In the remarkable 2014 film “Whiplash,” J.K. Simmons plays Terence Fletcher, a maniacal music professor at an elite East Coast conservatory bent on producing the next truly great jazz musician . . .
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9/21/17
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Imagine you’re the parent of a transgender child attending public school. You and your child have already had more than your share of grief, knowing that you live in a culture that doesn’t always understand or welcome difference . . .
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3/10/17
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Four students and two projects from South Side High School won first prize at the 15th annual Chemaginations regional competition at St. John’s University on March 1.
The day consisted of a …
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By Brian Kacharaba
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3/8/17
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Marla Kilfoyle, of Bellmore, recited a series of numbers: 42, 59, 44, 37, 56, 54, 60, 31 to the assembled crowd at South Side High School in Rockville Centre. “These were the scores that my son …
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By Peter Belfiore
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2/15/17
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We were supposed to have been healed by now, right? With the first African-American president finally elected not once but twice, the nation was supposed to be . . .
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2/2/17
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The Irish Cultural Society announced its annual Martin J. Kelly Writing Contest for students in the 9th through 12th grades in Nassau County.
This year, students are asked to compose a four-line …
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1/18/17
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The future stars of Broadway and cinema could come from South Side High School.
On Jan. 6 and 9, the high-school hosted the student-directed show “The End”, consisting of four original works …
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By Brian Kacharaba
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1/18/17
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Frank Gallagher and Kim Sniffin from the Rockville Centre School District were named Students of the Quarter at Nassau BOCES Barry Tech on Dec. 12.
The students were honored for their first …
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By Brian Kacharaba
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12/21/16
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Exhibits and more...
Ansel Adams: Sight and FeelingAn exhibition of Adams’ photographs that demonstrates how his intuitive and emotional response to the landscape resulted in powerful and …
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12/7/16
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The Rockville Centre Board of Education introduced the South Side High School student government officials and class presidents during its board meeting on Oct. 19, while also recognizing the …
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By Brian Kacharaba
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10/26/16
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