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Starting a new school year at North Shore School District

Posted Friday, September 11, 2026 9:03 am

Sea Cliff School Principal Megan McCormack, center, visited classrooms as students returned for a new school year.

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Sea Cliff School Principal Megan McCormack, center, visited classrooms as students returned for a new school year.

Courtesy North Shore School District

North Shore Middle School Principal Ryan O’Hara, back center, joined teachers and administration to welcome students.

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Interim Superintendent Tom Dolan, second from right, joined Principal Eric Contreras and French teacher Evelyn Pommateau to welcome students back to North Shore High School.

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By Julia Capitelli

Glen Head Principal Thomas Sheehan, Glenwood Landing Principal Bridget Finder, Sea Cliff Principal Megan McCormack, middle school Principal Ryan O’Hara and high school Principal Eric Contreras along with administration, faculty and staff welcomed students back to all five schools as North Shore School District’s year began on Sept. 2.

Interim Superintendent Tom Dolan, Assistant Superintendent for Instruction CarolAnn Smyth and Assistant Superintendent for Business James Pappas also visited each school to greet students and staff.

High school students were reunited with friends, middle school students prepared to navigate schedules and begin classes and elementary school students were eager to meet their teachers on the first day.

Back-to-School Night is set for Sept. 10 at Glen Head, Sea Cliff and Glenwood Landing schools, Sept. 3 at the middle school and Sept. 24 at the high school.

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