats%20Alone%20Day.%20(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AL7TGB6EKRBHLMCEOFIYSPDX6U.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today's lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>15 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>I.S. 34 No One Eats Alone Day<\/p>\n<p>Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today&#8217;s lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FAL7TGB6EKRBHLMCEOFIYSPDX6U.JPG&amp;caption=Millions%20of%20schools%20across%20the%20United%20States%2C%20including%20some%20on%20Staten%20Island%2C%20like%20I.S.%2034%20in%20Tottenville%2C%20took%20part%20in%20National%20No%20One%20Eats%20Alone%20Day.%20The%20lunchtime%20program%2C%20created%20by%20the%20nonprofit%20Beyond%20Differences%2C%20aims%20to%20make%20cafeterias%20more%20welcoming%20by%20encouraging%20students%20to%20connect%20with%20classmates%20they%20might%20not%20usually%20sit%20with.%20Today&#039;s%20lunch%20also%20featured%20dancing.%20(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/3V5WIYAZ7ND45NSMFMCWKAXBPA.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today's lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>16 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>I.S. 34 No One Eats Alone Day<\/p>\n<p>Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today&#8217;s lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2F3V5WIYAZ7ND45NSMFMCWKAXBPA.JPG&amp;caption=Millions%20of%20schools%20across%20the%20United%20States%2C%20including%20some%20on%20Staten%20Island%2C%20like%20I.S.%2034%20in%20Tottenville%2C%20took%20part%20in%20National%20No%20One%20Eats%20Alone%20Day.%20The%20lunchtime%20program%2C%20created%20by%20the%20nonprofit%20Beyond%20Differences%2C%20aims%20to%20make%20cafeterias%20more%20welcoming%20by%20encouraging%20students%20to%20connect%20with%20classmates%20they%20might%20not%20usually%20sit%20with.%20Today&#039;s%20lunch%20also%20featured%20dancing.%20(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/V2DJHSPZ5FDXJJB7JNU2Z7Y2OU.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today's lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>17 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>I.S. 34 No One Eats Alone Day<\/p>\n<p>Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today&#8217;s lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FV2DJHSPZ5FDXJJB7JNU2Z7Y2OU.JPG&amp;caption=Millions%20of%20schools%20across%20the%20United%20States%2C%20including%20some%20on%20Staten%20Island%2C%20like%20I.S.%2034%20in%20Tottenville%2C%20took%20part%20in%20National%20No%20One%20Eats%20Alone%20Day.%20The%20lunchtime%20program%2C%20created%20by%20the%20nonprofit%20Beyond%20Differences%2C%20aims%20to%20make%20cafeterias%20more%20welcoming%20by%20encouraging%20students%20to%20connect%20with%20classmates%20they%20might%20not%20usually%20sit%20with.%20Today&#039;s%20lunch%20also%20featured%20dancing.%20(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CF7P7HEQNJDLXKMT2DZITMOJAU.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today\u2019s lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>18 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>I.S. 34 No One Eats Alone Day<\/p>\n<p>Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today\u2019s lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FCF7P7HEQNJDLXKMT2DZITMOJAU.JPG&amp;caption=Millions%20of%20schools%20across%20the%20United%20States%2C%20including%20some%20on%20Staten%20Island%2C%20like%20I.S.%2034%20in%20Tottenville%2C%20took%20part%20in%20National%20No%20One%20Eats%20Alone%20Day.%20The%20lunchtime%20program%2C%20created%20by%20the%20nonprofit%20Beyond%20Differences%2C%20aims%20to%20make%20cafeterias%20more%20welcoming%20by%20encouraging%20students%20to%20connect%20with%20classmates%20they%20might%20not%20usually%20sit%20with.%20Today%E2%80%99s%20lunch%20also%20featured%20dancing.%20(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/OQIH6ZP3ENC4TOYRN5IK7O24WE.