It had already produced a crop of herbs, trees and vegetables this summer, but Hewlett-Woodmere School District’s community garden learning center behind the Hewlett House on East Rockaway Road didn’t have a formal opening.
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10/9/13
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Three years ago, a group of students from the Hewlett-Woodmere School District’s Youth Leadership Forum, which focuses on sustainability, attended a conference in Chicago and saw firsthand the huge impact growing produce had on a community. They returned asking the question, “Why don’t we have a garden?”
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By Ann E. Friedman
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8/28/13
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In an effort to bring two communities together and recognize military service veterans, the Youth Leadership Forum at Hewlett High School met on April 12 to talk about ways to improve this year’s Memorial Day parade, which hasn’t be held for the past three years.
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By Ann E. Friedman
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4/17/13
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Six students from the Youth Leadership Forum at Hewlett High School spent part of their summer at Camp Snowball, a five-day conference in Tucson, Ariz., and returned with ideas to reduce their carbon footprint and encourage deeper thinking in their community.
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ANN E. FRIEDMAN
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9/29/11
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