Several weeks ago, I ran a two-part series on bullying and what schools are trying to do to deal with this growing problem. Shortly after, I caught the last few minutes of a TV interview with John Halligan, whose son Ryan was a victim of bullying and ultimately committed suicide. It was a riveting, heart-wrenching, and eye-opening talk. I wanted to share his story with my readers with a firsthand account of what occurred and tried to track John down via the Internet. more

Students from East Rockaway’s Chapter of the National Junior Honor Society attended Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, NJ, recently. The focus of their visit was to provide students with the opportunity to view live neurosurgery from a distant learning center. more

Editor's Note: It was announced late Tuesday that Mary Magilligan has been named a semi-finalist in the Intel Science Talent Search 2010 A total of 15 seniors have submitted research project reports to the Intel Science Talent Search (STS). This is a new school record. Andrew Akcelik, Ethan Feilich, Chelsea Goldinger, John Grega, Sunil Kunnakkat, Josh Lewin-Jacus, Mary Magilligan, Jarrett Mancuso, Brian McComb, Lauren O’Donnell, Melanie Reed, David Soto, Molly Spilka, Gregori Tayco and Melissa Tischler all submitted research papers to this premier high school science fair, often referred to as the “Junior Nobel Prize,” hoping to be among the 300 semifinalists who will be announced in January. The LHS science research program has produced more

From the bagel store to the beauty parlor, from the beach club to the bus stop, what is the number one topic of conversation among parents? Hands down, the survey says-teachers and teaching. And well it should be. Moms and dads are concerned about who is going to spend 180 days with their children for the school year. more

On Character Education Day at Lynbrook South Middle School, students looked inward and outward to examine their own behavior and build new bonds of friendship and understanding. more

An audit released Dec. 29 by the state comptroller’s office has revealed that the Lynbrook school district appointed an independent contractor as its treasurer, even though state laws prohibits independent contractors from being school officials. more

As we batted around ideas for this week’s editorial, we agreed that a new take on an old idea — New Year’s resolutions — was in order. Rather than offer our own ideas, we decided, we’d ask the experts. more

Third graders at Lynbrook’s Waverly Park School have been working to make the holidays a little brighter for servicemen and women in Iraq by collecting international phone cards for them to use to call home to family and friends. more

Members of the West End Student Council joined forces with the Lynbrook High School Students Taking Active Roles Together (START) Club to brighten the holidays for soldiers serving overseas. They collected items such as batteries, toiletries, socks and hard candies, and stuffed them into holiday stockings to be delivered to soldiers serving in Iraq. more

The Principal’s Office is taking a break from its usual lineup of heavy-hitting topics for one of the most popular features since the column’s inception –– the Writing Quiz (this time in the form of a spelling test). more