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Power trio Dina Farrel, left, Kayla Taub, Kayla Greenberg showed off their unplugged guitar.

Hebrew Academy of Long Beach in Woodmere sounds off with homemade instruments

Seventh-graders the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach in Woodmere built musical instruments all made of recycled materials in Rina Korman’s science class. more

By Jeff Bessen | 6/17/21

At the start of the Brandeis 5K Run on Frost Lane in Lawrence on June 13.

Running for The Brandeis School in Lawrence

It began in 2019, was interrupted because of the coronavirus in 2020 and returned his year with 120 participants, 86 of them in-person who took part in what was billed as the second annual Brandeis 5K Run on June 13. Another 34 took part virtually and more than $15,000 was raised. more

By Jeff Bessen | 6/17/21

After nearly 13 years at the helm of the Lawrence Teachers Association Lori Skonberg stepped down.

Lawrence Teachers Association president Lori Skonberg steps down, to retire in 2022

Lori Skonberg grew up with dyslexia — difficulty with learning to read or interpret words, letters and other symbols — at a time when discerning such disorders was not as common as it is now. more

By Jeff Bessen | 6/16/21

More than $200 was raised for the Make-a-Wish Foundation through the Brandeis Middle School Student Council’s Dodgeball Tournament in memory of Brandeis graduate Sean Riley.

No dodging charity at The Brandeis School

The Brandeis Middle School Student Council raised more than $200 for the Make-a-Wish Foundation at their Dodgeball Tournament in memory of Sean Riley, a graduate of The Brandeis School in Lawrence. more

By Jeff Bessen | 6/11/21

Applying a variety of experiments, Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway Early Childhood students learned about the five senses.

Checking out the five senses at HAFTR Early Childhood

Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway Early Childhood students learned about the five senses – hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting and touching – through the body’s ears, eyes, nose, tongue and hands, throughout the last week in May. more

By Jeff Bessen | 6/11/21

Hewlett-Woodmere School District announced three additional administrative hires at the May 28 board of education meeting. Above, Hewlett Elementary School.

Three new hires in Hewlett-Woodmere schools

The Hewlett-Woodmere School District’s Board of Education approved the appointments of three new administrative hires at a special meeting on May 28. All the new employees will begin on July 1, the beginning of the new school year. more

By Matthew Ferremi | 6/11/21

Lawrence School District is seeking a grant to offer Advanced Placement chemistry for the 2021-2022 school year.

Lawrence formulates a way to offer AP chemistry

With only three students recommended to take Advanced Placement chemistry, considered the most difficult course it offers, the Lawrence School District was considering not offering the class for the 2021-2022 school year. more

By Jeff Bessen | 6/11/21

Gabrielle Nakkab is the Hewlett Happenings student columnist.

End of school festivities are on

Hewlett High School’s end of year festivities have been the talk of our hallways the past few weeks. Award and honor society ceremonies, as well as graduation excitement – students have had much to look forward to as summer approaches. more

By Gabrielle Nakkab | 6/3/21

Hewlett Elementary school physical education teacher Jesse Corben, standing, oversees an activity with second grade students where they had to pass a ball around the circle without using their hands.

Hewlett Elementary holds CARE Camp

In an effort to engage students in team building activities, Hewlett Elementary School held it’s CARE Camp event on May 21. CARE stands for courage, active citizenship, respect of … more

By Matthew Ferremi | 6/3/21

Tri-M Honor Society inductee Xian Scott performed “Cello The Swan” (Le Carnaval des animaux) by Camille Saint-Saëns on the cello with pianist Shelly Goldman.

Lawrence livestreams Tri-M induction ceremony

A livestream of this year’s Lawrence Tri-M (Modern Music Masters) Honor Society induction ceremony included members from the 2019-’20 and 2020-’21 class as last year’s ceremony was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. more

By Jeff Bessen | 5/27/21

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