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Shane Weiner, 14, an eighth grader at Woodland Middle School, spoke at a gala hosted by the National Psoriasis Foundation on Oct. 29 about the difficulties of living with psoriatic arthritis. A Lego he built was auctioned for $1,200.

When 13-year-old Shane Weiner stood at a lectern in New York City and spoke to some 300 people — many of them medical professionals — about the difficulties of living with psoriatic arthritis, the Woodland Middle School eighth-grader said he felt no fear. more

By David Weingrad | 1/21/15

Woodland Middle School students, above, were named Terrific Kids at the district’s Nov. 20 Board of Education meeting.

Middle schoolers are 'terrific'

W.T. Clarke and Woodland middle school students received Terrific Kids awards in recognition of their positive attitudes, good character and responsible citizenship in October and November at the district’s Nov. 20 Board of Education meeting. more

By David Weingrad | 11/26/14

'A summer evening filled with stars'

“A Summer Evening Filled With Stars,” the latest mural drawn by Woodland Middle School art students, will be publicly unveiled on Nov. 13 at the Tilles Center in Brookville, during a performance by the Nassau Pops Symphony Orchestra. more

By David Weingrad | 11/12/14

Emily Boston was exuberant as she received her Bronze Award.

Girl Scouts take it to the next level

Local Girl Scout troops gathered at Woodland Middle School on May 30 to receive their Bronze Award, the highest honor that junior Girl Scouts can receive. more

By David Weingrad | 6/13/14

Wenwood Drive, outside Woodland Middle School, pictured above in March, was the site of the 2007 picketing incident.

N.Y. Court of Appeals: Teachers endangered student safety

The New York State Court of Appeals ruled last week that two East Meadow teachers endangered student safety when they picketed from their parked cars before school on a street outside Woodland Middle School on a rainy day in March 2007, protesting stalled contract negotiations. more

By David Weingrad | 5/14/14

Eleanor Roosevelt, with her father, Elliott, at Halfway Nirvana, on what is now Salisbury Park Drive.

Eleanor Roosevelt slept here

In 2011, three Barnum Woods fifth-grade students embarked on a search for the early-childhood home of Eleanor Roosevelt in Salisbury. Roosevelt, born Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, married Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was president from 1933 to 1945. more

By David Weingrad | 4/23/14

Wenwood Drive, a popular-drop off spot for parents that runs alongside Woodland Middle School, was the site of the 2007 picketing incident.

Teachers’ suit heard by New York’s top court

A lawsuit filed by two former Woodland Middle School teachers against the East Meadow School District was argued before the New York State Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, on Feb. 19. The suit stems from a 2007 demonstration over stalled contract negotiations by approximately 15 teachers, who, on a rainy day that March, picketed from their vehicles while parked on Wenwood Drive, a road commonly used by parents to drop their children off before school. more

By David Weingrad | 3/5/14

Shane Weiner, a Woodland Middle School student, constructed a 6,000-piece Lego replica of the Taj Mahal, which served as the centerpiece of his Jan. 18 bar mitzvah at the Bridgeview Yacht Club in Island Park.

A Lego mitzvah

Attendees at Shane Weiner’s Jan. 18 bar mitzvah were immediately greeted by the Taj Mahal. No, the 13-year-old Woodland Middle School student did not have a destination ceremony in India. His bar mitzvah was held at the Bridgeview Yacht Club in Island Park, and Shane handcrafted all of the event’s centerpieces himself — using Legos. more

By David Weingrad | 2/5/14

Leah Von Ohlen, 12, a seventh-grader at Woodland Middle School, says she wants to become a professional dancer.

'A rising star'

There are many things that Leah Von Ohlen would like you to know about ballet. The 12-year-old Woodland Middle School student has been dancing for years, but two years ago she began focusing on ballet, and training at the Eglevsky Ballet Studio in Bethpage. more

By David Weingrad | 12/19/13

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

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