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At the Sewanhaka Central High School district’s last Board of Education meeting, on March 22 at the Sewanhaka High School, pictured, a member of the Sewanhaka School Employees Association spoke publicly for a SSEA contract.

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

By Jackie Nash | 4/5/11

Valerie Angelillo, left, principal of the H. Frank Carey High School, listened as Dana DeLeo, a mother who lives in the Sewanhaka Central High School District, spoke about her disapproval of the district’s ESL program structure at last week’s Sewanhaka Board of Education meeting.

Recurring discussion: Carey’s ESL program

For the second time in the past two months, parents came to the microphone at the Sewanhaka High School District’s Board of Education meeting to publicly disparage the district’s English as a Second Language program. The program is currently housed in only one school within the five-school district — the H. Frank Carey High School — and some parents within the district believe it has created an unsafe environment at Carey. more

By Jackie Nash | 3/29/11

An Elmont native, Cara Castronuova is one of two new trainers on NBC’s “The Biggest Loser.”

‘Biggest Loser’ star says she misses Elmont

Elmont native Cara Castronuova, a certified trainer and a two-time Golden Gloves winner who was ranked No. 2 in the country by USA Boxing when she was in her 20s, is one of two new trainers on the hit television show “The Biggest Loser,” which airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. on NBC. The network became interested in casting Castronuova on the show after viewing the History Channel documentary “Warrior Women,” which included a segment on female boxers at the Brooklyn-based Gleason’s Gym, where Castronuova trained. more

By Jackie Nash | 3/15/11

Warren Meierdiercks, the Sewanhaka Central High School District’s superintendent, recently announced that he will be retiring on June 30, and the district has since been working to find a resident- and administration-approved replacement.

Sewanhaka hosts superintendent search meeting

The Sewanhaka Central High School District held a search meeting on Thursday, March 10, at 7:30 p.m., in the auditorium of the Sewanhaka High School, to gather ideas from district residents about the district’s new superintendent. Warren Meierdiercks, who has been the district’s superintendent for the past five years, announced in December that he will be retiring on June 30, and the district has since been working to find a resident- and administration-approved replacement. more

By JACKIE NASH | 3/14/11

Warren Meierdiercks, who has been superintendent of the Sewanhaka Central High School District for the past five years, announced in December that he will retire on June 30.

Sewanhaka hosts superintendent search meeting

The Sewanhaka Central High School District is searching for its next superintendent, and will be holding a meeting on Thursday, March 10, at 7:30 p.m., in the auditorium of the Sewanhaka High School, at 500 Tulip Ave. in Floral Park. The Sewanhaka Board of Education is asking the public to submit comments for the superintendent search by March 4, through a survey on the district's website, but new comments can still be brought to the March 10 meeting. more

By Jackie Nash | 3/3/11

State releases ‘college-ready’ statistics

The New York State Education Department released a new set of graduation statistics on Monday, Feb. 7, which showed a majority of students in the state are graduating without being adequately prepared for higher education. more

By Jackie Nash | 3/1/11

Carey’s ESL program raises concerns for some parents

At the Sewanhaka Central High School District Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 15, some parents expressed concerns about the district’s English as a Second Language program. The concerns focused on the fact that the program is only held at the H. Frank Carey High School, although there are four other schools in the district. more

By Jackie Nash | 2/22/11

Brendon McRae, 24, of Roosevelt, attended the Sewanhaka High School.

Friends, family mourn loss of three local men

An infectious, carefree smile and jovial attitude: that is how many Sewanhaka High School students will remember Naquan Bell, 21, and Bell's uncle, Brendon McRae, 24, who were both Sewanhaka students. Bell and McRae died in a car accident on Sunday, Feb. 13, along with friend Stanley Sagesse, 23, a Uniondale graduate and Hempstead resident. The three young men were heading home from a birthday gathering, when they struck a bridge embankment on the eastbound side of the Southern State Parkway. more

By Jackie Nash | 2/22/11

Former Sewanhaka High School Assistant Principal Gerald Waldman was arrested last Friday and charged with grand larceny and official misconduct.

Retired Sewanhaka official accused of theft

Gerald Waldman, of Huntington, the former assistant principal of Sewanhaka High School, was arraigned on charges of grand larceny and official misconduct on Feb. 18, accused of taking $113,000 from a union fund. Waldman, 59, was arrested by investigators from the Nassau County district attorney’s office. more

By JACKIE NASH | 2/21/11

Three local men killed in Roosevelt car accident

Three young men were killed in a car accident on Sunday, Feb. 13, around 5 a.m., when the 2006 Saturn Ion they were traveling in struck a bridge embankment on the eastbound side of the Southern State Parkway, at Nassau Road, in Roosevelt. more

By Jackie Nash | 2/17/11