Sewanhaka High School’s 2011 valedictorian is Armaghan Behlum. Since leaving his native country, Pakistan, with his family when he was 3 years old, he has conducted research in microbiology, been named an AP Scholar, and was named to every departmental Honor Society. more

Faye Blue, an eighth-grader at Floral Park Memorial High School, has always been passionate about art. She’s an avid “Project Runway” fan, and loves to listen to pop music. She … more

The Sewanhaka Central High School District, one of the largest school districts in Nassau County, passed its 2011-12 budget last week, with 4,628 votes supporting it and 3,028 opposing it. This year’s turnout of 7,656 voters was significantly lower than last year, when nearly 10,000 people voted on the current school spending plan. more

The Sewanhaka Central High School budget passed this evening, with 4,628 votes in support of the budget, and 3,028 votes against it. This year's turnout — 7,656 voters — was slightly lower than last year's, when nearly 10,000 residents came to the polls to vote for the 2010-11 budget. more

Following Sewanhaka Central High School District superintendent Warren Meierdierck’s announcement last December that he would be retiring in June, the district has been working to find a new superintendent to take his place. The district’s Board of Education placed advertisement in The New York Times, held a search meeting in March, and has been receiving leads from a search firm over the past few months. During the Sewanhaka district’s last BOE meeting, on May 3, BOE president Jean Fichtl announced that Dr. Ralph Ferrie will be the district’s new superintendent, beginning July 1. more

Board of Education elections for the Franklin Square and Elmont school districts will be held on May 17, in addition to budget elections for Sewanhaka, Franklin Square and Elmont. How well do you know the candidates who are running? more

A bomb threat was left on the voice-mail system of a member of the H. Frank Carey High School administration on April 27 around 11:10 p.m. The threat was made after the Sewanhaka Central High School District Board of Education meeting that night. more

Hundreds of high school students gathered to frivolously debate national issues on April 9, during the annual Lee Markus Sewanhaka Inter-School District Model United Nations competition. The event was held at the Sewanhaka High School, and students from the Elmont Memorial, Floral Park Memorial, H. Frank Carey, New Hyde Park and Sewanhaka high schools represented countries from the United Kingdom to Azerbaijan, taking up their respective interests and debating issues passionately, from early morning until sunset. more

After the State Senate’s vote on Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s budget in March, the Sewanhaka, Franklin Square and Elmont school districts were handed new numbers for budget consideration — numbers that were considerably more favorable to local districts but did not eliminate their budget woes. more

The Sewanhaka School Employees Association has been working without a contract since July 2010, and at the Sewanhaka Central High School District’s last Board of Education meeting, held March 22 at the Sewanhaka High School, a member of the group spoke out. more