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Valley Stream Central High School District Superintendent Wayne Loper unveiled the district’s $149 million budget for the 2023-24 school year.

Valley Stream Central High School District's $149 million spending plan: taxpayer-friendly, packed with student perks

Funding for the long-delayed rebuilding of a worn-out storage area at Valley Stream South High School that will allow school clubs to store their equipment. New musical instruments, and new … more

By Juan Lasso | 4/9/23

Forty-eight North High School students became newly inducted members of the Spartan Chapter of the National Honor Society earlier this year.

Valley Stream North High School National Honor Society welcomes new members

The Valley Stream North High School Spartan Chapter of the National Honor Society welcomed 48 new members at its annual induction ceremony earlier this year. These new inductees have demonstrated the … more

By Juan Lasso | 4/9/23

Five W.T. Clarke High School students, above, in black, from left, Ryan Giannitelli, Brayden Chan, Hailey He, Bernard Kim and Samantha Berrios, played in ‘Meeting Mozart’ alongside Emily Taylor, far left, and Conor Neylon.

W.T. Clarke High School musicians play on Tilles stage

Five W.T. Clarke High School students from the orchestra program got the experience of a lifetime after being chosen to play with a professional theater troupe at the Tilles Center for Performing … more

By Mallory Wilson | 4/6/23

Commack High School juniors Amanda Taveras, left, and Allie Schuval signed the song ‘Satisfied,’ from the musical ‘Hamilton,’ at East Meadow High School’s ‘American Sign Language Idol’ on March 23. They were runners-up in the contest.

ASL Idol: A night to remember for all

East Meadow High School hosted its first American Sign Language Idol on March 23, and it was big success. Not only did it bridge the gap between the deaf and hearing community, but it also was a … more

By Ama Nkrumah | 3/30/23

Jaiya Chetram and Madeline Mathews in Oyster Bay High School’s Room 103, a makeshift studio where they create BayNews Now. A new broadcasting studio will be completed by September.

Anchoring BayNews Now at Oyster Bay High School

Students at Oyster Bay High School are learning about broadcasting, taking classes in field reporting, operating television cameras, filming events, editing and anchoring newscasts. And this is all … more

By Laura Lane | 3/27/23

East Meadow High School’s Spanish Honor Society students recently sold bracelets for the Pulsera Project, an organization that employs artists in Nicaragua and Guatemala and pays them fair wages.

East Meadow High School students sell bracelets for the Pulsera Project

When East Meadow High School Spanish teacher Rebecca Saltzman took over as adviser of the Spanish Honor Society this school year, she had a fundraising idea in mind to show her students the … more

By Mallory Wilson | 3/23/23

Long Beach schools, and specifically the high school, have a chronic absenteeism rate of nearly 30 percent.

City schools report chronic absenteeism

Chronic absenteeism in the Long Beach school district has reached a rate of nearly 30 percent this year, an eye-popping number that is among the highest in New York state. The sobering statistic … more

By James Bernstein and Brendan Carpenter | 3/16/23

East Meadow High preparing to host sign language ‘Idol’

Most school districts provide students with an option to take language courses like Spanish, French, or Italian. For East Meadow and Clarke high school students, American Sign Language is an option. … more

By Ama Nkrumah | 3/16/23

Eighth-grader Sudan Belvanis, above, said her drawing represents a need to cherish the environment.

South Valley Stream student promotes peace through art

Valley Stream South High School 8th grader Sudan Belvanis had her artwork selected by a panel of judges to be featured in the Shanti Fund 2023 Peace Art Calendar earlier this year. Her … more

By Juan Lasso | 3/13/23

The East Meadow High School Red Cross Club collected supplies for earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria. On Feb. 16, they loaded the supplies into a 15-foot U-Haul to be sent to the Turkish General Consulate in New York City.

EMHS Red Cross Club collects supplies for quake victims

In the wake of the devastating earthquake that ravaged Turkey and Syria, claiming over 40,000 lives, there is a shining light of hope that comes from East Meadow High School, in the form of the Red … more

By Ama Nkrumah | 3/2/23

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