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Saul Lerner, the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s director of health, athletics and driver’s education, served as a keynote speaker at a Long Island Youth Safety Coalition conference, “Drunk, Drugged, Drowsy and Distracted: Using School and Community to Create Comprehensive Solutions to Dangerous Driving.” He was joined here recently by Wendy Tepfer, executive director of the Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center.
Hofstra conference takes on dangerous driving
For decades, public health officials have hammered home a message –– smoking kills. They have done so in splashy advertising campaigns and in the halls of government. Any number of laws and ordinances prohibiting smoking in public venues have been passed as a result. These efforts, officials say, have paid dividends. more
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Guests At North High School’s American Education Week program on Nov. 15 were greeted with music from The Breakfast Club orchestra group.
Arts take center stage at North High
The arts were the focus of North High School’s American Education Week presentation on Nov. 15. As guests arrived for the first of four open houses hosted by the Valley Stream Central High School District last week, they were greeted with sounds from The Breakfast Club orchestra group. more
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High School Board President Jeanne Greco Jacobs, second from right, holds an artistic painting, given to the board by North High School. Presenting the piece of art were, from left, Student Council Vice President Andrew Jacobs, Secretary Christina Cinnamo and President Charles Sanky.
Praise, thanks for Valley Stream high school board
Students, administrators and PTA members offered their appreciation for the efforts of the Valley Stream Central High School District Board of Education, as part of the New York State board recognition month at the Nov. 8 meeting. more
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Valley Stream school officials: Most students belong
The belief that hundreds of students are illegally attending Valley Stream schools simply isn’t true, school officials said at the annual Residency Advisory Committee meeting Monday morning at Memorial Junior High School. more
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At a Franklin Square Union Free School District Board of Education meeting on Nov. 2, held at the Washington Street School, pictured here, board and district staff members explained to residents the state’s new Core curriculum.
Core standards implemented early in F.S. district
A new state-mandated curriculum is being implemented early in the Franklin Square Union School District. more
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Drum Major Adam Ciccarello saluted the crowd and judges before starting the Oct. 30 show that led the Pride of Malverne to take first in the state championship.
Championship win 'exciting' for Malverne
For the second consecutive year, the Pride of Malverne, Malverne High School’s marching band, has been crowned New York State Champion. While this marks Malverne’s third title in the last … more
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Elmont residents are discussing with exhilaration the plans for a casino at Belmont. Meanwhile, Floral Park residents are discussing its negative impact.
Conflicting stakes
While Elmont residents, the Shinnecock Indian Nation and Detroit developer Michael Malik have been anxiously anticipating the construction of a casino at Belmont Park for several months, for residents to the track’s north, living in the Village of Floral Park, the feeling’s not mutual — it’s not even close. more
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New York school districts are beginning to take advantage of a law that passed over the summer to cut bus costs.
Schools cut bus costs, rev up savings
In a move celebrated by state school officials, a law was passed over the summer to help school districts cut bus costs and put those savings toward school programs, and local districts have just recently been able to take advantage of it. more
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Covert Avenue School is part of the Elmont Union Free School District, which spends between $35,000 and $40,000 annually to investigate suspicious addresses.
Local schools work to catch address scams
School districts nationwide are required to deal with a growing problem: address fraud. Local schools are no exception. However, local districts have different approaches to catching students who are attending school illegally — and taking from taxpayers. more
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Emma Larrea, left, and Alisha Carrion tried to keep dry as they walked into the Washington School in Franklin Square.
Local students head back to school
Students from the Sewanhaka Central High, Franklin Square Union Free and Elmont Union Free school districts all entered new classrooms on Sept. 7, for the 2011-12 school year. more
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