After winning First Place Grand and Best in Category prizes at the Long Island Science and Engineering Fair, Lynbrook High School Senior Josh Lewin-Jacus, has earned the right to compete at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, recognized as the premier science competition in the world for students in grades 9-12. Fellow senior Andrew Akcelik received an Honorable Mention award. more

Colorful tulips attract thousands each year to Hofstra University for one of Long Island’s enduring traditions, the Hofstra University Dutch Festival. more

The Valley Stream Central/Memorial PTSA will hold its annual Scholarship Dinner Dance and Fashion Show. on Thursday, May 6. It will take place at the Coral House, 70 Milburn Ave. in Baldwin, from 7 to 11 p.m. more

Now in its 82nd year, Class Skit Night at Lynbrook High School has become one of the most anticipated and well-attended events of the year. Students worked for weeks, creating their own original scripts, costumes, theme boxes, sets and choreography, entertaining family and fellow classmates with their energy, originality and humor. more

Anyone who’s read “Lord of the Flies” knows the great capacity children have for savagery. Still, the recent suicide of a 15-year-old high school girl, following months of brutal bullying, shocks us — hopefully into action. more

The 50th Reunion for Valley Stream Central High School's class of 1960 will be held on Saturday, June 12 at 7 p.m. at the New Hyde Park Inn. more

It’s one of the most uttered clichés in sports, but pitching and defense, indeed, are the keys to baseball at all levels. The two go hand in hand. With that being the case, 2010 should be a solid season for East Rockaway. more

Michael McHale, a 16-year-old student at Lynbrook High School, was hit by a westbound, non-passenger train at the Lynbrook Long Island Rail Road station at about 5:40 p.m. on March 9, Metropolitan Transit Authority officials said. McHale was later pronounced dead at South Nassau Communities Hospital. The Lynbrook Fire Department was called to the station platform, answering a report of a person being hit by a train, said Steve Grogan, spokesman for the department. Grogan said McHale did not respond to resusitation efforts, and was rushed to the hospital. Sam Zambuto, spokesman for the Long Island Rail Road, said that the MTA police are investigating the incident as a possible suicide. As a result of the incident, service was affected on the Babylon branch, and riders were redirected to the Long Beach branch, according to Zambuto. more

On April 12, 1986, the East Rockaway High School Alumni Celebration of 50 years of Rock Rivalry took place in a format honoring the unique tradition of “Entrance.” more

Maybe not, judging by the entries for the annual East Rockaway Junior High School Science Fair, held on January 14. more