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today's lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>19 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>I.S. 34 No One Eats Alone Day<\/p>\n<p>Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today&#8217;s lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FOQIH6ZP3ENC4TOYRN5IK7O24WE.JPG&amp;caption=Millions%20of%20schools%20across%20the%20United%20States%2C%20including%20some%20on%20Staten%20Island%2C%20like%20I.S.%2034%20in%20Tottenville%2C%20took%20part%20in%20National%20No%20One%20Eats%20Alone%20Day.%20The%20lunchtime%20program%2C%20created%20by%20the%20nonprofit%20Beyond%20Differences%2C%20aims%20to%20make%20cafeterias%20more%20welcoming%20by%20encouraging%20students%20to%20connect%20with%20classmates%20they%20might%20not%20usually%20sit%20with.%20Today&#039;s%20lunch%20also%20featured%20dancing.%20(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/VAAM35NUBVEKVA7HCWBG2GWSCI.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today's lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>20 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>I.S. 34 No One Eats Alone Day<\/p>\n<p>Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today&#8217;s lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FVAAM35NUBVEKVA7HCWBG2GWSCI.JPG&amp;caption=Millions%20of%20schools%20across%20the%20United%20States%2C%20including%20some%20on%20Staten%20Island%2C%20like%20I.S.%2034%20in%20Tottenville%2C%20took%20part%20in%20National%20No%20One%20Eats%20Alone%20Day.%20The%20lunchtime%20program%2C%20created%20by%20the%20nonprofit%20Beyond%20Differences%2C%20aims%20to%20make%20cafeterias%20more%20welcoming%20by%20encouraging%20students%20to%20connect%20with%20classmates%20they%20might%20not%20usually%20sit%20with.%20Today&#039;s%20lunch%20also%20featured%20dancing.%20(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/NG4KRRQOUZFYLAD5SKCVQQBAGU.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today's lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>21 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>I.S. 34 No One Eats Alone Day<\/p>\n<p>Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today&#8217;s lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FNG4KRRQOUZFYLAD5SKCVQQBAGU.JPG&amp;caption=Millions%20of%20schools%20across%20the%20United%20States%2C%20including%20some%20on%20Staten%20Island%2C%20like%20I.S.%2034%20in%20Tottenville%2C%20took%20part%20in%20National%20No%20One%20Eats%20Alone%20Day.%20The%20lunchtime%20program%2C%20created%20by%20the%20nonprofit%20Beyond%20Differences%2C%20aims%20to%20make%20cafeterias%20more%20welcoming%20by%20encouraging%20students%20to%20connect%20with%20classmates%20they%20might%20not%20usually%20sit%20with.%20Today&#039;s%20lunch%20also%20featured%20dancing.%20(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/VZRMVVXTZZC7DC6PWVGR5MQGF4.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today's lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>22 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>I.S. 34 No One Eats Alone Day<\/p>\n<p>Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today&#8217;s lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FVZRMVVXTZZC7DC6PWVGR5MQGF4.JPG&amp;caption=Millions%20of%20schools%20across%20the%20United%20States%2C%20including%20some%20on%20Staten%20Island%2C%20like%20I.S.%2034%20in%20Tottenville%2C%20took%20part%20in%20National%20No%20One%20Eats%20Alone%20Day.%20The%20lunchtime%20program%2C%20created%20by%20the%20nonprofit%20Beyond%20Differences%2C%20aims%20to%20make%20cafeterias%20more%20welcoming%20by%20encouraging%20students%20to%20connect%20with%20classmates%20they%20might%20not%20usually%20sit%20with.%20Today&#039;s%20lunch%20also%20featured%20dancing.%20(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/4HRCLNOYDZD77LHOT2RWL7HCR4.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"CJ Patella and Jonathan Kolbaska enjoy lunchtime. Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today's lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>23 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>I.S. 34 No One Eats Alone Day<\/p>\n<p>CJ Patella and Jonathan Kolbaska enjoy lunchtime. Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today&#8217;s lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2F4HRCLNOYDZD77LHOT2RWL7HCR4.JPG&amp;caption=CJ%20Patella%20and%20Jonathan%20Kolbaska%20enjoy%20lunchtime.%20Millions%20of%20schools%20across%20the%20United%20States%2C%20including%20some%20on%20Staten%20Island%2C%20like%20I.S.%2034%20in%20Tottenville%2C%20took%20part%20in%20National%20No%20One%20Eats%20Alone%20Day.%20The%20lunchtime%20program%2C%20created%20by%20the%20nonprofit%20Beyond%20Differences%2C%20aims%20to%20make%20cafeterias%20more%20welcoming%20by%20encouraging%20students%20to%20connect%20with%20classmates%20they%20might%20not%20usually%20sit%20with.%20Today&#039;s%20lunch%20also%20featured%20dancing.%20(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/6FTK36SW6FHMFGXXBVJRRBDNR4.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today's lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>24 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>I.S. 34 No One Eats Alone Day<\/p>\n<p>Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today&#8217;s lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2F6FTK36SW6FHMFGXXBVJRRBDNR4.JPG&amp;caption=Millions%20of%20schools%20across%20the%20United%20States%2C%20including%20some%20on%20Staten%20Island%2C%20like%20I.S.%2034%20in%20Tottenville%2C%20took%20part%20in%20National%20No%20One%20Eats%20Alone%20Day.%20The%20lunchtime%20program%2C%20created%20by%20the%20nonprofit%20Beyond%20Differences%2C%20aims%20to%20make%20cafeterias%20more%20welcoming%20by%20encouraging%20students%20to%20connect%20with%20classmates%20they%20might%20not%20usually%20sit%20with.%20Today&#039;s%20lunch%20also%20featured%20dancing.%20(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F6P56QAETZAQ7LOJROEVXAMJUI.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Principal John Boyle is surrounded by 6th graders including his daughter to his right at I.S. 34 in Tottenville, as they took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today's lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>25 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>I.S. 34 No One Eats Alone Day<\/p>\n<p>Principal John Boyle is surrounded by 6th graders including his daughter to his right at I.S. 34 in Tottenville, as they took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today&#8217;s lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FF6P56QAETZAQ7LOJROEVXAMJUI.JPG&amp;caption=Principal%20John%20Boyle%20is%20surrounded%20by%206th%20graders%20including%20his%20daughter%20to%20his%20right%20at%20I.S.%2034%20in%20Tottenville%2C%20as%20they%20took%20part%20in%20National%20No%20One%20Eats%20Alone%20Day.%20The%20lunchtime%20program%2C%20created%20by%20the%20nonprofit%20Beyond%20Differences%2C%20aims%20to%20make%20cafeterias%20more%20welcoming%20by%20encouraging%20students%20to%20connect%20with%20classmates%20they%20might%20not%20usually%20sit%20with.%20Today&#039;s%20lunch%20also%20featured%20dancing.%20(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/UUJCUNCKEBB75PRQD4UZXT64ZA.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today's lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>26 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>I.S. 34 No One Eats Alone Day<\/p>\n<p>Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today&#8217;s lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FUUJCUNCKEBB75PRQD4UZXT64ZA.JPG&amp;caption=Millions%20of%20schools%20across%20the%20United%20States%2C%20including%20some%20on%20Staten%20Island%2C%20like%20I.S.%2034%20in%20Tottenville%2C%20took%20part%20in%20National%20No%20One%20Eats%20Alone%20Day.%20The%20lunchtime%20program%2C%20created%20by%20the%20nonprofit%20Beyond%20Differences%2C%20aims%20to%20make%20cafeterias%20more%20welcoming%20by%20encouraging%20students%20to%20connect%20with%20classmates%20they%20might%20not%20usually%20sit%20with.%20Today&#039;s%20lunch%20also%20featured%20dancing.%20(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/EKD5WS4JGVC6ZIDDUERIFGMPDU.