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The shell game we like to call graduation rates
State taxpayers remain mostly blinded by educational obfuscations like the high school graduation rate. more
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Sewanhaka High School varsity basketball coach Jay Allen, right, pictured with Zendon Hamilton, left, on Jan. 27.
Former NBA player Zendon Hamilton retires Sewanhaka High School jersey
Zendon Hamilton has an illustrious basketball career as a former player and current coach — and it all started on the Sewanhaka High School court. On Jan. 27, the Sewanhaka High School boys … more
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John Street School kindergarteners learned about the Lunar New Year and created dragon masks on Jan. 20.
Kindergarten students learn about Lunar New Year
To ring in the Lunar New Year, John Street School kindergartners learned about the Chinese custom and how it is traditionally celebrated. Lunar New Year is one of the most important holidays in … more
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Sewanhaka High School student Taiwo Olusemire was selected as the seventh grade winner of the spelling bee on Jan. 13.
Sewanhaka H.S. students test their spelling skills
After a school wide screening of the film “Akeelah and the Bee,” Sewanhaka High School got into the spelling bee spirit. On Jan. 13, Sewanhaka High seventh and eighth graders participated in … more
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Students got into the festive spirit with their attire as well, dressing up in holiday lights and Santa hats.
Sewanhaka chorus students perform at board meeting
Chorus students from all five schools in the Sewanhaka Central High School District delighted attendees, administrators, principals and board members at the Dec. 20 Board of Education meeting. … more
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Marissa Linsalata, a 2012 graduate of Sewanhaka High School, took a knee on the school’s football field and called for the replacement of the Indian mascot.
Sewanhaka ordered to remove mascot
The New York State Education Department is calling for an end to the use of Native American mascots in schools — and Sewanhaka High School is on the list of schools that must comply by the end of … more
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50 years of a better world thanks to Title IX
Although the Civil Rights Act of 1964 tackled all kinds of discrimination when it came to employment and public accommodation, it bothered Sen. Birch Bayh that the bill failed to address sex discrimination at schools. more
High School faculty pushed shopping carts full of food to the donation drop-off site.
At Sewanhaka, teaming up for Thanksgiving food drive
Sewanhaka High School students learned a valuable lesson of gratitude by giving back to those in need before the Thanksgiving holiday. Since Oct. 31, members of the high school’s Students and … more
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From left to right: Suffolk County Community College President Dr. Edward Bonahue; LIPA CEO Thomas Falcone; Nassau Community College Interim President Dr. Maria Conzatti.
LIPA looks to power future with scholarships
Looking for a career? Long Island Power Authority might have it for you — and the utility is putting money behind it through a new scholarship program with Nassau and Suffolk County community colleges. more
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Sewanhaka Central High School board trustees listened as community members expressed issues of transparency.
Tempers flare after some call for pair of trustees to resign
Frustration with the Sewanhaka Central High School board of trustees reached a boiling point during a board meeting on Tuesday with several members of the Elmont community calling for the resignation … more
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