Victoria Alaimo and Elizabeth Klamkin were selected from among more than 3,000 nominees as quarterfinalists for the Grammy Music Educator Award, and have inched one step closer to winning a grand-prize trip to next year’s Grammy Awards on Jan. 28.
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By Melissa Koenig
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8/23/17
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Some concerned parents assert that the school waiver policy has led to overcrowding at North and South high schools (“Parents claim schools are overcrowded,” July 27-Aug. 2 issue). In the absence of quantitative data verifying this claim, I’ll leave the technical determination of whether or not a school building has met its functional capacity to our education experts — the superintendent and the Central High School District’s professional staff — although, I suspect it has not met that threshold.
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8/2/17
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The Valley Stream valedictorians and salutatorians of the class of 2017 come from diverse backgrounds, but they have one thing in common: their love for their schools.
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By Melissa Koenig
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6/7/17
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Mayor Ed Fare and Dr. Joseph Pompilio, principal of Central High School, hosted a brief ceremony on Jan. 5 unveiling new, historically accurate lighting fixtures in the high school’s lobby.
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By Nick Ciccone
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1/20/17
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Sounds of skates gliding across the ice and sticks battling for pucks filled the air at Grant Park on Jan. 10, as players from a growing ice hockey league in Valley Stream faced-off in a scrimmage to celebrate the addition of a new varsity team.
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By Mike Smollins
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1/19/17
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The Central High School District and the Valley Stream Soccer Club are working in conjunction to find a solution to an ongoing lighting issue at Central High School in order to create a safe environment for children to play soccer after dark.
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By Mike Smollins
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1/6/17
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In the wake of the Central High School District’s $41 million bond vote on Dec. 6, school officials said the next steps of the project are underway with construction expected to begin in the summer of 2018.
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By Mike Smollins
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1/5/17
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There’s been a lot of activity going on at Malverne American Legion Post #44, thanks to prospective Eagle Scout, David Matos.
Matos, 18, a Valley Stream Central High School senior, was in the …
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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12/7/16
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The future of much-needed upgrades to the Central High School District is in the hands of Valley Stream voters, who will decide on Dec. 6 to accept or reject a $41 million bond proposal that would primarily fund repairs to each of the district’s four buildings.
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By Mike Smollins
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11/30/16
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The less-than-perfect weather conditions didn’t keep fans from flocking to Firemen’s Field on Saturday to support the Valley Stream Central Eagles during the team’s homecoming game. Despite the …
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10/12/16
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