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today's lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>27 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>I.S. 34 No One Eats Alone Day<\/p>\n<p>Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today&#8217;s lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FEKD5WS4JGVC6ZIDDUERIFGMPDU.JPG&amp;caption=Millions%20of%20schools%20across%20the%20United%20States%2C%20including%20some%20on%20Staten%20Island%2C%20like%20I.S.%2034%20in%20Tottenville%2C%20took%20part%20in%20National%20No%20One%20Eats%20Alone%20Day.%20The%20lunchtime%20program%2C%20created%20by%20the%20nonprofit%20Beyond%20Differences%2C%20aims%20to%20make%20cafeterias%20more%20welcoming%20by%20encouraging%20students%20to%20connect%20with%20classmates%20they%20might%20not%20usually%20sit%20with.%20Today&#039;s%20lunch%20also%20featured%20dancing.%20(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/O3K7FPEWWZDAZC6ILMH2T2ZHHY.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today's lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>28 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>I.S. 34 No One Eats Alone Day<\/p>\n<p>Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today&#8217;s lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FO3K7FPEWWZDAZC6ILMH2T2ZHHY.JPG&amp;caption=Millions%20of%20schools%20across%20the%20United%20States%2C%20including%20some%20on%20Staten%20Island%2C%20like%20I.S.%2034%20in%20Tottenville%2C%20took%20part%20in%20National%20No%20One%20Eats%20Alone%20Day.%20The%20lunchtime%20program%2C%20created%20by%20the%20nonprofit%20Beyond%20Differences%2C%20aims%20to%20make%20cafeterias%20more%20welcoming%20by%20encouraging%20students%20to%20connect%20with%20classmates%20they%20might%20not%20usually%20sit%20with.%20Today&#039;s%20lunch%20also%20featured%20dancing.%20(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SHFB2SZG3FGHZKOFLHBKATV6KE.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today's lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>29 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>I.S. 34 No One Eats Alone Day<\/p>\n<p>Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today&#8217;s lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FSHFB2SZG3FGHZKOFLHBKATV6KE.JPG&amp;caption=Millions%20of%20schools%20across%20the%20United%20States%2C%20including%20some%20on%20Staten%20Island%2C%20like%20I.S.%2034%20in%20Tottenville%2C%20took%20part%20in%20National%20No%20One%20Eats%20Alone%20Day.%20The%20lunchtime%20program%2C%20created%20by%20the%20nonprofit%20Beyond%20Differences%2C%20aims%20to%20make%20cafeterias%20more%20welcoming%20by%20encouraging%20students%20to%20connect%20with%20classmates%20they%20might%20not%20usually%20sit%20with.%20Today&#039;s%20lunch%20also%20featured%20dancing.%20(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DODSD3TBYZA6TPHDFB64OPDE5U.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today's lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>30 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>I.S. 34 No One Eats Alone Day<\/p>\n<p>Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today&#8217;s lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FDODSD3TBYZA6TPHDFB64OPDE5U.JPG&amp;caption=Millions%20of%20schools%20across%20the%20United%20States%2C%20including%20some%20on%20Staten%20Island%2C%20like%20I.S.%2034%20in%20Tottenville%2C%20took%20part%20in%20National%20No%20One%20Eats%20Alone%20Day.%20The%20lunchtime%20program%2C%20created%20by%20the%20nonprofit%20Beyond%20Differences%2C%20aims%20to%20make%20cafeterias%20more%20welcoming%20by%20encouraging%20students%20to%20connect%20with%20classmates%20they%20might%20not%20usually%20sit%20with.%20Today&#039;s%20lunch%20also%20featured%20dancing.%20(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/H3CXKCCK7ZB7LCBRPT4KYGNNMU.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today's lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>31 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>I.S. 34 No One Eats Alone Day<\/p>\n<p>Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today&#8217;s lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FH3CXKCCK7ZB7LCBRPT4KYGNNMU.JPG&amp;caption=Millions%20of%20schools%20across%20the%20United%20States%2C%20including%20some%20on%20Staten%20Island%2C%20like%20I.S.