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At the Sewanhaka Central High School District Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 15, some parents expressed concerns about the district’s English as a Second Language program. The concerns focused on the fact that the program is only held at the H. Frank Carey High School, although there are four other schools in the district.
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By Jackie Nash
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2/22/11
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An infectious, carefree smile and jovial attitude: that is how many Sewanhaka High School students will remember Naquan Bell, 21, and Bell's uncle, Brendon McRae, 24, who were both Sewanhaka students. Bell and McRae died in a car accident on Sunday, Feb. 13, along with friend Stanley Sagesse, 23, a Uniondale graduate and Hempstead resident. The three young men were heading home from a birthday gathering, when they struck a bridge embankment on the eastbound side of the Southern State Parkway.
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By Jackie Nash
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2/22/11
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Gerald Waldman, of Huntington, the former assistant principal of Sewanhaka High School, was arraigned on charges of grand larceny and official misconduct on Feb. 18, accused of taking $113,000 from a union fund. Waldman, 59, was arrested by investigators from the Nassau County district attorney’s office.
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By JACKIE NASH
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2/21/11
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Three young men were killed in a car accident on Sunday, Feb. 13, around 5 a.m., when the 2006 Saturn Ion they were traveling in struck a bridge embankment on the eastbound side of the Southern State Parkway, at Nassau Road, in Roosevelt.
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By Jackie Nash
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2/17/11
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Merrick’s Robbie Rosen, a 16-year-old Calhoun High School junior, made his third appearance on “American Idol” on Wednesday, Feb. 16.
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By David Weingrad
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2/17/11
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Forecasters may have predicted bad weather, but may not have seen the good deeds that would follow. A group of five students at Valley Stream North High School spent their time and effort to help local residents dig out and push out in the aftermath of recent winter storms.
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By Clarissa Hamlin
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2/16/11
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The American Legion of Nassau County held its 73rd Annual National High School Oratorical Contest at the Elmont Memorial Library on Saturday, Feb. 12, where four high school students from Nassau County competed for the honor of competing at the New York State final event, which will be held in Albany in March, where a winner will be chosen to compete at the national competition in April. Approximately 75 New York American Legion members attended the event.
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By Eric Spinner
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2/15/11
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The Sewanhaka High School’s Cosmetology Department volunteered their time after school on Tuesday, Feb. 8, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., to raise money for cancer survivors and previvors. A total of $1,126 was raised by nearly 60 participating cosmetology students at Sewanhaka High School, located at 500 Tulip Ave. in Floral Park. Teachers Maryanne Contarino, Grace Jennings, Virginia Amadi and Ann DiMaria were also very involved.
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By JACKIE NASH
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2/15/11
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Merrick’s Robbie Rosen, a junior at Calhoun High School, made his second appearance on the hit television show "American Idol" on Thursday night, this time in Hollywood.
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By David Weingrad
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2/11/11
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The Franklin Square Union Free School District has been working over the past several years to implement state-of-the-art technology in its classrooms. Five years ago, the district didn’t even have an e-mail system; now, it is working on installing its final interactive whiteboards in general education classrooms, and its speech and hearing teachers are piloting iPads.
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By Jackie Nash
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2/9/11
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