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School store: the gift that keeps on giving
Right here in my corner of the universe, a feel-good, do-good project has been sending children back to school every year for the past seven years, with new books and backpacks, sneakers and clothes and even toiletries — and it’s all free. more
Long Beach High School Robert Browne, 18, who was paralyzed in a surfing accident in 2014, received a standing ovation on June 26 when he left his wheelchair to walk across the stage and received his diploma.
Long Beach High School graduates stepping toward the future
“Ever since taking the first step into the third-grade Lido class, I have felt a warm welcome,” Long Beach High School class of 2019 Salutatorian Dmytro Vremenko said of his first days as a … more
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Newspapers’ existential crisis
In 1996, Hewlett House was a dilapidated farmhouse, long empty and fast rotting. The Hewlett-Woodmere School District, which owned it, planned to demolish the 300-year-old structure to make way for a parking lot. Then the Nassau Herald started reporting on the historic home’s plight. more
The legacy of Columbine: too many people caught up in school shootings
School shootings have become so ordinary that the press is always looking for a fresh hook. Last week, the media found a new lead for an old story . . . more
A public display of faith at Holy Trinity High School
Students at Holy Trinity High School in Hicksville recently took part in the ‘Faith in the Public Square’ initiative, which asks students to do good works. During Holy Week, the students prepared … more
Structural racism on display on L.I. schools’ sports fields
Long Island is one of the most segregated metropolitan areas in America, and segregation in our schools is getting worse, according to the Long Island-based ERASE Racism. more
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Goaltender Kieran Byrne backstopped Long Beach High School to its first state hockey championship in seven years on March 3. Byrne, an Island Park resident, was named Most Valuable Player for the tournament.
Island Park resident backstops Long Beach to state hockey title
Island Park resident Kieran Byrne was named Most Valuable Player at the state hockey championships. more
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County must shed ‘most segregated’ label
U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts, writing in Shelby County, Ala. v. Holder in 2013, opined that the nation had made such strides in overcoming racism since the passage of landmark civil rights legislation in the 1960s . . . more
Local stylist Chris Banks, left, at the Evening of Excellence on Feb. 15 with City Councilwoman Anissa Moore, Martin Luther King Center Board Chairman James Hodge, former African-American Club President Diamond Lambert and Lido Elementary School Principal Brenda Young.
Long Beach High School African-American Club honors local leaders
The Long Beach High School African-American Club hosted an Evening of Excellence on Feb. 15 to honor local individuals and celebrate Black History Month. The first annual event recognized the … more
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At the Feb. 6 Board of Education meeting, district officials presented the proposed spending plans for the middle school and high school programs.
Long Beach School District floats school budgets
By Bridget Downes bdownes@liherald.com While the Long Beach School District’s general 2019-20 budget has yet to be proposed ahead of a May 21 budget vote, the district floated its projected … more
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