Schools

A royal affair at Meadowbrook Elementary

Kindergarteners at Meadowbrook Elementary School in East Meadow celebrated the end of their Kings & Queens unit with a royal ball on Feb. 15.

Learning about equal forces at East Meadow's Parkway Elementary

Kindergartners in Gabriella Banker’s class at Parkway Elementary School in East Meadow learned about the basics of equal forces through a STEM activity on Feb. 2.

Renderings for T20 Cricket World Cup temporary, modular stadium unveiled in Eisenhower Park

It’s the world’s third most-watched sporting event behind only the FIFA World Cup and the Tour de France. And come June, portions of the beloved T20 Cricket World Cup tournament will be played right here in Eisenhower Park.

David Spinnato named new assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction in East Meadow schools

At a special East Meadow Board of Education meeting on Monday, the board approved the probationary appointment of David Spinnato as the district’s new assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction. Spinnato’s appointment was unanimously approved by the board in a motion that began the meeting.

Promoting disability awareness at Bowling Green Elementary School

In recognition of Disability Awareness Day, the Viscardi Ambassadors from the Henry Viscardi School visited fifth graders at Bowling Green Elementary School in East Meadow on Jan. 18.

EDITORIAL

Thank you for the snow day

In the past couple of weeks, we’ve been getting a lot of something we haven’t seen much of over the past couple of years: snow. So much, in fact, that schools in our communities had no choice but to close. And because of that, we have just one thing to say to our school districts in Nassau County: Thank you for the snow day.

COLUMNIST

A journey of the heart

February is American Heart Month, and this is a story about my heart — literally and figuratively. It’s the reason I am where I am today.

COLUMNIST

It’s Library Lovers Month — borrow a book

I read “Lady Chatterley’s Lover,” my first banned book, when I was 12. My friend lent me the book, and I found the good parts by the dog-eared pages. The experience did not compromise my moral compass or corrupt me in any way I can discern. I am not recommending the book for today’s 12-year-olds, because it’s a pretty boring read, but I am advocating that a broad spectrum of books be available to students who choose to read them.

COLUMNIST

I love us just the way we are

As we leap, scoot, crawl or get dragged into 2024, the ceaseless message in our heads is that we need improvement. Apparently, our face, our furniture, our travel plans, our friendships, our dog food, our recipe for coq au vin are not quite right. We as human beings, struggling along in the most challenging times, are not quite enough.