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The Valley Stream Kiwanis Club donated its fourth pediatric trauma kit to a local school through a partnership with Monica Village. Willow Road School in District 13 was the recipient.
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Andrew Hackmack
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1/20/10
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Without leaving the school, James A. Dever fourth-graders recently got to explore American Indian culture. The field trip came to them as students were visited by members of Journeys into American Indian Territory.
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Andrew Hackmack
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1/20/10
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Several weeks ago, I ran a two-part series on bullying and what schools are trying to do to deal with this growing problem. Shortly after, I caught the last few minutes of a TV interview with John Halligan, whose son Ryan was a victim of bullying and ultimately committed suicide. It was a riveting, heart-wrenching, and eye-opening talk. I wanted to share his story with my readers with a firsthand account of what occurred and tried to track John down via the Internet.
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Steve Kussin
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1/14/10
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If there was such a thing as a mercy rule in high school basketball, last Friday’s Conference AA-I game between Valley Stream Central and Carey wouldn’t have lasted the full four quarters.
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Tony Bellissimo
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1/13/10
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The Central High School District’s administrators are recommending few capital projects to the Board of Education for inclusion in the 2010-11 budget, primarily because of the unknown status of state aid. The proposed projects total $206,000 in repairs at its four schools.
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Anthony Bottan
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1/13/10
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Valley Stream District 13 was the last of the four Valley Stream school districts to be audited by the New York state comptroller’s office. And although no fraud or misuse of funds was uncovered, the report did make several recommendations to strengthen financial controls.
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Andrew Hackmack
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1/13/10
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From the bagel store to the beauty parlor, from the beach club to the bus stop, what is the number one topic of conversation among parents? Hands down, the survey says-teachers and teaching. And well it should be. Moms and dads are concerned about who is going to spend 180 days with their children for the school year.
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Steve Kussin
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1/8/10
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District 24 can now boast a nationally recognized art teacher, with Jane Berzner honored by the National Art Educators Association. Berzner is the 2010 elementary art educator of the year for the Eastern Region which stretches from Virginia to Maine and includes part of Canada.
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Andrew Hackmack
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1/6/10
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Before hitting the mat at the annual Paul Grammatico Tournament, wrestlers from seven schools heard a message about the dangers of drinking and driving, and about the value of becoming an organ donor.
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Andrew Hackmack
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1/6/10
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As we batted around ideas for this week’s editorial, we agreed that a new take on an old idea — New Year’s resolutions — was in order. Rather than offer our own ideas, we decided, we’d ask the experts.
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12/24/09
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