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Hadia Choudhry, foreground, left, and Saher Din, both of Valley Stream, interviewing each other for biographies that they wrote at the recent Hofstra High School Summer Journalism Institute. At back were Mariam Faisal, of Queens, left, and Emaan Tehseen, of Valley Stream.

Hofstra University journalism institute opens high-schoolers' minds

Nine Nassau County students, including four from Valley Stream, one from Elmont and one from Freeport, took part in this year’s Hofstra University High School Summer Journalism Institute, learning firsthand the ins and outs of the media industry. more

By Matthew Cudahy | 8/4/21

Dozens gathered outside St. Agnes Cathedral in Rockville Centre last Sunday to protest the closures of three Catholic schools.

Parents rally amid impending Catholic school closures

The impending closures of three Catholic schools have sparked an outcry from a number of parents and parishioners. Due to declining enrollment and revenue, the Diocese of Rockville Centre will close … more

By Nakeem Grant | 4/22/21

St. Thomas is one of several area Catholic schools that have closed in the past year.

Enrollment declining, St. Thomas the Apostle School to close in June

After 61 years in West Hempstead, St. Thomas the Apostle School will close at the end of the school year. Since 2015, nursery school through eighth-grade student enrollment had declined 35 … more

By Nakeem Grant | 3/25/21

First-grade teachers at Maurice W. Downing Primary School helped students write holiday letters to their pen pals at the Atria Assisted Living in Lynbrook.

Malverne's Downing School students write letters to Atria pen pals

Maurice W. Downing Primary School’s first-grade students in Kim Piccola, Katie Smyth, and Amanda Correia and Jennifer Eisenberg’s class wrote festive letters to their pen pals in the … more

1/14/21

Dr. Susan Poser has been named Hofstra University's ninth — and first woman — president.

Hofstra University appoints first woman president

Dr. Susan Poser, now provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Illinois Chicago, has been named Hofstra University's new president — the first woman to hold the … more

By Brian Stieglitz | 12/9/20

Three students from Sacred Heart Academy will take part in the Brookhaven National Labs STEM-Prep Summer Institute this summer.

Three Sacred Heart Academy students to attend summer institute

Sacred Heart Academy students Isabel Louie, Catalina Ramirez and Shadia Suha will spend part of their summer at a world-renowned research facility, the Brookhaven National Labs STEM-Prep Summer … more

6/18/20

Students at Sacred Heart Academy began the shift to virtual education on March 16.

Sacred Heart Academy embraces virtual education

During the unprecedented events caused by the Covid-19 global pandemic, Sacred Heart Academy showed its dedication to the success and education of its students by making the transition to an online … more

5/22/20

Atria’s Assisted Living recently featured a guest reader in Amanda Correia’s and Jen Eisenberg’s first-grade class at Maurice W. Downing Primary School in Malverne.

Malverne kids close the generational gap

The Malverne community’s youngest members will bond with the eldest as part of Maurice W. Downing Primary School’s Student Council intergenerational connection program. Students recently met … more

12/5/19

Residents and protesters crowded Ocean Avenue, in front of Malverne High School, circa 1963, over plans to integrate Malverne Public Schools.

Getting past Malverne district’s past

Part four in a series. More than 50 years ago, racial tensions in the Malverne School District peaked. Prejudice divided the local community as hostilities mounted. Today, however, the district is … more

By Nakeem Grant and Robert Traverso | 11/14/19

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