Each class at Brooklyn Avenue School got a special visitor last week. The school hosted its annual Readaloud on May 16, in which members of the Valley Stream community shared books with students. more

The fifth annual Mayor’s Cup game between South and Central high schools was a pitchers’ duel through five innings until the Falcons plated five runners in the sixth to edge past the Eagles, 8-3, on May 15 at Firemen’s Field. more

Sure, Tony Stark and Bruce Wayne wear cool suits and use crazy gadgets to fight bad guys on the big screen, but in the real world, kids and teenagers need real life heroes to look up to. For students at Memorial Junior High School, there is no shortage of heroes — people who put others before themselves and make a difference in students’ lives. more

Voters on Tuesday passed all four of Valley Stream’s school budgets — with at least 60 percent in favor in every district — and returned all incumbents to their Board of Education seats. more

Just about every high school in the country has a student newspaper. Few elementary schools, however, offer students an opportunity for to report on the happenings of school life. more

Valley Stream’s four school districts are among the 96 percent of districts statewide proposing budgets with tax levy increases at or below the tax-cap limit. Each budget will require only a simple majority to pass when voters head to the polls on Tuesday. more

A breakdown of the budget proposals for Valley Stream's three elementary school districts. more

A breakdown of the Valley Stream Central High School District's budget proposal. more

When students come to school, they are taught lessons, they take tests and they get homework. But what they don’t know is all the behind-the-scenes work that takes place to teach them. more

Valley Stream’s three high schools are rarely thought of among Long Island’s elite. District administrators would like to know, “Why not?” more