Sean McGowan has wanted to be an actor since elementary school. With the support of his family, friends and teachers, the 21-year-old Valley Stream resident with Down syndrome is pursuing that dream.
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By Briana Bonfiglio
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11/29/18
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I am writing not only on behalf of SEP, but also on behalf of special education students at the high school who have conditions such as dyslexia, brain injuries, neurologic disorders and significant reading deficits — some read at an elementary school level.
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By Maryanne Pedersen
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11/23/18
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A potentially groundbreaking online service for patients with brain injuries is gaining momentum, and South Side High School alum Matt Giovanniello is the young chief executive officer behind it all.
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By Briana Bonfiglio
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11/15/18
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It has come to our attention that a group of concerned parents are lobbying the Board of Education to reinstate a lower-track class, thus undoing the requirement for all students to take International Baccalaureate, or IB, English in grades 11 and 12, and IB History in 11th grade.
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By Delia Garrity, Robin Calitri and Carol Burris
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11/15/18
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I recently read about Special Education Partners’ opposition to the Rockville Centre School District’s policy mandating that all students, including those with special needs, enroll in International Baccalaureate English and history courses.
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By Zachary Richner
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11/15/18
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When Olivia Medford’s friend Liam Galvin was preparing to try out for the seventh-grade football team at South Side Middle School, she would tag along and play with him and his dad, Gene, at the Village Green.
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By Ben Strack
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11/8/18
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When James Ferguson came home in 2010 after serving for nearly eight months in Afghanistan as a platoon commander in the Marines, that chapter of his life remained painfully incomplete. Reuniting with his unit five years later, however, changed his life, and today Ferguson leads the Warrior Reunion Foundation, which has so far reconnected combat veterans at seven gatherings around the country.
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By Ben Strack
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11/8/18
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The auxiliary gymnasium at South Side High School was abuzz with students, parents and faculty coming together over food and fun for the school’s first-ever Culture Fair on Oct. 22.
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By Briana Bonfiglio
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11/1/18
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South Side High School was among 349 schools nationwide and 20 in the state to be named a National Blue Ribbon School last week by U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos.
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By Ben Strack
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10/4/18
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“Oh my gosh, my stomach dropped,” laughed Kara Spinelli, a fourth-grade teacher and academic facilitator at Francis F. Wilson Elementary School, recalling the moment she found out that Principal Thomas Ricupero was retiring. “It’s definitely going to be a big adjustment.”
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By Ben Strack
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8/23/18
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