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Francis X. Hegarty students learn fire safety from Island Park firefighters

Each year, the month of October is designated National Fire Prevention Month. Fire departments across the United States use this time to visit local elementary schools to teach youngsters proper … more

10/10/12

The kids of Francis X. hegarty wasted no time as they took off across the school’s field. They worked together to raise more than $1,000 for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

On your marks, get set, GO!

They walked, jogged and some even sprinted around the athletic field as Francis X. Hegarty students and teachers joined together in the school’s annual Winner’s Walk on May 18. Sponsored by the … more

5/30/12

Island Park students study presidents

Prior to 1971, the Feb. 12 birthday of Abraham Lincoln and George Washington’s Feb. 22 birthday were separately celebrated as federal holidays. In 1971, President Richard Nixon proclaimed the third … more

2/29/12

Sean Goggin, science educator with the Science Museum of Long Island, explains the characteristics of simple, series, and parallel circuits.

An electrifying lesson

Fourth graders at Francis X. Hegarty School in Island Park had an opportunity last week to learn about electricity as they benefited from a special presentation by the Science Museum of Long … more

2/15/12

Ex-IPFD Chief Ray Reichel talked to the kids about fire safety.

Francis X. Hegarty Elementary School holds Fire Safety Day

Francis X. Hegarty Elementary School in Island Park held its annual Fire Safety Day on Oct. 7. Members of the Island Park Fire Department came to the school and talked to students about fire … more

10/12/11

Bumps on the road back to school in Island Park

Even though students in Island Park were ready to head back to school on Sept. 7, their schools weren’t quite ready for them. Due to flooding from Irene and earlier storms, parts of the Francis … more

Alex Costello | 9/14/11

Diana Olivia and Julia Springsteen share a book at the Hegarty School's Prime Time.

The prime time for turning off the TV

At Francis X. Hegarty Elementary School in Island Park, third and fourth graders and their adult sponsors turned back the clock for one evening and enjoyed time away from their televisions and … more

2/16/11

The HoHo Hegarty Holidays

The holiday spirit permeated the Francis X. Hegarty Elementary School in Island Park on Dec. 23 as the entire school participated in the first-ever HoHo Hegarty Holidays. The brainchild of … more

1/5/11

Irlanda Feil, left, Robin Antila, Jennifer Robbins and Andrea Cutler are pictured here during a special orientation to welcome new faculty and staff, hosted by Dr. Rosmarie Bovino, superintendent of schools.

Island Park School District welcomes new staff

Students weren’t the only new people in the Island Park School District when the schools opened their doors earlier this month. New faculty and staff were also there to greet the children and start … more

9/29/10

Beth Sporing and Leigh Schirmer help new students off the bus at School 6 in Oceanside.

Back to school in Oceanside and Island Park

Buses were stopping and school bells were ringing last week as students in Oceanside and Island Park ended their summer vacations and headed back to class, albeit for a truncated two-day week. … more

9/15/10

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