Memorial Junior High School hosted a homeroom competition this week to see which class could raise the most money to benefit an elementary school in Orange, Texas — about 100 miles northeast of …
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By Nick Ciccone
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9/27/17
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After 10 years of training with Master Tony Byon, 15-year-old Valley Streamer Brandon Sealy will represent the United States at the Junior Pan American Taekwondo Championships, in Costa Rica from Aug. 28-31.
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By Melissa Koenig
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8/16/17
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About 400 parents and community members who believe North and South high schools are overcrowded have submitted a joint letter to the Central High School District Board of Education, urging action against a district policy that they believe allows parents to choose the school their children attend.
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By Nick Ciccone
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7/26/17
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Standing in front of a classroom at Memorial Junior High School on Feb. 27, Nancy Gomez kicked out her right leg, and then her left, as her adult students — many of whom are from Haiti or Central or South America — announced, “One leg, two legs.”
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By Melissa Koenig
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3/8/17
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Officials from school districts across Nassau County met at Memorial Junior High School on July 20 to learn about character education, an educational design that guides school districts to teach students in a way that addresses social and moral values so that they thrive academically and socially.
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By Nick Ciccone
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7/27/16
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Memorial Junior High School Principal Anthony Mignella has accepted an administrative position in the Baldwin School District and will end his six-year stint as head of the school on August 19.
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By Nick Ciccone
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7/27/16
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Hundreds of elite swimmers from across the country visited East Meadow earlier this month, as the United States Synchronized Swimming Junior Olympics Championship was held at the Nassau County …
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By Julie Mansmann
jmansmann@liherald.com
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7/22/16
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In Shrek the Musical Jr.’s “Freak Flag,” Shrek and his friends let their freak flags fly with gusto, a no-holds-barred take on being proud of their differences and of themselves. No song more …
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By Iris Wiener
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6/1/16
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In honor of their 10th anniversary, the Nassau County Junior Firefighters Association unveiled a new monument dedicated to the region’s youngest volunteers in Eisenhower Park on May 15. A …
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By Julie Mansmann
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5/19/16
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Valley Stream Memorial Junior High School was named a Rising School to Watch by the Schools to Watch program, an initiative of the National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform.
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4/27/16
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