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West Hempstead High School student Shane Williams, shown with English teacher Roseanne Scully and Principal Dan Rehman, won a $16,000 scholarship from Nassau County for his submission to an essay contest celebrating the ideals of Martin Luther King Jr.

Schools celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday

West HempsteadThe West Hempstead school district is preparing its students for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 16, with a number of events this year. The Chestnut Street kindergarten center is … more

Lee Landor | 1/11/12

Get involved in the school budget process

Now that we’ve flipped the calendar, our local school officials will soon start getting into the nitty-gritty of budget planning for the 2012-13 school year. more

1/5/12

Joseph Kane conducted West Hempstead’s seventh- and eighth-grade chorus, which, along with the rest of the school district’s music groups, held its annual winter concerts on Dec. 13 and 14.

Making music in Malverne and West Hempstead

The Malverne and West Hempstead school districts held their annual winter concerts throughout the month of December. more

12/21/11

Hofstra conference takes on dangerous driving

For decades, public health officials have hammered home a message –– smoking kills. They have done so in splashy advertising campaigns and in the halls of government. Any number of laws and … more

By Scott Brinton, Alex Costello and Jackie Nash | 12/14/11

Superintendent James Hunderfund, left, three high school administrators and the Malverne school district are being sued for alleged racial discrimination. Teacher Sherwyn Besson, right, says even his children became targets.

Malverne school district sued for racial discrimination

“It is not hard to figure out that you are being discriminated against when your supervisor calls you a nigger and routinely reminds you that you are a black woman.” So opens the … more

By Lee Landor | 12/12/11

Recycle to raise money and awareness

The West Hempstead school district’s Green Team is working with Royal Recycling Solutions and will hold a holiday paper recycling fundraiser at West Hempstead Middle School later this … more

12/7/11

The West Hempstead school district administration hosted a community budget conversation, in the form of a “café,” to encourage community members to participate in the budget planning process. More than 50 people attended the event last week.

W.H. starts budget 'conversations'

To host the West Hempstead school district’s first community budget discussion of the year, administrators transformed the West Hempstead Middle School cafeteria into a café last week … more

Lee Landor | 12/7/11

Saul Lerner, the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s director of health, athletics and driver’s education, served as a keynote speaker at a Long Island Youth Safety Coalition conference, “Drunk, Drugged, Drowsy and Distracted: Using School and Community to Create Comprehensive Solutions to Dangerous Driving.” He was joined here recently by Wendy Tepfer, executive director of the Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center.

Hofstra conference takes on dangerous driving

For decades, public health officials have hammered home a message –– smoking kills. They have done so in splashy advertising campaigns and in the halls of government. Any number of laws and ordinances prohibiting smoking in public venues have been passed as a result. These efforts, officials say, have paid dividends. more

By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com | 12/6/11

The new property tax cap will have significant effects on school district budgets throughout New York state, including the West Hempstead school district.

Tax cap the topic of conversation at W.H. board meeting

As November begins to draw to a close the West Hempstead school district community is gearing up for budget talks. The first topic of discussion this year is the state’s recently imposed … more

By Svenja van den Woldenberg | 11/23/11

W.H. school administrators start budget conversation early

School-budget season is not yet upon us, but West Hempstead school district administrators are bringing it in early this year. They will hold the first “community budget conversation” on … more

Lee Landor | 11/9/11