The Valley Stream Central High School District Board of Educataion voted on Dec. 8 to grant Superintendent Dr. Bill Heidenreich a 12-week medical leave and appointed Assistant Superintendent Clifford …
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By Peter Belfiore
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12/17/20
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At least a handful of Valley Stream teachers are asking for additional Covid-19 accommodations from the Central High School District, including an exception for the use of paid sick leave days while …
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By Peter Belfiore
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12/10/20
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Valley Stream Central High School closed on Monday, Oct. 26 and will remain so for at least two weeks after two positive coronavirus test results were reported in the building over the previous week, …
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By Peter Belfiore
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10/26/20
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Late last month, we at the Herald were jolted when a senior at Kennedy High School, in Bellmore, called on school officials — and the local media — to stop referring to girls’ sports teams at Kennedy as the “Lady Cougars.”
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10/22/20
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High school and college sports coaches on the latest Herald Inside LI webinar discussed how Covid-19 has affected their programs — including new recruiting methods, alternatives to competitive gameplay and staying positive through it all.
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By Briana Bonfiglio
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9/29/20
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In June, Valley Stream native and 2016 Central High School graduate Nataly Aguirre resolved to take on the thorny issue of systemic racism in America.
Amid a historic conversation about race …
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By Peter Belfiore
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9/24/20
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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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A student at Valley Stream North High School has tested positive for the coronavirus, Central High School District Schools Superintendent Dr. Bill Heidenreich announced on Friday in a letter to the …
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By Peter Belfiore
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9/11/20
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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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When Malverne American Legion Post 44 volunteer Peter Mura, 16, found out in March that he had been selected as the post’s delegate to the annual American Legion Boys State summer program, he …
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By Nakeem Grant
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7/30/20
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