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Students and faculty of St. Thomas the Apostle School showed their support for Liam O’Brien during their anti-bullying campaign on Oct. 25.
Students pledge to take a stand for bullied teen
“If you see something, say something,” said Terri Leno, a member of the Parents Club at St. Thomas the Apostle School in West Hempstead. This was the message Leno promoted in her speech at … more
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Former West Hempstead resident Dave McGuire, who alleges that he was a victim of clergy abuse when he was 13, said he hopes that other victims won’t stay silent about this issue.
Former West Hempstead resident shares story of abuse
The Diocese of Rockville Centre established an Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program for survivors of sexual abuse by local clergy, it announced on Oct. 16. But the effort does not … more
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Kiera Harding, a fourth-grader at St. Thomas the Apostle School, spurred her schoolmates to raise money for medical research. From left were Principal Valerie Gigante, Diane Smith, director of Major Gifts at Winthrop; Harding with her grandparents, Mary and Ray Rockensies and her mom, Maryann; speaker Dr. Steve Salzman, Mara Bernstein, administrative director of Pulmonary Outpatient Services at Winthrop, and Richard Rivera, Winthrop administration vice president.
Searching for a way to breathe easier
Inspired by her grandmother, who herself was the impetus behind the creation of a foundation, Kiera Harding, a fourth grade student at St. Thomas the Apostle School in West Hempstead, motivated her peers to donate money for medical research. more
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Paying it forward with acts of kindness
In 1996, when Jennifer Lentini was only 13, she was suffering from a heart muscle disease and in desperate need of a transplant. For months,she waited for one in a hospital, as her heart got progressively worse. “The doctors told my parents to say goodbye to me on July Fourth,” Lentini recalled. “Then on July 5, the organ came in.” more
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Logan Daley showed off her medal at St. Thomas the Apostle school last week.
Fourth-grader sprints to national track record
Logan Daley, a fourth-grader at St. Thomas the Apostle in West Hempstead, has been running for just four years, but on March 13 she broke the national indoor record in the 55-meter dash for girls ages 9 and 10 at the Hershey National Youth Indoor Championships at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex on Staten Island. more
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Actor Burt Young with St. Thomas the Apostle teacher Daniela Picone at a painting event at the school on Feb. 4.
Rocky’s brother-in-law visits St. Thomas
Burt Young, known internationally for his role as Paulie, brother of Adrian (Talia Shire) and eventual brother-in-law of Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) in five “Rocky” films, visited St. Thomas the Apostle school the evening of Feb. 4 to lead a special painting lesson for students during Catholic Schools Week. more
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Students from St. Thomas the Apostle School sang during the closing ceremony.
A joyous holiday at Hall’s Pond Park
A holiday celebration at Hall’s Pond Park drew hundreds to the hamlet on a beautiful, 60-degree Sunday afternoon last week. more
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Seamus Kieran, left, and Aidan Ward played on computers to kick off Catholic Schools Week on Jan. 26.
OLL, St. Thomas launch Catholic Schools Week
Our Lady of Lourdes School in Malverne and St. Thomas the Apostle School in West Hempstead welcomed students and parents to Catholic Schools Week, which kicked off Sunday, Jan. 26. more
The parish of St. Thomas the Apostle in West hempstead will host a community Thanksgiving dinner on Thanksgiving Day from noon to 3 p.m. at the St. Thomas the Apostle School's Monsignor Smith Auditorium at 12 Westminster Road.
Community Thanksgiving in West Hempstead
St. Thomas the Apostle Parish's second annual Thanksgiving Dinner is open to all! If you can’t travel to your Thanksgiving Dinner, or aren’t up to cooking a whole turkey, please join us in … more
John Francis Terrasi, a longtime West Hempstead resident and World War II veteran who served as one of the grand marshals of last week’s West Hempstead Memorial Day parade, died on May 30.
‘This is a big loss for West Hempstead’
John Francis Terrasi, a longtime West Hempstead resident and a veteran of World War II, died on May 30 after suffering a stroke. He was 87. Terrasi died just two days after serving as one of the … more
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