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Sewanhaka district Clerk Joanne Cunningham, from left, Board of Education members Lorraine Ferrigno and Joe Armocida, attorney Douglas Libby, and Superintendent Dr. Ralph Ferrie, discussed plans for the district’s 2012-13 budget.

Sewanhaka district unveils 2012-13 budget plans

The Sewanhaka Central High School District Board of Education held its first 2012-13 budget workshop on Feb. 7, unveiling three spending scenarios and stressing that the budget will likely exceed the state-mandated 2 percent tax cap increase in order to avoid more than $3 million in cuts. more

By Jackie Nash | 2/14/12

On Dec. 18, Tommy Genova, right, and his partner, Darren Andretta, left, bowled in the adult/youth tournament at AMF East Meadow Lanes. Andretta bowled a 279 in the final game, and Genova bowled a 300.

Genova’s 280 spurs team victory

Elmont resident Tommy Genova Jr. bowled a 280 in the third game of a 692 series, on Jan. 4, leading the Sewanhaka Central High School District to a 3-0 win over Oyster Bay in the Nassau Conference II bowling tournament. more

By Jackie Nash, jnash@liherald.com | 1/18/12

Gayl Teller, Nassau’s 2009-11 poet laureate, left; Maxwell Corydon Wheat, Nassau’s 2007-09 poet laureate; and Dr. Linda Opyr, the county’s 2011-13 poet laureate.

Opyr to retire from Sewanhaka district

Dr. Linda Opyr, 58, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction at the Sewanhaka Central High School District, recently announced that she will be retiring from the district, effective Jan. 3, 2012. more

By Jackie Nash, jnash@liherald.com | 12/17/11

Covert Avenue School is part of the Elmont Union Free School District, which spends between $35,000 and $40,000 annually to investigate suspicious addresses.

Local schools work to catch address scams

School districts nationwide are required to deal with a growing problem: address fraud. Local schools are no exception. However, local districts have different approaches to catching students who are attending school illegally — and taking from taxpayers. more

By Jackie Nash | 10/19/11

Emma Larrea, left, and Alisha Carrion tried to keep dry as they walked into the Washington School in Franklin Square.

Local students head back to school

Students from the Sewanhaka Central High, Franklin Square Union Free and Elmont Union Free school districts all entered new classrooms on Sept. 7, for the 2011-12 school year. more

By Jackie Nash | 9/13/11

Local English Language Arts and Math test scores.

Local ELA, math scores vary

Before students in the Sewanhaka Central High, Franklin Square Union Free and Elmont Union Free school districts headed back to school for the 2011-12, state test scores assessing 3rd- to 8th-grade students’ English Language Arts and math scores from the 2010-11 school year were released. Locally, the results — released by the New York State Education Department in August — vary widely. more

By Jackie Nash | 9/13/11

New faculty at the Elmont Union Free School District for the 2011-12 school year.

Pick up your books, backpacks and ball-point pens

Students from the Sewanhaka Central High, Franklin Square Union Free and Elmont Union Free school districts will enter their new classrooms today, Sept. 7. So what’s in store for the 2011-12 school year? more

By Jackie Nash | 9/1/11

Local administrator named Nassau County poet laureate

Since elementary school, lifelong New Hyde Park resident Linda Opyr, 58, has been devoted to poetry, and that dedication recently paid off. On June 12, Opyr was named poet laureate of Nassau … more

By James Fitz Gerald | 7/13/11

Inga Krevatas, a Franklin Square resident, spoke to the Sewanhaka Central High School District about it's autism program on July 12.

Parents speak up for autism

Seven years ago, Franklin Square resident Inga Krevatas helped create the first-ever autism program for the Franklin Square Union Free School District. Krevatas' twin daughters, Sophia and Alexa, were born with autism, and she wanted to ensure they received specialized teaching in their home district — not outside of it. more

By Jackie Nash | 7/13/11

Marc Isseks was named a new assistant principal of the H. Frank Carey High School on June 12.

Isseks named assistant principal at Carey

Marc Isseks, who serves as chairman of the H. Frank Carey High School's Social Studies Department, and coordinates social studies at the Sewanhaka High School, was named an assistant principal of the H. Frank Carey High School on June 12, at the Sewanhaka Central High School District's monthly Board of Education meeting. more

By Jackie Nash | 7/13/11

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