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“TYLERCAM” will debut at the Long Island International Film Festival this Saturday. The short has been nominated for Best Student Film.
Oceanside native debuts student film at L.I. Film Expo on July 15
Oceanside native Jacqueline Xerri, 20, will debut her short film, “TYLERCAM” at the Long Island International Film Expo this weekend as it celebrates its 20th anniversary. The film has received a … more
Sophie Stakhov, left, Kaitlin Villalba, Tassia Tsiasos, Mikah Bein, along with Olivia Lo Sordo, not pictured, shared what they learned during Mental Health Awareness Week in March.
Student column: raising mental health awareness
One in five children ages 13 to 18 has, or will have, a serious mental illness. Suicide is the third-leading cause of death in young people between the ages of 10 and 24 years old. With statistics like these, it is important to realize these issues affect all of us in some way. Reducing the stigma of mental illness and guiding people to treatment can help. more
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Racial jokes, specifically directed at Hispanic students, are becoming more common at Oceanside High School, students said at a library forum earlier this month.
O’side students discuss increase in racial ‘jokes’ at library forum
“We’re not allowed to talk about politics in school,” a 16-year-old Oceanside High School student said, claiming that the policy extended into government classes. “You’re not allowed to … more
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Bullying hits home for two W.H. families
Kristina Ripo and John Ruggiero are two frustrated and angry parents. Their daughter, a West Hempstead Middle School eighth-grader, has been bullied repeatedly by a classmate, they say. more
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Seniors Joseph DiMiceli, seated on left, Michelle Lomoz, Joseph Mesoraca, Shane Monaghan, Sabrina Seeger, Kyle Sheinberg and Vincent Vollaro — with their respective high school coaches — at a college signing ceremony on March 9.
OHS lauds future college athletes
As senior student-athletes navigate through their final year at Oceanside High School, the district celebrated seven that have committed to continue playing their sports in college at a signing ceremony on March 9. more
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Closed doors shut out trans students
Imagine you’re the parent of a transgender child attending public school. You and your child have already had more than your share of grief, knowing that you live in a culture that doesn’t always understand or welcome difference . . . more
Eight South Side High School students placed first or second at the Chemaginations regional competition at St. John’s University on March 1.
Four SSHS students claim top honors at Chemaginations
Four students and two projects from South Side High School won first prize at the 15th annual Chemaginations regional competition at St. John’s University on March 1. The day consisted of a … more
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Oceanside High School’s World Interest Club officers Leah Berkman, left, Nathan Gershengorin, Andrew Carlins and Josena Joseph with model and activist Georgie Badiel during the district’s “A Thirst For Change” event on March 1.
Oceanside students thirsty for change
As a young girl in Burkina Faso, Georgie Badiel walked for three hours each morning to fetch clean water. After moving to the United States about a decade ago, she went back to her home country in Western Africa to visit her pregnant sister, who still had to get up between 2 and 4 a.m. to retrieve the scarce resource. more
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Aiden Kaplan, 24, of Bellmore, and Gabriella Norwood, 16, of Roosevelt, joined the rally outside the Stonewall Inn in Manhattan.
Local activists rally for transgender protections
Kaplan stood with members of Pride For Youth in a crowd of more than 100 people outside the Stonewall Inn in Manhattan on Feb 23. The agency was one of the many organizations to sponsor a late-night rally at the National Historic Landmark. more
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Ava Corbett, 14, of Plainview, with her father, Tim. She spoke of the difficulties she was facing in high school and the toll they were taking on her.
Parents of special-needs students speak out at forum
Marla Kilfoyle, of Bellmore, recited a series of numbers: 42, 59, 44, 37, 56, 54, 60, 31 to the assembled crowd at South Side High School in Rockville Centre. “These were the scores that my son … more
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