Around the East Meadow School District
County champs again
The W.T. Clarke High School Mock Trial team has won the Nassau County Championship for the second consecutive year. Under the leadership of advisor Paul Henning and assistance from Kerri Shanahan and Attorney Allen Hyman, the team's rich history includes five county crowns, two Long Island titles and one state championship. Clarke was scheduled to compete on a state level on Wednesday in Mineola.
Recognizing teaching excellence
On April 18, East Meadow High School's Robert Alu accepted his honor as a Fellow of the Harvard Club of Long Island and was awarded a fellowship for a "Harvard experience." He was also recognized as "an exemplar of teaching excellence." Alu, a social studies teacher, was nominated by EMHS graduate Zachary Katz.
One of only two Nassau teachers to receive the fellowship, Alu will spend a few days at Harvard's Graduate School of Education in Cambridge, Mass. There, he will have a chance to customize his experience to cater to his academic and extracurricular interests.
In flight
Sixth-graders from Woodland Middle School took a field trip to the Cradle of Aviation in Garden City in late March. They were were treated to a guided tour of the museum, including the space shuttle team center. The eight museum galleries delivered a "WOW" experience as students traveled through time seeing over 70 air and space crafts, from hot air balloons and kites to jet aircrafts and an actual lunar module on the moon.
Other briefs
- Meet the candidates running for the East Meadow Board of
Education on Monday, May 3 at 7 p.m. in the Leon J. Campo Salisbury Center, 718 The Plain Road, Salisbury. The PTA Council sponsors the event.
Recycle your old or broken cell phones
- Bring your old or broken cell phones to East Meadow High School. They will be recycled to prevent environmental contamination. The school can win a $1000 grant sponsored by Samsung for participating in this recycling program. Leave the phones in a “March to a Million” box in the EMHS main office. Chargers and batteries will also be collected. Phones will be collected through May 24.