%2034%20in%20Tottenville%2C%20took%20part%20in%20National%20No%20One%20Eats%20Alone%20Day.%20The%20lunchtime%20program%2C%20created%20by%20the%20nonprofit%20Beyond%20Differences%2C%20aims%20to%20make%20cafeterias%20more%20welcoming%20by%20encouraging%20students%20to%20connect%20with%20classmates%20they%20might%20not%20usually%20sit%20with.%20Today&#039;s%20lunch%20also%20featured%20dancing.%20(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/FKIUU3EII5EVPPTF5FYOM2LYII.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today's lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>32 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>I.S. 34 No One Eats Alone Day<\/p>\n<p>Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today&#8217;s lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FFKIUU3EII5EVPPTF5FYOM2LYII.JPG&amp;caption=Millions%20of%20schools%20across%20the%20United%20States%2C%20including%20some%20on%20Staten%20Island%2C%20like%20I.S.%2034%20in%20Tottenville%2C%20took%20part%20in%20National%20No%20One%20Eats%20Alone%20Day.%20The%20lunchtime%20program%2C%20created%20by%20the%20nonprofit%20Beyond%20Differences%2C%20aims%20to%20make%20cafeterias%20more%20welcoming%20by%20encouraging%20students%20to%20connect%20with%20classmates%20they%20might%20not%20usually%20sit%20with.%20Today&#039;s%20lunch%20also%20featured%20dancing.%20(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/XKPSEMIDVVE47ORESIGKI2Y2KI.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today's lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>33 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>I.S. 34 No One Eats Alone Day<\/p>\n<p>Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today&#8217;s lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FXKPSEMIDVVE47ORESIGKI2Y2KI.JPG&amp;caption=Millions%20of%20schools%20across%20the%20United%20States%2C%20including%20some%20on%20Staten%20Island%2C%20like%20I.S.%2034%20in%20Tottenville%2C%20took%20part%20in%20National%20No%20One%20Eats%20Alone%20Day.%20The%20lunchtime%20program%2C%20created%20by%20the%20nonprofit%20Beyond%20Differences%2C%20aims%20to%20make%20cafeterias%20more%20welcoming%20by%20encouraging%20students%20to%20connect%20with%20classmates%20they%20might%20not%20usually%20sit%20with.%20Today&#039;s%20lunch%20also%20featured%20dancing.%20(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/UOLWWU3PG5ASJEYXIJX7NMMR5Q.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today's lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>34 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>I.S. 34 No One Eats Alone Day<\/p>\n<p>Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today&#8217;s lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FUOLWWU3PG5ASJEYXIJX7NMMR5Q.JPG&amp;caption=Millions%20of%20schools%20across%20the%20United%20States%2C%20including%20some%20on%20Staten%20Island%2C%20like%20I.S.%2034%20in%20Tottenville%2C%20took%20part%20in%20National%20No%20One%20Eats%20Alone%20Day.%20The%20lunchtime%20program%2C%20created%20by%20the%20nonprofit%20Beyond%20Differences%2C%20aims%20to%20make%20cafeterias%20more%20welcoming%20by%20encouraging%20students%20to%20connect%20with%20classmates%20they%20might%20not%20usually%20sit%20with.%20Today&#039;s%20lunch%20also%20featured%20dancing.%20(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PPD3NPOQGNGUVHQI6M747CH2FE.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today's lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>35 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>I.S. 34 No One Eats Alone Day<\/p>\n<p>Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today&#8217;s lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FPPD3NPOQGNGUVHQI6M747CH2FE.JPG&amp;caption=Millions%20of%20schools%20across%20the%20United%20States%2C%20including%20some%20on%20Staten%20Island%2C%20like%20I.S.%2034%20in%20Tottenville%2C%20took%20part%20in%20National%20No%20One%20Eats%20Alone%20Day.