Students and staff of the Malverne School District were welcomed back to the new school year after six months of building closures due to the Covid-19 pandemic. With Davison Avenue Intermediate …
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9/17/20
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Nassau and Suffolk counties have both opted to postpone high school sports until January of 2021, and many colleges have moved their fall sports to the spring, as well. With sports on pause, student-athletes — especially high school seniors — and parents are left not only disappointed, but also with many lingering questions.
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9/15/20
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Schools Superintendent Dr. Lorna Lewis announced on Monday in a letter to parents that the district had to close Malverne High School for the day. Lewis said the district saw a high number of …
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By Nakeem Grant
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9/14/20
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Nassau County high school student-athletes will have to wait until the new year to compete in sports.
At an emergency meeting on Aug. 26, a committee of county school superintendents voted to …
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By Nakeem Grant and Tony Belissimo
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9/3/20
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In March, Malvernite Sara Lombardi, of Girl Scout Troop 2600, took a social studies elective at Valley Stream North High School, in which she studied the use of victory gardens during World War II. …
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By Nakeem Grant
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8/26/20
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Aspiring actress Renee Wilson, 17, says she lives by the “don’t knock it till you’ve tried it” mentality. Wilson, who graduated from Malverne High School last Friday, got a …
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By Nakeem Grant
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8/13/20
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School districts in Nassau and Suffolk counties, along with the rest of the state, will be allowed to reopen to begin the new school year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced last Friday. District leaders in …
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By Nakeem Grant and Karen Bloom
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8/12/20
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Keeping up social-distancing protocols, West Hempstead High School held a two-day graduation ceremony at the school’s football field from Aug. 1-2. Four separate graduations were held to limit …
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8/12/20
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Following social distancing guidelines, Malverne High School held its graduation ceremony for the class of 2020 on Aug. 7. Students were divided into three graduation groups for numerous ceremonies …
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8/12/20
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I was out for a drive in mid-April, rounding the corner from Beach Street to Merrick Road in Merrick, when Emily Dickinson’s words suddenly came to my mind . . .
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7/31/20
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