The 13 sixth-graders in the Merrick School District’s Alternative Program for Enriching Experiences recently spent more than four months drawing blueprints for and meticulously crafting toothpick bridges. They even visited the Center for Architecture in Manhattan to study bridge construction, from beam to cantilever, truss and arch bridges, before undertaking their projects.
Then the students destroyed their creations.
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By Scott Brinton
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3/20/14
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Friends of Bridge, Valley Stream’s drug and alcohol addiction counseling center, will hold its annual fundraising brunch on Sunday, March 27, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the VFW Hall, located at …
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3/9/11
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