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Students work together to create a number line in Key Punch at Valley Stream State Park on Oct. 26.

Normally students at Memorial Junior High School spend their days traveling from class to class in the three-story brick building on Fletcher Avenue. But for 300 seventh graders on Oct. 26, their classroom was nature. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 11/14/12

Central High School Seniors, from left, Renee Thomas, Brandon Wilder, Aijaz Wasay, Nicolas Rosario and Tori Smith, gave advice to Memorial Junior High School ninth-graders at College Day on Oct. 10.

Central seniors advise ninth graders

A student’s choices in high school can shape the years after they graduate in more ways than one. Sure, many students form lifelong relationships with their classmates and teachers, but even more so, each student is impacted by their academic performance and the effort they put into their classes. more

By Brian Croce | 10/17/12

Salutatorian Brian Sinko addresses his fellow Central High School graduates.

Central seniors go back to where they came together

Nearly six years ago, they came together from a host of elementary schools as seventh-graders at Memorial Junior High School. Last Friday, they were back. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 6/27/12

Jonathan Villalobos, left, wrote about his brother, Cesar, at Memorial’s first ever Hero Day on May 18.

Valley Stream students honor their heroes

Superheroes are a part of our culture — Marvel’s “The Avengers” recently eclipsed the $1 billion mark in worldwide box office sales, comic books have been around for decades and kids have their favorite superheroes proudly displayed on their underwear. more

By Brian Croce | 5/30/12

John Squadrito has been organizing Lights On For Education for the past nine years.

How Valley Stream turns the Lights On

The Valley Stream Council of PTAs hosted the 51st annual Lights On For Education event on April 26 at Memorial Junior High School with students, teachers and administrators from all 14 Valley Stream schools showcasing their hard work for all to see. more

By Brian Croce | 5/9/12

Sixth-graders from District 13 took part in an interactive game of Risk, a strategy game of world domination, led by gifted and talented program teacher Richard Rosenfeld.

Valley Stream students showcase talents

Things were looking awfully bright in Valley Stream’s four school districts when students and teachers from all 14 schools showcased some of their work at the 51st annual Lights On For Education event on April 26 at Memorial Junior High School. more

By Brian Croce | 5/2/12

Memorial Junior High students cleaned up the school grounds, then planted flowers last Saturday morning to celebrate Earth Week.

Valley Stream students spruce up their community

If you had the chance to walk down Fletcher Avenue this week, you may have realized there’s not much garbage in the street or on the sidewalks. You can thank Central High School and Memorial Junior High School students, who took time out of their days to give back to their schools and communities. more

By Brian Croce | 4/25/12

Franklin Hospital held its annual health fair for the third straight year at Memorial Junior High School.

Franklin, public make a healthy connection

Franklin Hospital hosted its annual Community Health Fair last Saturday. The event was held in the gymnasium at Memorial Junior High School for the third consecutive year. The theme of this year’s fair was “Making Healthy Connections.” more

4/25/12

English teachers Beth Ann Corsentino and Connie Ferri organized a plaque dedication ceremony for their late colleague, Teresa Marshall.

Memorial Junior High honors late teacher

For Teresa Marshall, teaching at the same school she attended a teenager was a dream come true. It was a dream cut short when she died last year after a battle with cancer. She was 34 years old. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 4/4/12

Earlier this year, the state cited Memorial Junior High School as a School in Need of Improvement because of low test scores among special education students on the ELA exam.

Making strides at Memorial

With the New York state assessments less than a month away, Valley Stream Central High School District officials are keeping their fingers crossed that all students in seventh- and eighth-grade do well. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 3/22/12

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