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Dr. Marc Ferris, far left, Wantagh’s assistant superintendent for instruction, and Superintendent John McNamara, far right, welcomed the district’s new teachers during orientation on Aug. 28.

Fresh faces

Wantagh Superintendent John McNamara and Dr. Marc Ferris, the assistant superintendent for instruction, played icebreaker games with a dozen new teachers at an orientation program on Aug. 28. After … more

By Julie Mansmann | 9/11/17

Eric Tompkins, a science teacher at MacArthur High School, helped Christopher Chianese, far left, and Matthew Hartmann launch water out of a rocket at Camp Invention, a hands-on summer science camp for students in the Levittown School District.

A summer of science in Levittown district

Summer has been full of space experiments, team-building water activities and bubble-making machines thanks to Camp Invention — a new program for students entering third, fourth or fifth grade … more

By Rebecca Anderson | 8/16/17

Students in the Levittown School District’s summer ENL Jumpstart program researched dinosaurs and created short reports.

Getting a head start on English — and school

Elementary students have been busy learning English in the Levittown School District this summer — and how the language is used in science. The ENL Jumpstart program, which provides … more

By Rebecca Anderson | 8/16/17

Lee Road Elementary students got super soapy at an end-of-the-year car wash — a fundraiser for the North Wantagh school’s character education program — on June 19.

Summer off to a sudsy start at Lee Road

Lee Road Elementary School students’ summer vacation got off to a soapy start. Students at the school, which serves parts of Wantagh, Seaford and Levittown, participated in an … more

By Rebecca Anderson | 7/7/17

MacArthur assistant principal reassigned

Levittown School District officials reassigned a MacArthur High School assistant principal after learning of reports that said that he scammed a colleague out of tens of thousands of dollars while he worked in New York City. more

By Julie Mansmann and Erik Hawkins | 6/15/17

Seaford officials said that they were grateful to the community for passing the budget.

Budgets pass in Wantagh, Seaford, Levittown

Residents passed the 2017-18 budgets for the Wantagh, Seaford and Levittown school districts on May 16, in addition to supporting a slew of ballot propositions and board of education … more

By Julie Mansmann | 5/17/17

John McNamara, the incoming superintendent of the Wantagh School District, spoke to teachers on Superintendent Conference Day this fall.

Wantagh School District gets a new leader

John McNamara taught social studies for more than a decade in classrooms across Long Island before he became an administrator. Wantagh’s assistant superintendent for instruction said that he … more

By Julie Mansmann | 3/21/17

The Wantagh High School class of 2017 raised $10,000 for the Police Benevolent Association Widow and Orphan Fund in New York City and Nassau and Suffolk counties.

Wantagh students raise $10,000 for police programs

After five police officers were killed in Dallas and three more cops were fatally shot in Baton Rogue, La., in July 2016, members of the Wantagh High School class of 2017 decided to show their … more

By Rebecca Anderson | 3/7/17

Pecora introduced herself to the community at the March 2 Board of Education meeting.

Dr. Adele Pecora is Seaford's next superintendent

Adelaide Pecora said that she wasn’t surprised when her daughter, Adele, became a teacher. She was an avid reader. She loved to learn about anything and everything. And she came from a long … more

By Julie Mansmann | 3/7/17

Cosmetology students, from left, Gabby Boneville, Lexi Brindisi and Alexa Devito enjoyed giving makeovers and talking to people at open house events.

A different education

Throughout February, the Association for Career and Technical Education sponsored a national awareness campaign to recognize programs that prepare high school students for “high-wage, high-demand careers” in health care, information technology, law enforcement, hospitality and management. In the Wantagh-Seaford area, a slew of these programs are offered year-round at the Gerald R. Claps Career and Technical Center in the Levittown School District. more

By Julie Mansmann | 3/1/17

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