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James A. Dever School students, from left, Lucas Almeida, Hailey Danna, Ralph Destin and Jenna Campo use the new District 13 website.

Valley Stream District 13 has given its website a fresh new look. The redesigned site was unveiled the second week of January after about five months in the works. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 1/16/13

Sixth-graders at the Wheeler Avenue School have bene using microscopes this year as part of the science curriculum, to better prepare them for lab work in junior high and high school.

Microscopes open up new worlds in District 13

District 13 students are seeing the world in a way they’ve never seen it before — really up close. This year, the district purchased new microscopes to allow the budding scientists to study the tiniest components of life. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 1/9/13

During last Saturday morning’s building tour, Forest Road School Principal Erin Malone showed locks she would like replaced on classroom doors to improve security in the building.

Valley Stream school officials review security plans

“Schools are supposed to be safe places,” said Dr. Nicholas Stirling, superintendent of Valley Stream District 30, responding to the shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn. on Dec. 14. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 12/19/12

Wheeler Avenue students Isabella Chungata and Michael Ott show some of the books that have been collected to give to schools damaged by Hurricane Sandy.

Students collect books for damaged schools

Though Valley Stream’s school buildings fared well after Hurricane Sandy, that wasn’t the case everywhere on Long Island. Several schools in Oceanside, Island Park, East Rockaway, Long Beach and other coastal communities suffered significant damage. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 12/13/12

Students in District 13 are learning proper keyboarding techniques this year so they will be better typists when they reach the high school district.

One key stroke at a time

Typing on a computer is a skill that many of us take for granted. For people who use the skill every day, whether it’s sending emails, typing a report or writing a story for the local newspaper, hitting the proper keys has become second nature. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 12/12/12

Superintendent Dr. Adrienne Robb-Fund gave an update on academic programs in District 13 at the annual Educational Planning meeting on Nov. 17.

District 13 officials look ahead

School officials and parents in District 13 know that standardized testing is here to stay. The question, they say, is how to properly prepare students for the tests while still providing them with a well-rounded education. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 11/21/12

Willow Road School in District 13, which had many trees fall down on its property, also was the last school to get power back.

Valley Stream schools lose six days

Valley Stream schools shut down for more than a week as a result of Hurricane Sandy, and officials are hoping to return a sense of normalcy to the 14 public schools. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 11/7/12

Construction is under way on a stretch of Corona Avenue near the James A. Dever School in Valley Stream.

County begins repairs on Corona Avenue

While Rockaway Avenue has been getting a lot of attention this week stemming from the Valley Stream Community Fest, another road has garnered a different type of attention as well. Corona Avenue is getting a facelift. more

By Brian Croce | 10/3/12

District 30 tops Valley Stream in test scores

For the second year in a row, District 30 boasted the best test scores of Valley Stream’s three elementary districts when the results of the 2012 state assessments were released last week. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 7/25/12

Dr. Adrienne Robb-Fund met her goal of meeting 100 families in 100 days early on in her first year as superintendent in District 13. She said the district’s community members come together for the sake of the children.

Superintendents wrap up first years

Two Valley Stream school superintendents recently completed their first years on the job. Dr. Bill Heidenreich of the Central High School District and Dr. Adrienne Robb-Fund of District 13 each faced their share of obstacles during the 2011-12 school year, most notably New York state’s tax levy limit that was implemented earlier this year, but as they each look back on their first year, most memories are positive. more

By Brian Croce | 7/18/12

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