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The bleachers on West Hempstead High School’s football field were crowded on Saturday with dozens of students, parents, school officials and residents who participated in the annual Jam the Stands event.

West Hempstead High School held its annual Jam the Stands event, where area residents and members of the school community — students, parents, faculty and staff — are encouraged to … more

9/28/11

Alex D’Angelo, left, and Amanda Gabayan, both 17, joined Jamilex Flores, 15, and fellow West Hempstead High School varsity and junior varsity cheerleaders at a car wash to raise scholarship funds for the West Hempstead Football Parents Club.

Cheer squads hold car wash to raise funds

West Hempstead High School varsity and junior varsity cheerleaders held t a car wash to raise scholarship funds for the West Hempstead Football Parents Club. more

9/21/11

Friends and relatives of Kevin Colbert — a lifelong West Hempstead resident who was a star player for the West Hempstead High School football team in 1994 — will remember him on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Colbert was on the 89th floor of the south tower of the World Trade Center when it was struck by a plane.

Spirit of 'the Tank' is indestructible

Kevin Colbert would have celebrated his 35th birthday last week. He might have spent it the way he had most birthdays — going out to a nice restaurant for dinner with his mother and three … more

By Lee Landor | 8/31/11

Malverne Mayor Patricia McDonald and Village Trustee John O'Brien, who serves as the deputy commissioner of the village's Office of Emergency Management, surveyed the damage caused by Hurricane Irene on Aug. 28.

Irene not so mean: Malverne, W.H. fare well during tropical storm

Downed trees and power lines were the extent of the damage left in Hurricane Irene’s wake — at least in Malverne and West Hempstead. While thousands of Long Islanders were ordered to … more

By Lee Landor | 8/31/11

The American Red Cross opened West Hempstead High School as an emergency evacuation shelter Saturday night.

Red Cross declares WHHS emergency shelter

As Hurricane Irene made her way to Long Island's shores Saturday night, the Red Cross opened West Hempstead High School as an emergency shelter for thousands of people who were evacuated … more

8/27/11

Daniel Rehman is West Hempstead High School's new principal. He served as principal at the Chestnut Street School for two years.

West Hempstead High School's new principal was 'easy choice'

Almost any time anyone encounters Daniel Rehman, by all accounts, he has a smile on his face. Maybe working with kindergartners does that to an educator, but West Hempstead school district … more

By Lee Landor | 8/24/11

The five WHHS graduates who won $2,000 scholarships from the West Hempstead Community Scholarship Fund are, from left, Emily Barrett, Timothy Wirtz, Michal Schecter, Leo Traub and Moriah BenJoseph.

Scholarships awarded to five West Hempstead H.S. grads

The West Hempstead Community Scholarship Fund celebrated its 42 years of service — and the five West Hempstead High School graduates who won scholarships — in early June at Pompeii … more

8/4/11

Since WHHS former Principal Frank Viteritti unexpectedly left the school in June, the district has begun searching for his replacement. This time, it's looking for someone permanent.

West Hempstead High School needs principal with 'vested interest'

Loraine Magaraci’s oldest son, Joseph, had four different principals throughout his time at West Hempstead High School. Magaraci’s daughter, Ashley, will be on her second principal this … more

By Lee Landor | 8/1/11

Local administrator named Nassau County poet laureate

Since elementary school, lifelong New Hyde Park resident Linda Opyr, 58, has been devoted to poetry, and that dedication recently paid off. On June 12, Opyr was named poet laureate of Nassau … more

By James Fitz Gerald | 7/13/11

Elmont’s 3-on-3 basketball tournament will be held on July 16, at the Dutch Broadway School, beginning at 10:30 a.m.

Excitement builds for Elmont’s 3-on-3

A buzz is in the air. Elmont’s 3-on-3 basketball tournament — an annual event for fifth-grade to college students that has garnered both local and Long Island-wide attention — will be held on July 16, at the Dutch Broadway School in Elmont. Tip-off will be at 10:30 a.m. more

By Jackie Nash | 7/12/11

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