Coach Karin Leary smiled as she pointed to the many photos and newspaper clippings lining the walls of her office, highlighting the various accomplishments of the East Rockaway girls’ varsity basketball team during her nearly two decades of leadership.
more
By Mike Smollins
|
4/6/19
|
Anything boys can do, girls can do just as well — or better. That was the lesson taught on March 29 to dozens of Lenox Elementary School students at the school’s inaugural Women Heroes in Our …
more
By Anthony O'Reilly
|
4/4/19
|
The Girl Scouts of Oceanside had plenty going on during the month of March, highlighted by a victory at the Tech Challenge Robotics Championship, a celebration of Girl Scouts Sunday and a visit to celebrate the Shabbat.
more
By Mike Smollins
|
4/4/19
|
In 1912, Juliette Gordon-Lowe decided to start an organization for girls to develop leadership skills, and by 1919, Nassau County got its first-known Girl Scout troop in Lynbrook.
more
By Melissa Koenig
|
3/14/19
|
On Friday, many countries worldwide are commemorating International Women’s Day. Meanwhile, in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia, all of March will be marked by . . .
more
3/8/19
|
Emma Lenz knew that she wanted to combine her love of art with her passion for history in her Girl Scout Gold Award project. The best way to do that, she decided, was to write a children's book.
more
By Melissa Koenig
|
2/7/19
|
When East Rockaway High School senior athlete Brooke DeGiulio watched the basketball swish through the net to mark her 1,000th point against Friends Academy on Jan. 19, she described it as a weight coming off of her shoulders.
more
By Mike Smollins
|
2/7/19
|
Long Beach City Councilwoman and Brooklyn native Anissa Moore published a book of original poetry in September that touches upon powerful themes of discrimination, family, women’s empowerment and …
more
By Bridget Downes
|
1/10/19
|
Freeporter Andrea Elder-Howell was recently appointed to the Mentor New York Board of Directors. The former SUNY Old Westbury University professor and member of the Nassau County Alumnae Delta Sigma …
more
By Nadya Nataly
|
1/10/19
|
Last year, members of Girl Scout Troop 2223 got the chance to ask the Radio City Rockettes about their experiences on stage. This year, the girls’ questions were answered when they performed at Radio City Music Hall themselves.
more
By Melissa Koenig
|
12/13/18
|