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Making room for mental health in schools

"I’m going trick-or-treating with Freddy Brown this Halloween dressed as Chucky.” I said this to my mom as I left my therapist’s office at the Bio Behavioral Institute in Great Neck. more

By Brian Stieglitz | 11/7/19

Incoming PTA Council President Robin Fitzpatrick, second from left, and Councilman Dennis Dunne, center, awarded retiring, Superintendent Leon Campo, far left, Assitant Superintendent for Curriculum Cindy Munter and Board of Education trustee Joseph Danenza with certificates of recognition for their service in the district.

East Meadow PTA Council installs a familiar face

While dozens of local organization and elected leaders, family members and East Meadow School District officials settled into their seats at Baldwin’s Coral House on June 14, Robin Fitzpatrick prepared to address them as the East Meadow Parent Teacher Association Council’s newest president. more

By Stephany Reyes | 6/29/17

Brian Heid, of the Nassau County district attorney’s office presented his department’s S.T.O.P., Then Send program at Hewlett High School in 2010.

Keeping kids safe online

East Meadow PTA Council and Kiwanis Club members said they hope to empower parents and other community members with resources to keep children safe online by offering an educational program on … more

By Julie Mansmann | 3/24/16

The increasing frequency of graffiti in East Meadow in recent months — here on a residential fence on Newbridge Road — has been a major complaint among residents.

Schools join the fight against graffiti

Combating graffiti and drugs will be among the top items on the agenda for the East Meadow School District this year. more

By David Weingrad | 9/16/15

Thirty child advocates from the district’s nine PTA units were honored at Monday’s 42nd Founders Day Scholarship Dinner.

PTA Council celebrates its 42nd year

Monday night was a celebration of the many people who contribute to the quality and success of the East Meadow School District, as the East Meadow Parent Teacher Association Council celebrated its 42nd Founders Day Scholarship Dinner. more

By David Weingrad | 3/25/15

The East Meadow PTA Council will honor members from all nine school PTAs — plus SEPTA — at Monday’s Founder’s Day Scholarship Dinner. Above are honorees at the PTA Council’s 2014 ceremony.

Founders Day will honor child advocates

The East Meadow Parent Teacher Association Council will honor recently retired music educator Abby Behr and Woodland Middle School Principal James Lethbridge, in addition to several other PTA members, at its 42nd Founders Day Scholarship Dinner on Monday, March 23. more

By David Weingrad | 3/18/15

Tracy Allred Pulice, left, Roxanne Rose and Donna La Scala, of the East Meadow PTA Council, with the help of Maryann Riggs, wrote a resolution that was adopted by the New York State PTA last month.

Advocating for child safety

Several years ago, Donna La Scala faced every parent’s worst nightmare. Her daughter, Alexandra, then 18 and a recent graduate of W.T. Clarke High School, was hospitalized with a severe allergic reaction while away at college. more

By David Weingrad | 12/17/14

Ashley Allred, a senior at East Meadow High School, with her mother and East Meadow PTA Council President Tracy Allred Pulice, Donna La Scala and Maria Smith at the 117th Annual New York State PTA Convention in Saratoga Springs.

PTA Council continues to advocate

Representatives from the East Meadow School District’s PTA Council attended the 117th Annual New York State PTA Convention in Saratoga Springs in November. The conference, attended by hundreds of PTA representatives throughout the state, comprises educational workshops as well as sessions that allow participants to enact change through written resolutions. If adopted by the state PTA, the resolution will make its way up to lawmakers, who can use its basis to introduce legislation or amend current laws. more

By David Weingrad | 1/2/14

By signing a banner in McVey Elementary School on Oct. 9, Allyson Kay

United against bullying

Students in the East Meadow School District came to school dressed in orange on Oct. 9 in a united effort to stand up to bullying. It was Unity Day, a districtwide initiative to promote student camaraderie and character education. more

By David Weingrad | 10/18/13

The following individuals were honored by individual school PTA groups in the East Meadow Union Free School district at the 39th Annual Founders Day Scholarship Dinner on March 29.

PTA Council honors local volunteers

The East Meadow PTA Council hosted its 39th Annual Founders Day Scholarship Dinner on March 19 at Crest Hollow Country Club of Woodbury where 29 individuals were honored for their contributions to the East Meadow Union Free School District. more

By Shannon Koehle | 3/23/12

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