%20The%20lunchtime%20program%2C%20created%20by%20the%20nonprofit%20Beyond%20Differences%2C%20aims%20to%20make%20cafeterias%20more%20welcoming%20by%20encouraging%20students%20to%20connect%20with%20classmates%20they%20might%20not%20usually%20sit%20with.%20Today&#039;s%20lunch%20also%20featured%20dancing.%20(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AVLKDL7I35ACFCFSPN4NIZE324.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today's lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>36 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>I.S. 34 No One Eats Alone Day<\/p>\n<p>Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today&#8217;s lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FAVLKDL7I35ACFCFSPN4NIZE324.JPG&amp;caption=Millions%20of%20schools%20across%20the%20United%20States%2C%20including%20some%20on%20Staten%20Island%2C%20like%20I.S.%2034%20in%20Tottenville%2C%20took%20part%20in%20National%20No%20One%20Eats%20Alone%20Day.%20The%20lunchtime%20program%2C%20created%20by%20the%20nonprofit%20Beyond%20Differences%2C%20aims%20to%20make%20cafeterias%20more%20welcoming%20by%20encouraging%20students%20to%20connect%20with%20classmates%20they%20might%20not%20usually%20sit%20with.%20Today&#039;s%20lunch%20also%20featured%20dancing.%20(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/QLGIA3ANYZG7HOSYOW3IUPEYQI.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"It was also a week including kindness and respect for all. Students posted notes during the week like this. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today\u2019s lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>37 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>I.S. 34 No One Eats Alone Day<\/p>\n<p>It was also a week including kindness and respect for all. Students posted notes during the week like this. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today\u2019s lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FQLGIA3ANYZG7HOSYOW3IUPEYQI.JPG&amp;caption=It%20was%20also%20a%20week%20including%20kindness%20and%20respect%20for%20all.%20Students%20posted%20notes%20during%20the%20week%20like%20this.%20The%20lunchtime%20program%2C%20created%20by%20the%20nonprofit%20Beyond%20Differences%2C%20aims%20to%20make%20cafeterias%20more%20welcoming%20by%20encouraging%20students%20to%20connect%20with%20classmates%20they%20might%20not%20usually%20sit%20with.%20Today%E2%80%99s%20lunch%20also%20featured%20dancing.%20(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/NYGJ3LMCYNF5LPDBUQLN3F6NPU.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today's lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>38 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>I.S. 34 No One Eats Alone Day<\/p>\n<p>Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today&#8217;s lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FNYGJ3LMCYNF5LPDBUQLN3F6NPU.JPG&amp;caption=Millions%20of%20schools%20across%20the%20United%20States%2C%20including%20some%20on%20Staten%20Island%2C%20like%20I.S.%2034%20in%20Tottenville%2C%20took%20part%20in%20National%20No%20One%20Eats%20Alone%20Day.%20The%20lunchtime%20program%2C%20created%20by%20the%20nonprofit%20Beyond%20Differences%2C%20aims%20to%20make%20cafeterias%20more%20welcoming%20by%20encouraging%20students%20to%20connect%20with%20classmates%20they%20might%20not%20usually%20sit%20with.%20Today&#039;s%20lunch%20also%20featured%20dancing.%20(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CQ5FZ6PZRNALZJEDSGNTKVDEEI.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today's lunch also featured dancing. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>39 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>I.S. 34 No One Eats Alone Day<\/p>\n<p>Millions of schools across the United States, including some on Staten Island, like I.S. 34 in Tottenville, took part in National No One Eats Alone Day. The lunchtime program, created by the nonprofit Beyond Differences, aims to make cafeterias more welcoming by encouraging students to connect with classmates they might not usually sit with. Today&#8217;s lunch also featured dancing. 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