A group of 26 students from Lynbrook High School’s Forensics and Legal Issues classes experienced the local judicial system up close and personal when they paid a visit to the Nassau County District Court. While they were there, they had the opportunity to meet a court officer and a judge who conducted a Q&A session dealing with the court system and jurisprudence, which generated an honest conversation about the realities of the same legal systems that they had been studying in class.
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11/5/09
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Meet the 'Cabbage Patch Kids'
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The third grade classes at Rhame Avenue School are really growing — cabbages!
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Mary Malloy
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10/29/09
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I’d like to devote my 750 words this week to shamelessly promoting two books by a former colleague and good friend, Michael Otterman. They are “American Torture” (Melbourne University Publishing, 2007) and “Erasing Iraq: The Human Cost of Carnage,” to be published in 2010.
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Scott Brinton
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10/22/09
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Anchors aweigh!
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On Oct. 10, Cub Scout Pack 363 from East Rockaway travelled to Mystic Seaport in Connecticut to participate in the Anchor Watch Program.
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10/22/09
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Students at Lynbrook’s West End School experienced the democratic process first-hand when they participated in Student Council elections.
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10/22/09
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Sixty-nine students at Lynbrook High School have earned the designation of Advanced Placement Scholar from the College Board, in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement Program (AP) Exams.
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10/15/09
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East Rockaway Fire Department Safety Fair
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The East Rockaway Fire Department sponsored a safety fair on Oct. 2, with a Smoke House, safety demonstrations and a ride on a real firetruck -- bells clanging all the way!
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Mary Malloy/Herald
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10/8/09
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On Friday, October 2, the Rhame Avenue faculty, along with Principal Laura Guggino and Superintendent Dr. Roseanne Melucci, participated in a Faculty Walk to show support for the Healthy Steps program that Rhame Avenue is participating in for the first 10 days of October.
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10/8/09
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On a weekend when many local high schools, including their own, were reveling in the spirit of Homecoming on their football fields, members of Lynbrook High School’s Globe Club were reveling in the spirit of community service as they participated in the National Estuaries Day "Preserve the Reserve Bay Beach Cleanup" at Jones Beach Seal Watch Beach.
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10/8/09
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One area dentist is redefining the phrase “put your money where your mouth is.”
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10/8/09
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